Mortgages

Growth in mutual mortgage lending

Gross mortgage lending by building societies and other mutual lenders was £2.5 billion in...

The Leeds extends BTL fix

Leeds Building Society has extended its fixed rate buy-to-let deal, at 5.99% for two...

New mainstream deals from Platform

Platform will tomorrow refresh its mainstream product range, with rate reductions of up to...

Brokers can take on direct lenders with Precise deal: Brightstar

Brightstar Financial is offering a 2.89%, two-year fixed rate prime purchase deal from Precise...

YBS unveils 60% LTV direct deals

The Yorkshire Building Society has expanded its mortgage range with the launch of new...

The Skipton cuts fixed rates

Skipton Building Society has cut rates on a selection of its residential two, three...

MMR: FSA makes change to advised sales

The FSA has made a change in the final rules of the Mortgage Market...

MMR: won’t reinvigorate housing market, says IMLA

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), has given approval to certain elements in...

MMR: AMI gives cautious support

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has claimed that lobbying work by trade bodies...

MMR: FSA publishes final rules

The FSA has published the final rules stemming from its Mortgage Market Review (MMR). They...

MMR: no interest-only ban

The FSA is not to ban interest-only mortgages, having published its final rules of...

Nationwide makes further rate cuts

Nationwide Building Society has cut rates across the majority of its fixed rate mortgages...

Keystone improves BTL criteria

Keystone Buy to Let Mortgages has made changes its lending criteria and is now...

New BTL exclusive offered by TBMC

TBMC has launched a new exclusive two-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage with the Hinckley...

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Take off the rose-tinted glasses and stop chasing a rate cut

Every six weeks the financial world raises its eyebrows at the prospect of a rate cut, causing celebration when the Monetary Committee duly obliges. There...

URGENT! AI Is coming for you. Or maybe not…

I’ll try to make this as straight to the point as I can. The way that your prospective customers find you via online search...

Mind the gap: Can mortgage advice change the game for protection?

Many industry insiders still talk about the UK protection gap and how vast it is. The numbers speak for themselves with the estimated value of...

Navigating HMO and MUFB complexity with confidence

Historically, larger Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) and Multi-Unit Freehold Blocks (MUFBs) have often been avoided due to their complex layouts, individual planning requirements,...

Why we shouldn’t wait for the FCA to act on later life lending

It might feel odd to be talking about a new year, when we’re barely half-way through this one, but the recent FCA Discussion Paper...

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HTB completes £6.5m MUFB refinance in 36 hours

Hampshire Trust Bank has completed a £6.5 million refinance on a 63-unit multi-unit freehold...

Aspen Bridging passes £750m lending milestone after record July

Aspen Bridging has passed the £750m total lending milestone following a record-breaking July, with...

Aldermore joins Growth Guarantee Scheme

Aldermore has been accredited by the British Business Bank to offer facilities under the...

Quantum Mortgages refines lending policy to support specialist landlords

Quantum Mortgages has introduced a series of changes to its lending criteria in a...