Mortgages

Mutual cites five stats to justify Stamp Duty reform

Coventry Building Society has identified a handful of statistics which it argues highlight the...

West One Loans reveals major expansion plans

Specialist lender West One Loans is setting out on a major recruitment drive as...

Livemore’s Matching Engine provides borrowing boost

Intermediaries using LiveMore’s Matching Engine secure a 41% increase in the loan amounts they...

Virgin Money adds new Fix and Switch deals

Virgin Money is launching new mortgage products on 1 May. The new  products are as...

Skipton BS to cut fixed and tracker rates

Skipton Building Society is cutting mortgages rates on Wednesday 1 May. The reductions will affect...

Hinckley & Rugby BS cuts mortgage rates

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has refreshed its product range as it seeks...

Major regional differences in housing market for FTBs

There are stark regional differences in conditions for first-time buyers, according to Coventry for...

Sesame Bankhall Group partners with Perenna Bank

Perenna Bank has joined the lender panels of Sesame Network and PMS Mortgage Club,...

Just Mortgages trainer writes second children’s charity book

Greg Smith, senior trainer for the employed division at Just Mortgages, has written a...

HRBS unveils 95% LTV ‘income booster’ mortgage

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched income booster mortgage at 95% loan to...

Scottish Building Society now live on Iress’ MSO

Iress has announced that Scottish Building Society is now live with its MSO software....

Suffolk Building Society appoints new BDM

Suffolk Building Society has appointed Beth Hillman as business development manager (BDM) for central...

Kensington launches ‘Mid LTV’ residential range

Kensington Mortgages has announced the launch of its ‘Mid LTV’ product range for residential...

Gen H introduces new foreign national policy

Gen H has made changes to its foreign national policy. The mortgage provider will now...

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AGENT VIEW: I know I’m not a mathematician but to me 6.5 x is the new 3.5 x

Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be, as they say, and in an era of creeping inflation, job insecurity and the menacing spectre of...

Surveying industry undervalued in race to the bottom

After a 16-month break from the property industry I returned to find a landscape that had shifted more than I expected. The private B2C surveying...

Why the human relationship still defines real estate lending

AI is now a core driver of transformation in financial services and is reshaping the foundations of real estate lending. According to AllAboutAI.com over 85%...

Income protection: the unsung hero of the cost-of-living crisis

Higher mortgage rates, rising energy costs, and continued inflation have put pressure on many household budgets. Advisers spend time helping customers find the right rate,...

Why rigid credit scoring is locking too many people out of homeownership

Some people don’t fit the mould. That’s always been true in mortgage lending. But the tools used by most lenders to assess borrowers, particularly...

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Barclays unveils 95% LTV mortgages for new build

Barclays has expanded its support for homebuyers by launching 95% loan-to-value mortgages for new...

UTB backs plant hire firm with £900,000 asset finance facility

United Trust Bank has provided a £900,000 asset finance facility to a plant hire...

Adam Tyler to take helm at BDLA in 2026

The Bridging & Development Lenders Association has appointed Adam Tyler as its next chief...

UK Finance: Mortgage arrears fall but repossessions rise

Mortgage arrears across the UK fell in the third quarter of 2025, even as...

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