Mortgages

69% of BTL landlords choose to fix for five years

The second quarter of the year saw 93% of landlords financing buy-to-let property choose...

Openwork becomes M&S mortgage distributor

M&S Bank is expanding its mortgage network with the appointment of Openwork. This follows its...

David Robinson joins Shawbrook

David Robinson is to join Shawbrook Bank as its sales and distribution director for residential...

£35m H1 growth in mortgage balances for the Hinckley & Rugby

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society achieved £92m of new mortgage lending in the...

Kensington Mortgages updates buy-to-let offering

Kensington Mortgages has upgraded its buy-to-let proposition. The latest changes will include loans of up to...

Strong June for remortgage lending

UK Finance has estimated that gross mortgage lending for the total market in June...

New BDM for Home Counties and the South for Secure Trust Bank

Secure Trust Bank Mortgages has hired Bradley Street as its new business development manager...

Vida cuts five-year fixed buy-to-let rates

Vida Homeloans has reduced several five-year fixed rate buy-to-let products by up to 0.75 percentage...

Coventry for Intermediaries changes BDM support model

Changes from Coventry for intermediaries: every broker will have two BDMs Coventry for Intermediaries has...

DAs to access UTB products via SimplyBiz Mortgages

United Trust Bank (UTB) is now offering its range of second charge loans and...

Sainsbury’s Bank adds Sesame to broker panel

Sesame has become the latest broker partner for Sainsbury's Bank. The bank provides a range...

The Teachers BS appoints BDM for London & the South East

The Teachers Building Society has appointed Ralph Punter to a newly created role of...

Report shows shift to low cost high yield buy-to-let properties

A special report commissioned by The Mortgage Lender to mark the launch of its...

Paula Purdy leaves Shawbrook

Paula Purdy, head of sales at Shawbrook Bank, is to leave the lender after...

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NO FILTER: MAB’s relentless founder on risk, resilience and reinvention

Peter Brodnicki, co-founder and long-serving chief executive of Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB), has spent 25 years building one of the UK’s most successful mortgage...

Past 6 to 7: the story behind our new lending limits

6,7, the viral ‘slang’ term accompanied by a two-handed palm up gesture being used by kids to mean so-so, maybe this-maybe that, or just...

Council Tax revaluation plan risks unsettling market

Revaluing properties in the top three council tax bands could prove costly and disruptive. The proposal highlights how backbench politics is driving this week’s...

A changing landlord market that still offers solid long-term value

Landlords have faced a tough set of challenges over the past decade. Higher taxes, the loss of full mortgage interest relief, rising mortgage costs...

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...

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AFIG launches nationwide Broker Club for specialist finance brokers

AFIG Ltd has launched the Broker Club, a new initiative designed to reshape the...

Millions turn to borrowing and policy cancellations to manage financial shocks

New research shows millions of people have been forced to borrow or cut back...

Women in Protection Network sets out new direction with expanded exec team

The Women in Protection Network has appointed a new executive team as it enters...

NO FILTER: MAB’s relentless founder on risk, resilience and reinvention

Peter Brodnicki, co-founder and long-serving chief executive of Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB), has spent...

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