Mortgages

Rise in number expecting 2017 rate rise

23% of remortgagors now expect a rate rise in the next year, according to...

New 1.99% five-year fix from the Leeds

The Leeds Building Society has launched a five year fixed rate mortgage with £1,000...

Annual increase in first-time buyer activity

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has revealed that in September, home-owners borrowed £11.4bn...

The Dudley to provide mortgage services for Tenet Group

The Dudley Building Society has announced a new relationship with Leeds based Tenet Group. The agreement...

New remortgage deals from Barclays

Barclays has introduced new remortgage products available for a limited period. These rates will be available...

Exclusive 3.29% HMO tracker for 3mc

3mc has launched an exclusive two-year tracker mortgage funded by Precise Mortgages, targeting both...

Magellan Homeloans hires south east regional sales manager

Magellan Homeloans has appointed Jacqui Simmons as regional sales manager with responsibility for liaising...

HML rebrands as Computershare

Third-party mortgage servicer HML will rebrand as Computershare this month. The Skipton-based company will...

FHL partners with L&G Mortgage Club

Foundation Home Loans (FHL) has announced a new partnership with Legal & General’s Mortgage...

New Street cuts two-year fixed rate

Buy-to-let lender New Street Mortgages is cutting its two-year fixed rate by 80bps to...

Mortgage arrears still at 20-year low

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has reported that the overall arrears rate in...

Aldermore sees 20% rise in new lending

Aldermore Bank has reported £2.3bn in originations for the first nine months of 2016. During that period, net...

Pepper revamps website

Pepper Homeloans has updated its website with the aim of making it quicker and...

IMLA: private housebuilding an urgent priority

Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) members believe 'constant' ministerial reshuffles are negatively impacting government...

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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