Mortgages

Quarterly fall in secured credit

The Bank of England's Credit Conditions Survey for the third quarter of 204 found...

Barclays re-vamps buy-to-let proposition

Barclays is making to its buy-to-let mortgage range. Barclays has announced 'Switch & Save' benefits...

Mortgage Trust launches new products

Mortgage Trust has expanded its product range to include 12 new fixed rate products. ...

CHL Mortgages reveals new management team

Recently appointed managing director Gerry Hickey is to head up the new management team...

New fixes from the Post Office

The Post Office has introduced a number of new mortgages to its range. New deals...

MMR forced HSBC’s arm

Many people will be having their two-penneth worth on the topic of HSBC finally...

We want to improve further, says the Dudley

Dudley Building Society is now offering its broker partners a 10-day application-to-offer service standard. However,...

New buy-to-let range from Keystone

Keystone has launched a new product range created for landlords who are still struggling...

New Santander deals for home movers

Santander has unveiled a range of exclusive new products to support its existing mortgage...

HSBC: Countrywide just the start

HSBC, which has announced its move into the intermediary mortgage space via one broker,...

Fleet Mortgages joins CML

Fleet Mortgages, the new buy-to-let and specialist lender, has joined the Council of Mortgage...

Jury still out over MMR risk assessments

72% of mortgage brokers believe lenders are now too risk averse as a result...

Skipton unveils FTB seven-day sale

Skipton Intermediaries has pledged to get 250 first time buyers closer to getting their...

Virgin Money reveals flotation plans

Virgin Money Holdings (UK) plc has announced its intention to float on the London...

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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