Mortgages

NatWest increases core and exclusive BTL rates

NatWest is making rate changes across its core and exclusive ranges for buy-to-let products. The...

Advisers focussing on client acquisition

Attendees at a recent virtual event have revealed that their biggest focus for their business...

Lenders expect mortgage pricing to rise over Q4

The Bank of England has revealed that lenders reported demand for secured lending for...

No change in affordability gap

The affordability gap, where no lender is able to meet the loan amount requested...

Just Mortgages reports record month

September was Just Mortgages' best ever month for both applications and exchanges in September....

Brokers outline their frustrations with lenders

Many brokers share similar frustrations, focused on lenders’ frequent changes to products, rates and...

Over 90% of FTBs say they need guidance

92% of first-time buyers have admired they will need guidance when purchasing a home...

MAB strikes deal with Moneyfacts

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) is to be Moneyfacts.co.uk’s preferred mortgage broker. The initial launch of...

Virgin Money ups core and shared ownership rates

Virgin Money has made changes to its residential mortgage range. The changes see core residential...

Darlington Intermediaries partners with L&G for affordability calculations

Darlington Intermediaries and Legal & General have launched an enhanced affordability calculator that will...

Stonebridge hits £1bn in monthly applications again

Stonebridge has continued its recent record monthly lending volumes, having processed over £1 billion...

Twenty7Tec moves to support 90% LTV market

Twenty7Tec is to offer its INSIGHT analytics platform free of charge to any mortgage...

Coventry for Intermediaries to launch 90% LTV deals

Coventry for Intermediaries is to offer 90% LTV mortgages on Wednesday 14 October until...

SimplyBiz Mortgages partners with Eligible

SimplyBiz Mortgages' members can now get three months free access to Eligible's personalised client...

COMMENT

Advisers should be brave enough to drown out the noise

If you thought the economic and mortgage market commentary had been particularly noisy recently, I suspect you haven't heard anything yet, because with the...

Expat buy-to-let: a smaller world, a bigger picture

There has been no shortage of gloomy commentary about buy-to-let of late, so you might wonder why anyone living overseas would want to invest...

Taking the anxiety out of finance

It’s an anxious time for mortgage borrowers. A recent study by Handelsbanken Wealth found that the proportion of UK adults apprehensive about making mortgage...

Cashback should put conveyancing into the advice conversation

One of the more interesting findings from our latest quarterly statistics was the position of Nationwide Building Society, which accounted for 25% of all...

Why ownership structure matters in buy-to-let

It's a scenario brokers encounter every day. Two landlord clients approach them about the same type of buy-to-let property, with similar levels of equity...

Latest news

Your First Home delays could stall first-time buyer market

Delays in launching the government's Your First Home scheme could cause first-time buyers to...

Foundation recruits former Metro Bank BDM to cover eastern region

Foundation has appointed Foz Ahmad as regional account manager for the East, bringing 12...

TMG Mortgage Network strengthens finance team with senior appointment

TMG Mortgage Network has appointed Donna Bibby as head of finance, with responsibility for...

Homeowners turn to mortgage brokers for guidance ahead of Budget

Mortgage brokers could face increased demand for advice following the Autumn Budget, with 93%...

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