Mortgages

Platform cuts rates on buy-to-let

Platform has cut a number of select fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage interest rates by up...

Boost for successful FTB applications

67% of first-time buyers’ mortgage applications made via intermediaries resulted in completions during the...

New fixed rates from AA Mortgages

AA Mortgages has launched a new product range offering a number of two, three and...

Metro Bank buys £600m mortgage book

Metro Bank has completed the purchase of a portfolio of UK mortgages from Cerberus...

Positive Lending offers Shawbrook 55 Plus deal

Positive Lending has announced the launch of Shawbrook’s 55 Plus Interest-Only Mortgage product to...

Together bolsters intermediary business team

Specialist lender Together has made two further appointments to its business development team. Nadine Edwards...

Newcastle Intermediaries refreshes FTB-centric deals

Newcastle Intermediaries has tweaked its range of mortgage products for first time buyers. The lender has revised rates...

Five-year fixes grow in popularity

Paragon Mortgages’ latest Financial Advisors Confidence Tracking (FACT) Index report has found that preference...

Tenet teams up with Foundation Home Loans

Tenet has announced a new partnership with Foundation Home Loans, enabling its members to now go...

TML offers anniversary proc fee

The Mortgage Lender (TML) is marking its one-year anniversary with a £250 increase in...

HTB rate cuts from Santander

Santander has cut its 75% LTV Help to Buy: Equity Loan Scheme rates. The lender...

Remortgaging activity propping up slowing market

A total of 38,475 remortgage transactions were made in April, an 8% rise from...

The Adviser Alliance launches

The Adviser Alliance has launched at 8am today (31 May) and is open for applications. It says...

‘Record figures’ for First Complete and Pink

First Complete and Pink have reported that their mortgage, protection and general insurance sales...

COMMENT

First-time buyers and buy-to-let are not rivals

As we move further into 2026, a familiar narrative is starting to reappear. It suggests that a stronger first-time buyer market will be delivered...

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...

Latest news

The Suffolk cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 26bps

Suffolk Building Society has reduced a range of 80% LTV buy-to-let fixed rates by...

Foundation trims specialist buy-to-let rates and broadens product range

Foundation has reduced pricing across much of its specialist buy-to-let range and introduced a...

Paradigm launches mortgage rule review hub for intermediaries

Paradigm has launched a new website page and accompanying video aimed at bringing together...

Hampshire Trust Bank bolsters Midlands broker coverage with new hire

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has appointed Mike Sharp as business development manager for the...

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