Mortgages

Four new faces at West One Loans

West One Loans makes four new hires as part of residential mortgage expansion plans. West...

Suffolk BS doubles its mortgage offer validity period

Suffolk Building Society has extended its offer validity period from three to six months...

Pepper Money reintroduces ‘mid-fee’ deals

Pepper Money has instated price reductions on its five-year fixed rates and reintroduced its...

SimplyBiz Mortgages partners with Marsden BS

Marden Building Society has launched an exclusive range of mortgages, available only to SimplyBiz...

Large rise in purchase mortgage searches from northern cities

Twenty7tec has reported a surge in purchase mortgage searches in six major northern cities:...

CLSQ introduces LiveEPC

CLSQ has launched LiveEPC, a solution designed to provide UK mortgage lenders with real-time...

Skipton to cut residential fixed rate mortgage pricing

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across its mortgage product range at 9am on Tuesday...

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries bolsters Flex mortgage offering

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries has improved its flexible mortgage range, reducing selected rates...

Dudley BS grows mortgage book by 9%

Dudley Building Society has reported a 9.3% increase in its mortgage book for the...

Norton Home Loans unveils new Optimal deals and cuts rates

Norton Home Loans has introduced two new Optimal plans on its first and second...

Leeds BS cuts mortgage rates

Leeds Building Society has introduced reductions to selected fixed rate products. Selected residential rates will...

Helping the increasing number of people with credit issues

People’s personal finances have taken a battering in recent years, thanks to Covid and...

Just Mortgages appoints sales manager for Scotland

Just Mortgages has bolstered its self-employed division and its presence in Scotland with the...

Suffolk Building Society expands large loan offering

Suffolk Building Society has extended its maximum loan size from £1m to £2m, across...

COMMENT

Portfolio landlords reshape buy-to-let market

Portfolio landlords are becoming increasingly central to the buy-to-let market as investors take a more structured approach to property ownership. The market has seen a...

Supporting complex cases in a modern mortgage market

In today’s diverse mortgage landscape, brokers are working with a growing number of clients whose circumstances fall outside traditional lending models. From self-employed professionals...

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...

Latest news

FCA to review whether APRs help borrowers compare credit costs

The Financial Conduct Authority is seeking views on whether annual percentage rates remain the...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health

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

First-time buyer markets slow as rates bite in London

First-time buyer markets in London and the South East are showing the clearest signs...

Vernon partners with FintechOS on mortgage platform upgrade

Vernon Building Society has partnered with FintechOS to support investment in a unified mortgage...

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