Mortgages

LendInvest retains top European credit rating

LendInvest has received the highest rating from a European credit agency for the second...

Accord hails service improvement

Accord Mortgages has reported a 28% improvement on its mortgage offer turnaround time year-on-year from...

The Mortgage Works cuts buy-to-let fixed rates

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has cut rates on two, three and five-year buy-to-let and Let to...

SimplyBiz Mortgages launches ‘MIP’ team

SimplyBiz Mortgages has created a new field-based 'MIP' (mortgages, insurance and protection) team, designed...

New BTL deals from the Dudley

The Dudley Building Society has unveiled new buy-to-let products. New deals from the intermediary only...

Brexit: FCA issues regulatory statement

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a statement on EU referendum result. The regulator...

The Skipton cuts two and five-year fixes

The Skipton Building Society has cut rates by up to 0.20 percentage points across selected two and...

TSB expands affordable housing offering and cuts rates

TSB has reduced rates on a range of mortgage products from homemovers and remortgages. It...

Specialist lending powers ahead

There has been a lot of noise around the impending referendum and how the...

YBS unveils lowest 90% LTV fixed rate

The Yorkshire Building Society has launched the lowest fixed rate mortgage on the market...

Virgin Money to pay retention proc fees

Virgin Money has confirmed it will be rolling out product-switching with procuration fees for...

New three-year fixes from Accord Mortgages

Accord Mortgages has introduced a range of new three-year fixed rate mortgages, available to...

The Mansfield broadens shared ownership availability

The Mansfield Building Society has widened the availability of its shared ownership scheme by...

AToM to hold expo and gala dinner

All Types of Mortgages Ltd (AToM) is holding a specialist lender expo on 30...

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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