Mortgages

Cambridge BS family moves into Rent to Home property

A family of four has moved into a Cambridge Building Society rental property in...

The technology that matters doesn’t make the decision

We have a tendency when talking about mortgage technology to start with what it...

Nearly 900,000 borrowers lock in mortgage deals early

Nearly 900,000 mortgages were locked into a new deal up to six months before...

Mortgage Intelligence adds the Swansea to lender panel

Mortgage Intelligence has added Swansea Building Society to its lender panel, giving advisers across...

Mortgage advances rise 11% as high-LTV lending reaches 18-year high

Gross mortgage advances rose by 11.1% in the second quarter of 2026, while the...

Finova appoints former Kensington chief to board

Finova has appointed former Kensington Mortgages chief executive Mark Arnold as a non-executive director...

The Buckinghamshire launches three-year discounted mortgage range

Buckinghamshire Building Society has launched three three-year discounted mortgage products across its Retirement and...

Mortgage deals drive two in five bank account switches

Two in five mortgage holders who changed banks after moving home did so to...

Darrell Walker on LendInvest’s next chapter

After 35 years in banking and mortgages, the former football hopeful thought he might...

Mortgage rates set to rise as leading banks reprice deals

Mortgage borrowers face higher costs as leading lenders respond to a rise in swap...

Mortgage advisers get new route to Chartered status

Experienced mortgage advisers will be able to become Chartered Members under a new pathway...

Enness Global hires chief of staff to oversee business strategy

Enness Global has appointed Ailsa Alexander as chief of staff, with responsibility for coordinating...

Tipton expands expat and limited company buy-to-let range

Tipton & Coseley Building Society has added mortgage products for limited company landlords and...

L&G opens Ignite mortgage sourcing platform to all brokers

L&G has extended access to its Ignite mortgage sourcing platform to brokers across the...

COMMENT

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

Latest news

Millions of households exposed to financial shocks despite apparent stability

Millions of UK households that appear financially secure could struggle to absorb an unexpected...

The Mortgage Hut adopts Instamo tool to speed up mortgage applications

The Mortgage Hut has introduced Instamo's FastSubmit technology to reduce the amount of manual...

FCA sets out timetable for major expansion of anti-money laundering supervision

The FCA expects to begin taking over anti-money laundering supervision of legal, accountancy and...

MAB revenue rises as refinancing drives mortgage completions

Mortgage Advice Bureau reported an 8.6% increase in first-half revenue to £161.0m as higher...

PROFILES