DECISION

INDUSTRY REACTION: MPC holds Bank Rate at 3.75%

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to keep the Bank...

Borrowers moved early as rate cut expectations built, Twenty7tec data shows

Mortgage search activity reached its highest level of the month on 9 December, nine...

INDUSTRY REACTION: Bank rate cut passes by narrow margin

At its meeting ending on 17 December 2025, the Monetary Policy Committee voted by...

AUTUMN BUDGET: BoE rate cuts on the way?

Following the Chancellor's Budget today, speculation is inevitably turning to the Bank of England...

MPC narrowly votes to hold rates at 4% as calls for a cut grow louder

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has come within a whisker of...

Bank of England cuts rates to 4.25% in knife-edge MPC vote

The Bank of England has reduced the Bank Rate by 25 basis points to...

No surprises from Monetary Policy Committee meeting

The Bank of England has announced that the Bank Rate will remain at 4.5%. The...

Brokers predict two further base rate cuts this year

Landbay has reported that mortgage brokers are now expecting just two more interest rate...

No surprise as Bank of England cuts base rate to 4.5%

The Bank of England has lowered the Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points to...

MPC holds rates but three members vote for cut

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted by a majority of...

MPC cuts Bank Rate to 4.75%

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has reduced the Bank Rate by...

COMMENT

Comment

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

Home and away: How appetite for UK property is rising

Conflicts in Ukraine and now the Middle East are a reminder that the catastrophic impact of war is not confined to war zones.   The...

Mutual strength and the broker partnership

The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...

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House prices

Market stalls as rates surge on Middle East tensions

The UK housing market lost momentum in March with rising borrowing costs and geopolitical...
Compliance

HSBC UK opens registrations for Q2 mortgage fraud and masterclass webinars

HSBC UK has opened registrations for its Q2 2026 mortgage fraud webinar series, with...
News

Virgin Money raises selected mortgage and product transfer rates

Virgin Money will increase a range of selected purchase, remortgage and product transfer rates...
News

Newcastle trims intermediary mortgage rates by up to 14bps

Newcastle for Intermediaries has cut rates across its new lending range, with reductions of...

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