Mortgages

Accord Mortgages cuts selection of fixed rates

Accord Mortgages has cut interest rates on selected residential products by up to 0.20...

Consumers’ interests need to be central to lender business models

The Council of Mortgage Lenders' (CML) chairman has warned that the mortgage market will...

New 10-year fix from the Yorkshire

Yorkshire Building Society is offering a new 10-year fixed rate mortgage. It is priced at...

Virgin Money tweaks mortgage range

Virgin Money has made a number of changes to its residential mortgage range. Key Residential...

NatWest IS cuts rates on 18 deals

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is making a series of rate cuts tomorrow across its Core...

New 2.49% three-year deal from N&P

Norwich & Peterborough Building Society (N&P) has unveiled a new, 'low fee' three-year fixed...

FLS expansion given mixed reception

The Bank of England has extended the time period for the Funding for...

Gross mortgage lending below monthly average

Net mortgage borrowing from the banks fell by 0.1% over the year to March,...

Remortgage activity outpacing total gross mortgage lending

Monthly gross remortgage lending increased by £330m in March to £2.9 billion, according to...

CML unruffled by EU Mortgage Credit Directive agreement

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has welcomed the Irish Presidency's announcement that agreement...

Aldermore allows fees to be added to loan

Aldermore is now letting mortgage borrowers have the option to add completion and electronic...

John Charcol sees let-to-buy surge

John Charcol has reported a "significant" increase in let-to-buy activity in 2012 and says...

Best French mortgage rates for 65 years

Competition between French banks for domestic buyers has created the best opportunity for UK...

Homeowners want more creative lending options

82% of homeowners want more to be done to make it easier for new...
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Opinions & blogs

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...

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Buy-to-let

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...
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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...
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Detached homes dominate new lifetime mortgage lending in early 2026

Owners of detached properties accounted for more than four in 10 new lifetime mortgages...
Buy-to-let

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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