Mortgages

Hinckley & Rugby cuts five-year fixed rate

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has reduced the interest rate on its five-year...

Metro Bank cuts mortgage rates

Metro Bank has made changes to its large loan residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges. Rates...

BTL lenders to increase longer-term fixes?

The gap between 65% and 75% loan to value buy-to-let rates has narrowed in...

Approvals up 33% year-on-year

Gross mortgage borrowing of £8.9bn in June was higher than in May and the...

The Leeds launches dedicated holiday let range

Leeds Building Society has launched a new dedicated range of holiday let products. The mutual...

June fall in gross remortgage lending

Monthly gross remortgage lending fell by £462m in June to £3.5bn, according to latest...

New mortgages from Virgin Money

Virgin Money has made a series of changes across its residential and buy-to-let mortgage...

New two-year buy-to-let fix from Mortgage Trust

Mortgage Trust has launched a new two-year fixed rate, with zero product fee. The buy-to-let...

Santander moves into Help to Buy

Santander for Intermediaries is launching a range of Help to Buy Equity Loan mortgages. The...

New key account exclusive from Santander for Intermediaries

Santander for Intermediaries (SFI) has launched a new mortgage product, available exclusively through all...

PMS and Sesame launch exclusive product with H&R BS

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

IMLA wants effective Help to Buy guarantee

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association has warned that, despite positive Council of Mortgage Lenders...

More higher LTV deals from first direct

First direct has expanded its range of low deposit mortgages. It has introduced three new...

Castle Trust removes Partnership Mortgage fees

Castle Trust is waiving all fees on its Partnership Mortgage, where the Equity Withdrawal...

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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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Lloyds ad banned over misleading £19.5bn housing claim

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled that a Lloyds Banking Group advertisement overstated...

Reeves mulls Capital Gains Tax on high-value homes as Treasury seeks £40bn

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering ending the capital gains tax (CGT) exemption on high-value...

Landbay unveils new free valuation options and cuts rates on two-year fixes

Buy-to-let lender Landbay has expanded its Summer Special range with the launch of four...

Commuter hotspots offer affordability lifeline as office returns pick up

With more employees heading back into the office commuting is once again shaping homebuying...