Mortgages

The Leeds appoints non-exec

Leeds Building Society has appointed John Hunt as a non-executive director. Hunt (pictured) joins the Society...

Lloyds cuts two-year fixed rates

Lloyds Bank has cut rates on its two-year fixed rate mortgages for first time...

LendInvest hires Microsoft director

LendInvest has recruited Bart Boezeman in the new role of chief marketing officer. Boezeman...

SMS boosts customer service team

Solent Mortgage Services (SMS) has expanded its customer service team in response to increasing...

Stonebridge reports protection activity growth

Stonebridge Group has announced continued growth in protection activity and commission levels over the...

Three new deals from Hinckley & Rugby

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched three new reversionary two-year fixed rate...

Barclays improves Family Springboard proposition

From 6 May, first-time buyers obtaining the fee-free Barclays Family Springboard mortgage will see...

LMS: eight in 10 remortgagors switch lenders

82% of borrowers who remortgaged in March did so to switch lenders to get...

Lloyds posts £660m loss from TSB sale

Lloyds Banking Group has reported underlying profit of £2.18bn for the first quarter of...

New deals from Coventry Intermediaries

Coventry Intermediaries has launches its lowest ever five-year fixed rate at 2.19%. The deal comes...

Tesco Bank introduces 95% LTV deals

Tesco Bank has launched its first range of 95% LTV mortgage products. The new range...

The Co-op unveils 1.09% two-year fix

The Co-operative Bank has launched a new two-year fixed rate mortgage, priced at 1.09%...

Buy-to-let trackers getting more expensive

The latest Buy to Let Costs Index from Mortgages for Business has found that...

Metro Bank reduces five-year fixed rates

Metro Bank has cut rates on its residential five-year fixed rate mortgages. For residential mortgages under £1.5...
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Buy-to-let

Managing cashflow and risk in today’s turbulent market

Over the past decade buy-to-let landlords have become accustomed to operating in a market where it can often feel like change is the only...

Is there such thing as a ‘typical borrower’ anymore?

What is a typical borrower? A few decades ago, it would have been a salaried employee, single source of income and, most likely, a...

Private credit has reached its next stage of maturity

Every lending market experiences moments that prompt uncomfortable questions. A high profile default, allegations of poor governance or a significant loss inevitably lead to...

Your clients aren’t being stolen… they’re being handed over

Let's be honest about something the industry won't say out loud. Lenders going direct aren't the problem. Brokers are. Every year the same conversation happens....

AI is changing banking but trust will define who succeeds

For the past three years, the conversation around artificial intelligence in financial services has been dominated by technology. Every week seems to bring another...

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House prices

House price growth slows to 0.1%: Lloyds

UK house prices remained unchanged in July as higher mortgage rates and global economic...
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HSBC eases fixed-term contract criteria for residential borrowers

HSBC has widened its residential lending criteria for certain applicants employed on fixed-term contracts. Medical...
Stamp Duty

Stamp duty and community ties stall downsizing

Nearly three in five over-65s have considered downsizing but stamp duty, family ties and...
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Fairfax steps down as Catalyst CEO

Catalyst Property Finance founder Chris Fairfax is stepping down as chief executive following the...

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