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

The industry needs to prepare now for Your First Home

The government’s announcement of the Your First Home scheme is genuinely positive news, and anything that boosts confidence among first-time buyers and people trying...

Why advisers can be part of the conveyancing team

There is a tendency to think the mortgage adviser’s involvement in conveyancing begins with recommending a firm and then largely ends once the client...

Why the AI revolution could be a golden age for financial advice

Every major technological shift creates the same debate: will it empower professionals to do more, or eventually replace them? Artificial intelligence is simply the latest...

Should mortgage advisers consider the emerging secondary market for life policies?

Mortgage advisers regularly help clients navigate major life changes. While much of the focus is naturally on borrowing, refinancing and insurance, there is another...

One mortgage journey no longer fits every borrower

In the mortgage market, we have lots of different ways of describing customers depending on where they are in their lives. We talk about...

Latest news

Ireland boosts Help to Buy as UK prepares new first-time buyer scheme

Ireland has increased the maximum support available to first-time buyers under its Help to...

Reeves ranked least successful of five recent chancellors in poll

Rachel Reeves has been rated the least successful of the past five chancellors in...

Teachers for Intermediaries raises new-build LTV limit to 95%

Teachers for Intermediaries has increased its maximum LTV on new-build houses and flats to...

Cambridge BS opens applications for deposit-building Rent to Home scheme

The Cambridge Building Society has opened applications for its Rent to Home property in...

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