Mortgages

The Leeds sees 26% rise in net residential lending

Leeds Building Society has reported an increase in new residential lending of 20% to...

Hinckley & Rugby reduces rates and adds 85% LTVs

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has cut the interest rates on its two year...

New sub-prime lender to charge Libor + 8%

A new mortgage lender, Magellan Homeloans, is piloting a mortgage service aimed at borrowers...

Halifax Intermediaries tweaks offering

Halifax Intermediaries has made changes to its product range. It has introduced two-year 80% LTV...

Clydesdale Bank offers brokers exclusives

Clydesdale Bank has unveiled two new broker exclusive mortgages. The new deals are a fee...

HSBC cuts 60% LTV rates

HSBC has cut rates on a number of mortgages at 60% LTV. New rates include: 1.49%...

NatWest IS cuts rates on 90% LTV Core products

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is cutting a selection of 90% LTV deals in its intermediary...

Y3S adds remortgage comparison module to miLoan

Y3S's secured loan sourcing system miloanbroker.com is now offering an integrated module to instantly...

Barclays broadens Great Escape offering

Barclays has expanded its Great Escape range of remortgage to offer savings for customers...

PMS/Sesame launch Marsden exclusive

PMS members and appointed representatives of Sesame network now have access to two...

The Leeds cuts rates and adds two-year 0% deal

Leeds Building Society has cut the rates on its two, three and five year...

Joint mortgages more prevalent than single ones

Consumers are more likely to have a joint mortgage with a partner or spouse...

Mutuals increase share of mortgage market

Gross mortgage lending by building societies and other mutual lenders was £3.5 billion in...

Home loan approvals down

There was a fall in the number of mortgages approved in June, according to...

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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...

Take off the rose-tinted glasses and stop chasing a rate cut

Every six weeks the financial world raises its eyebrows at the prospect of a rate cut, causing celebration when the Monetary Committee duly obliges. There...

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House prices post strongest rise in over a year as rental growth cools

UK house prices recorded their fastest annual growth in more than a year in...

First-time buyers see glimmer of relief as home set-up costs hold steady

The cost of setting up a first home has barely changed in the past...

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries expands broker support team

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries has expanded its broker support with the appointment of...

SDKA completes £1m complex bridge for family-run car business

A family business in West Sussex has secured its future growth with the help...