Mortgages

Accord cuts 75% LTV buy-to-let rates

Accord Buy to Let has cut the rates across its 75% loan-to-value (LTV) range...

First Direct unveils new rates

First Direct has made rate changes across its mortgage range. Changes include reductions on a number...

New phone-based BDMs for NatWest IS

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has recruited two new business development managers (BDMs) to its phone-based...

New BTLs and higher LTVs from Virgin Money

Virgin Money has made of changes to its mortgage range, including improvements to its...

Skipton to hold MCD broker seminars

Skipton Intermediaries will be hosting a range of special breakfast seminars across the country...

3mc becomes Paragon Premier range distributor

3mc has become a distributor of Paragon’s Premier range of buy-to-let mortgages. The range, which...

RBS profits boosted by Citizens sale

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has posted quarter three profits of £952m, up...

Brokers expect little difference from Consumer BTL

The majority of respondents to a survey on the effects of the Mortgage Credit...

Brightstar receives Investors in People bronze award

Brightstar has achieved an Investors in People bronze level accreditation following its first assessment.  Just...

Damien Druce joins Castle Trust

Castle Trust Capital has appointed Damien Druce as national development manager, distribution partners. He...

Advisers want interest-only innovation

30% of equity release advisers want product development to focus on interest-only mortgages –...

The Skipton offers new Help to Buy remo deals

The Skipton Building Society has launched three new Help to Buy remortgage products over two,...

Pepper expands distributor base

Pepper Homeloans has added Legal & General Mortgage Club to its panel of distributors. Legal & General...

Buy-to-let lender charges proportionately down

The latest Buy-to-let Mortgage Costs Index from Mortgages for Business has reported that number of...

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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UTB promotes Rebwar Abdoullahi to bridging and buy-to-let sales role

United Trust Bank has promoted Rebwar Abdoullahi to business development manager within its bridging...

Kensington cuts rates across eKo, residential and buy-to-let ranges

Kensington Mortgages has reduced rates across its eKo proposition and introduced lower pricing on...

One in four adults lack confidence making everyday financial decisions

Research from specialist lender Pepper Money suggests confidence, rather than income alone, is a...

The Vernon unveils credit repair mortgage range

Vernon Building Society has introduced a new Credit Repair mortgage range aimed at borrowers...

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