Mortgages

Market Harborough eases stress tests to support wider range of residential borrowers

Market Harborough Building Society has announced a relaxation of its interest rate stress testing...

The Skipton cuts rates on no-deposit mortgage

Skipton Building Society will on Monday reduce rates across several of its mortgage products,...

Number of over-36s taking out 35-year mortgages surges 251%

A growing number of older borrowers are turning to ultra-long mortgage terms in an...

Smart Money People relaunches mortgage research for vulnerable customers

Smart Money People has relaunched its vulnerability-focused research into the UK mortgage market, expanding...

Vida cuts rates and broadens criteria in specialist push

Specialist lender Vida has announced a series of sweeping changes across its buy-to-let and...

Norton Finance named launch partner for new lender

Norton Finance has been announced as a launch partner for Afin Bank, the newly...

RAW Capital Partners cuts rates and simplifies pricing at higher LTVs

RAW Capital Partners has announced a series of pricing changes, including rate cuts at...

NatWest appoints PEXA to digitise remortgage process

NatWest has signed a formal agreement with PEXA Group to begin implementing the digital...

More shock as buyers face pressure to use estate agents’ mortgage brokers

New research commissioned by Boon Brokers has revealed widespread concerns over pressure tactics used...

Remortgage pipeline builds despite June slowdown in completions

The UK remortgage market remained steady in June, with new instructions and cancellations holding...

Gen H the latest lender to lift loan-to-income caps

Gen H has announced a series of significant changes to its loan-to-income (LTI) policy...

LiveMore doubles applications and launches major recruitment drive

LiveMore, the later life lending specialist, has more than doubled mortgage applications in the...

Renters face steeper rise in housing costs than mortgage holders

Private renters have seen their monthly housing costs rise more sharply than mortgaged homeowners...

Clydesdale Bank to cut selected residential rates

Clydesdale Bank will reduce rates across a number of its residential mortgage products from...

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You can’t just turn on a tap and expect housing supply to flow

Yawn and stretch, the government have appointed a new housing Czar in place of the thoroughly discredited Angie Rayner, former Deputy Prime Minister, who...

Alan Cleary: Taking the helm at Chetwood Bank

When Alan Cleary retired from the mortgage industry in 2021 he thought his days of running banks were behind him. After more than three decades...

The sourcing system effect in specialist lending

In specialist lending, the right fit for a client has never been as simple as picking the top rate from a list. In sectors like...

Why the Renters’ Rights Bill should be a wake-up call for advisers and landlords

The Renters’ Rights Bill is shaping up to be one of the most significant legislative changes to the private rented sector (PRS) in decades. Expected...

Living in a box. Am I living in a cardboard box?

More young people are living with their parents than ever before. The bank of Mum and Dad has evolved into the hotel of Mum and...

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Industry titans weigh in behind charity concert

Two of the mortgage industry’s biggest names have thrown their weight behind Take Me...

Project 28 launches in a bid to slash time it takes to sell homes

A coalition of 23 of the UK’s leading property organisations has unveiled a sweeping...

Rotherham mortgage boss crowned Lord of the Manor

Scott Thorpe, founder and chief executive of TMG Mortgage Network, has been formally recognised...

Midlands and northern England dominate buy-to-let purchases as landlords seek value

Buy-to-let lending in the Midlands and the north of England accounted for nearly half...