Mortgages

Duncan Bannatyne to open FSE

TV 'dragon' Duncan Bannatyne will open the Financial Services Expo (FSE) on 1 October...

Virgin offers new buy-to-let deals

Virgin Money has unveiled a new range of buy-to-let mortgage products. The new range is...

SimplyBiz Mortgages expands lending panel

Tipton & Coseley Building Society has joined the SimplyBiz Mortgages panel of lenders. Members...

New deals from Accord Buy to Let

Accord Buy to Let has launched three new mortgages with zero completion fees. The mortgages...

Magellan to visit Compete FS introducers

Complete FS is hosting Magellan Homeloans at its head office on Wednesday (25 September). Introducers...

The Skipton reduces certain fixed rates

Skipton Building Society has cut rates on a selection of its two and three-year...

CML: Mortgage lending held firm in August

Gross mortgage lending was an estimated £16.6 billion in August, according to the Council...

SimplyBiz Mortgages and the Leeds launch exclusive

SimplyBiz Mortgages is offering a 95% LTV fixed rate ‘Welcome’ exclusive until 30 November...

New products from Coventry Intermediaries

Coventry Intermediaries has extended its range of two and five-year fixed rates and cut...

PMS/Sesame exclusive ‘enhanced’

The current PMS and Sesame exclusive three-year discount product from Melton Mowbray Building...

Precise Mortgages pulls interest-only

Precise Mortgages has withdrawn the interest-only option from its Home Owner range. ...

Conti sees sharp rise in overseas mortgage enquiries

Overseas mortgage firm Conti has reported a 62% increase in mortgage enquiries during August,...

NatWest IS introduces new FTB deal

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is tomorrow adding a new first-time buyer only purchase deal to...

Freedom at core of Santander range

Santander UK is re-launching its mortgage range, pushing the strap line ‘freedom'. The range...

COMMENT

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...

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...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Latest news

CHL cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 25bps

CHL Mortgages has reduced rates across its short-term let and limited edition buy-to-let ranges. The...

Darlington cuts rates across buy-to-let and specialist ranges

Darlington Building Society has reduced mortgage rates by up to 50bps across its buy-to-let,...

HTB backs £2.4m Mitcham scheme

Hampshire Trust Bank has provided a £2.4m development finance facility for a mixed-use scheme in...

The Mansfield reports record mortgage lending for second year running

Mansfield Building Society has reported record mortgage lending for the second successive year, after...

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