Mortgages

Majority of landlords shunned tax change advice

44% of landlords surveyed by Mortgages for Business plan to expand their portfolios before...

Castle Trust unveils ‘AI quotation engine’

Castle Trust has introduced what it claims to be the industry’s first quotation engine...

PMS and Sesame see 10-year high for completions

PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network have reported their highest combined mortgage volumes since...

Complete FS added to TMA Club panel

Complete FS is joining the TMA Club to provide specialist lending services to TMA...

Free remortgage legals back at the Nationwide

The Nationwide Building Society is reintroducing free legal services for its remortgaging customers. In...

New further advance feature from Paragon

Paragon is offering a new further advance online facility, via a new portal available to...

IMLA: buy-to-let under pressure

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has reported that net investment in buy-to-let property...

The Vernon BS partners with Sesame and PMS

The Vernon Building Society has partnered with the Sesame Network and PMS Mortgage Club. ...

Primis Mortgage Network created by network merger

First Complete & Pink, the appointed representative (AR) networks of parent company LSL Property...

Jeremy Cook joins Metro Bank

Metro Bank has appointed Jeremy Cook as head of corporate relationships within its mortgage...

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network grows development team

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has announced the appointment of Simon Thomas as...

New BTL fixes from BM Solutions

BM Solutions has introduced two new buy-to-let fixed rate products. Details are as follows: 1.45%...

The Mansfield extends access to Self-build Accelerator

The Mansfield Building Society has extended access to its new 85% loan to cost...

Masthaven launches second charges with L&G Mortgage Club

Masthaven's second charge mortgage range will now be available through Legal & General Mortgage...

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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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Just Mortgages appoints Joe Cavalier to lead estate agency division

Just Mortgages has expanded its estate agency division with the appointment of Joe Cavalier...

Majority of brokers critical of “turbulent” run-up to 2025 Budget, lender claims

The run-up to the 2025 Budget was described as “chaos” by most brokers surveyed...

Later life borrowing rises as older buyers turn to mortgages in greater numbers

UK Finance’s latest later life mortgage lending update for Q3 2025 suggests that borrowing...

Southern house prices slip as tax fears hit demand

House prices have fallen year-on-year across southern England for the first time in 18...

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