Mortgages

Rate cuts and new fix from the Cambridge

The Cambridge Building Society is reducing rates on three of its current mortgage products...

Low interest rates behind overpayment popularity

Mortgage overpayments are exceeding £9 billion each year, according to new research from Santander...

NatWest IS cuts rates and ERCs

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is cutting the early repayment charges (ERCs) payable on its two...

New funding for Norton Finance

Norton Finance has secured a new financing facility from Royal Bank of Scotland Corporate...

Change in typical profile of mortgage applicants

There was a growth in activity from lenders and borrowers across the market during...

Hinckley & Rugby cuts three rates

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has reduced the interest rate on three mortgages. The...

PMS and Sesame offer 80% LTV exclusives for impaired credit

PMS members and appointed representatives of Sesame now have exclusive access to a...

New deals from Tesco Bank

Tesco Bank has cut rates on a number of its fixed rate and tracker...

Nationwide accounts for 22% of all FTB lending

Over the six months to 30 September 2013, the Nationwide Group increased its gross...

High times for remortgaging market

Chartered surveyors Connells Survey & Valuation has reported that remortgaging activity in 2013 is...

Costs of buy-to-let fixed rates rise

An increase in the cost of longer term swap rates has led to a...

Post-crunch record level in house purchase lending

House purchase lending rose for the eighth month in a row in October, reaching...

Precise cuts fixed rates

Precise Mortgages has reduced pricing on its fixed rate Home Owner mortgage products. Fixed...

Teachers cuts rates on 95% LTV and No ERC products

The Teachers Building Society has reduced its 95% LTV two-year variable rate to...

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Bridging the Pond: How large is the US bridging finance market, and compared to the UK?

When we first got started with LendInvest in the UK, post the financial crisis, bridging finance was a much more nascent product than it...

Tuning into later life lending conversations

There are certain conversations in our profession that can genuinely change the course of a client’s life. Later life lending sits firmly in that...

Economic uncertainty weighing on business borrowers

Taken as a whole, Atom bank’s SME Pulse for Q2 shows the current robust health of demand in the commercial market. Around 95% of the...

Right of Light risks: a looming shadow over construction projects

Gone are the days when a Right of Light infringement could be swiftly dealt with by simply taking out an indemnity insurance policy. Specialists used...

Could a move to ‘enhanced advice’ also mean mandatory protection conversations?

The FCA’s recent Mortgage Market Discussion Paper (DP25/2) has got the industry talking about ‘enhanced advice’ – an idea that certain customers, such as...

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Aldermore unveils new limited edition five-year BTL products

Aldermore has launched a pair of limited edition five-year buy-to-let mortgages for landlords, with...

AMI calls on advisers to take part in protection survey

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has launched its annual survey of mortgage and...

Broker confidence holds steady as mortgage market cools

Confidence among mortgage brokers held firm in the second quarter of the year despite...

The Suffolk cuts expat mortgage rates amid rising demand

Suffolk Building Society has cut rates across its expat mortgage range, with reductions of...