Mortgages

TFC partners with Bluestone

TFC Homeloans has joined forces with Bluestone Mortgages, enabling its brokers to access the lender’s...

Hinckley & Rugby lending figures aided by retentions

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society beat its lending target in the first half of...

New senior adviser for LendInvest

Stephan Wilcke has joined LendInvest as a senior adviser. Wilcke was executive chairman of OneSavings...

Coventry for Intermediaries tweaks affordability criteria

Coventry for Intermediaries has made changes to its affordability model. The intermediary mortgage lending arm...

Openwork expands lending panel

Kent Reliance has joined Openwork's growing lender panel. The addition of Kent Reliance, a brand of OneSavings...

£4bn a year could be saved by moving off SVR

Legal & General Mortgage Club has found that swapping existing mortgages from the Standard...

“Measured growth” at the Dudley BS

The Dudley Building Society has reported pre-tax profit in the year ending April 2016...

Young professionals flock to East Sussex coast

The BN3 postal district in Hove is once again the most desirable location to...

Together unveils BTL criteria changes

Together has removed the maximum age limit on its buy-to-let mortgages, where affordability can be satisfied...

No changes from the MPC

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has again voted unanimously to maintain...

Trio of appointments for The Mortgage Lender

The Mortgage Lender has announced the appointment of three new key account managers. Sandra Harrington,...

Lloyds Bank cuts FTB rates

Lloyds Bank has reduced its rates on its mortgage products designed to support first-time...

The Nationwide extends maximum borrowing age

The Nationwide Building Society's new maximum age for borrowing of 85 will apply to...

The Nationwide to cut fixed rates

The Nationwide Building Society is cutting fixed rate mortgages tomorrow (16 June), as well...

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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