Mortgages

Dream home priorities shift during lockdown

Research from the Skipton Building Society reveals more than a quarter of the 2,000...

YBS unveils 90% first-time buyer deals

The Yorkshire Building Society has reintroduced 90% loan to value (LTV) products exclusively for...

LMS: instruction volumes beginning to steady

LMS has published its latest weekly update, tracking remortgage market performance through the Covid-19...

Rebrand and technology focus for MCI Club

MCI Club has undergone a rebrand and relaunch, with a new logo and a...

Mortgage Brain: product numbers at “post-pandemic high”

 Product numbers increased last week to the highest level seen since the pandemic took...

Accord improves porting products and proc free

Accord Mortgages has enhanced its portability procuration fee, launched new high LTV products for...

Platform relaunches 90% LTV offering

From Monday 29 June, Platform, the intermediary mortgage brand of the Co-operative Bank, will offer...

Hodge improves conveyancing options

Hodge has appointed ULS Technology as its solicitor panel management service provider. It has 91...

May residential transaction volumes up 16% on April

HMRC has reported that the provisional seasonally adjusted estimate of UK residential property transactions...

SDL Surveying sees rise in physical and desktop valuations

National residential surveying and valuations firm, SDL Surveying, has published its figures for May,...

Openwork sees adviser numbers rise in lockdown

Openwork's adviser numbers at have increased to 4,000 in June. Around 100 advisers have joined...

MBE London Expo opens for free registration

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has announced that its London Expo, to be held at...

Castle Trust becomes Castle Trust Bank

Castle Trust has launched its new brand identity,following the receipt of a full banking...

Nearly two million payment holidays taken

1.9 million mortgage payment deferrals have been granted to homeowners, three months since the...

COMMENT

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 12

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

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...

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Mansfield launches fixed rates running to September 2031

Mansfield Building Society has launched three mortgage products fixed until 30 September 2031, aimed...

OSB Group promotes Hollands to lead intermediary sales and distribution

OSB Group has promoted Emily Hollands to group head of intermediary sales and distribution...

First-time buyers overestimate deposit needed to buy

Many first-time buyers may be delaying home ownership because they misunderstand the deposit needed...

L&G protection claims top £1.38bn in 2025

L&G paid more than £1.388 billion across more than 26,000 retail protection and group...

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