Mortgages

TSB cuts Fix and Flex rate

TSB has reduced its the interest rate on the Fix and Flex mortgage to...

No surprises from the MPC

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has once again voted to keep the...

Shawbrook cuts residential refurbishment product fees

Shawbrook has made a reduction in fees on its Residential Refurbishment (RR) business products....

Fleet Mortgages to use Lender Exchange

Fleet Mortgages is to launch with Lender Exchange, the secure portal for law firms,...

Land Registry offers counter-fraud initiative

The Land Registry has introduced a counter-fraud security measure for companies who own registered...

N&P makes 30bps rate cuts

Norwich & Peterborough Building Society has cut rates by up to 0.30 percentage points. The new...

Barclays shakes up mortgage offering

On 5 February Barclays will introduce its lowest ever mortgage rates across its two, three and...

The Bucks teams up with Vantage

Vantage Finance has added Buckinghamshire Building Society to its newly launched specialist mortgage packaging...

The Leeds unveils 1.74% two-year fix

The Leeds Building Society has introduced a new two year fixed rate mortgage at...

New trackers from the Nationwide

The Nationwide Building Society is launching new tracker mortgage deals for borrowers with a...

New stepped discount deal from Saffron For Intermediaries

Saffron For Intermediaries has launched a new four-year stepped discount mortgage. Rates are as follows: 80%...

France tops list of overseas property hot spots

British investors are coming back to the French property market, buoyed by mortgage rates...

Large growth in buy-to-let product numbers

The buy-to-let mortgage market has seen increased competition with more products as well as...

New fixes from the Monmouthshire

The Monmouthshire Building Society has launched a new range of two year fixed rate...

COMMENT

Plugging the first-time buyer knowledge gap

A couple of weeks ago, I found myself down at my local, surrounded by family, friends and the usual mix of conversation. Among the...

Portfolio landlords reshape buy-to-let market

Portfolio landlords are becoming increasingly central to the buy-to-let market as investors take a more structured approach to property ownership. The market has seen a...

Supporting complex cases in a modern mortgage market

In today’s diverse mortgage landscape, brokers are working with a growing number of clients whose circumstances fall outside traditional lending models. From self-employed professionals...

Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

The 4.3 million borrowers your pipeline is probably missing

There are 4.3 million self-employed workers in the UK and nearly one in five self-employed workers plans to buy a property in the next...

Latest news

Renters would buy if mortgage payments matched rent, MAB research finds

Nearly half of renters would buy a home immediately if their monthly mortgage payments...

HSBC cuts mortgage rates by up to 0.31bps

HSBC UK has reduced rates across parts of its mortgage range, with cuts of...

The Market Harborough cuts holiday let rates and ups max loan size to £3m

Market Harborough Building Society has reduced rates across its holiday let range by up...

The Buckinghamshire launches three-year fixed mortgage range

Buckinghamshire Building Society has launched a new range of three-year fixed mortgage products aimed...

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