Mortgages

Major rises in purchase and remortgage activity

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has revealed that during February, home-owners borrowed £8.7bn...

Board change at OneSavings Bank

Malcolm McCaig, independent non-executive director of OneSavings Bank plc (OSB), will be stepping down...

Skipton extends web chat to eMortgage system

Skipton Intermediaries is extending its web chat service to provide further support to brokers. It...

New Street completes five-day mortgage app

For the first time, New Street Mortgages has issued a mortgage offer within five...

March surge in first-time buyer activity

Connells Survey & Valuation has reported that in March the total number of valuations...

Kensington now distributed by Brightstar 

Kensington, which announced its decision to work with specialist distribution again last month, has selected Brightstar...

Sharp rise in valuations

In March, the total number of valuations carried out rose 8% year-on-year and grew...

Kensington ups max loan ceilings

Kensington Mortgages has raised the maximum loan limits for first-time buyers and buy-to-let mortgages. ...

HSBC broadens its mortgage distribution

HSBC is widening the availability of its mortgages through three new brokers. The three new...

CML members green-light merger

The Council of Mortgage Lenders' (CML) members have voted in favour of the proposal...

FCA allows affordability waiver for lifetime mortgages

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has decided allow lifetime mortgage lenders to apply for...

The Mortgage Lender hires head of sales

The Mortgage Lender has appointed Paula Priest, a former sales and relationship manager with...

Identity tweak for Keystone

Keystone Buy to Let Mortgages has changed its name to Keystone Property Finance. The...

New offsets from the Chelsea

The Chelsea Building Society has launched a new fee-free offset range. All mortgages in...
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COMMENT

Cover

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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More than half of homeowners coming to the end of a fixed-rate deal are...

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