Mortgages

Bank of Ireland launches 95% LTV range

Bank of Ireland UK has unveiled a new range of 95% loan to value (LTV)...

Kensington cuts packager rates

Mortgage distributor 3mc has confirmed that Kensington is cutting its rates on its specialist...

TMA wants fight against “unfair” FSCS levy 

TMA Mortgage Club is calling on brokers to respond to a consultation paper from...

The Newcastle unveils new HTB deal

Newcastle Intermediaries has refreshed its Help to Buy range, including the introduction of two...

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks extend mortgage sale

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks have chosen to extend their sale across the range of mortgages including their...

Kensington launches sub-3% rates

Kensington Mortgages has made rate changes across its residential and buy-to-let products, including a 2.99%...

Strong end to the year for mortgage market

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has reported that homeowner house purchase lending totalled...

Vida Homeloans partners with Mortgage Intelligence

Vida Homeloans has been appointed to the Mortgage Intelligence panel of lenders for both...

Barclays unveils stamp duty cashback proposition

Barclays Mortgages has launched the Barclays Homebuyer Cashback mortgage, designed to help first time buyers or homemovers...

Sharp rise in 95% LTV lending at the Yorkshire

The Yorkshire Building Society has reported that demand for its 95% LTV home loans was 91%...

NatWest IS to pay 20bps broker retention fee

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has become the latest lender to address the issue of retention...

BTL market starting to stabilise?

Mortgage Brain has stated that the cost of buy-to-let mortgages remain at record lows...

Scots most savvy about switching

New research suggest that mortgage borrowers in Scotland are the most proactive in the...

Santander introduces minimum proc fee

Santander has made changes to its new business procuration fee policy. It has introduced a minimum procuration...

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...

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Melton targets foreign national borrowers with new five-year fixes

Melton Building Society is launching a dedicated foreign nationals mortgage range, aimed at borrowers...

North West leads HMO market share as yields edge below 10%

The North West has the highest proportion of HMOs in the UK at 17.9%,...

Countrywide Surveying Services names associate director for learning & development

Countrywide Surveying Services has promoted Sarah Chalmers-Stevens to associate director of learning and development...

Smart Money People appoints Peer Jelendorf as chief executive

Smart Money People has named Peer Jelendorf as its new chief executive, succeeding Jacqueline...

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