Mortgages

Remortgaging landlords still favouring five-year fixed rates

Latest data from Landbay reveals that buy-to-let landlords are continuing to opt for the...

Molo Finance appoints senior BDM

Molo Finance has announced the recruitment of John Smith as its newest senior business...

MPowered Mortgages reduces fixed rates once again

MPowered Mortgages has cut fixed rate mortgages by up to 22 basis points (bps)....

Atom bank increases LTIs and LTVs

Atom bank has made improvements to its maximum loan to income (LTI) ratio and...

OMS reports record-breaking July

OMS has revealed that July was a record month for both applications and completions...

HSBC UK becomes latest lender to join OPDA

HSBC UK has become a member of the Open Property Data Association (OPDA) to...

Sedgwick succeeds Rowntree as Paragon’s mortgages MD

Paragon Bank has announced the appointment of Louisa Sedgwick as managing director of its...

Precise launches mobile app with MagiClick

Precise, part of OSB Group, has launched a mobile app for brokers, following months...

West One joins L&C’s residential and BTL panels

West One Loans has been added to London & Country Mortgages’ (L&C) panel of...

Perenna offers retrofitting discount

Perenna has launched a retrofit discount, a new product feature designed to incentivise homeowners...

Leeds BS announces rate reductions of up to 30bps

Leeds Building Society has announced reductions to selected fixed rate products. Rates have been reduced...

LiveMore cuts rates by up to 106bps

LiveMore has made widespread rate reductions across its range of products, with cuts of...

Virgin Money makes large number of fixed rate mortgage cuts

Virgin Money is making a series of changes to its fixed mortgage rates on...

April Mortgages makes positive capital-raising changes

April Mortgages has improved its capital-raising criteria to help prospective first-time buyers. Borrowers will be...

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Navigating a changing buy-to-let landscape in 2025

The buy-to-let market has long been a cornerstone of the UK property sector, but recent trends and upcoming policy changes are reshaping the landscape. For...

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,...

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HouzeCheck completes 40,000th property survey

HouzeCheck has reached a major milestone, completing its 40,000th property survey since launching seven...

Market Harborough BS appoints specialist telephone BDM

Market Harborough Building Society has expanded its broker support team with the promotion of...

Positive Lending grows regional sales team with new hire

Positive Lending has appointed Adam Turvey as a regional account manager. Turvey (pictured, right) joins...

The Exeter reports record usage of HealthWise app

The Exeter has announced a record increase in usage of its member benefits app,...