Mortgages

Call for government to simplify property taxes to help FTBs

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

Perenna launches SVR comparison calculator

Perenna has unveiled a new Standard Variable Rate (SVR) comparison calculator to showcase the...

Skipton BS to launch 12 new 80% LTV deals

Skipton Building Society is launching 12 new 80% loan to value (LTV) residential products...

Pepper Money improves criteria for those snubbed by high street

Pepper Money has made a series of criteria improvements to make its mortgages more...

Hodge cuts 50+, RIO and Hodge Resi rates

Hodge is making further rate reductions across its 50+, RIO and Hodge Resi mortgage...

Twenty7tec teams up with Next Intelligence

Twenty7tec and mortgage and insurance club, Next Intelligence, have partnered to give Next Intelligence...

OMS integrates Experian Mortgage Passport into platform

OMS has announced an expanded partnership with Experian. Lenders and brokers will now to...

Vernon BS cuts selected mortgage rates by 30bps

Vernon Building Society has reduced a series of its mortgage products by 30 basis...

Mansfield BS partners with TCS

Mansfield Building Society has formed an agreement with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to update...

MPowered Mortgages cuts 3 & 5yr rates to under 4%

MPowered Mortgages has made cuts to its mortgage range which see rates for three...

Homebuyers want government action over property market

UK homebuyers are calling for action from the government to tackle the competitive and...

Suffolk BS lowers five-year residential fixed rates

Suffolk Building Society is reducing the rates on its five-year fixed rate residential mortgages. The...

Rowntree unveiled as new Together CEO

Together Financial Services has announced the appointment of Richard Rowntree as CEO and executive...

FHL completes mixed-pool BTL and owner-occupation securitisation

Foundation Home Loans (FHL) has executed its first Residential Mortgage-Backed Securitisation (RMBS) backed by...

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Heavy refurbishment: structuring finance for complex property upgrades

Investors are rethinking their approach to property - heavy refurbishment is no longer just an option; it’s a necessity for unlocking value in today’s...

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...

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‘Consumer thinking’ holding businesses back from better finance solutions

New research from Time Finance has revealed that many UK businesses default to consumer-style...

British Business Bank reports how pivotal first Covid lockdown was

Five years since the first Covid-19 lockdown, new data from Start Up Loans, part...

London Credit revises website and product guides

Short-term lender London Credit has introduced changes to its website and product guides. The changes...

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) hosts Peer Group event in Kent

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has kicked off 2025 with a successful Peer Group event,...