Mortgages

The Vernon BS scraps postcode restriction

The Vernon Building Society has removed its postcode restriction, allowing all brokers to access its...

UTB makes specialist market entrance with residential remortgage deal

United Trust Bank has unveiled a new residential remortgage product designed to provide specialist...

Bank Rate maintained at 0.75%

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has yet again voted unanimously to maintain...

The Ipswich offers new deals for mortgage prisoners

The Ipswich Building Society has launched six new mortgage products aimed at helping borrowers...

Foundation Home Loans issues ‘portfolio landlord special’

Foundation Home Loans has launched a new portfolio landlord special product, with a minimum...

Newcastle Intermediaries makes buy-to-let move into Scotland

Newcastle Intermediaries is expanding its current buy-to-let range into Scotland. The lender entered the buy-to-let...

PMS and Sesame unveil product transfer hub

PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network have launched a new product transfer hub, promising enhanced...

Sharp fall in number of interest-only mortgages

UK Finance has reported that the number of interest-only mortgages fell by 13.1% in 2018...

Vida Homeloans appoints key account manager

Vida Homeloans has appointed Amanda Meadows as its new key account manager for the...

Smartr365 provides client document storage solution

Smartr365 has launched SmartrDoc – an integrated storage system which allows brokers to retrieve,...

The Hanley Economic expands intermediary support

The Hanley Economic Building Society has appointed Kate McKeon as an intermediary sales assistant...

Gatehouse Bank added to Legal & General Mortgage Club panel

Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced that Gatehouse Bank is the latest bank...

Private Label publishes average referral fee

High value residential first charge service provider Private Label has paid brokers an average...

New transfer option for mortgage interest support

Disabled people and others receiving Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) will now be able...

COMMENT

The uncomfortable truth about the later life lending market

The headlines around the latest Equity Release Council figures released this month all suggested growth. But I think we need to have an honest...

Are we actually set up to support first-time buyers?

After a summer spent thinking it over, this time of year is often the point where first time buyers decide whether they're going to...

Leasehold reform has a September window – will Burnham use it?

At the time of writing, the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill still has no published First Reading date.  But is it imminent? Andy Burnham entered...

Advisers need an answer for evolving landlords

It’s a tough time to be a landlord. The succession of changes to tax and regulation made in recent years - with the Renters’...

AI doesn’t remove bias. It gives us the chance to manage it

One of the great promises of artificial intelligence has always been objectivity. Machines, unlike people, do not have bad days. They do not favour...

Latest news

FCA bans debt management executive over dishonesty

The Financial Conduct Authority has banned Howard Roland Duckett from working in financial services...

Industry fantasy football league to raise funds for mental health charter

Mortgage and property finance professionals are being invited to join an industry-wide Fantasy Premier...

Gen H cuts high-LTV mortgage rates by 15 basis points

Gen H has reduced rates across its 90% and 95% loan-to-value mortgage ranges in...

Tenant demand rises for first time in two years

Tenant demand increased in the second quarter of 2026, reversing two years of decline,...

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