Mortgages

Buy to Let Club partners with Precise Mortgages

Buy to Let Club has teamed up with Precise Mortgages to offer its members an...

Mortgage lending up at the Mansfield

The Mansfield Building Society has reported a 3.8% growth in mortgage assets in 2016...

Vida Homeloans cuts buy-to-let mortgage rates

Vida Homeloans has cut its two-year tracker, two-year fixed and five-year fixed rates on...

Rise in use of ‘bank of mum and dad’

The proportion of first-time buyers relying on inherited wealth or loans from the ‘bank...

Spring self-build sale at the Saffron

Saffron For Intermediaries, the dedicated intermediary channel of Saffron Building Society, is offering a Spring...

YBS unveils 1.42% three year deal at 65% LTV

The Yorkshire Building Society is now offering a three-year fixed rate mortgage for buyers and remortgage customers...

Paradigm partners with Nottingham for Intermediaries

Paradigm Mortgage Services, has added Nottingham for Intermediaries, the dedicated intermediary arm of the Nottingham...

Halifax unveils remortgage cashback offer

Halifax is offering £250 cashback for remortgaging from another mortgage provider.  Applications on qualifying mortgages must be...

Understanding the self-employed

If you’re self-employed then you’ve probably looked at the political goings-on over the past...

Avoiding a mortgage catastrophe

We’re almost through the first quarter of the year which can seem like a...

The West Brom revises five-year range

The West Brom Building Society has made changes to its range of five year fixed rate...

Almost half of DAs to respond to FSCS consultation

TMA Mortgage Club has claimed that 47% of Directly Authorised (DA) advisers are planning...

BBA: net mortgage borrowing up 2.5% year-on-year

February high street banking data from the British Bankers' Association (BBA) shows that household...

One in five say home ownership is thing of the past

48% of young Brits think it’s harder than ever to get on the property...

COMMENT

The self-employed boom and why traditional life cover won’t cut it

There’s a shift happening in how people work and how they buy homes - especially for the self-employed and gig economy worker. Flexibility, autonomy and...

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...

Latest news

Half of borrowers undecided as fixed rates end

More than half of homeowners coming to the end of a fixed-rate deal are...

Court delays stretch to 27 weeks as Section 21 exit looms

Landlords are facing the longest court delays in more than two decades despite a...

Law Society urges court funding boost before Section 21 ban

The Law Society of England and Wales has called on the Government to increase...

Manchester movers rethink upsizing as costs bite

Rising mortgage rates and stamp duty bills are prompting Manchester families to shelve plans...

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