Mortgages

Vida cuts residential rates by up to 95bps

Vida has made a series of price cuts to its residential mortgage products. Reductions apply...

Aldermore to offer 95% LTV for limited period

Aldermore has reintroduced its 95% loan to value (LTV) mortgage offering. The 95% LTV products...

Accord cuts higher LTV rates

Accord Mortgages is cutting a number of rates across its 85% and 90% loan...

Countrywide Surveying Services launches energy efficiency report

Countrywide Surveying Services has launched EnergyFact, a report designed to help homeowners assess the energy...

MBT reveals top residential lenders for affordability

Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has used the two million searches processed through the MBT Affordability...

Meridian Mortgages to acquire Metro Finance with MAB support

Meridian Mortgages has acquired specialist shared ownership broker firm, Metro Finance. The strategic acquisition sees...

TSB to offer 95% LTV mortgages next month 

TSB Bank has become to the latest lender to signal a 95% loan to...

Richard Tugwell to replace Louisa Sedgwick at Vida

Vida has announced that Richard Tugwell is to become its next director of mortgage...

Over 4,000 ‘webcasts’ held with Accord over past week

A year after launching in response to the lockdown, Accord Mortgages has reported its...

Virgin cuts residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates

Virgin Money has made a series of rate reductions across its residential and buy-to-let...

‘Furlough-friendly’ mortgages top criteria searches

Legal & General has reported that mortgage brokers were sourcing furlough-friendly mortgages more than...

The Skipton rejoins 95% LTV mortgage lending space

The Skipton Building Society has launched two new deals as it  re-enters the 95% mortgage...

Lenders continue to tighten self-employed criteria

There was a fall in February in the number of cases where at least...

Legal & General Mortgage Club unveils exclusives

Legal & General Mortgage Club has introduced new exclusive products from the Buckinghamshire Building...

COMMENT

A BBR decision rooted in caution, not complacency

The Bank of England MPC’s decision to hold Bank Base Rate (BBR) will come as a welcome outcome for many across the mortgage market,...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 10

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge yesterday and will finish on Friday this week....

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 9

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge from 10-15 May. There are now 72...

When the market gets messy, control matters more than ever

There is a tendency to look at the current market and focus purely on activity levels, particularly after the recent spike driven by lender...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 8

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge from 10-15 May. There are now 72...

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The Beverley joins Brilliant Solutions mortgage club panel

Beverley Building Society has joined the Brilliant Solutions Mortgage Club lender panel in a...

Together hires strategy chief to support growth plans

Together has appointed Russell Anderson as chief strategy officer as the specialist lender looks...

Zephyr Homeloans launches special edition BTL range with no valuation fees

Zephyr Homeloans has launched a special edition five-year fixed rate buy-to-let range with no...

First-time buyers face pressure as high LTV mortgage choice falls

First-time buyers remain under pressure from reduced mortgage choice and stretched affordability, despite signs...

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