Green mortgages

Solar and heat pump rules could push up mortgage prices

New rules forcing developers to install solar panels and low-carbon heating systems on most...

Lloyds backs sustainable home finance scholarship for mortgage advisers

Lloyds Banking Group has partnered with the Green Finance Institute to fund a six-month...

Neurodiversity Celebration Week: Strength in different thinking

In an industry built on detail, judgement, resilience and relationships we often focus on...

Tandem Bank appoints Stephen Jones as chair in board shake-up

Tandem Bank has announced a series of board changes, including the appointment of Stephen...

Nationwide doubles 0% green borrowing to support home upgrades

Nationwide has expanded its interest-free lending for energy-efficient home improvements and doubling the number...

Nationwide reduces fixed rates by up to 0.16%

Nationwide is reducing selected two-year, three-year and five-year fixed mortgage rates by as much...

Millions of homes still fail decency tests despite energy gains

Millions of homes in England continue to fall short of basic quality standards even...

Nationwide cuts fixed mortgage rates for first-time buyers and home movers

Nationwide has reduced mortgage rates across its fixed rate range for first-time buyers and...

HSBC trims mortgage rates across first-time buyer and home mover ranges

HSBC UK has reduced rates across a wide range of residential mortgage products, with...

Barclays reduces rates across residential and remortgage ranges

Barclays Mortgages has reduced rates across a wide range of residential purchase, remortgage and...

Scottish home energy efficiency market could unlock billions in private capital, report finds

A new report commissioned by the Green Finance Institute (GFI) and funded by the...

Barclays lowers rates again as three-year fixes see sharpest cuts

Barclays has announced further reductions across its mortgage range, with three-year fixed rates seeing...

Nationwide cuts mortgage rates again as sub-4% pricing spreads

Nationwide has made further cuts across its fixed rate mortgage range, lowering prices by...

HSBC to further cut residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates

HSBC is set to lower rates across its residential and buy-to-let ranges, including products...

COMMENT

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...

First-time, accidental or professional? How the landlord profile is shifting in 2026

One of the most common misconceptions that people have about the buy-to-let market is that landlords are a single, uniform group. The reality is...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Latest news

The Vernon hires internal BDM to expand intermediary reach

Vernon Building Society has appointed Damien Sabbaghe as intermediary business development manager as it...

Coventry trims first-time buyer and limited company buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has cut selected mortgage rates for first-time buyers and limited company...

TRM adds to PMI team with supervision & development manager hire

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has appointed Gemma Penkethman as PMI supervision &...

Rental yields rise across England and Wales as buy-to-let market enters more volatile period

Rental yields increased annually in every region of England and Wales in the first...

PROFILES