Mortgages

New index shows scale of homebuying affordability challenge in UK

Skipton Group has launched its Home Affordability Index today. It combines data on the...

Castle Trust Bank makes SW sales team appointment

Castle Trust Bank has bolstered its sales team with the recruitment of Nathan Thorne...

Chancellor urged to make Stamp Duty reform a Budget priority

The Coventry Building Society has called for Stamp Duty reform to be made a...

April Mortgages partners with Coreco

April Mortgages has announced a new partnership with Coreco. Coreco is a London-based provider of...

Hodge improves 50+ and RIO criteria

Hodge has made changes to the criteria on its 50+ and Retirement Interest Only...

Butterfield Mortgages announces two promotions

Butterfield Mortgages has promoted Wendy Scott to senior business development manager and Radhika Madar...

Mojo Mortgages integrates with Twenty7tec’s APPLY

Twenty7tec has announced that Mojo Mortgages has integrated its APPLY module into its back...

Target Group names new chief operating officer

Target Group has promoted Katie Pender to the position of chief operating officer (COO). Pender...

Market Harborough BS allows large loans to £5m

Market Harborough Building Society has announced two key changes to its product range. The...

LiveMore unveils limited edition rates

LiveMore has cut rates on retirement interest-only (RIO) and standard mortgages until the end...

Mansfield BS moves into Scottish BTL market

Mansfield Building Society has announced its launch into the Scottish buy-to-let market. The lender will...

Newcastle for Intermediaries makes non-EEA criteria changes

Newcastle for Intermediaries has made improvements to its lending policy with several criteria changes. These...

Gen H broadens income booster eligibility

Gen H will now accept nieces, nephews and friends as 'income boosters'. Friends can act...

Saffron for Intermediaries makes improvements across mortgage offering

Saffron for Intermediaries has made rate reductions across a number of products. The changes are...

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Trump’s crazy tariffs could actually be good news for UK landlords

In an unexpected twist, Donald Trump’s return to the global stage with a fresh wave of tariffs could end up doing UK landlords a...

The business case for Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been part of the daily news agenda for a couple of years now and there are tremendous opportunities for the...

Rise of AI: from virtual assistants to strategic value

Artificial Intelligence is transforming industries. It’s streamlining operations, creating new possibilities. The shift is no longer theoretical, even in the mortgage industry; it’s now...

Imposter syndrome & anxiety: how nutrition and lifestyle can help

Have you ever felt like a fraud, despite your achievements? Like you don’t truly deserve your success, and at any moment, someone will find...

Don’t knock 100% mortgages – they’re viable and necessary

I’ve read a lot of commentary over the past few weeks on the return of 100% mortgages – most of it filled with doom-laden...

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West One reduces residential mortgage rates by up to 30bps and introduces £1,000 cashback remortgage product

Specialist lender West One Loans has implemented a series of rate reductions across its...

Household credit creeps up as lenders point to more optimism… but at a cost

British households are borrowing more – and lenders are increasingly willing to let them...

Newcastle cuts shared ownership rates by up to 55bps

Newcastle for Intermediaries has announced rate reductions of up to 55 basis point s...

Paragon Bank promotes Tim Sweetman to national account role

Paragon Bank has appointed Tim Sweetman as its new mortgages national account manager, marking...