Mortgages

NatWest introduces mortgage rate hikes

NatWest has made changes to its core and semi-exclusive ranges of residential and buy-to-let...

New online fact find for One 77 Mortgages

One 77 Mortgages is launching a new online mortgage fact find this week. The online...

Pepper Money hires head of national accounts

Pepper Money has appointed Clare Jarvis in the new role of head of national...

Fleet Mortgages cuts rates across all three core ranges

Fleet Mortgages has today cut the rates of a number of its fixed rates...

Post Office for Intermediaries widens distribution

Bank of Ireland UK and Post Office have revealed they are widening the distribution...

SimplyBiz Mortgages widens Vernon BS mortgage distribution

SimplyBiz Mortgages is rolling out Vernon Building Society mortgages across England and Wales, following...

Platform announces higher LTV rate cuts

Platform has cut two and five-year fixed rates on select 85 and 90% LTV...

Criteria checking: trying to reach the right destination

There are many people now driving who have never looked at a paper map...

Connect for Intermediaries provides FIBA membership to network

Connect for Intermediaries has revealed it is to provide all of its appointed representative...

Post Office offers new deals for FTBs & their parents

Post Office has introduced a range of new mortgages for first-time buyers and their...

The Leeds offers fee-free 95% LTV mortgage

The Leeds Building Society has added a 95% loan to value (LTV) mortgage to...

New 90% LTV new build deals from Virgin Money

Virgin Money has unveiled a range of new build mortgage products. It has also changed...

Pepper Money unveils new criteria to tackle “interesting” cases

Pepper Money has made changes to its product range with the stated aim of making...

Legal & General Mortgage Club offers larger loan exclusive

Legal & General Mortgage Club has expanded its large loan offering for members in...

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AUTUMN BUDGET: Further damage to buy-to-let investors

Yesterday’s Budget represented yet another decisive step in the dismantling of the traditional buy-to-let sector. The Government has chosen to tighten the tax screw on...

AUTUMN BUDGET: Much ado about nothing… Thank goodness

The Keystone Cops were out in force yesterday in the Commons, as exemplified by the OBR’s involuntarily (we suppose) leaking of the Budget before...

AUTUMN BUDGET: Still ducking the housing question

The Chancellor set out to fix an economy that is not working well enough for working people, talking about high bills, squeezed living standards...

AUTUMN BUDGET: Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes… NOT

After the delay of the Budget to 26 November and all the leaks, there was an expectation of significant change. However, it appears to be...

AUTUMN BUDGET: Affordability remains the key to activity

After all the speculation, this Budget offered little for the housing market. No stamp duty reform, no meaningful support for first-time buyers and a new...

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OBR forecasts stamp duty burden to almost double by early 2030s

Stamp duty receipts on homes bought in England and Northern Ireland are projected to...

VAS launches Christmas charity drive to support Teesside families

Middlesbrough-based valuation panel VAS has launched its 2025 Christmas Charity Campaign, continuing a now-established...

Misconceptions blamed for low income protection take-up among UK workers

Shepherds Friendly has warned that misconceptions about income protection may be a central reason...

GB Bank bolsters leadership as bridging push gathers pace

GB Bank has strengthened its senior ranks with a trio of internal promotions as...

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