Mortgages

Mortgage approvals on the rise again

The British Bankers' Association (BBA) has reported that mortgage approval volumes recovered slightly in...

21% quarterly rise in lending for Metro Bank

Metro Bank has reported its results for the second quarter of 2014. Total deposits...

Skipton sells HML

Skipton Building Society has announced the sale of Homeloan Management Limited (HML), its mortgage...

Majority expect rate rise over next 12 months

Legal & General’s latest Mortgage Mood survey has revealed that 68% of homeowners fear...

Fixed rate cuts at the Skipton

The Skipton Building Society has reduced rates on selected two, three and five-year residential and...

Major changes in Santander for Intermediaries’ lending policy

On Friday 25 July, Santander for Intermediaries will be making key changes to its residential lending policy. Interest-only: To ensure...

One-year BTL fixes to disappear?

The number of five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage products available has more than doubled...

Virgin Money to cut certain resi and BTL rates

Virgin Money has made a number of rate cuts across its residential and buy-to-let range....

Fixed rates becoming the default position

Increasing speculation over interest rates caused a rise in remortgage borrowers locking into fixed...

The Mansfield offers new remortgage package

The Mansfield Building Society has unveiled a new remortgage product, which offers free valuation...

Gross mortgage lending up 4%

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has estimated that gross mortgage lending reached £17.5...

Accord cuts residential rates

Accord Mortgages has reduced interest rates on selected residential products by up to 0.25 percentage...

AToM relaunches retirement mortgage

All Types of Mortgages Ltd (AToM) has launched a revamped exclusive mortgage initiative in...

New Skipton exclusives for TMA

TMA, LSL’s mortgage club for directly authorised advisers, has unveiled three exclusive products with Skipton...

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

Skipton targets brokers with ‘yes-led’ push

Skipton Building Society has launched a new intermediary proposition aimed at improving access to lending...

MPC call ‘not the headline’ says Loan.co.uk chief

Ahead of this week’s Bank of England decision the focus for brokers should be...

Paragon adds limited edition 75% LTV buy-to-let fixes

Paragon Bank has launched six limited edition five-year fixed rate buy-to-let products, including new...

Kensington cuts buy-to-let rates across core range

Kensington Mortgages has reduced rates across its buy-to-let mortgage range, including its Prime, Core...

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