Mortgages

Mortgage Vision details revealed

The dates, venues and registration details have been announced for the 2016 series of...

The Coventry ups BTL end of term age

The Coventry Building Society is increasing its maximum age at end of term from 75...

The Mortgage Lender cuts tracker rates

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has reduced the cost of its tracker mortgages. The Glasgow-based lender...

Record results for Together

Together has posted record pre-tax profits £90.3m for the year ending 30 June 2016, an...

New exclusives from Skipton Intermediaries

Skipton Intermediaries is offering a selection of two-year fixed rate exclusives, available for purchase...

Month-on-month fall in FTB & home mover activity

Home-owners borrowed £10.6bn for house purchase in July 2016, down 13% month-on-month and 12%...

Brexit effect won’t be fully felt for years

An industry panel at today's Financial Services Expo (FSE) London have agreed that the...

Fewer ‘dinner party landlords’ predicted

Changes hitting buy-to-landlords, such as a rise in stamp duty for additional homes and...

FCA signals Mortgage Market Study launch

The Financial Services Authority (FCA) is to formally launch its Mortgage Market Study towards the...

FHL cuts rates and simplifies fee structure

Foundation Home Loans (FHL) has cut rates across its buy-to-let range and has simplified its...

Virgin Money cuts residential & BTL rates

Virgin Money has updated its mortgage range with a number of rate reductions in...

Brits still confident about owning property

A massive majority of the UK population believe that they will eventually be able to invest...

TMA outlines regional roadshow offering

TMA Mortgage Club is rolling out a series of regional roadshows with a number of mortgage...

Finance problems behind sales falling through

The Nottingham Building Society has reported that mortgage issues were the biggest reason for house...

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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