First-time buyers

CML issues its own election manifesto

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has launched a new animated version of its...

Over two-thirds of buyers to benefit from stamp duty changes

The Nationwide Building Society has claimed that changes to the Stamp Duty Land Tax...

The Ipswich revamps mortgage range

The Ipswich Building Society has added new fixed, discount and shared ownership deals to...

New BTL and HTB deals from Aldermore

Aldermore has added new buy-to-let and owner occupied mortgages to its product range. New products include: Buy-to-let: Two-year fixed...

Buy-to-let volumes up 18% year-on-year

House purchase lending to home-buyers increased slightly month-on-month in December totalling 55,600 loans, according to latest data published...

The Family BS introduces offset mortgage

The Family Building Society is launching an offset mortgage linked to a savings account....

FTBs nearly 10% better off buying than renting

Latest research from Halifax suggests that first-time buyers in the UK are £742 (9%)...

Halifax slashes 0-60% LTV mortgage rates

Halifax has cut rates across its 0-60% LTV two year fixed rate products for...

Major rise in bridging loans written by ASTL members

The Association of Short Term Lenders’ (ASTL) latest quarterly figures have revealed that the...

Fastest monthly increase in house purchase lending in six years

There were 65,778 house purchase approvals in January, chartered surveyor e.surv has reported. This...

TSB pilots 95% 10-year fix

TSB is launching a new range of fixed rate mortgages with up to 95%...

Strong January for buy-to-let

Connells Survey and Valuation has reported that the buy-to-let sector surged ahead of other...

FTBs target for new Barclays stepped deals

Barclays has introduced two fixed rate stepped mortgages. The are designed to help reduce the...

New deals from the Chelsea

The Chelsea Building Society is reducing mortgages across its range by up to 40bps. The...
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COMMENT

Profile

Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

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...

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Building Societies

The Coventry cuts limited company buy-to-let rates for brokers

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected limited company buy-to-let rates by up to 20...
Buy-to-let

Paragon Bank introduces limited edition 60% LTV buy-to-let products

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let range with a new tranche of 60% loan-to-value...
Appointments

TwentyCi hires Nick Huntley to lead sales at TwentyEA and TwentyConvey

TwentyCi has appointed Nick Huntley as sales director for TwentyEA and TwentyConvey as the...
News

HSBC cuts mortgage rates by up to 34bps across core ranges

HSBC UK has reduced mortgage rates across its product range, with cuts of up...

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