Mortgages

Coventry Building Society joins Iress Lender Connect platform

Coventry Building Society has become the latest lender to join Lender Connect, Iress’s API-driven...

UK buy-to-let market boost as lending rises 39% in Q4 2024

The UK’s buy-to-let market saw a sharp rise in new lending in the final...

Buckinghamshire BS renames product ranges amid criteria update

Buckinghamshire Building Society has made a series of product updates and criteria improvements. As part...

Stamp duty shock: MAB calls for lender innovation to meet FTB demand

Following the Stamp Duty threshold returning to 2014 levels today, Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB)...

LiveMore introduces new limited edition deals and rate reductions

LiveMore has unveiled new Spring Special limited-edition rates, reductions to its core range rates...

Precise launches its highest ever LTV products and slashes residential rates

Precise has made a range of improvements to its residential proposition with cheaper pricing...

L&C and Winston’s Wish mark 10-year partnership and £100k raised

L&C Mortgages as reached another significant milestone in its long-standing partnership with Winston’s Wish,...

Four out of 10 first-time buyers face stamp duty bill

Thousands of first-time buyers in England will face higher upfront costs when purchasing a...

UK property transactions surged in February ahead of stamp duty deadline

The number of UK residential property transactions saw a significant increase in February 2025,...

Spring Statement 2025: a market underwhelmed and disappointed

Surprise surprise: the mortgage market, the problem child for the government, has been overlooked...

Accord supports FTBs with £6,250 cashback mortgage

Accord Mortgages has unveiled a new mortgage range offering up to £6,250 cashback to...

Virgin Money cuts select purchase, remortgage and BTL rates

Virgin Money is reducing selected fixed rates today (Friday 28 March). Details are as follows: Exclusive...

Market Harborough grows mortgage book by £66m

Market Harborough Building Society has reported a pre-tax profit of £3.4m for 2024. The specialist...

Together completes sub-performing loan securitisation

Together Financial Services has completed its new Brooks Asset Backed Securitisation 2 Limited (BABS2)...

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What, me? Standing out in a crowded market

The mortgage market is changing. It’s more competitive, more complex and more client-focused than ever before. But it’s not just client needs that are evolving,...

Food for thought for those not selling mortgage protection

Networks have told me that only one-in-four mortgages arranged are safeguarded by mortgage protection plans. This is poor and worse, from what I hear,...

Buy-to-let market could be mere months away from seismic shift

As the Renters Reform Bill works its way through parliament there should be much to engage advisers’ landlord borrower clients, and a lot of...

How a JBSP mortgage can help boost affordability

With the average house price in the UK nearing £300,000, affordability remains a sticking point for many prospective homebuyers, particularly those trying to buy...

Why bridging finance will help SMEs weather the economic storm

It’s fair to say that the government's latest statement had little spring in it, and our daily tariff antics from over the pond are...

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Castle Trust Bank introduces 48-hour refinance completion service

Castle Trust Bank has launched a new fast-track refinance service, offering to complete loans...

Bibby Financial Services appoints Mark Holloway as technology chief

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Mark Holloway as chief information and technology officer,...

Mortgage marathon mania sweeps the Capital

The 2025 London Marathon made history yesterday - setting a new world record for...

Five-year frenzy: Brokers urged to act as fixed-rate terms end

Mortgage brokers are being urged to step up their client engagement strategies as a...
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