Mortgages

New five-year fixes from the Leeds

The Leeds Building Society has launched new fees assisted five-year fixed rate mortgages across...

New five-year fixes from Accord Mortgages

Accord Mortgages has launched a new five-year fixed rate residential range, which includes the option...

Thameside Associates wins top L&G award

Stonebridge Group has announced that one of its appointed representative (AR) firms, Thameside Associates,...

“Mismatch” within the UK housing market

House prices in the UK increased by 6.7% in the year to December 2015,...

CML: gross lending to steadily increase over next 24 months

In December 2015 first-time buyers borrowed £4.5bn for home-owner house purchase, up 7% on...

SMS grows team

Solent Mortgage Services (SMS) has made two new appointments. Ross Burnett joins SMS as its new...

SMP welcomes FCA exam review

The Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) decision to review examination standards across a broad range...

L&G launches 4.99% lifetime mortgage

Legal & General is introducing a Premier Flexible lifetime mortgage at 4.99% AER. The deal is a drawdown...

The Mansfield offers new home mover deals

The Mansfield Building Society has unveiled four new products exclusively for existing borrowers moving home and...

V Loans adopts MCD changes

V Loans has decided to implement Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD) changes ahead of the deadline. The second...

New 10-year fix from TSB

TSB Intermediary has unveiled a new 10-year fixed rate mortgage. The deal is priced at 2.89% for...

PMS and Sesame outlines Mortgage Extra Live schedule

PMS and Sesame are holding a series of seminars at 12 UK venues for clients...

Record year for L&G Mortgage Club

Legal & General Mortgage Club has reported growth of 15% in sales for 2015...

Lending up at the Nationwide

In the nine months to 31 December 2015, gross and net residential mortgage lending...

COMMENT

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...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Latest news

Brightstar Group marks 15 years with £10bn in specialist lending and plans for 20% annual growth

Brightstar Group has marked its 15th year of trading by reporting more than £10bn...

Green shoots for housing market as confidence rebounds

Surveyors are reporting the clearest signs yet that the housing slowdown may be bottoming...

AML regime ‘costing billions with little return’

Global anti-money laundering rules are imposing vast costs on banks while recovering less than...

HSBC UK to host Spring Budget economy webinars for intermediaries

HSBC UK is inviting brokers to join a series of economy update webinars focused...

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