Mortgages

GEMHL adds new range and bolsters sales team

On Friday 16 August GE Money Home Lending is launching a new mortgage product...

Aldermore cuts three-year commercial fixed rates

Aldermore has cut its rates across several of its three-year fixed rate commercial mortgage...

The Chelsea cuts 85% LTV rates

Chelsea Building Society has cut rates on its 85% loan to value (LTV) mortgages. Rates...

Record breaking time for Pink

Mortgage network Pink completed 2,255 mortgages in July, with a total value of over...

New range from the Skipton

Skipton Building Society has launched a new range of mortgage products featuring lower rates...

The Leeds sees 26% rise in net residential lending

Leeds Building Society has reported an increase in new residential lending of 20% to...

Hinckley & Rugby reduces rates and adds 85% LTVs

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has cut the interest rates on its two year...

New sub-prime lender to charge Libor + 8%

A new mortgage lender, Magellan Homeloans, is piloting a mortgage service aimed at borrowers...

Halifax Intermediaries tweaks offering

Halifax Intermediaries has made changes to its product range. It has introduced two-year 80% LTV...

Clydesdale Bank offers brokers exclusives

Clydesdale Bank has unveiled two new broker exclusive mortgages. The new deals are a fee...

HSBC cuts 60% LTV rates

HSBC has cut rates on a number of mortgages at 60% LTV. New rates include: 1.49%...

NatWest IS cuts rates on 90% LTV Core products

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is cutting a selection of 90% LTV deals in its intermediary...

Y3S adds remortgage comparison module to miLoan

Y3S's secured loan sourcing system miloanbroker.com is now offering an integrated module to instantly...

Barclays broadens Great Escape offering

Barclays has expanded its Great Escape range of remortgage to offer savings for customers...

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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