Mortgages

Another lender ends interest-only for new borrowers

The Co-operative Bank has become the latest lender to stop lending to new customers...

Nationwide offers half price fees

Nationwide Building Society has launched a half price product fee offer on its range...

Nationwide gets tough with incomplete paper applications

Nationwide is to take a tougher stance over paper applications. From 16 May, the...

Halifax entends stamp duty pledge

Halifax has extended its pledge to pay half of all homebuyers stamp duty bill...

NatWest IS unveils new products

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has introduced six new fixed rate purchase and remortgage deals to...

Skipton unveils new fixed rates

Skipton Building Society has today launched a new range of fixed rate mortgages for...

“Steady and progressive start” to 2012 for landlords

Property acquisition activity remained strong in the first quarter of 2012, according to independent...

Which? reveals cost of today’s mass SVR rise

Cooperative Bank, Halifax, Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank have all increased their standard variable rates...

End of the road for Portillion

Portillion has withdrawn its FSA application and shut up shop. Its Farnborough office has...

Mortgage Pro claims to ‘rewrite’ how advisers are paid

Mortgage Pro is using broker fee payment as a hook for recruiting new advisers. ...

The Hinckley & Rugby brings back duo of discount deals

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has reintroduced two lifetime discount mortgages. The first deal to...

Brightstar business boosted by self-employed product

Brightstar Financial has claimed that enquiries from advisers for business owners have doubled since...

First NewBuy deal completed

Mortgage Talk has claimed to have completed the UK's first NewBuy mortgage. Mortgage Talk,...

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched a lifetime tracker mortgage, priced at...

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High net worth clients may need more from their lender and their broker, so it’s important that as an adviser, you are ready and...

Housing promises vs. reality: Will the Government deliver on 1.5 million new homes?

Next year will be 80 years since the New Towns Act (1946) was passed through Parliament. As a result of the destruction during WWII, this...

Navigating a changing buy-to-let landscape in 2025

The buy-to-let market has long been a cornerstone of the UK property sector, but recent trends and upcoming policy changes are reshaping the landscape. For...

Heavy refurbishment: structuring finance for complex property upgrades

Investors are rethinking their approach to property - heavy refurbishment is no longer just an option; it’s a necessity for unlocking value in today’s...

Why predicting 2025 interest rates feels like a fool’s errand

In my first (and for some reason clearly not my last) article last month, I attempted (perhaps foolishly) to discuss where rates might go...

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Stamp duty shock: MAB calls for lender innovation to meet FTB demand

Following the Stamp Duty threshold returning to 2014 levels today, Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB)...

Completions hit record highs in last five days

Completion volumes surged to unprecedented levels in the final days of March, with estimates...

Vernon BS marks centenary with record asset growth and £3.5m profit

Vernon Building Society has ended its 100th year on a high, reporting record growth...

London Credit provides £1.53m bridging loan for commercial property refinancing

London Credit has completed a £1.53 million bridging loan to refinance a commercial property...