Mortgages

Five new BDMs for NatWest IS

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has appointed five new business development managers (BDMs). Three of the BDMS...

Enterprise: secured lending breaks £1bn barrier

January 2016 saw secured lending reach a five-year high, according to the latest Enterprise Finance Secured...

TSB unveils new deals to support ‘affordable’ housing

TSB is expanding its Affordable Housing offering available through brokers. Broadening its Help to...

FHL: longer-term BTL rates should appease FPC

Foundation Home Loans’ commercial director, Simon Bayley, believes that much of the issue surrounding...

Virgin Money cuts residential and BTL rates

Virgin Money has made rate cuts on certain products across its core residential and buy-to-let mortgage...

First-time buyer numbers remain resilient

There has been an annual 6.6% rise in the number of households purchasing their...

Mortgage rates fall to record lows

February saw record lows in average rates for two and three-year fixed mortgage deals,...

FCA reveals fall in complaints

The Financial Conduct Authority has stated that there was a decrease of 1.4% in...

IMLA fears PRA action will dumb down buy-to-let market

The intermediary Mortgage Lenders' Association (IMLA) has responded to the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) consultation...

Lloyds Bank launches online remortgage service

A new online service to provide increased ease for those looking to switch their...

FTBs losing out to stampeding landlord investors

85% of estate agents reported an increase in the number of buy-to-let investors in...

Investec consolidates HNW mortgage offering

Investec Private Banking is consolidating its Professional and £Million Plus+ mortgages into the new...

BoE proposes BTL affordability tests

The Bank of England is seeking to further clamp down on the UK's buy-to-let...

BoE seeks to define ‘portfolio landlord’

The Bank of England's Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) intends to establish a standard definition of...
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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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Tembo has raised £16m in growth funding as it looks to scale its savings...
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Nationwide reduces fixed rates by up to 0.16%

Nationwide is reducing selected two-year, three-year and five-year fixed mortgage rates by as much...
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Half of borrowers undecided as fixed rates end

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

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