Mortgages

MBE London supports Mortgage Sleep Out

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) will be supporting the Mortgage Sleep Out at the Barbican...

Aldermore completes £325m RMBS

Aldermore has announced the completion of a RMBS transaction worth £325m of new funding...

MFB for Intermediaries launches

Mortgages for Business has launched MFB for Intermediaries as part of a refresh of...

Together expands buy-to-let distribution

Together has opened up its buy-to-let mortgage range to broker networks and clubs. Broker members...

The Leeds makes corporate account manager hire

The Leeds Building Society has added to its intermediary team with the appointment of...

Vida unveils new build and ‘speedy remortgage’ propositions

Vida Homeloans has made changes to its new build proposition, as well as introducing...

New sales hires for Pepper Money

Pepper Money has added to its sales team with the recruitment of a new...

Connect for Intermediaries publishes conference agenda

Connect for Intermediaries has released the full agenda for its conference, which takes place...

The Bath BS joins Legal & General Mortgage Club panel

Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced that the Bath Building Society is the...

Secure Trust Bank expands 90% LTV mortgage availability

Secure Trust Bank Mortgages has added 90% LTV products to its core range, with...

Newcastle Intermediaries makes buy-to-let rate cuts

Newcastle Intermediaries is reducing its buy-to-let rates by up to 0.64 percentage points. The cuts...

Knowledge Bank users offered overseas mortgage facilities

Brokers using Knowledge Bank now have access to a range of overseas mortgages via Simon...

Accord to maintain welcome box initiative

Accord Mortgages is to continue with its welcome box initiative on behalf of brokers...

Leek United unveils new mortgages

The Leek United Building Society has revamped its mortgage product portfolio. New deals include a two-year discounted...

COMMENT

The two-year fix isn’t advice. It’s a diary entry

5.98%. That was the average two-year fix on 5 October, according to Moneyfacts, the highest since mid-December 2023. The average five-year fix: 6.00%. On those...

Alternative strategies for buying in high-growth property areas

For first-time buyers a Lifetime ISA can be a useful way to build a house deposit, with a 25% government bonus on eligible savings...

Buy-to-let and the next generation of landlords

There has been plenty of discussion recently about the future of buy-to-let, whether landlords can continue to make their investments work, and what the...

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...

Latest news

Halifax extends Club Lloyds mortgage discounts to broker customers

Halifax Intermediaries is introducing discounted mortgage products for eligible Club Lloyds customers, giving brokers...

ModaMortgages adds eight buy-to-let products at 80% LTV

ModaMortgages has introduced eight additional buy-to-let products at 80% loan-to-value (LTV), extending its options...

House price growth slows for fourth consecutive month

Average UK house prices increased by just 0.9% in the year to August as...

Accord reduces buy-to-let mortgage rates by up to 69bps

Accord Mortgages is reducing selected buy-to-let fixed rates by up to 69 basis points...

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