Mortgages

Vida Homeloans expands packager panel

Vida Homeloans is expanding the panel of packaging partners distributing its range of residential...

New intermediary exclusives from Virgin Money

Virgin Money has revised its mortgage range, with the launch of new intermediary exclusive two-year...

New FTB rates from TSB Bank

TSB Bank has introduced a range of mortgages for first time buyers, with no product fees...

Attitudes to BTL market “remain incredibly positive”

Bank of Ireland has stated that its latest UK’s Buy-to-Let Market Index shows that...

New cashback offer from Halifax

Halifax has unveiled a £750 cashback offer to support first time buyers, home movers...

Kensington revamps buy-to-let offering

Kensington has launches Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) and multi-unit exclusives for specialist distributors...

AMI announces board changes and election details

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has undertaken a further board review to improve...

Keystone changes Classic criteria

Keystone Property Finance has made three changes to its Classic Range lending criteria. The...

Mortgage Brain hires lender development manager

Mortgage Brain has appointed Karen Faulkner as its new lender development manager.     Faulkner's role will...

FCA concerned by ‘high risk’ sector appetite

Lynda Blackwell, mortgage sector manager at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), says the regulator...

Don’t expect tax relief u-turn

People hoping for a u-turn from the Chancellor in the upcoming Autumn Statement on the...

Market remained resilient since Brexit vote

The audience at the Financial Services Expo (FSE) Midlands on Thursday heard an industry panel...

Bank Rate cut now less likely

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has once again voted to keep...

Pepper appoints originations head

Nicola Boardman has joined Pepper Homeloans as its head of origination. She will be responsible...

COMMENT

Advisers need an answer for evolving landlords

It’s a tough time to be a landlord. The succession of changes to tax and regulation made in recent years - with the Renters’...

AI doesn’t remove bias. It gives us the chance to manage it

One of the great promises of artificial intelligence has always been objectivity. Machines, unlike people, do not have bad days. They do not favour...

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal leasehold system to an end,” of returning power to homeowners...

Managing cashflow and risk in today’s turbulent market

Over the past decade buy-to-let landlords have become accustomed to operating in a market where it can often feel like change is the only...

Is there such thing as a ‘typical borrower’ anymore?

What is a typical borrower? A few decades ago, it would have been a salaried employee, single source of income and, most likely, a...

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Newcastle expands broker mortgage range with higher-LTV deals

Newcastle for Intermediaries has expanded its mortgage range with the return of higher loan-to-value...

Mortgage arrears and possessions fall in second quarter

The number of UK mortgages in arrears declined in the second quarter of 2026,...

Paragon restores Track to Fix option on buy-to-let tracker mortgages

Paragon Bank has reintroduced a feature allowing existing buy-to-let customers to move from a...

Pepper Money plans Scottish first charge mortgage launch

Pepper Money plans to launch its first charge mortgage range in Scotland in September,...

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