Green mortgages

L&G Mortgage Club adds Ecology Building Society to panel

L&G’s Mortgage Club has strengthened its green lending offering by adding Ecology Building Society...

Barclays cuts five-year fixes again as lender pushes for market-leading position

Barclays is making further reductions across its residential mortgage range, with five-year fixed rates...

The Leeds launches green additional borrowing for home energy upgrades

Leeds Building Society has introduced a new stream of green additional borrowing aimed at...

Skipton brings brokers and developers together to drive sustainable housing agenda

Skipton Building Society has brought together brokers, developers, and sustainability specialists at its head...

Foundation Home Loans expands residential range and cuts rates

Foundation Home Loans has announced a series of rate reductions and product enhancements across...

Barclays’ reductions to see rates below 4%

Barclays will reduce rates across its residential mortgage range from tomorrow, 31 October, with...

HSBC cuts mortgage rates and expands energy-efficient home range

HSBC UK is reducing rates and broadening its product suite for both residential and...

Upfront costs deter homeowners from retrofitting despite long-term energy savings

Retrofitting existing homes with energy-efficient technology could play a major role in helping the...

Barclays reduces rates with new products and cuts across higher LTV range

Barclays is set to reduce rates across a number of its residential mortgage products...

Barclays cuts mortgage rates with focus on first-time buyers

Barclays has announced a series of mortgage rate cuts across its residential purchase and...

IMLA warns FCA: keep mortgage advice at the heart of reform

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association has welcomed a move towards greater regulatory flexibility in...

Atom bank study finds EPC flaws could undermine net-zero targets

Atom bank has warned that the UK’s reliance on energy performance certificates (EPCs) to...

TSB offers cashback for buyers of energy efficient homes

TSB has launched a new mortgage product range that rewards buyers of energy efficient...

Two-thirds of homeowners plan green upgrades, but cost still stands in the way

Two-thirds of UK homeowners intend to make green improvements to their properties in the...

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