Mortgages

New associates for the CML

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has announced the addition of another five new...

London & Country considers flotation

The board of directors of London & Country Mortgages have responded to speculation that...

FHL simplifies criteria and reprices limited company deals

Foundation Home Loans has introduced a new range with reduced rates on prime fixed products...

Fleet’s BlackRock arrangement passes £500m mark

Fleet Mortgages has revealed that its relationship with asset manager BlackRock has so far resulted...

Saffron adds interest-only to occupational range

Saffron For Intermediaries is providing interest-only options across its occupational range of loan products. The occupational range...

Prestige Finance simplifies prime offering

Prestige Finance has simplified its mortgage range by creating a single prime range for loans...

HSBC unveils 0.99% two-year fix

HSBC has launched a two-year fixed rate mortgage at 0.99%. The deal commands a £1,499 product...

16% have never changed their mortgage

2.5 million people in Britain, equivalent to 16% of all mortgage holders, have never...

43% of brokers adversely affected by referendum

A new poll of over 200 finance brokers operating in the fields of bridging,...

Capricorn agrees five-year extension with Openwork

Openwork has announced that Capricorn Financial, its largest Appointed Representative (AR) by mortgage applications...

Halifax unveils first-time buyer offer

Halifax is offering first time buyers and home movers a £500 gift card for...

Strong remortgage activity in May

LMS has revealed that 56% of those remortgaging in May took advantage of the...

Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries in TenetLime deal

Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries has undertaken a new partnership with non-investment network TenetLime....

Kensington unveils £500k+ mortgage proposition

Kensington Mortgages has launched Premier, a new range of higher value mortgages for borrowers...

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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