Mortgages

Lending “stagnant” in May

The Bank of England has reported that the number of loan approvals for house...

The Family BS cuts mortgage rates

The Family Building Society has cut the rates on its three and five year...

Tenet offers access to the Key

Tenet Group has extended its partnership with Mortgage Brain and is now offering its...

InterBay cuts BTL and HMO rates

InterBay Commercial has made reduction to rates on its entire range of buy-to-let and HMO products....

Together: We’ll support brokers through Brexit 

Following the uncertainty stemming from the referendum decision last week to leave the European...

AMI slams FCA over fees implementation

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has criticised the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) over...

Best May for remortgaging in eight years

Monthly gross remortgage lending totalled £5bn in May 2016, according to LMS, up by...

FTBs paying record amounts for first home

While the wider mortgage market has been fluctuating because of the EU referendum, First-time...

Openwork reports profit for fourth consecutive year

Openwork has posted a profit for the fourth consecutive year, with an increase in...

New 50% LTV deals from Coventry for Intermediaries

Coventry for Intermediaries has introduced 50% LTV products across its residential and offset ranges. New...

Skipton Intermediaries offering ‘day one’ valuations

Skipton Intermediaries has launched 'day one' mortgage valuations on all of its mortgage applications. This...

TFC partners with TenetLime

TFC Homeloans has joined forces with TenetLime to offer Tenet’s appointed representatives increased access...

New Supply Teacher Mortgage launched

The Teachers Building Society has launched a new Supply Teacher Mortgage aimed at supply teachers...

CML reports “dampened” lending in May

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has estimated that gross mortgage lending reached £18.2...

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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