Help to Buy

Bluestone cuts Help to Buy rates

Bluestone Mortgages has reduced rates across its Help to Buy range to support customers...

Pepper adds impaired credit remortgage products to Help to Buy range

Pepper Money has expanded its Help to Buy range with the introduction of Help...

Affinity Mortgages joins Proportunity broker panel

Affinity Mortgages has been added to the panel of brokers at Proportunity, the shared...

Will ‘Levelling Up’ help first-time buyers?

The government’s Levelling Up White Paper focused heavily on the housing market, specifically looking...

Virgin Money announces mortgage rate rises

Virgin Money has raised a number of mortgage rates. Exclusives 80% LTV two-year fixed rate...

Virgin Money to increase selected fixed rates

Virgin Money is making changes to a selection of fixed rate mortgages. The changes come...

MAB New Homes partners with Generation Home

Mortgage Advice Bureau New Homes has teamed up with Generation Home in an attempt...

Proportunity hires its first national account manager

Matt Surridge has joined Proportunity as national account manager. Surridge (pictured, left) joins Proportunity from fintech...

Pepper Money moves into Help to Buy

Pepper Money has introduced a range of Help to Buy products, forming part of...

Deposit Unlock will help low deposit borrowers buy a new build home

A new private sector initiative to help people buy a new build home with...

Bluestone widens Help to Buy availability

Bluestone Mortgages has announced the reopening of its Help to Buy range to the...

Barclays cuts mortgages by up to 38bps

Barclays Mortgages is making rate reductions across its residential and buy-to-let product ranges –...

Bluestone appoints new build and national account manager

Bluestone Mortgages has announced the appointment of Chris Holcomb as new build and national...

Equity loan provider sets sights on first-time buyer market

Mortgage lender Ahauz has launched today and will will lend first-time buyers an equity loan...

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Why it matters that bridging hit more than £10bn last year

We see many numbers bandied around in the financial industry, which can sometimes have a numbing effect. So why should we all, especially brokers, care...

Top five reasons why renters should consider short-term protection insurance

In an unpredictable world, financial security can often feel like a luxury, especially for renters who may already juggle living expenses, rent payments, and...

Credit search vs credit scoring

The terms credit score and credit check are often used interchangeably by consumers, many of whom assume they mean the same thing. Yet understanding...

It’s not just about work/life balance

Firstly, it was good to get feedback on last month’s blog on technology from several people, and to see a spin-off follow-up blog from...

The value of building societies: 250 years of mutual success

A key anniversary reflects how far the building society movement has come — and how individual societies like Hinckley & Rugby continue to deliver At...

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Square 1 Media announces May Mortgage Market Debate

Square 1 Media is to hold its next Mortgage Market Debate on Wednesday, 21 May,...

Coventry BS maintains status as one of the best workplaces

Coventry Building Society has been named one of Great Place to Work's UK’s Best...

Atom bank breaks Near Prime record

Atom bank has reported another record-breaking month for Near Prime activity. Over the course of...

Berkeley Alexander appoints new BDM

General insurance provider Berkeley Alexander has announced the appointment of Grant Robinson as a...