Mortgages

UTB joins Mortgage Market Alliance

United Trust Bank (UTB) has become the latest provider to join the Mortgage Market...

Expats face stiffer stamp duty penalty

Brokers with expat and foreign investor customers buying property in the UK, need to secure...

Homebuyers “pressured” to use estate agents’ broker recommendation

44% of homeowners who have used a mortgage broker used one recommended to them...

New fee-free mortgage deals from TSB

TSB Bank has introduced new products into its residential range of mortgages. There are new...

Virgin Money adds residential cashback options

Virgin Money has made a reductions to its residential mortgage range and also introduced up...

“Great news” about affordability gap

The affordability gap fell to a record low of 15% in November, according to...

Brokers increasing number of furloughed worker searches

Knowledge Bank’s monthly criteria index has revealed that in November 'furloughed workers’ returned to...

Consumers want regular broker communication

DPR Group's Mortgage Insights 20/21 research, has concluded that mortgage borrowers may prefer a...

Accord unveils positive changes to 90% LTV offering

Accord Mortgages is reducing product fees to £495 (from £995) and launching a cashback...

The Mortgage Broker Club launches following pilot

The Mortgage Broker Club, a new digital service to support mortgage brokers across the country,...

Innovation webinar to highlight UTB, Landbay & Optalitix

United Trust Bank (UTB), specialist AI solutions provider Optalitix and Landbay are to feature...

TSB cuts range of residential rates

TSB Bank has reduced a number of rates within its residential mortgage range. First-time buyer...

The Buckinghamshire BS suspends new applications

The Buckinghamshire Building Society has temporarily suspended new applications following "unprecedented demand" for its...

Kensington launches into Northern Ireland

Kensington Mortgages has officially launched in Northern Ireland today. This marks Kensington as the only...

COMMENT

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 11

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

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...

Latest news

Conveyancing delays push exchange times past 100 days

The average home that exchanged contracts in April had gone under offer 104 days...

Equifinance launches broker portal for second charge cases

Equifinance has released its new broker portal, ECHO, giving introducers an end-to-end process for...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 11

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk &...

Third of protection clients nearly cancelled cover before claiming

Almost a third of protection claimants at Waddle Insurance had considered cancelling or had...

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