Mortgages

Network posts rising turnover and profits

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has posted its first full year’s results. Turnover has grown...

New five-year tracker from the Nationwide

The Nationwide Building Society has launched a new five-year tracker mortgage product. Rates for the 60%...

Remortgagers take advantage of lower rates

Latest research from Connells Survey and Valuation shows that remortgaging property owners are taking full...

New hires for The Mortgage Lender

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has made several new appointments in broker-facing teams.  Joining the team...

Magellan Homeloans partners with Next Intelligence

Magellan Homeloans has been added to the lending panel of Next Intelligence mortgage club. Directly authorised...

Vida Homeloans expands packager panel

Vida Homeloans is expanding the panel of packaging partners distributing its range of residential...

New intermediary exclusives from Virgin Money

Virgin Money has revised its mortgage range, with the launch of new intermediary exclusive two-year...

New FTB rates from TSB Bank

TSB Bank has introduced a range of mortgages for first time buyers, with no product fees...

Attitudes to BTL market “remain incredibly positive”

Bank of Ireland has stated that its latest UK’s Buy-to-Let Market Index shows that...

New cashback offer from Halifax

Halifax has unveiled a £750 cashback offer to support first time buyers, home movers...

Kensington revamps buy-to-let offering

Kensington has launches Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) and multi-unit exclusives for specialist distributors...

AMI announces board changes and election details

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has undertaken a further board review to improve...

Keystone changes Classic criteria

Keystone Property Finance has made three changes to its Classic Range lending criteria. The...

Mortgage Brain hires lender development manager

Mortgage Brain has appointed Karen Faulkner as its new lender development manager.     Faulkner's role will...

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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