Mortgages

CML reports quieter April for mortgage market

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has reported that home-owners borrowed £8.1bn for house purchase...

TBMC offers BTL tracker with Axis Bank

TBMC has launched a new buy-to-let two year variable rate product with Axis Bank. It...

The Ipswich alters large loan completion fees

The Ipswich Building Society has changed the completion fees on its Large Loan products...

FSE Cardiff seminar programme unveiled

The seminar programme for the Financial Services Expo (FSE) Cardiff has been revealed. FSE Cardiff...

Bluestone partners with Mortgage Intelligence

Bluestone Mortgages is partnering with network and mortgage club Mortgage Intelligence. The new partnership...

New BDM for Kensington

Gemma Lang has joined Kensington as business development manager (BDM) for the North London...

Halifax reduces first-time buyer rates

Halifax has lowered the rates on its mortgage products aimed at first-time buyers. The changes apply to...

New limited edition BTL deal from Aldermore

Aldermore has unveiled a new limited edition rate on its standard buy-to-let product range....

Study into energy efficiency & mortgage borrowing

The Nationwide Building Society is chairing research into whether homebuyers of energy efficient homes...

Over-50s not making most of their finances pre-retirement

The over-50s are spending their extra income they receive once they’ve paid off their...

The Leeds offers LSL buy-to-let exclusive

Leeds Building Society has launched a new two-year 70% LTV buy-to-let fixed rate product,...

Clever Lending launches sourcing system for seconds

Clever Lending has unveiled its new second charge sourcing system for brokers, Clever Sourcing,...

Accord cuts five-year fixed rates

Accord Mortgages has announced a 0.15 percentage point reduction on selected five-year fixed rate...

New Help to Buy deal from the Teachers

The Teachers Building Society has launched a new 1.49% discounted variable rate Help to...

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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