Mortgages

Life & pensions sector to contribute more to FSCS

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) will levy £337m in the financial year 2016/17,...

BBA: 64% year-on-year rise in mortgage lending

The British Bankers' Association (BBA) has revealed that gross mortgage borrowing of £17.1 billion...

Key appointments to Together’s leadership team

Specialist lender Together has made two senior appointments to its leadership team. The group of...

Lorenzo Satchell rejoins Together

Specialist lender Together has appointed Lorenzo Satchell has its new commercial relationship manager for...

New underwriter for the Teachers

Martyn Balsom has been appointed as a new mortgage underwriter at the Teachers Building...

Skipton pilots mortgage retention proc fee

Skipton Intermediaries is launching a six-month mortgage retention pilot with two of its key...

Metro Bank launches intergenerational mortgages

Metro Bank has announced a new mortgage offering for clients of St. James’s Place...

Halifax unveils 1% cashback offer

The Halifax has launched a 1% cashback offer for first time buyers and home...

The Leeds hires quality and competency head

The Leeds Building Society has appointed Dave Conway as its head of quality and...

Magellan to hold trade show one-to-ones

Magellan Homeloans is offering brokers the opportunity to book a one-to-one consultation session at...

Growing numbers look to improve not move

Increasing numbers of homeowners are choosing to improve not move, as the costs of...

Lloyds promises ‘hassle free’ mortgage offer

Lloyds Bank has launched a new ‘hassle free’ mortgage offer, providing first time buyers, home...

3mc appointed to Kensington packager panel

Mortgage distributor 3mc has announced the launch of a 90% LTV residential mortgage from...

Record month for L&G Mortgage Club

The Legal & General Mortgage Club completed £4.7bn in March, the highest monthly number...

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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...

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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%,...

Countrywide Surveying Services names associate director for learning & development

Countrywide Surveying Services has promoted Sarah Chalmers-Stevens to associate director of learning and development...

Smart Money People appoints Peer Jelendorf as chief executive

Smart Money People has named Peer Jelendorf as its new chief executive, succeeding Jacqueline...

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