Mortgages

RBS Intermediary Partners to relaunch next week

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group will re-launch RBS IP on Monday (2...

BBA: 32% year-on-year rise in gross mortgage borrowing

The British Bankers' Association (BBA) has reported gross mortgage borrowing of £9.9bn in October,...

Remortgage lending up nearly 30% year-on-year

Monthly gross remortgage lending increased by £26m in October to £4.73bn, according to LMS....

Gross mortgage lending at five-year high

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has estimated that total gross mortgage lending increased...

Drive for increased market share behind Santander’s BTL changes

Santander for Intermediaries (SFI) has made changes to its buy-to-let lending criteria as it...

Rate cuts and new fix from the Cambridge

The Cambridge Building Society is reducing rates on three of its current mortgage products...

Low interest rates behind overpayment popularity

Mortgage overpayments are exceeding £9 billion each year, according to new research from Santander...

NatWest IS cuts rates and ERCs

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is cutting the early repayment charges (ERCs) payable on its two...

New funding for Norton Finance

Norton Finance has secured a new financing facility from Royal Bank of Scotland Corporate...

Change in typical profile of mortgage applicants

There was a growth in activity from lenders and borrowers across the market during...

Hinckley & Rugby cuts three rates

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has reduced the interest rate on three mortgages. The...

PMS and Sesame offer 80% LTV exclusives for impaired credit

PMS members and appointed representatives of Sesame now have exclusive access to a...

New deals from Tesco Bank

Tesco Bank has cut rates on a number of its fixed rate and tracker...

Nationwide accounts for 22% of all FTB lending

Over the six months to 30 September 2013, the Nationwide Group increased its gross...

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What the agents say: 2026 housing market predictions

Next year should be a year of steady progress for the housing market. After a challenging 2025 where we saw little to no house...

Graham McClelland on Britain’s broken mortgage market

When Graham McClelland, the youthful and quietly intense chief executive of Gen H, arrived at the City of London office of the fast-growing mortgage...

Younger consumers are ready for protection. So why aren’t we reaching them?

For years, the protection market has assumed that younger adults are less engaged with financial risk planning. Yet the latest findings from Bruised Britain...

The buy-to-let market continues to defy expectations

Perception and reality are often mistaken for one another. That is especially true in the buy-to-let market, where sentiment frequently diverges from what is...

Advisers are missing a clear chance to help clients with survey advice

For years, advisers have often seen surveys as something outside their core work. Some did not know enough about them. Some were unsure how...

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MPs launch inquiry into OBR’s first 15 years

The Treasury Committee has launched an inquiry to reflect on the Office for Budget...

Atom backs investor’s move into commercial property with £3m warehouse loan

Atom bank has completed a £3 million commercial mortgage to support an established residential...

CHL Mortgages widens upper LTV range with new fixed-rate options

CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries has expanded its upper loan-to-value range with a series of...

Swansea Building Society expands West Wales leadership remit

Swansea Building Society has promoted Sioned Jones to area manager, West Wales, with effect...

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