Mortgages

Rise in gross mortgage lending

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has estimated that total gross mortgage lending increased...

Three new deals from the Nottingham

The Nottingham Building Society has launched three new residential products. There is a further reduction in the two-year...

The Saffron opens up availability of 95% deal

Saffron Building Society has widened access to its 95% LTV first-time buyer mortgage, to...

New deals from the Coventry

Coventry Intermediaries has launched a new range of Offset and Flex for Term options. The...

Sharp rise in mortgage activity

Mortgage Advice Bureau has reported a 25% increase in mortgage activity during the first...

New fixes from the Co-op

The Co-operative Bank has unveiled a new range of fixed mortgage rates. New...

New deals from Abbey for Intermediaries

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) has unveiled a new five-year fix at 80% LTV and...

The Nottingham reduces buy-to-let rates

Nottingham Building Society has launched four new buy-to-let mortgages. There are further reductions for its...

New second charge BTL deal from Shawbrook Bank

Shawbrook Bank has introduced a new second charge buy-to-let product, designed to help customers...

The Hinckley & Rugby raises advance limits

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has increased its maximum mortgage advance across a range...

First Direct reduces 90% LTV rates

First Direct has cut its 90% LTV fixed rate mortgages by up to 30...

1.99% 60% LTV deal from the Chelsea

The Chelsea Building Society has launched its lowest-ever three year fixed rate mortgage. It is...

Saffron assists second steppers

Saffron Building Society has launched a new mortgage designed to help second and subsequent...

NatWest IS to make rate cuts

NatWest Intermediary Solutions will tomorrow make a series of rate cuts on a number...
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COMMENT

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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News

Accord raises buy-to-let maximum loan sizes to £1.5m

Accord has increased the maximum loan size across parts of its buy-to-let range, in...
Regulation

FCA and PRA ease SM&CR rules in move to cut compliance burden

The Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority have set out the first stage...
Building Societies

The Saffron broadens criteria across buy-to-let, self-build and residential lending

Saffron for Intermediaries has widened criteria across its buy-to-let, self-build and residential mortgage ranges...
Analysis

Brokers report rising caution among borrowers as remortgaging picks up

Mortgage brokers are seeing more remortgage activity, but say geopolitical uncertainty, cost of living...

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