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Fixed rates
Spike in conveyancing instructions driven by pre-product withdrawal scramble
Conveybuddy has reported a sharp rise in conveyancing instructions as brokers moved quickly to...
19 March 2026
Virgin Money raises selected mortgage and buy-to-let rates
Virgin Money is increasing a range of residential, remortgage, buy-to-let and product transfer fixed...
16 March 2026
Family Building Society returns to fixed-rate lending with reduced mortgage range
The Family Building Society has returned to the mortgage market with a limited range...
16 March 2026
Neurodiversity Celebration Week: Strength in different thinking
In an industry built on detail, judgement, resilience and relationships we often focus on...
16 March 2026
Virgin Money to raise selected mortgage and buy-to-let rates
Virgin Money is increasing a range of residential, remortgage, buy-to-let and product transfer rates...
12 March 2026
Mortgage submissions jump 60% as borrowers rush to secure sub-4% rates
Mortgage submissions through Acre’s platform have surged this week as brokers move quickly to...
11 March 2026
Virgin Money increases selected mortgage rates ahead of Friday changes
Virgin Money is increasing a range of residential mortgage rates across purchase, remortgage and...
6 March 2026
Major lenders start lifting fixed mortgage rates
HSBC and Coventry Building Society have become the first major lenders to announce increases...
5 March 2026
Vida ups LTV for debt consolidation and relaxes adverse criteria
Vida has introduced a series of changes across its specialist residential range, aimed at...
4 March 2026
Analysis: Market shock pushes fixed rates towards imminent rise
With the crisis in the Middle East showing no signs of abating any time...
3 March 2026
The Yorkshire cuts mortgage rates by up to 28bps
Yorkshire Building Society has reduced rates across its mortgage range, with cuts of up...
2 March 2026
The Coventry cuts higher LTV fixed rates in first-time-buyer push
Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected residential fixed rates, with changes focused on higher...
27 February 2026
Saffron broadens FTB access and adds 5yr fix for lending into retirement
Saffron for Intermediaries has expanded first-time buyer eligibility across its owner occupied range and...
26 February 2026
Kensington lowers rates across specialist residential ranges
Kensington Mortgages has reduced rates across its Resi 12 and Resi 6 ranges, lowering...
26 February 2026
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COMMENT
Analysis
Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows
High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...
1 June 2026
The cost of knowing less
There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...
29 May 2026
Building societies need to start putting intelligence into motion
If you were at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference in Edinburgh last month , you could not have missed the optimism: the sector...
28 May 2026
Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 21
The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...
27 May 2026
Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 20
The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...
26 May 2026
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The Yorkshire appoints two non-executive directors
Yorkshire Building Society has appointed Barry O’Dwyer and Philippa Brown as independent non-executive directors. The...
2 June 2026
banks
HSBC cuts rates across residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges
HSBC UK is reducing rates across a broad selection of residential and buy-to-let mortgage...
2 June 2026
First-time buyers
NHS workers priced out as affordability gap widens
Many NHS workers are being priced out of homeownership with average first-time buyer properties...
2 June 2026
Appointments
Metro Bank strengthens specialist mortgage team
Metro Bank has expanded its specialist mortgage team with a series of appointments and...
2 June 2026
PROFILES
Steve Caruthers on understanding how lenders operate
Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom
Profile: Andrew Lloyd, CEO of Fignum