Mortgages

LiveMore cuts rates by up to 85 basis points

LiveMore has reduced rates by up to 85 base points (bps). These limited edition rates...

Sikoia’s AI solution integrates with OMS platforms

One Mortgage System (OMS) has announced a new partnership with Sikoia to improve mortgage...

HTB appoints BDM for the south coast

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced the appointment of Chloe House as business development...

Pepper Money to mark five years of its Specialist Lending Study

Pepper Money has announced the launch of its 2024 Specialist Lending Study, marking the...

Virgin Money makes slew of fixed rate reductions

Virgin Money is making a series of rate reductions to its fixed rate mortgage...

Toni Smith to lead Sesame network

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has appointed Toni Smith to the newly created role of...

A temperature check of the property market

The UK property market has shown definite signs of recovery this year, gradually overcoming...

Foundation brands announce rate cuts

The buy-to-let brand of specialist lender, Foundation Home Loans, has announced new rate cuts...

SimplyBiz Mortgages adds Perenna to panel

SimplyBiz Mortgages has announced the addition of market disrupter Perenna Bank to its lender...

Norton Home Loans ups max loan size and LTV

Norton Home Loans has increased its maximum loan to value (LTV) ratio and a...

Saffron for Intermediaries cuts owner-occupied rates

Saffron for Intermediaries has announced rate reductions across its Owner Occupied range. The range also...

Coventry for intermediaries enhances application process

Coventry for intermediaries has added new functionality to its online system to make it...

Tony Ward becomes Gen H chair

Gen H has announced the appointment of Tony Ward as the new chair of...

Call for government to simplify property taxes to help FTBs

Equity release adviser Key Later Life Finance is arguing that overhauling the tax rules...

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Why predicting 2025 interest rates feels like a fool’s errand

In my first (and for some reason clearly not my last) article last month, I attempted (perhaps foolishly) to discuss where rates might go...

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...

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Seven out of 10 homebuyers likely to miss stamp duty deadline

Seven out of 10 (71%) homebuyers with accepted offers expect to miss the 31st...

First-time buyer mortgage sales declined in London over the past decade

First-time buyer mortgage sales in London declined significantly between 2013 and 2023, as increasing...

UTB appoints BDM for the north and Scotland

Fran Arnold has joined the sales team at United Trust Bank Mortgages as business...

International demand for UK property investment ‘more diverse than expected’

The UK property market is attracting investment from a much broader range of international...