Mortgages

The Yorkshire and Accord remove income threshold for higher LTI loans

Yorkshire Building Society has scrapped its minimum income requirement for first-time buyers seeking loans...

GB Bank launches redesigned website to strengthen support for brokers

GB Bank has unveiled a fully redeveloped website aimed at improving the experience for...

Perenna partners with Primis to widen access to long-term fixes

Perenna has agreed a distribution partnership with Primis Mortgage Network, in a move designed...

Brokers warn of lending gap to non-UK residents

Brokers are finding it increasingly difficult to secure finance for non-UK residents with new...

Specialist lenders face rising expectations as customers demand seamless service

Specialist lenders are being urged to raise service standards as research shows clients increasingly...

The Skipton broadens new build mortgage range as demand shifts

Skipton Building Society has expanded its mortgage range for new build buyers, offering 95%...

Mortgage searches fall by 14.64% after Budget shake up

Twenty7tec’s latest data shows that November brought a clear pause in borrower behaviour, with...

Dudley launches residential, expat, buy-to-let and holiday let deals

Dudley Building Society has launched a refreshed range of 2- and 5-year fixed and...

Newcastle for Intermediaries cuts rates across Enhanced Plus

Newcastle for Intermediaries has reduced rates by up to 0.20% across its Enhanced Plus...

Momenti Group unveils free strategy playbook

Momenti Group has launched a free marketing strategy guide aimed at helping mortgage brokers...

Market Harborough Building Society joins IMLA

Market Harborough Building Society has joined the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) as a...

How lenders’ new freedoms are undermining client relationships

Can we expect lenders to try and tighten their grip on borrowers at their...

Family Building Society expands borrowing capacity with revised affordability model

Family Building Society has increased borrowing power for owner occupier mortgages by up to...

LeadCrowd launches discounted lead marketplace for brokers

LeadCrowd has expanded its platform with the launch of a new marketplace selling discounted...
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Opinions & blogs

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Why the government’s housing ambitions won’t fix the affordability crisis

With the bidding open for the government’s £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme - the main pillar of its long-term housing strategy - homebuying...

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Virgin Money cuts fixed rates and raises selected tracker pricing

Virgin Money is reducing fixed mortgage rates across purchase, remortgage and selected buy-to-let product...
Building Societies

The Monmouthshire gives more than £10k to flood-hit local community

Monmouthshire Building Society has donated more than £10,000 to residents, sports clubs and businesses...
Buy-to-let

Rent growth slows as house prices edge higher, with Middle East tensions clouding outlook

Private rent inflation eased again in March while UK house prices rose modestly in...
Appointments

Gen H expands broker sales team with three BDM hires and internal promotion

Gen H has expanded its broker sales team with three new business development managers...

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