Mortgages

Mutual lending at highest levels since January 2010

Gross mortgage lending by building societies and other mutual lenders was £4.0 billion in...

Kensington improves buy-to-let proposition

Kensington has revamped its buy-to-let mortgage range, reducing rates by up to 0.50 percentage points...

New remortgage products from BM Solutions

BM Solutions has unveiled two new fixed rate products for remortgage customers. Buy-to-let remortgage customers...

Borrowers opting for five years of security

New research by Yorkshire Building Society suggests more borrowers are choosing to fix their...

New buy-to-let deals from Accord

Accord Buy to Let has launched a new range of five year fixed rate...

FTBs strengthen Q2 house purchase activity

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has revealed that first-time buyers accounted for 11,200...

Sesame Bankhall Group hosts Mortgage Extra Live events

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) is embarking upon its latest series of UK-wide mortgage seminars...

SMS markets new GE Money range

SMS says it is is one of a small number of companies chosen to...

Sesame ARs offered remortgage exclusive

Sesame network's appointed representatives (ARs) now have access to a new exclusive remortgage-only...

The Teachers alters buy-to-let criteria

Teachers Building Society has made improvements to the criteria on its buy-to-let products. The...

New Coventry Intermediaries range includes 90% LTV deal

Coventry Intermediaries has launched a new range of flexible products, which includes two Flexx...

Precise unveils three-year fixes

Precise Mortgages has launched a set of exclusive products available through a select group...

3mc pilots with Shawbrook and Magellan

Mortgage distributor 3mc is providing packaging support to Shawbrook Bank and Magellan Homeloans, who...

The Leeds cuts two-year fixed rate

Leeds Building Society has reduced the rate on its two-year fixed rate mortgage by...

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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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The Monmouthshire reports 61% rise in profits

Monmouthshire Building Society has reported a sharp rise in annual profits. The Newport-headquartered mutual saw...

Value of rental arrears falls for first time since 2021 amid easing rent growth

The average value of rent arrears has fallen year-on-year for the first time since...

Clydesdale Bank cuts residential and buy-to-let rates

Clydesdale Bank is making widespread reductions across its residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges this...

Quantum Mortgages appoints new BDMs

Quantum Mortgages has strengthened its sales team with the appointment of two new business...