Mortgages

Don’t discount the power of a discount mortgage

Discount mortgages are a frequently misunderstood area of the mortgage market, but for the...

Newcastle for Intermediaries provides new products to improve affordability

Newcastle for Intermediaries has unveiled a new range of products to help those looking...

The Mortgage Mingle mixes with the Soup

Mortgage Soup is delighted to announce that it is teaming up with the Mortgage...

Coventry cuts fixed rates and delivers a dose of Christmas cheer for borrowers

Coventry is the latest lender to announce fixed rate cuts of up to 26bps...

Gatehouse Bank launches 2-year and 5-year fixed term buy-to-let products

Gatehouse Bank has launched new reduced 2-year and 5-year fixed term buy-to-let products and...

Precise launches new limited edition & BTL products

Precise, part of the OSB Group, has introduced new limited edition products which include...

Coventry for intermediaries cuts all fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced the pricing on all of its fixed rate mortgages. Reduced...

NatWest cuts rates and extends end dates

NatWest is making changes to its New Business, Existing Customer, and Additional Borrowing (ADBO)...

Green home renovations a priority to help improve energy efficiency as housing costs rise in November

Rent and mortgage spending grew 8.2% year-on-year in November and a 14 month high,...

Seven out of 10 brokers believe specialist mortgage market offers best ever opportunity

Seven out of 10 (72%) brokers believe the specialist market now presents a bigger...

Mortgage search activity dropped in November

November saw a decline in mortgage search activity compared to October 2024, latest statistics...

Leeds unveils game-changing Income Plus deals for first-time buyers

Leeds is rewriting the rulebook for first-time buyers with its Income Plus mortgages, designed...

Atom bank cuts interest rates on Prime residential range

Atom bank has cut rates by 0.10% across its Prime residential mortgage range as...

Brits turning to second charge deals to to pay school fees

A growing number of Brits are turning to second charge mortgages to fund school...

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Income protection: the unsung hero of the cost-of-living crisis

Higher mortgage rates, rising energy costs, and continued inflation have put pressure on many household budgets. Advisers spend time helping customers find the right rate,...

Why rigid credit scoring is locking too many people out of homeownership

Some people don’t fit the mould. That’s always been true in mortgage lending. But the tools used by most lenders to assess borrowers, particularly...

What a bigger market means for brokers

The latest Interpath and BDLA UK Bridging Market Survey confirms what many brokers are already experiencing on the ground, that bridging has hit the...

How social media can bridge the protection disconnect

The latest AMI Protection Viewpoint provided a compelling snapshot of the challenges and opportunities facing the protection market. The research highlights a worrying pattern that...

Opening doors for credit-worthy but overlooked clients

It doesn’t take much these days for a borrower to feel they’ve fallen out of favour with the system. A missed payment here, a...

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HSBC to cut residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates

HSBC UK is reducing rates across a wide range of residential and buy-to-let mortgage...

Zephyr Homeloans cuts rates across core buy-to-let offering

Specialist buy-to-let mortgage provider Zephyr Homeloans has unveiled fresh rate reductions across its standard...

Roma Finance supports £3.35m Colchester industrial scheme

Roma Finance has provided £3.35 million to fund phase one of a 23-unit industrial...

L&G strengthens lender relationships with new strategic appointment

Legal & General’s Mortgage Services business has appointed Vicky Windsor as strategic relationship manager...

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