Mortgages

SmartrFit data show activity levels fuelled by foreign buyers

As UK lenders return to the market, data from Legal & General’s SmartrFit platform...

Homeowners considering downsizing, taking on lodgers and extra work

Homeowners are starting to consider solutions to deal with their rising monthly mortgage costs,...

EPCs could boost property value

Mortgage Advice Bureau is encouraging would-be sellers to check their Energy Performance Rating ahead...

Adverse borrowers upping their unsecured debt

A third of people with adverse credit say the level of their unsecured debt...

Zephyr Homeloans introduces new five-year offering

Zephyr Homeloans has unveiled a new range of five-year, fixed mortgage products. The lender...

Family Building Society unveils new five-year fixed rate mortgages

Family Building Society has launched new fixed rate mortgages and replaced the majority of...

MBT named best affordability tool provider

Mortgage Broker Tools has been named the Best Affordability Tool Provider in the latest...

The power of the building society

In the current economic environment, the role of brokers has never been more important....

TML provides complex self-employed FTB offer in five days

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has outlined its approach in dealing with self-employed applications, moving...

Interest rate uncertainty and cost of living crisis biggest broker concerns

New research from Crystal Specialist Finance has revealed how mortgage brokers view the market...

Skipton unveils new BTL and residential fixed rates

Skipton Building Society has launched a new range of residential and buy-to-let mortgage products. The...

Shawbrook completes first PEXA digital remortgage for a bank

PEXA has revealed that Shawbrook has become the first bank in the UK to...

LiveMore reduces rates across whole range

LiveMore has reduced the interest rates across its entire product portfolio by at least...

Hodge cuts selected specialist rates

Hodge has announced reduced rates across its holiday let, 50+ and recently launched Professional...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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