Mortgages

The Dudley and 3mc unveil exclusive

Mortgage packager 3mc has joined forces with the Dudley Building Society to launch an exclusive five-year fixed rate...

September gross lending up 2% year-on-year

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has estimated that gross mortgage lending reached £20.5...

New fixes from the Teachers

The Teachers Building Society has unveiled two new fixed rate mortgages. The mortgages, available for teachers...

New CeMAP diploma introduced

A new, higher-level CeMAP qualification is being launched by The London Institute of Banking &...

The Yorkshire unveils fixed rate cuts

The Yorkshire Building Society has introduced a number of rate cuts across two, three and five-year...

FCA to consult on arrears remediation guidance

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to consult on new guidance on the treatment of...

Cost of mortgages continues to fall

Mortgage Brain’s latest quarterly product data analysis has showed further reductions in the cost of...

FSE Midlands seminar programme published

Front Events, organisers of Financial Services Expo (FSE) Midlands, has revealed announced the full...

Kensington introduces new affordability calculator

Kensington has launched a new affordability calculator, aimed at streamlining the process for brokers...

Landbay unveils professional landlord products

Landbay has launched a new range of limited edition lending products with no Early...

New BTL deals from the Hinckley & Rugby

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has unveiled a pair of new buy-to-let mortgages. These...

SMP: 500 now qualified to Level 4

The Society of Mortgage Professionals (SMP) has revealed that 500 mortgage advisers have already...

Barclays removes mortgage valuation fee

Barclays Mortgages has introduced free valuations for residential purchase cases. The free valuation is available for...

Tesco Bank cuts number of fixed rates

Tesco Bank has reduced rates on a selection of its two, three and five-year fixed...

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...

Latest news

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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