Mortgages

Barclays to cut residential mortgage rates

Barclays Mortgages is reducing rates across selected residential purchase, remortgage and existing customer products...

Building societies need to start putting intelligence into motion

If you were at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference in Edinburgh last month...

Later life lending slows as borrowers remain cautious

Later life mortgage lending slowed during the first quarter of 2026 as older borrowers...

TPFG sees landlord compliance opportunity from RRA

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) says the introduction of the Renters’ Rights Act (RRA)...

Gen H doubles one-touch underwrites on complex mortgage cases

Gen H has doubled the number of complex mortgage cases receiving a one-touch underwrite...

Mortgage brokers see busiest start to year since stamp duty rush

Mortgage intermediaries recorded their busiest start to a year since the stamp duty rush,...

Hanley Intermediaries cuts mortgage rates across residential, RIO and self-build

Hanley Intermediaries has reduced rates across its residential, retirement interest-only (RIO) and self-build mortgage...

Brokers expect near prime demand to rise further in 2026

Brokers are reporting rising demand for near prime mortgages, with Atom bank polling suggesting...

Coventry lowers selected residential and buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates by up to...

OMS Tech Talk considers digital-first mortgage borrowers

Mortgage technology, AI and broker-lender integration were among the central themes at the latest...

Mortgage firms identify fewer vulnerable customers than FCA benchmark

Mortgage firms using MorganAsh’s digital vulnerability management platform report lower levels of customer vulnerability...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 21

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge...

Industry needs to move from hoarding data to using it to make decisions

Mortgage lenders have spent the last few years plugging into every available external source,...

OneDome launches TV campaign to promote joined-up homebuying

OneDome has launched its first major national TV campaign as it seeks to challenge...

COMMENT

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

Bank Rate holds again, but November is now firmly in focus

There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate...

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

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ModaMortgages cuts rates with limited edition buy-to-let range

ModaMortgages has launched a limited edition buy-to-let range with rates reduced by up to...

First-time buyers face confidence gap as unexpected costs and delays mount

Nine in 10 first-time buyers believe they understand the home-buying process before starting, but...

Family BS hires Paul Ormonde for Central London broker role

Family Building Society has appointed Paul Ormonde as a business development manager covering Central...

LendInvest raises £300m through latest Mortimer securitisation

LendInvest has completed its eighth Mortimer residential mortgage-backed securitisation, securing £300 million of funding...

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