Mortgages

Platform launches new products and reduces rates

Platform has launched a new range of residential mortgage products,with rates now starting from...

NatWest lowers rates on 60% LTV products

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is cutting rates on a selection of 60% LTV purchase mortgages...

Virgin to cut Northern Rock rates

Virgin Money is cutting interest rates on number a number of its Northern Rock...

New BTL deals from Accord Mortgages

Accord Mortgages is cutting its rates on buy-to-let mortgages by up to 0.35 percentage...

Precise looks to take on the high street

Precise Mortgages has launched a range of Prime Home Owner mortgages which it says...

Brightstar offers new discounted exclusives from Kent Reliance

Brightstar Financial’s first charge division is launching two mortgages for both purchase and remortgage. The...

Two-year fix at 2.99% unveiled

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks have launched a new two-year fixed mortgage. The rate is 2.99%...

IMLA calls on policy makers to improve housing market

Intermediary lenders have pledged to carry on working with the regulator to address poor...

Lenders heavily exposed to interest-only

Lenders are exposed to £116 billion worth of interest-only mortgages that are due to...

Gross mortgage lending marginally down month-on-month

Gross mortgage lending in August was an estimated £12.6 billion, according to the Council...

New discount deal from the Hinckley & Rugby

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has unveiled a three-year discount mortgage. It is available...

The Ecology pleased with half-year results

Ecology Building Society is above a number of targets for the half year ended...

Fixed rate popularity continues

The percentage of borrowers opting for fixed rates on purchase applications increased by 3.8%...

TBMC offers exclusive two-year, ERC-free BTL discount

TBMC has launched a new exclusive buy-to-let mortgage through Hinckley & Rugby Building Society....

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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...

Helping university students onto the property ladder

As we head towards the Easter break, thousands of first-year university students up and down the country will be preparing for exams and making...

Lenders must step up on high LTV products

Things are on the up for borrowers with a smaller deposit. The financial information website Moneyfacts publishes a regular update on mortgage product numbers,...

Why it matters that bridging hit more than £10bn last year

We see many numbers bandied around in the financial industry, which can sometimes have a numbing effect. So why should we all, especially brokers, care...

Top five reasons why renters should consider short-term protection insurance

In an unpredictable world, financial security can often feel like a luxury, especially for renters who may already juggle living expenses, rent payments, and...

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Seven out of 10 homebuyers likely to miss stamp duty deadline

Seven out of 10 (71%) homebuyers with accepted offers expect to miss the 31st...

First-time buyer mortgage sales declined in London over the past decade

First-time buyer mortgage sales in London declined significantly between 2013 and 2023, as increasing...

UTB appoints BDM for the north and Scotland

Fran Arnold has joined the sales team at United Trust Bank Mortgages as business...

International demand for UK property investment ‘more diverse than expected’

The UK property market is attracting investment from a much broader range of international...