Mortgages

Santander unveils 1.84% two-year fix

Santander is launching its lowest ever two year fixed rate tomorrow (28 November). The...

10-year deals continue rise in popularity

The number of 10-year fixed rate mortgage deals on the market is rising, increasing...

Barclays launches rate cuts and new remortgage deals

Barclays has today announced a number of mortgage rate cuts along with the launch...

6% rise in London FTBs

The London market grew in the third quarter of 2014 in both house purchase...

Fleet Mortgages reveals product range

Fleet Mortgages has announced its first product range covering individual, limited company and houses...

Dudley BS: 2015 is the year of the self-employed

The Dudley Building Society is urging the lending sector to address self-employed lending gaps. The...

The Leeds to allow s106 lending

The Leeds Building Society is amending its lending criteria to help borrowers whose properties...

Jerrold Holdings extends and expands securitisation facility

Jerrold Holdings, Blemain's parent, has extended its revolving securitisation programme, while also increasing...

BBA: Housing market cooling continues

The British Bankers' Association (BBA) has revealed that the slowdown in the mortgage market...

18% rise in Paragon’s pre-tax profits

The Paragon Group has reported pre-tax profits of £122.2 million, which represents an 18.1%...

Worst October for remortgaging since recession

The number of remortgage loans last month fell by 15% to 23,505, according to...

IMLA calls for MMR review on lending into retirement

A new report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has warned that mortgage...

Time to act in the spirit of MMR

There have been some whisperings around the mortgage market that a number of lenders...

COMMENT

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...

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

Latest news

Family Building Society cuts minimum property value to £75k

Family Building Society has lowered its minimum property value from £120,000 to £75,000 across...

360 Lifecycle adds Checkmyfile credit reporting link

360 Lifecycle has partnered with Checkmyfile to give advisers access to clients’ multi-agency credit...

Barclays cuts rates and launches sub-4% Premier tracker

Barclays will cut selected mortgage rates from Thursday 30 April and launch a Premier...

Millennials still locked out of homeownership

Only 5% of millennials have reached the life milestones they expected as teenagers, according...

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