Mortgages

Majority of borrowers ill-prepared for rate rises

65% of consumers are not financially preparing for an interest rate rise in the...

The Teachers widens criteria for teachers

Teachers Building Society has widened availability of its mortgage range, including products for...

The Saffron makes criteria enhancements

Saffron For Intermediaries has improved its buy-to-let and first-time buyer lending criteria. For buy-to-let,...

Connells’ mortgage business grew by 38% in 2013

The Connells Group recorded a 38% increase in the number of mortgages it...

H&R unveils new 95% LTV fix

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched a new two year fixed rate mortgage...

BoE approval predictions over-optimistic, says CML

Gross mortgage lending was £15.5 billion last month, according to estimates from the Council...

Kent Reliance extends MIBS scheme to re-mortgages

Kent Reliance has extended the availability of its 95% LTV mortgage product range...

Banks retake 95% LTV fixed rate market

Over the past six months there has been a major increase in the number...

Skipton joins Help to Buy

The Skipton Building Society has joined the government's Help to Buy Equity Loan scheme. The...

Stonebridge gets access to L&G new build exclusives

Stonebridge Group has announced members can access two new-build Legal & General product exclusives...

New fixes from Saffron For Intermediaries

Saffron For Intermediaries has launched a limited tranche of two year fixed rates across...

Paragon targets portfolio landlords with new deal

Paragon Mortgages has launched a new five year fixed rate product aimed at large-scale...

The Hinckley & Rugby offers fee free and tracker rate cuts

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has cut the interest rate on two of its...

MMR run-in behind monthly home loan growth?

Monthly home loans have risen between December and January for the first time in...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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