Mortgages

Sesame Bankhall Group makes three senior internal appointments

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has announced three senior internal appointments to help drive the...

Twenty7Tec: mortgage availability has stabilised

Twenty7tec has issued its findings based on its mortgage platform data for October 2022. The...

Lenders’ systems “under immense pressure”

Iress has launched its 2022 Mortgage Efficiency Survey, highlighting the opportunities and challenges faced...

Bank of England hikes Bank Rate to 3%

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted by a majority of...

Dual pricing will destroy broker-lender relations

Just Mortgages has responded to feedback from its brokers that some lenders are reintroducing...

Virgin Money unveils new exclusive two-year fix

Virgin Money has reduced selected residential fixed rates and launched a new exclusive mortgage. The new products...

Only one-quarter of landlords have EPC rating of C or better

71% of landlords in the UK still own rental properties with an energy performance...

HTB appoints MD for specialist mortgages

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has appointed Chris Daly as managing director of its specialist...

Advisers’ clients have little understanding of green mortgages

63% of mortgage advisers say their clients have never heard of the term ‘green...

Stafford Railway BS joins LMS Panel Link

LMS has announced its partnership with Stafford Railway Building Society. It will become the 33rd lender...

Skipton re-enters BTL market and reduces five-year residential rates

Skipton Building Society has re-entered buy-to-let lending and also reduced rates across its five-year residential...

New shared ownership offering from Buckinghamshire BS

Buckinghamshire Building Society has re-entered the shared ownership market place with a new product...

Hanley Economic BS unveils three five-year fixes

Hanley Economic Building Society has introduced three five-year fixed rate products up to 95%...

Central Trust and Mercantile Trust revise criteria

Central Trust and Mercantile Trust, the intermediary lending brands of the Norfolk Capital Group...

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GIS must be at the heart of place-based policymaking

The UK is under increasing pressure to deliver more homes, strengthen national infrastructure, and meet ambitious environmental goals – from the New Towns Taskforce...

The PT is dead. Long live the broker!

Did you know that every time a borrower approaches their bank directly, a mortgage broker dies? I’m teasing, of course. They don’t really die....

Landlords defy the doom – the buy-to-let bounce-back

While the Bank of England recently voted to hold the interest rate at 4%, which will have been disappointing news to landlords who had...

The 12 Days of Christmas: Staying front of mind when clients go quiet

December has long been a quiet month for mortgage advisers. By mid-November, many client conversations slow or pause entirely, often with the familiar refrain:...

Why UPRNs and data standards are central to the next generation NLIS

In October 2025, through the Fourth Round of the Regulators’ Pioneer Fund (RPF), Government’s Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO) has awarded Land Data a grant...

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Atom bank trims mortgage rates across Prime and Near Prime ranges

Atom bank has made further adjustments to its residential mortgage offering, lowering rates across...

Paragon Bank appoints Simon Glass as head of mortgage operations

Paragon Bank has expanded its mortgages leadership team with the appointment of Simon Glass...

OneDome expands reach with acquisition of Mortgage Intelligence

OneDome, the housing and fintech business, has acquired Mortgage Intelligence Limited, Life and Easy...

SDKA steps in after developer hit by mid-term lender policy change

An experienced developer has secured new finance from SDKA after their existing development lender...

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