Mortgages

OSB unveils new expat mortgage range

OneSavings Bank (OSB) is revamping its expat mortgage range through its brands Kent Reliance...

‘Dramatic’ growth in rents on the cards?

Landbay has revealed that the 15 months since the Bank of England's Monetary Policy...

Sharp rise in five-year fix popularity

LMS has reported that 42% of remortgagors opted for a five-year fixed rate mortgage...

First-time buyers’ perception vs reality revealed

First-time buyers show a distinct lack of understanding around the house buying process and the...

FTBs not put off by potential Bank Rate rise

In the week the Bank of England will announce whether or not it plans...

Knowledge Bank offers packager access

Knowledge Bank has introduced direct access to packagers and master brokers. Lenders with their...

Accord Buy To Let updates house purchase range

Accord Mortgages is offering free standard valuation and up to £1,000 cashback on all...

Bluestone Mortgages unveils online broker portal

Bluestone Mortgages has launched ‘Bluelink’, its new online broker portal, designed to provide a...

Together grows its broker sales team

Specialist lender Together has appointed a new business development manager for the South West...

Nationwide outlines response to mooted Bank Rate rise

The Nationwide Building Society is cutting rates for both house purchases and remortgages. Fixed rates...

Platform changes BTL interest cover ratio

Platform will now assess eligible buy-to-let remortgage applications, without additional borrowing, using a minimum of...

Sainsbury’s Bank expands broker distribution

Sainsbury’s Bank has added Mortgage Advice Bureau and Stonebridge Group to its mortgage broker distribution...

New holiday let product from Together

Together has created a new holiday let product in response to demand from professional...

FP Show to host later life lending and GDPR speeches

The Finance Professional Show, which takes place on 8 November, has announced the addition of...

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...

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Countrywide Surveying Services launches virtual valuation platform

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has introduced a new virtual inspection system designed to speed...

PM Law Group collapse: essential information for buyers and sellers

Following the sudden collapse of PM Law Group, the Home Buying & Selling Council...

Conveyancing sector moves into gear following PM Law Group collapse

The abrupt closure of PM Law Group has left thousands of property transactions in...

Santander UK names new head of mortgage trading

Santander UK has appointed Ben Merritt as head of mortgage trading. Merritt (pictured) will report...

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