Mortgages

New deals from Post Office

Post Office has launched a new range of mortgages, including a branch exclusive with...

Metro Bank unveils online mortgage portal

Metro Bank is introducing a new online mortgage portal to be used by brokers...

Gross mortgage lending up 4%

Gross mortgage lending was an estimated £15.4 billion in March, according to the Council...

High LTV deals relieving deposit pressure

The latest National Mortgage Index from Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) shows that the average...

The Mansfield bolsters local authority mortgage scheme

Mansfield Building Society, which launched lending partnerships earlier this year with Bassetlaw and Ashfield...

Mortgage market needs more innovation

29% of consumers believe that while access to mortgages has broadly improved it is...

Rates down over 12-month analysis

Mortgage rates have seen mixed movement during the first three months of 2014, according...

New fixes from the Hinckley & Rugby

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched two new fixed rate mortgages. Both are...

SFI changes BTL offering

Santander for Intermediaries (SFI) has unveiled a new 75% LTV, five-year fixed rate buy-to-let...

41% year-on-year rise in FTB loans

A dip in mortgage lending in February was primarily due to the expected seasonal...

Acceleration in buy-to-let remortgaging

Remortgaging now represents the greatest proportion of landlords’ mortgage activity since Q2 2013, according...

Universal Cover criteria extended

British Money, the firm behind the newly-launched protection policy Universal Cover, has extended its...

Fall in FCA complaints

Barclays Bank Plc has once again topped the table for complaints. The bank received...

Lenders publish postcode data

Major mortgage lenders have released updated figures for their total outstanding residential mortgage lending,...

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

Fleet Mortgages names new managing director

Fleet Mortgages has appointed Nicola Richardson as its new managing director. Richardson (pictured) has been...

The Monmouthshire goes live with Phoebus mortgage servicing system

Monmouthshire Building Society has gone live with Phoebus to support mortgage account servicing as...

NatWest completes first PEXA remortgage in two working days

NatWest has completed its first remortgage transaction through PEXA’s digital property completion platform within...

Ceta launches renewal hub for intermediaries on Infinity Portal

Ceta has launched a new Renewal Hub on its Infinity Portal, giving intermediaries a...

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