Mortgages

LBG extends Help to Buy to new builds

Homeowners can now purchase new build properties through both Halifax and Lloyds Bank Help...

APAC Systems launches “ultimate generic application form”

A new cloud based platform has launched which combines the criteria and application questions...

The Family BS unveils product for FTBs

The Family Building Society has launched the Family Mortgage. The new mutual is offering three...

Metro Bank revamps offering

Metro Bank has refreshed its residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges. For residential mortgages under £1.5...

Financial Services Expo open for registration

Front Events, organisers of Financial Services Expo (FSE) London, have announced that visitor registration...

Brits drawn back into overseas property market

The number of enquiries received by overseas mortgage firm Conti in the second quarter...

New building society unveils ‘low start mortgage’

The Family Building Society, which launched on 14 July, is offering the Low Start...

The Dudley expands lending panel

Dudley Building Society has made the first new appointment to its lending panel since...

NatWest IS to have BTL loan-to-income cap

NatWest Intermediary Solutions will be introducing a 4.99 times loan-to-income cap per application for...

Scottish Widows makes mortgage rate cuts

Scottish Widows Bank (SWB) has cut the rates on a on a selection of...

High LTV recovery to stall?

Lending to high LTV borrowers reached a post credit crunch high in June, according...

Borrowers contemplate remortgaging

Mortgage Advice Bureau's latest Mortgage Search Tracker has found that consumer appetite for remortgaging...

CML: impact of MMR “subtle”

Home-owner house purchase lending in May increased month-on-month totalling 57,900 loans, up 9% compared...

First Complete expands lender panel

First Complete has added Newbury Building Society to its mortgage panel. The Newbury will provide...

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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