Mortgages

New cashback fixes from the Skipton

The Skipton Building Society is launching three new residential two-year fixed rate products with £1,000...

New five-year BTL deal from Pepper Homeloans

Pepper Homeloans has launched a limited edition buy-to-let five-year fixed rate of 2.98%. It has a...

Growing social divisions in UK housing market

2016 saw the role of cash in funding house purchases reach a post-recession high,...

Interest-only borrowing behind equity release rise

Key Retirement has found that 22% of customers used property wealth to clear mortgage...

Platform ups loan to income ratio

Platform has increased the loan to income ratio for qualifying mortgage applicants.  The intermediary mortgage brand...

Rise in buy-to-let fixed rates

Mortgages for Business has reported that buy-to-let fixed rates rose in April across two,...

Milestone for Newcastle-based brokerage

Mortgage broker BH Mortgages is celebrating its first anniversary. Over the past 12 months the...

New fixed rates from Investec Private Banking

Investec Private Banking has unveiled a range of two, four and 10-year fixed rates across...

Vida revises buy-to-let criteria

Vida Homeloans has made changes to its specialist buy-to-let mortgage range. The lender has removed...

TMP celebrates 20th anniversary

The Mortgage Partnership (TMP) is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a rebrand and a...

The Darlington joins SimplyBiz Mortgages panel

SimplyBiz Mortgages has revealed that the Darlington Building Society has joined its lender panel....

Halifax Intermediaries unveils grand cashback offer

Halifax Intermediaries is offering first-time buyers and homemovers £1000 cashback on qualifying mortgages. The...

Cost of buying and moving home to continue to rise

The combined ‘additional costs’ of moving home, such as estate agent fees and conveyancing costs,...

FTBs facing relationship strain and stress

Aldermore’s latest quarterly First Time Buyer Index has found that the process of buying a first...

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...

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HSBC UK to host Spring Budget economy webinars for intermediaries

HSBC UK is inviting brokers to join a series of economy update webinars focused...

Green shoots for housing market as confidence rebounds

Surveyors are reporting the clearest signs yet that the housing slowdown may be bottoming...

AML regime ‘costing billions with little return’

Global anti-money laundering rules are imposing vast costs on banks while recovering less than...

Clydesdale Bank hikes selected residential fixed rates

Clydesdale Bank is increasing a range of residential fixed rate products across purchase, remortgage...

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