Mortgages

Lending market “holding steady”

Gross mortgage lending was an estimated £16.5 billion in May, according to the Council...

FCA mortgage manager to keynote ASTL conference

Lynda Blackwell, the Financial Conduct Authority's manager of its mortgages sector team is to...

New banks cause shift in consumer attitudes

With new entrants into the UK banking sector from both new retail banks and...

Strong six months for the Hinckley & Rugby

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society ended its half year with increases in mortgage applications,...

Affordability improves in majority of regions

Mortgages have become more affordable everywhere except for London and the South East over...

The Leeds cuts BTL product fees

The Leeds Building Society has cut the fees on part of its range of...

New intermediary deals from Virgin Money

Virgin Money is launching a range of new mortgage products. The new products will be...

Aldermore reaches major lending milestone

Aldermore says it has provided more than £2 billion worth of residential mortgage funding...

UKMortgages claims top spot

Mortgage Brain has claimed that its mobile app, UKMortgages, which promotes brokers and mortgage...

TBMC unveils buy-to-let exclusives

TBMC has launched two new exclusive buy-to-let mortgages with Mortgage Trust. The rates include...

New Aldermore roles for Lankey and Haresnape

Aldermore has made two changes to its senior leadership team in its mortgages division. Commercial...

MAB criticises Osborne’s Mansion House speech

Brian Murphy, head of lending at Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB), has voiced his concern...

Clive Willson joins Brightstar Financial

Brightstar Financial has announced the appointment of Clive Willson as director of sales. Willson (pictured)...

Bounce back in activity following MMR introduction

Activity in the UK housing market has bounced back from the effects of new...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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