Mortgages

New website and logo for Mortgages for Business

Mortgages for Business has unveiled its new website and corporate identity. The firm said...

Buyers better off than renters after five years

Zoopla has claimed that those homeowners with mortgages pay £316 more on average per...

Growing demand for the Leeds’ contractor mortgages

Leeds Building Society has revealed it is working with more intermediaries as it continues...

Call for lenders to change policy towards EPCs

It has been claimed that house buyers could be missing out on as much...

New interest-only deals from the Leeds

The Leeds Building Society has launched new interest-only two and five-year fee assisted fixed...

Virgin Money makes Rapid Remortgage rate cuts

Virgin Money has made a number of rate reductions on its Rapid Remortgage range. The...

The Newcastle reduces five-year fix

The Newcastle Building Society has reduced the rate of its five year 95% LTV...

Barclays allows BTL borrowers to make ‘Great Escape’

Barclays has extended its Great Escape remortgage package to its existing buy-to-let range. The new...

FCA to consult over dispute resolution rules

Following a thematic review with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), firms have agreed to...

Mortgage appointment availability hit by MMR

There has been a significant rise in waiting times for mortgage appointments in banks...

Accord cuts fixed rate mortgages

Accord Mortgages has cut its two, three and five-year fixed rate products by up...

The Leeds unveils new five-year fixes

The Leeds Building Society has introduced a range of five-year fixed rate mortgages at...

12-month low for average purchase LTVs

Mortgage applications from homebuyers and remortgaging homeowners reached their highest point of 2014 last...

COMMENT

Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

Latest news

Leeds lending falls amid technology investment

Leeds Building Society completed £2bn of gross mortgage lending during the first half of...

Foundation revives buy-to-let products and cuts holiday let rates

Foundation Home Loans has refreshed its buy-to-let mortgage range, bringing back several products, adding...

UK residential property transactions edge higher in June

UK residential property transactions rose modestly in June, suggesting that underlying market activity is...

Buyers turn to 1.5 million homes rejected by mainstream lenders

About 1.5 million homes across Britain may fall outside mainstream mortgage criteria, according to...

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