Mortgages

Tesco Bank lengthens offer validity period

Tesco Bank is extending the validity period of its formal mortgage offers for new...

Complete Mortgages joins HSBC broker panel

Guildford mortgage broker Complete Mortgages has secured access to HSBC’s broker panel. The move...

BoE cuts Bank Rate and unveils support package

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to cut the Bank Rate to...

N&P unveils 1.19% two-year deal

The Norwich & Peterborough Building Society (N&P) has cut the rate on its two-year...

Mortgage Vision headline speakers revealed

Mortgage Brain has announced that the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) and Nationwide/The Mortgage...

L&G: rates unlikely to fall regardless of MPC decision

Fixed rate mortgages have fallen by an average of 2.5% since 2010, according to research...

Stonebridge Group offers client e-magazine

Stonebridge Group is launching a new e-magazine to help its advisers to communicate more...

Precise cuts HMO and Ltd Co BTL rates

Precise Mortgages has made changes to its buy-to-let product range. HMO rates are being...

NatWest unveils £500 FTB cashback deal

NatWest has launched a number of new two and five-year fixed rate cashback mortgage deals for...

New underwriting manager at the Dudley

The Dudley Building Society has appointed Paula Millard to the position of underwriting manager. She joins...

Lending and profits up at the Principality

The Principality Building Society has posted a small increase in profits for the first...

Five new faces for TFC Homeloans

TFC Homeloans has increased its headcount by five. The new recruits will work across...

Aldermore hires SE relationship manager

Aldermore has announced the appointment of a new relationship manager in residential mortgages covering...

Sales promotion at Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgages has appointed Ian Hawes as a new internal sales team leader. Hawes (pictured) has been...

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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