Mortgages

Coventry for Intermediaries announces new BTL stress rates

Coventry for Intermediaries is increasing its buy-to-let reference rate to 5.5% on loans with...

New two-year deals from the Monmouthshire

The Monmouthshire Building Society has unveiled a new range of two-year purchase and remortgage products. The...

Ingard partners with Bluestone Mortgages

Ingard has announced the addition of Bluestone Mortgages to its panel of lenders. The...

The Skipton becomes an internal ratings based lender

The Skipton Building Society has been awarded Internal Ratings Based (IRB) status. The Skipton is one...

Michael Coogan joins Mortgages4Life board

New lender Mortgages4Life has appointed Michael Coogan as its independent chairman in anticipation of...

Landlord arrears half that of homeowners

UK homeowners are more than twice as likely as landlords to be in arrears,...

New deals from Barclays

Barclays has announced mortgage rate cuts along with the launch of some highly competitive...

Clever Lending partners with Source Insurance

Master broker Clever Lending has teamed up with Source Insurance to provide a series of general insurance 'masterclass'...

The Nationwide cuts two-year tracker rates

The Nationwide Building Society is reducing rates on selected two-year tracker mortgage products by...

Accord launches Client Hub for brokers

Accord Mortgages has unveiled an interactive website designed to support brokers during discussions with...

Remortgaging bounces back from post-Brexit low

LMS has reported that the value of remortgage lending rose by 23% from £5.5...

TBMC to offer Kensington deals

TBMC has appointed Kensington onto its lending panel. It will now offer all of Kensington’s...

TMA wants lender transparency over product transfers

TMA mortgage club is urging lenders to report when they approach borrowers ahead of the...

Mortgage approvals hold steady

The number of mortgage approvals was largely flat between September and October, falling by...

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

Santander lowers higher LTV rates for FTBs with 95% 5-year fix at 4.72%

Santander will cut rates by up to 0.32% across its 85%-95% LTV first-time buyer...

First-time buyer solo females outpace couples

More women are planning to step onto the property ladder alone rather than with...

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%,...

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