Offset mortgages

Barclays cuts mortgage rates across residential and buy-to-let ranges

Barclays is reducing rates across a broad range of residential and buy-to-let mortgage products...

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...

Rosemount adds Handelsbanken to lender panel

Rosemount Financial Solutions has added Handelsbanken to its lender panel, giving advisers access to...

Neurodiversity Celebration Week: Strength in different thinking

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

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network adds Handelsbanken to lender panel

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has added relationship bank Handelsbanken to its lender...

Virgin Money and Clydesdale to cut SVR to 6.74% after Bank rate move

Virgin Money and Clydesdale Bank are reducing selected variable and tracker rates following the...

Handelsbanken joins Sesame lender panel

Sesame has added Handelsbanken to its lender panel, giving advisers access to a bank...

Lenders move to cut SVRs following Bank of England rate reduction

A number of lenders have announced reductions to their standard variable rates (SVRs) following...

The Mortgage Soup view: Challenges and opportunities for brokers

One of the biggest focal points for brokers this year is the sheer volume...

Family BS unveils new fixed rate range

Family Building Society has unveiled a new range of fixed rate mortgage products following...

Coventry for intermediaries adds new offset and interest-only products

Coventry for intermediaries has expanded its product range with new offset and interest-only options. Two...

Clydesdale Bank cuts rates on consumer deals and product transfers

Clydesdale Bank has unveiled new, reduced fixed rates and discounted offset rates. The New rates...

New mortgage deals from Clydesdale Bank

Clydesdale Bank has made a number of changes to its product range. The changes are...

Coventry for intermediaries launches 65% LTV deals

Coventry for Intermediaries has updated its residential product range with two, three and five-year...
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COMMENT

Comment

We must not accept our snail’s pace home buying system

Buying a house in this country can be ridiculously slow, as a handful of recent studies have highlighted. Research from the House Buyer Bureau...

Deferment and capitalisation rates: small percentages, large consequences

The Government is currently consulting on Leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates to determine what deferment and capitalisation rates should be prescribed under the Leasehold and...

Your clients can’t tell which firm they’re dealing with

Two clients walk into your firm in the same week. One of them is a referral from a mate of yours. Complicated case, self-employed, bit...

It’s time to look at retention

As the summer winds down and the back-to-school routine kicks back in, I urge the industry to turn its attention to something just as...

Landlords are buying – and advisers should take note

There has been no shortage of commentary over recent years suggesting landlords are heading for the exit, buy-to-let apparently no longer works and the...

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Gilt turmoil puts fresh pressure on mortgage rates

Rising government borrowing costs are putting renewed upward pressure on UK mortgage rates as...
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UK needs first primary surplus in 25 years, warns NIESR

The UK needs to run its first primary budget surplus in 25 years if...
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Gatehouse launches fee-free refinance products

Gatehouse Bank has launched a range of limited-edition refinance products for UK residents with...
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Bank of England turns to AI and real-time mortgage data

The Bank of England is using artificial intelligence and real-time financial data, including information...

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