Mortgages

Halifax offers cash towards moving costs

Halifax has introduced an offer to give homebuyers £500 towards the cost of moving...

New Northern Rock two-year fix

Virgin Money is launching a new fixed rate deal which will be available from...

Castle Trust reveals launch details

Castle Trust will open for business on 1 October. It will then offer HouSAs...

The Leeds cuts three-year fixed rate

The Leeds Building Society has reduced the rate on its three-year fixed rate buy-to-let...

FSA authorisation for BFS Home Loans

BFS Home Loans has been approved by the FSA for regulated mortgage contracts. The firm...

N&P cuts fixed rates

Norwich & Peterborough Building Society (N&P) is cutting rates on 75% LTV mortgages for...

Nationwide changes rates and way it rewards loyalty

Nationwide has made changes to its fixed rates and tracker rate mortgages. NewBuy and four-year...

Rate cuts from the Skipton

Skipton Building Society has made cuts of up to 0.40 percentage points to the...

10 new deals from Accord for 10 days

Accord Mortgages has launched new 70% LTV products for 10 days only. Rates start from...

New deals from the Coventry

The Coventry Building Society has launched a new range of 85% LTV residential and...

The Chelsea cuts rates

Chelsea Building Society has cut rates on all 70% LTV and 85% LTV two,...

New exclusive for L&G Mortgage Club

Legal & General Mortgage Club is offering an exclusive product launch with Leeds Building...

Gross mortgage lending below recent average

Net mortgage lending by banks grew by 0.8% in the year to July, according...

The Leeds unveils new five-year fix

The Leeds Building Society has introduced a five-year fixed rate mortgage at 3.95%...

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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...

Credit search vs credit scoring

The terms credit score and credit check are often used interchangeably by consumers, many of whom assume they mean the same thing. Yet understanding...

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Nationwide ups LTV limits for interest-only and foreign national borrowers

Nationwide has announced changes to its mortgage lending criteria, increasing the maximum loan-to-value (LTV)...

Lloyds expects swell in completions ahead of stamp duty deadline

Lloyds Banking Group anticipates a 50% growth in property completions this month as buyers...

Satchell the latest to leave HTB bridging division

Lorenzo Satchell has become the latest senior member of the bridging team at Hampshire...

Clydesdale Bank to cut mortgage rates across multiple product ranges

Clydesdale Bank has announced a series of rate reductions across its residential mortgage products,...