Mortgages

Coventry Building Society joins Iress Lender Connect platform

Coventry Building Society has become the latest lender to join Lender Connect, Iress’s API-driven...

UK buy-to-let market boost as lending rises 39% in Q4 2024

The UK’s buy-to-let market saw a sharp rise in new lending in the final...

Buckinghamshire BS renames product ranges amid criteria update

Buckinghamshire Building Society has made a series of product updates and criteria improvements. As part...

Stamp duty shock: MAB calls for lender innovation to meet FTB demand

Following the Stamp Duty threshold returning to 2014 levels today, Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB)...

LiveMore introduces new limited edition deals and rate reductions

LiveMore has unveiled new Spring Special limited-edition rates, reductions to its core range rates...

Precise launches its highest ever LTV products and slashes residential rates

Precise has made a range of improvements to its residential proposition with cheaper pricing...

L&C and Winston’s Wish mark 10-year partnership and £100k raised

L&C Mortgages as reached another significant milestone in its long-standing partnership with Winston’s Wish,...

Four out of 10 first-time buyers face stamp duty bill

Thousands of first-time buyers in England will face higher upfront costs when purchasing a...

UK property transactions surged in February ahead of stamp duty deadline

The number of UK residential property transactions saw a significant increase in February 2025,...

Spring Statement 2025: a market underwhelmed and disappointed

Surprise surprise: the mortgage market, the problem child for the government, has been overlooked...

Accord supports FTBs with £6,250 cashback mortgage

Accord Mortgages has unveiled a new mortgage range offering up to £6,250 cashback to...

Virgin Money cuts select purchase, remortgage and BTL rates

Virgin Money is reducing selected fixed rates today (Friday 28 March). Details are as follows: Exclusive...

Market Harborough grows mortgage book by £66m

Market Harborough Building Society has reported a pre-tax profit of £3.4m for 2024. The specialist...

Together completes sub-performing loan securitisation

Together Financial Services has completed its new Brooks Asset Backed Securitisation 2 Limited (BABS2)...

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U.S. Market: lower rates are needed to help unlock the market

When Donald Trump was reelected and took office at the start of this year, we knew it was going to be interesting! The property market...

A home shouldn’t be out of reach for those who keep the UK running

In a housing market that has grown steadily more selective, it is often those who arguably help keep the country running who are quietly...

Richard Pike: A conference of positivity – Global ABS Day three

It’s time for reflection of the last three days here in Barca. To readers, this must seem like a pretty decent gig to be...

Maximising embedded value and delivering a great service

While advisers understand the importance of looking after existing clients, nurturing your back book beyond that mortgage-remortgage cycle is certainly easier said than done. It...

Open banking and smart data transformed finance – now it’s time to do the same for property

The UK is set for a 'smart data' revolution, a revolution which began with the advent of open banking, and one which now has...

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The Bath launches green self-build mortgage with BuildLoan

Bath Building Society has introduced its first green self-build mortgage range, aimed at supporting...

UTB bolsters northern bridging presence with new hires

United Trust Bank has announced the appointment of two bridging underwriters, who will be...

Gen H cuts mortgage rates by up to 50bps

Specialist lender Gen H has announced mortgage rate reductions of up to 50 basis...

Knowledge Bank hires criteria and partnerships manager

Knowledge Bank has announced the appointment of Julie Bourne as criteria and partnerships manager,...