Mortgages

23% rise in remortgage approvals

UK Finance has reported a large increase in mortgage approvals. There were 85,880 mortgages approved...

360 Dotnet integrates SmartrCriteria via 360 Lifecycle

360 Dotnet has begun a multi-stage integration of Legal & General Mortgage Club’s digital...

The Leeds cuts two year buy-to-let fixes

The Leeds Building Society has lowered rates on selected two-year buy-to-let fixed rate mortgages. The...

New five-year HMO pay-rate deal from Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgages has introduced a new five-year HMO fix, as well as cutting rates...

The Nottingham revises its five-year offering

The Nottingham Building Society has added a new product to its range of five-year...

Originations up and losses down at Bluestone Mortgages

Bluestone Mortgages wrote over £250m loans in the financial year to June 2019, a...

Together helps couple purchase dream home after lender u-turn

Specialist mortgage lender Together has helped a couple buy a five bedroom detached property...

New residential and BTL deals from Pepper Money

Pepper Money has unveiled new residential and buy-to-let limited editions and has also made...

Complete FS to distribute Bath BS products

Complete FS has added the Bath Building Society to its lender panel. The Bath Building...

Precise Mortgages offers capital raising for Help to Buy

Precise Mortgages has revised its Help to Buy proposition and is now offering homeowners...

TSB extends end dates and makes rate changes

TSB Bank has made a number of changes to its mortgage product range. Its Affordable...

Self-employed borrowers more conservative than first-time buyers

Homeowners were borrowing more in the second quarter of 2019, according to new research...

PMS and Sesame partner with Zephyr Homeloans

PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network, part of Sesame Bankhall Group, have added specialist...

SoundAdvice now available on Apple Podcasts

BestAdvice's weekly podcast for the mortgage market, SoundAdvice, is now available on Apple Podcasts. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/soundadvice/id1482907629 You...

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AMI Protection Viewpoint 2025: Turning challenges into opportunities

Delivering better outcomes and protecting more customers is all in a day’s work for protection advisers. But in today’s fast-paced, constantly evolving environment, navigating...

Private credit poses challenges and opportunities for UK CROs

The global financial crash of 2008 revealed the dangers of financial contagion. What began as a collapse in the United States sub-prime mortgage market...

GIS must be at the heart of place-based policymaking

The UK is under increasing pressure to deliver more homes, strengthen national infrastructure, and meet ambitious environmental goals – from the New Towns Taskforce...

The PT is dead. Long live the broker!

Did you know that every time a borrower approaches their bank directly, a mortgage broker dies? I’m teasing, of course. They don’t really die....

Landlords defy the doom – the buy-to-let bounce-back

While the Bank of England recently voted to hold the interest rate at 4%, which will have been disappointing news to landlords who had...

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Survey reveals cost of living pressures and tax fears weighing on mutual’s members

Concerns over the cost of living and the prospect of tax rises continue to...

Hope Capital gains dual recognition for workplace standards

Hope Capital Property Finance has been accredited as a Living Wage Employer and has...

Industry partnership launches 95% funded pathway to address adviser shortage

A national initiative has been launched to confront the growing shortage of qualified financial...

British Business Bank sets out five-year plan to reshape finance for smaller firms

The British Business Bank has outlined plans to deliver what it describes as a...

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