Mortgages

Nationwide ups LTV limits for interest-only and foreign national borrowers

Nationwide has announced changes to its mortgage lending criteria, increasing the maximum loan-to-value (LTV)...

Clydesdale Bank to cut mortgage rates across multiple product ranges

Clydesdale Bank has announced a series of rate reductions across its residential mortgage products,...

MPowered launches YouTube show to demystify homebuying

MPowered Mortgages has created a new YouTube series, On the House, aimed at helping...

Atom bank breaks Near Prime record

Atom bank has reported another record-breaking month for Near Prime activity. Over the course of...

Newcastle for Intermediaries adds three-year fix range to mortgage offering

Newcastle for Intermediaries has introduced a new range of three-year fixed rate products. It said...

Mortgage product availability surpasses 25,000 for the first time

The number of mortgage products available in the UK has reached an all-time high,...

Barclays to cut residential purchase, remortgage and Reward rates

Barclays is reducing mortgage rates across a range of products. The changes will be effective...

LMS sees February growth in instructions and completions

The latest LMS Monthly Remortgage Snapshot for February 2025 reveals a 12% increase in...

The Right Mortgage announces details of 10th Anniversary National Training Event

The Right Mortgage has confirmed details for its flagship National Training Event, set to...

Brokers using specialist lenders for HNWI cases

The majority of brokers use specialist lenders to place more complex cases including high-net-worth...

Swansea Building Society reports record mortgage lending and asset growth

Swansea Building Society has reported record-breaking results for 2024, achieving its highest-ever growth in...

Green mortgage searches hit record highs in February 2025

The number of green mortgage searches reached an all-time high in February 2025, according...

Outgoing AMI boss takes parting shot at lenders

Robert Sinclair, the former chief executive of the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has...

Zoopla calls for softer stress tests to unlock homeownership for renters

Loosening lending rules with mortgage stress testing rates closer to 6-7% would help more...

COMMENT

Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

The 4.3 million borrowers your pipeline is probably missing

There are 4.3 million self-employed workers in the UK and nearly one in five self-employed workers plans to buy a property in the next...

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Latest news

Homebuying delays deter two thirds from moving again, OPDA says

Two thirds of recent home movers say the experience of buying or selling a...

Knight Frank cuts 2026 forecast as conflict hits sentiment and rates

Knight Frank, the London-headquartered global property consultancy and estate agent, has downgraded its near-term UK...

Mortgage mental health walk hits capacity as 72 sign up

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter has confirmed its 2026 Walk and Talk event is now...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk...

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