Mortgages

L&G first network intermediary partner for Metro Bank

Metro Bank has partnered with Legal & General's Appointed Representative (AR) Network and its...

Mortgage market “open for business”

Ray Boulger of John Charcol has said that the launch of the first sub-4%...

Nationwide launches its lowest ever fixed rate

Nationwide Building Society has unveiled its lowest ever two-year fixed rate. Following the cuts of...

Five-year high in first-time buyer numbers

The number of first-time buyers reached its largest yearly total in five years, according...

Platform cuts mainstream and buy-to-let rates

Platform has cut the rates on its mainstream and buy-to-let mortgages by up to...

New 80% LTV deals from Accord Mortgages

Accord Mortgages is adding new 80% LTV products to its fixed rate mortgage rates. The...

Two new deals from the Skipton

Skipton Building Society has added a pair of new low rate, higher fee fixed...

Promising signs of recovery for mortgage market

January saw mortgage approvals reach a four year high in January, according to research...

Clydesdale/Yorkshire Banks reward customers with fee-free offer

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks have launched  a 'no fee' mortgage offer. It is available to...

Alternative finance growth outstrips traditional lending

Growth in traditional mortgage lending (1.4%) was outpaced 50 times by annual growth in...

Complete FS to distribute new Saffron mortgage range

Complete FS has revealed that it is one of a select number of partners...

New two-year fix from the Chelsea

Chelsea Building Society has launched a new 1.89% two-year fixed rate mortgage at 60%...

New first direct five-year fix

First direct has unveiled a five-year fixed rate mortgage at 2.69%. It is available at...

L&G Network agrees distribution deal with the Saffron

Legal & General Mortgage Club has become the only national distributor of Saffron Building...

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High net worth clients may need more from their lender and their broker, so it’s important that as an adviser, you are ready and...

Housing promises vs. reality: Will the Government deliver on 1.5 million new homes?

Next year will be 80 years since the New Towns Act (1946) was passed through Parliament. As a result of the destruction during WWII, this...

Navigating a changing buy-to-let landscape in 2025

The buy-to-let market has long been a cornerstone of the UK property sector, but recent trends and upcoming policy changes are reshaping the landscape. For...

Heavy refurbishment: structuring finance for complex property upgrades

Investors are rethinking their approach to property - heavy refurbishment is no longer just an option; it’s a necessity for unlocking value in today’s...

Why predicting 2025 interest rates feels like a fool’s errand

In my first (and for some reason clearly not my last) article last month, I attempted (perhaps foolishly) to discuss where rates might go...

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Sorting it out! Big law firm celebrates five years of growth in Cardiff

Sort Legal, part of the Sort Group, is celebrating its fifth year in Cardiff. Sort...

Mortgage campaigner and Labour MP Taiwo Owatemi faces backlash over ‘Pet Rent’ expense claims

Labour MP and mortgage campaigner Taiwo Owatemi is under fire after revelations surfaced that...

HLPartnership adds trio of providers to GI panel

HLPartnership (HLP) is expanding its general insurance (GI) panel. Following feedback from its brokers, the...

Santander cuts affordability rates following FCA guidance

Santander UK has become the first major lender to reduce its residential mortgage affordability...