Mortgages

New lender secures FCA approval

Mortgages4Life has received full regulatory approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The Peterborough-based company...

Pepper appoints regional development manager

Mark Shelper has joined Pepper Homeloans as regional development manager for the South West...

The Mortgage Partnership launches with Kensington

The Mortgage Partnership has announced the appointment of Kensington onto its lending panel. The packager...

Applications and completions up at Pink

Pink Home Loans has reported that during the first six months of the year,...

HMO exclusive for 3mc

3mc has launched an exclusive buy-to-let mortgage deal funded by Precise Mortgages. The product targets...

New seven-year deals from Coventry for Intermediaries

Coventry for Intermediaries has unveiled a new range of seven-year fixed residential mortgages. It has also cut...

Average first-time buyer age is now 37

21% of prospective buyers aged 18-34 say that, following this month’s interest rate cut,...

The Furness BS unveils new 90% LTV deals

The Furness Building Society has launched two new variable rate products at 90% loan...

New five-year deals from Accord

Accord Mortgages has unveiled a new range of five-year fixed rate remortgage deals. Available...

SimplyBiz Mortgages expands equity release panel

SimplyBiz Mortgages has announced the addition of OneFamily to its equity release panel. OneFamily’s range...

Local events “more popular” than national Expos

Complete FS has claimed that smaller regional expos are more popular among brokers than larger national...

Homemover market at highest level for almost a decade

The latest Lloyds Bank Homemaker Review has found that the number of homemovers rose...

The Skipton relaxes lending policy

The Skipton Building Society has made two policy changes across its entire mortgage range.  The maximum...

Nationwide reports 26% rise in gross mortgage lending

The Nationwide Building Society has posted its results for the quarter from 5 April...

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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