Mortgages

The Hanley Economic ups lending levels on flats

The Hanley Economic Building Society will now accept applications on flats situated up to...

Shawbrook adds to residential mortgages team

Shawbrook’s residential mortgages team has announced the appointment of Julia Dobell as business development...

Corporates succeeding while private landlords suffer

The typical buy-to-let investor will be lucky to generate annual returns above 2.5% for...

Saffron cuts expat buy-to-let mortgage rate

The Saffron Building Society has introduced reduced rates and extended terms on its range...

Keystone unveils cashback purchase only product range

Keystone Property Finance has launched a new product range for buy-to-let purchase applications only. The...

Together joins Ingard’s lender panel

As part of its strategy to widen its distribution, Together has been added to...

Smartr365 appoints head of network and club relationships

Smartr365 has announced the appointment of Stephen Nobes as head of network and club relationships. Nobes...

Borrowers wasting money by not dealing with a broker

Legal & General Mortgage Club has claimed that thousands of borrowers could be missing...

Don’t forget the mutual specialist lenders

It’s frustrating when your client just slips out of mainstream lending criteria. They’re almost...

Leek United provides L&G Mortgage Club with 5-year exclusive

Leek United has introduced an exclusive five-year fixed rate mortgage for Legal & General...

Broker feedback is always worthwhile

Understanding what the customer wants, and how this might evolve over time, should be...

Five-year fix most popular remo rate in April

48% of consumers took out a five-year fixed rate product – the most popular...

The Ipswich ups maximum loan size to £750k

The Ipswich Building Society has increased the upper lending cap on standard 75% loan...

Saffron unveils new HMO mortgages

The Saffron Building Society has launched a range of niche buy-to-let mortgages aimed at...

COMMENT

Growth can hide a lot – until it stops

Since getting involved with Rotherham United Women I've realised football and business have quite a lot in common. One thing in particular: growth can hide...

Nobody wants your ‘market update’

You sent the same email on Monday that everyone else sent. Moneyfacts had just put the average five-year fix at 6%, the first time in...

The industry needs to support Shared Ownership

This week, I want to put the spotlight on Shared Ownership. It deserves to be treated as a genuinely viable route onto the ladder,...

Advisers should be brave enough to drown out the noise

If you thought the economic and mortgage market commentary had been particularly noisy recently, I suspect you haven't heard anything yet, because with the...

Expat buy-to-let: a smaller world, a bigger picture

There has been no shortage of gloomy commentary about buy-to-let of late, so you might wonder why anyone living overseas would want to invest...

Latest news

Family BS reduces fixed mortgage pricing for landlords and homeowners

Family Building Society has cut rates across its two-year fixed mortgage range by up...

Sprive records ninefold rise in shoppers as mortgage cashback spending reaches £185m

Mortgage cashback app Sprive has reported a sharp increase in customer activity, with shoppers...

Mortgage deals last just 15 days as volatility hits record high

Mortgage products are lasting just 15 days on average this year as lenders repeatedly...

BetterHome Group UK appoints former MAB finance director as CFO

BetterHome Group UK has appointed Martin Tullett as chief financial officer, bringing in a...

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