Mortgages

Skipton unveils new discount deals

A number of two-year discounted rate products has been added by Skipton Building Society to...

Accord cuts selected buy-to-let rates

Accord Mortgages is reducing rates by up to 0.10 percentage points on selected fixed rate...

Nationwide unveils ‘Green Additional Borrowing’

Nationwide Building Society is on Friday (8 February) launching a further borrowing product exclusively...

Cost of buy-to-let fees analysed

A plethora of fees can add up to 2% to the effective annual cost...

Hinckley & Rugby launches new build mortgages

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has two new mortgages for buyers of newly built...

Buy-to-let fixed rates fell over 2012

TBMC has published results from its Landlord Profile Tracking Index for the final quarter...

Halifax Intermediaries cuts mortgage rates by up to 0.50bps

Halifax Intermediaries has cut rates on its selected two-year products in the large loan,...

BM Solutions cuts rates on certain 75% LTV products

BM Solutions is reducing rates by 0.15bps and increasing cashback on selected products currently...

Tesco Bank unveils new mortgage products

Tesco Bank is now offering new mortgage deals with rates starting at 2.28% on...

Precise Mortgages cuts homeowner rates

Precise Mortgages has reduced the price of its homeowner mortgage rates by up to...

FLS “having an effect”

There are tentative signs that the Funding For Lending scheme (FLS) is easing credit...

Strong performance from mutuals in 2012

Gross mortgage lending by building societies and other mutual lenders last year was £30.7...

Exclusive Skipton deal for PMS & Sesame ARs

Members of PMS and appointed representatives of Sesame network now have access to a...

Accord Mortgages to cut rates

Accord Mortgages will be reducing some rates by up to 0.50 percentage points from...

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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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Four out of 10 first-time buyers face stamp duty bill

Thousands of first-time buyers in England will face higher upfront costs when purchasing a...

UK property transactions surged in February ahead of stamp duty deadline

The number of UK residential property transactions saw a significant increase in February 2025,...

Atom bank simplifies commercial mortgage stressed interest rate

Atom bank has improved its variable stressed interest rate calculation for commercial mortgages. This move,...

TRM network makes key promotions

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network (TRM) has made a series of important leadership...