Mortgages

Nationwide makes widespread rate cuts

Nationwide has cut all of its rates at 75% loan to value (LTV) and...

NatWest IS to accept Help to Buy and NewBuy applications

NatWest Intermediary Solutions will be accepting mortgage applications from intermediary clients using the Help...

Economic uncertainly behind longer-term fix popularity

Yorkshire Building Society claims latest independent research backs up its own findings that more...

Trio of new 80% deals from Accord Mortgages

Accord Mortgages has launched three 80% loan to value products. The new products are: Two-year fixed...

New 95% deal from Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks have unveiled new lower fixed rate mortgages. First...

Pink conferences want stronger lender-adviser relationships

Pink is holding a series of business development conferences around the country this month...

Mortgage market needs more choice and differentiation

Only 20% of people believe the current range of mortgage products provide enough choice...

TenetLime outlines adviser roadshow schedule

TenetLime has published details of an eight-strong schedule of mortgage, GI and protection roadshows...

“Building societies showing the way” says packager

Solent Mortgage Services (SMS) has said the recent move by Melton Mowbray Building Society...

Accord reduces rates on certain BTL deals

Accord Mortgages has cut the rates on selected buy-to-let products by up to 0.30...

New deals from AFI

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) has unveiled a new range of fee-free products at 85%...

Coventry Intermediaries cuts rates

Coventry Intermediaries has cut rates across its range of residential, offset and buy-to-let options. New...

More rate cuts from First Direct

First Direct is cutting rates on over 85% of its mortgage range by up...

Downward pressure continues on BTL fixed rates

TBMC has found that average buy-to-let fixed rates have dropped below variable rates. Its Landlord...

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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...

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...

URGENT! AI Is coming for you. Or maybe not…

I’ll try to make this as straight to the point as I can. The way that your prospective customers find you via online search...

Mind the gap: Can mortgage advice change the game for protection?

Many industry insiders still talk about the UK protection gap and how vast it is. The numbers speak for themselves with the estimated value of...

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Rising cost of living could stall housing market activity

The rising cost of living remains the most pressing concern for Britons and could...

The Mortgage Works cuts switcher rates for existing landlords

The Mortgage Works has announced reductions of up to 0.25 percentage points on selected...

Homeowners stay put as remortgaging nears parity with home purchases

Britain’s homeowners are increasingly choosing to refinance rather than move, with remortgage activity now...

Co-operative Bank in sub-4% mortgage arena following rate cuts 

The Co-operative Bank for Intermediaries has reduced selected residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates, bringing...