Mortgages

“Disappointing” September completions data published

UK Finance has revealed that there were 29,100 new first-time buyer mortgages completed in September...

NatWest cuts residential and BTL rates

NatWest has introduced rate reductions on selected core and semi-exclusive residential products. It has made...

The Ipswich to allow foreign currency deposits on expat mortgages

The Ipswich Building Society has revised its expat residential mortgage lending criteria to now...

Canada Life: protection key to mortgage customer retention

32% of homeowners who organised a fixed rate mortgage through an adviser are likely...

E.surv: mortgage approvals hold steady

The latest Mortgage Monitor from e.surv found that there were 65,922 residential mortgages approved...

New deals and maximum loan size at Accord

Accord Mortgages has launched eight new products at 90% and 95% loan to value...

Knowledge Bank sees changes in brokers’ criteria searches

Criteria search firm Knowledge Bank has reported changes in the most common criteria searches...

Eligible unveils client retention calculator for brokers

Eligible has launched a broker client retention calculator to help brokers assess how much...

New five-year fixed rate from TSB

TSB has made changes to its mortgage product range. Changes include the following: Introduction of...

Fleet ups maximum loan size amid criteria changes

Fleet Mortgages has revised its lending and product criteria following feedback from its intermediary partners. The...

Foundation Home Loans cuts a number of two-year buy-to-let deals

Foundation Home Loans has made a number of price cuts across its range of...

OSB reports strong performance from merged operations

OneSavings Bank plc (OSB) has issued its trading update for the period from 1...

Intermediaries upbeat despite political uncertainty

UK Intermediaries are confident they can weather the storm of Brexit and a general...

How London renters could save £40k in two years

Using Shared Ownership to buy a share of a property rather than renting could...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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