Mortgages

Home secretary to open Northview Group HQ

The Northview Group is to open its new headquarters on 5 February and in...

FTB cashback offer from the Yorkshire

The Yorkshire Building Society is offering first-time buyers an extra £500 cashback when they complete on...

Barclays revamps two-year fixes

Barclays has made changes to the two year fixed mortgage range. Rate reductions of up to 0.18...

Packager reveals new fee structure

Brunel Mortgages & Loans has announced a new fee structure in response to the Mortgage Credit...

Rates cut by the Hinckley & Rugby

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has cut the interest rates on five discount...

Aldermore introduces limited edition BTL fix

Aldermore has unveiled a new limited edition rate on its five-year fixed rate buy-to-let deal. It...

The Dudley unveils ERC-free discounted deals

The Dudley Building Society has launched eight new discount for term rate products, four of...

Computershare preferred supplier in UKAR tender process

Computershare has been appointed preferred supplier in the tender process to undertake the mortgage...

West One Loans to hold MCD broker workshops

West One Loans is to hold a series of broker workshops for intermediaries explaining...

Shepherd Direct revamps brand strategy

Shepherd Direct Ltd has adopted the acronym ‘SDL’ in an overhaul of the Group’s...

New higher LTV two-year deals from Accord Mortgages

Accord Mortgages has launched a range of two-year fixed rate products for borrowers with...

New occupational mortgage deals from the Saffron

Saffron For Intermediaries has launched three-year fixed rate options across its range of occupational...

FHL sees rise in limited company BTL

Foundation Home Loans (FHL) says it has been witnessing increasing interest in limited company...

New discounted reversion rate for landlords from Accord

Accord Buy to Let has launched a discounted reversion rate, aimed at improving affordability...

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...

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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...

Clydesdale Bank hikes selected residential fixed rates

Clydesdale Bank is increasing a range of residential fixed rate products across purchase, remortgage...

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