Mortgages

New deals from AFI

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) has unveiled a new range of fee-free products at 85%...

Coventry Intermediaries cuts rates

Coventry Intermediaries has cut rates across its range of residential, offset and buy-to-let options. New...

More rate cuts from First Direct

First Direct is cutting rates on over 85% of its mortgage range by up...

Downward pressure continues on BTL fixed rates

TBMC has found that average buy-to-let fixed rates have dropped below variable rates. Its Landlord...

NatWest adds new 90% LTV deals to range

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is launching a series of new higher LTV deals tomorrow into...

The Darlington targets green improvers

Darlington Building Society has launched a new additional borrowing mortgage designed to reward its...

Hinckley & Rugby brings back pair of mortgages

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has reintroduced two mortgages to its range. The pair of...

The Leeds cuts rate of five-year LAM deal

Leeds Building Society has cut the rate on its five-year fixed rate Local Authority...

FCA publishes interest-only review

90% of interest-only mortgage holders say they have a strategy or strategies in place...

Million-pound plus mortgage service unveiled

A new venture that specialises in arranging private finance facilities in excess of £1...

Accord improves LTV ceiling for flats

Accord Mortgages has increased the maximum loan to value (LTV) it will lend on...

Keystone re-jigs proposition

Keystone Buy to Let Mortgages has revamped its offering with new products, rate and...

Nationwide celebrates two years of Save to Buy

1,715 customers have so far bought a home with Nationwide Building Society’s Save to...

Q1 fall in buy-to-let rates

During the first quarter of 2013 buy to let rates fell by an average...

COMMENT

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...

Why the government’s housing ambitions won’t fix the affordability crisis

With the bidding open for the government’s £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme - the main pillar of its long-term housing strategy - homebuying...

Latest news

Rent growth slows as house prices edge higher, with Middle East tensions clouding outlook

Private rent inflation eased again in March while UK house prices rose modestly in...

Gen H expands broker sales team with three BDM hires and internal promotion

Gen H has expanded its broker sales team with three new business development managers...

Detached homes dominate new lifetime mortgage lending in early 2026

Owners of detached properties accounted for more than four in 10 new lifetime mortgages...

Brokers invited to webinar on boosting landlord income strategies

Brokers are being offered an opportunity to learn how to help landlords accelerate income...

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