Mortgages

MPowered Mortgages cuts three-year fixed rates

MPowered Mortgages has reduced its three-year fixed rate range available to new borrowers. Its lowest...

Smart Money People launches vulnerability survey

24 lenders, mortgage clubs, networks, and industry bodies have collaborated with Smart Money People...

Nationwide acquires Virgin Money

Nationwide Building Society has completed its acquisition of Virgin Money. Together, the organisations will be...

Suffolk BS to pay retention proc fees

Suffolk Building Society is to pay retention proc fees for brokers acting on product...

TFC Homeloans becomes All Money Matters

TFC Homeloans has announced that it has rebranded to become All Money Matters. The...

Perenna cuts purchase, remortgage and RIO rates

Perenna has reduced rates across its purchase, remortgage and retirement interest-only (RIO) products. RIO...

Suffolk BS improves FTB affordability with rate cuts

Suffolk Building Society is reducing the rates on its 95% LTV residential mortgages by...

Over 15m adults in UK with adverse credit

The latest Pepper Money Specialist Lending Study has stated that more than 15 million...

Cumberland BS launches new affordability calculator

Cumberland Building Society has announced the launch of its new affordability calculator, designed to...

Strengthening remortgage market should be taken advantage of

After a fairly lengthy period where the significant mode of refinancing appeared to be...

Pepper Money launches 2024 Specialist Lending Study

Pepper Money has launched its 2024 Specialist Lending Study at an invitation-only event in...

A broker’s role in reigniting the buzz of buying

Over the last few years, first time buyers (FTBs) have faced several significant obstacles...

MHBS to cut residential and let fixed rates

Market Harborough Building Society is cutting its residential and let fixed rates by up...

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries unveils new broker portal

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries has released its new online broker portal, designed to...

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Surveying industry undervalued in race to the bottom

After a 16-month break from the property industry I returned to find a landscape that had shifted more than I expected. The private B2C surveying...

Why the human relationship still defines real estate lending

AI is now a core driver of transformation in financial services and is reshaping the foundations of real estate lending. According to AllAboutAI.com over 85%...

Income protection: the unsung hero of the cost-of-living crisis

Higher mortgage rates, rising energy costs, and continued inflation have put pressure on many household budgets. Advisers spend time helping customers find the right rate,...

Why rigid credit scoring is locking too many people out of homeownership

Some people don’t fit the mould. That’s always been true in mortgage lending. But the tools used by most lenders to assess borrowers, particularly...

What a bigger market means for brokers

The latest Interpath and BDLA UK Bridging Market Survey confirms what many brokers are already experiencing on the ground, that bridging has hit the...

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The Suffolk reduces fixed rates across expat and buy-to-let ranges

Suffolk Building Society has cut rates by up to 20 basis points across 10...

NatWest launches shared ownership mortgages to widen access to home ownership

NatWest has launched a new range of shared ownership mortgages, designed to make it...

YBS Commercial launches fast-track buy-to-let range

YBS Commercial Mortgages has launched a new “Fast Track” buy-to-let range, offering cheaper rates,...

Perceptions of stress and rigidity deter workers from financial services

More than half of UK adults say they would not consider a career in...

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