Mortgages

September rent and mortgages spending up year-on-year

The increase in rent and mortgage spending accelerated in September, rising 4.5% year-on-year, following...

Quarterly property transaction completions down 42% compared to 2019 high

Landmark’s Residential Property Trends report for the third quarter of 2024 has revealed that...

Leeds BS appoints national intermediary development manager

Andy Alvarez has joined Leeds Building Society as national intermediary development manager. He is tasked...

Buckinghamshire BS reprices FTB, BTL and holiday let mortgages

Buckinghamshire Building Society has announced a widespread product repricing, with rate reductions of up...

Borrowers seeking security from five-year fixes

A survey from the Family Building Society has found that intermediaries have seen a...

Mortgage Metrics partners with Sesame Bankhall Group

Mortgage Metrics has announced a new partnership with Sesame Bankhall Group. PMS Mortgage Club members...

Lloyds Banking Group signs mental health charter

Lloyds Banking Group, through its Halifax Intermediaries, Birmingham Midshires and Scottish Widows Bank brands,...

Paragon Bank makes senior sales promotions

Paragon Bank has promoted four key members of its mortgages sales team to newly-created...

TSB fined £10.9m over treatment of customers in arrears

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined TSB Bank £10,910,500 for failing to ensure...

Foundation Home Loans appoints head of sales

Foundation Home Loans has announced the promotion of Nathan Goodridge to head of sales. Goodridge...

ModaMortgages announces controlled launch with select partners

ModaMortgages has announced its controlled launch with a select number of specialist distributors and...

Hinckley & Rugby introduces specialist fixed rates

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has unveiled its first fixed-rate mortgage products within its...

Many homeowners remain reluctant to remortgage online

Finova has published the latest findings from its report Homeownership In The Digital Age. According...

HLPartnership appoints regional sales manager

HLPartnership (HLP) has announced the appointment of Preeti Ferrier as regional sales manager for...

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Helping university students onto the property ladder

As we head towards the Easter break, thousands of first-year university students up and down the country will be preparing for exams and making...

Lenders must step up on high LTV products

Things are on the up for borrowers with a smaller deposit. The financial information website Moneyfacts publishes a regular update on mortgage product numbers,...

Why it matters that bridging hit more than £10bn last year

We see many numbers bandied around in the financial industry, which can sometimes have a numbing effect. So why should we all, especially brokers, care...

Top five reasons why renters should consider short-term protection insurance

In an unpredictable world, financial security can often feel like a luxury, especially for renters who may already juggle living expenses, rent payments, and...

Credit search vs credit scoring

The terms credit score and credit check are often used interchangeably by consumers, many of whom assume they mean the same thing. Yet understanding...

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Bank of England expected to hold interest rates at 4.5% amid economic uncertainty

The Bank of England is widely expected to maintain interest rates at 4.5% when...

£6.5k bill for homebuyers who miss stamp duty deadline

Rent and mortgage spending rose 7.7% year-on-year in February, as more homeowners moved from...

Advice Guru partners with Pure Retirement to support broker education

Financial adviser learning platform Advice Guru has announced a new sponsorship partnership with Pure...

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)...