Mortgages

First peer-to-peer funded buy-to-let completion

Landbay has completed its first mortgage loan, the UK’s first ever buy-to-let mortgage funded...

New Flexx for Term deals from the Coventry

Coventry Intermediaries has launched a new range of Flexx for Term options. With products for Buy to...

More advisers turning to secured loans since MMR

Y3S Loans has reported a notable increase in interest for its products from mortgage...

Lowest interest payments on debt for over 10 years

Borrowers in the UK are paying less interest on their debt than at any...

Paradigm adds the Progressive to panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added the Progressive Building Society to its lender panel. Both directly...

Kensington to reward brokers for ideas

Kensington has launched an area of its website where brokers can submit their ideas...

Lenders “taking forever” since MMR

85% of brokers and IFAs recently surveyed believe it is more difficult to get...

Halifax offers FTB insurance refund

Halifax is offering to refund a year’s insurance premium for first time buyers when...

Paragon revamps ‘professional’ offering

Paragon Mortgages has refreshed its product range catering for large-scale and professional landlords. The specialist...

FCA begins mortgage contract change consultation

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is asking consumers and firms for their views on...

57% of mortgage payers don’t have protection

Six million homes, half of all mortgaged residential property in the UK, could be...

Trio of BDMs joins NatWest Intermediary Solutions

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has appointed three new field-based business development managers (BDMs). Lisa Taylor will...

The Hinckley & Rugby reduces selected rates

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has cut the rates on four discount mortgages, the...

Virgin Money improves rates

Virgin Money has made a series of changes across its residential and buy-to-let mortgage...

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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