Mortgages

Perenna cuts purchase, remortgage and RIO rates

Perenna has reduced rates across its purchase, remortgage and retirement interest-only (RIO) products. RIO...

Suffolk BS improves FTB affordability with rate cuts

Suffolk Building Society is reducing the rates on its 95% LTV residential mortgages by...

Over 15m adults in UK with adverse credit

The latest Pepper Money Specialist Lending Study has stated that more than 15 million...

Cumberland BS launches new affordability calculator

Cumberland Building Society has announced the launch of its new affordability calculator, designed to...

Strengthening remortgage market should be taken advantage of

After a fairly lengthy period where the significant mode of refinancing appeared to be...

Pepper Money launches 2024 Specialist Lending Study

Pepper Money has launched its 2024 Specialist Lending Study at an invitation-only event in...

A broker’s role in reigniting the buzz of buying

Over the last few years, first time buyers (FTBs) have faced several significant obstacles...

MHBS to cut residential and let fixed rates

Market Harborough Building Society is cutting its residential and let fixed rates by up...

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries unveils new broker portal

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries has released its new online broker portal, designed to...

Atom bank cuts prime & near-prime rates

Atom bank has reduced rates across both its Near Prime and Prime product ranges. Rates...

Pepper improves self-employed affordability calculations

Pepper Money has enhanced its self-employed criteria, including the introduction of the ability to...

Transaction infrastructure firm joins OPDA

Movemnt has become the latest organisation to join the Open Property Data Association (OPDA),...

Noble succeeds Mielczarek as Chetwood Financial CEO

Andy Mielczarek is stepping down as CEO of Chetwood Financial, with Paul Noble announced...

Major improvements in mortgage processing times over past two years

High street mortgage lenders have reduced their average application processing time by 30%, from...

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We need clearer guidance on Stamp Duty advice

Just over a week ago Angela Rayner resigned following the discovery of a Stamp Duty breach on a flat she owns in Hove. She...

AI could make obsolescence obsolete and slash global e-waste

For decades, technology has been trapped in a cycle of forced obsolescence. Each year, a new iPhone or Android release quietly renders last year’s...

Discount Market Value: a local solution for a national housing challenge

The UK housing market is under constant scrutiny, especially when it comes to bolstering the supply of affordable housing. The government’s recent announcement of a...

Don’t overlook lifetime mortgages for clients with IHT worries

Lifetime mortgages have evolved significantly over the last few years. The industry has risen to the challenge, developing innovative new product features which ensure...

You can’t just turn on a tap and expect housing supply to flow

Yawn and stretch, the government have appointed a new housing Czar in place of the thoroughly discredited Angie Rayner, former Deputy Prime Minister, who...

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The Mortgage Lender cuts rates across residential and buy-to-let ranges

The Mortgage Lender has announced rate reductions across its residential and buy-to-let product lines,...

SDKA unveils bridge to term product after record financial year

SDKA has launched its first bridge to term loan, broadening its product range after...

GB Bank backs investor with bespoke £131-unit MUFB refinance

GB Bank has completed the refinancing of a major residential block in the Midlands,...

SMEs put cost of finance ahead of rising bills and tax in new survey

Access to affordable finance has emerged as the single biggest challenge facing small businesses,...