Mortgages

Report warns of widespread ‘mortgage prison’

One in 10 of today’s mortgagors risk being "imprisoned" by borrowing deals which are...

Fifth birthday for Aldermore

Aldermore is celebrating five years of providing banking services to SMEs, homeowners and savers...

Paragon posts 20% rise in pre-tax profits

Paragon Group has announced its interim results for the period 1 October 2013 to...

The Mansfield extends 95% deal’s availability

After introducing a 95% discounted rate mortgage in its local area of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire...

Pure Retirement offers new lifetime mortgage

Equity release provider Pure Retirement has unveiled its second new product, the ‘Pure Lump...

SimplyBiz Mortgages expands packager panel

SimplyBiz Mortgages has responded to an increase in demand from members and improved its...

The Skipton re-prices fixed rates

Skipton Building Society is re-pricing some of its two, three and five year fixed rate...

The Teachers offers 1.79% deal

Teachers’ Building Society has reduced the rate on its discounted variable rate deal for loans...

Paradigm reveals award winners

Paradigm Mortgage Services has announced the first winners of its recently launched Lender and...

Brilliant offers 10-year deal

Brilliant Solution is offering the new 10-year fixed rate mortgage from the Newcastle Building...

Year-on-year growth for all mortgage lending

The total number of new loans to home-owners for house purchase increased 4% in...

Dozen new deals for NatWest IS

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is launching 12 new deals and making some rate cuts in...

GE Money Home Lending cuts rates

GE Money Home Lending is tomorrow reducing rates for new mortgage customers by up...

New 10-year deal from the Newcastle

Newcastle Building Society (NBS) has released a new 10-year fixed rate product, which is...

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,...

Latest news

Consumer Duty has changed culture but firms still face gaps

Consumer Duty has prompted a cultural shift across financial services, but standards continue to...

House price growth slows as market uncertainty weighs on buyers

Annual UK house price growth eased to 1.8% in July as economic uncertainty and...

Homeowners delay energy upgrades amid confusion over EPC ratings

More than two-fifths of UK homeowners have delayed or are considering delaying energy-efficiency improvements,...

Lengthy completions put mortgage offers under pressure

Homebuyers face an average five-month wait between agreeing a sale and completing, increasing the...

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