Mortgages

Co-op Bank unveils fixed rate cuts

The Co-operative Bank has launched its lowest ever two-year fix and made reductions across...

Nationwide to cut 75% LTV five-year fixes

Nationwide is tomorrow (4 November) cutting a selection of five-year fixed rates for existing...

Which? wants Osborne to intervene over mortgage fees

Which? is calling on George Osborne to use his Autumn Statement to put a stop...

The Monmouthshire ups proc fees

The Monmouthshire Building Society has increasing the procuration fees it pays on buy-to-let, holiday...

New fixed rates from the Post Office

Post Office has launched six new mortgage products. The new products include a two-year fixed...

3mc offers new Precise buy-to-let deal

3mc has announced that it will be distributing a shared exclusive buy-to-let mortgage deal,...

A more positive end to the year is in sight

The main house price indices are published like clockwork every month and provide a...

The Yorkshire cuts 95% LTV fixed rates

The Yorkshire Building Society has reduced rates on its 95% LTV products, on two-year...

New resi range from the Coventry

The Coventry Building Society has launched a new residential range including fixed rate and...

Drop in approvals in September

The Bank of England has reported a fall in mortgage approvals. The number of loan...

BM Solutions explains SA302 requirements

BM Solutions has clarified its new stance on self-employed applicants and the use of...

Many expect to use pension to pay off mortgage

Over half a million 40-70 year olds in England intend to use part or...

The Leeds unveils professional contractor range

The Leeds Building Society has launched a new range of mortgages for professional contractors. The...

Brilliant Solutions expands lending panel

The Melton Mowbray Building Society and its subsidiary MBS Lending have been appointed to...

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

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...

Canada Life makes two executive committee appointments

Canada Life has appointed Rose St Louis as its first chief customer officer and...

The Suffolk brings back five-year residential and buy-to-let fixes

Suffolk Building Society is reintroducing four five-year fixed rate mortgage products after withdrawing them...

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