Mortgages

Virgin Money postpones flotation plans

Virgin Money has become the latest business to postpone its plans for an initial...

Good take-up for Halifax online product transfers

46% of all Halifax mortgage Product Transfers are now being completed online, six months...

NUT exclusive from the Teachers

The Teachers Building Society is offering a new 95% Loan-to-Value (LTV) mortgage available exclusively...

New face at Complete FS

Ann Jennings has joined Complete FS's enquiries and sales team. She joins the South Coast...

Significant number expect to have mortgage in retirement

Partnership has claimed that half of over-40s believe they will still be repaying their...

Magellan expands panel

Which? Mortgage Advisers has joined Magellan Homeloans distribution panel. The deal means the broker can...

New five-year fixes from the Leeds

On Friday 17 October Leeds Building Society is revamping its range of five-year fixed...

Aldermore cans planned flotation

Aldermore Bank has announced the cancellation of its planned initial public offering (IPO). The challenger...

Nationwide to cut Save to Buy rates

The Nationwide Building Society is reducing mortgage rates for customers with small deposits using...

Brits spend £107bn on their self-employed network

Households across the country spend on average over £4,000 each year on a network...

New five-year fix from Accord

Accord Mortgages has unveiled a range of five-year fixed rate mortgages for home buyers...

Tesco Bank enters 90% LTV market

Tesco Bank has launched its first range of 90% LTV mortgage products. The range...

Halifax reduces remortgage rates

Halifax has cut its remortgage rates by up to 0.50 percentage points, as well...

The Newcastle removes ERCs from three deals

The Newcastle Building Society has removed Early Repayment Charges (ERCs) from three of its...

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,...

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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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