Mortgages

UK Finance appoints head of mortgages

UK Finance has announced the appointment of Jackie Bennett as its new head of...

Metro Bank cuts five year rates

Metro Bank is lowering rates on its five-year fixed rate mortgage range. Rates are now...

BUDGET 2017: Stamp Duty abolished for most FTBs

The Chancellor has abolished stamp duty for the majority of first time buyer purchases. In...

BUDGET 2017: Hammond’s speech in full

Mr Deputy Speaker I report today on an economy that continues to grow, continues to...

Newcastle Intermediaries cuts BTL and self-employed rates

Newcastle Intermediaries has reduced rates within its buy-to-let and self-employed mortgage range. Buy-to-let remortgage  deals...

New website from the Cambridge

The Cambridge Building Society has unveiled its new website, developed following consultation and research...

The Skipton shakes up mortgage range

The Skipton Building Society has introduced two new seven-year fixed rate residential mortgages. The seven-year...

The Mansfield adds fixed options to Versatility range

The Mansfield Building Society has added two new fixed rate residential products to its...

Together hires regional development director for Scotland

Together has appointed a new regional development director as it expands its distribution in...

Engage with ‘robo advice’, brokers told

Advisers have been urged to to embrace ‘robo advice’ in order to help retain...

Brightstar unveils new website

Brightstar Financial has launched a new website, which has been designed to make it easier...

CHL chooses Phoebus’ servicing solution

Capital Home Loans (CHL) and Phoebus Software Limited (PSL) have signed a five-year contract...

No let-up for mortgage prisoners?

The plight of so-called ‘mortgage prisoners’ has hit the headlines again due to comments...

Santander appoints trio of BDMs

Santander for Intermediaries (SFI) has appointed three new business development managers (BDMs). Kelly Mortiboys...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

Latest news

Britain’s post-war generation reaches 80 with longer lives and new financial pressures

The first wave of babies born after the Second World War turns 80 this...

The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

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