Mortgages

The Yorkshire cuts fees

The Yorkshire Building Society has reduced its mortgage fees. The mutual has cut £150 from...

New deals from NatWest Intermediary Solutions

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has launched two new 60% LTV deals and reintroducing a 90%...

The Chelsea unveils 1.74% two-year fix

Chelsea Building Society's latest two-year fixed rate deal is available at 1.74% up to...

Aldermore cuts BTL and NewBuy rates

Aldermore has cut the rates on a selection of its buy-to-let and NewBuy mortgage...

New ‘seven day special’ from AFI

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) will tomorrow (8 March) launch a new 'seven day special',...

Saffron creates dedicated intermediary channel

Saffron Building Society has launched a dedicated intermediary lending channel and a new range...

TBMC offers its lowest ever buy-to-let rate

TBMC has launched two new exclusive buy-to-let mortgages in conjunction with the Hinckley &...

Ecology improves maximum LTVs

Ecology Building Society has launched an updated C-Change sustainable homes scheme, offering interest rate...

Virgin Money cuts rates

Virgin Money has made further rate reductions across its residential mortgage range. Key changes are...

Aldermore opens up criteria

Aldermore has made changes to its residential and buy-to-let lending criteria to allow full...

Connect Mortgage Club launches new Metro Bank BTL deals

Connect Mortgage Club (CMC) has launched new buy-to-let products through its partnership with Metro...

25% year-on-year rise in mutual lending

Gross mortgage lending by building societies and other mutual lenders was £2.4 billion in...

Lower rates – but high fee – from HSBC

HSBC has launched its lowest ever two, five, seven and 10-year fixed rate mortgages. The...

Hinckley & Rugby now ERC-fre

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has reduced the interest rates of four of its...

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...

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Coadjute joins FCA AI testing programme as conveyancers face tougher AML regime

Coadjute has joined the Financial Conduct Authority’s AI Live Testing programme as conveyancing firms...

Morrow hire to lead intermediary growth strategy

Morrow has appointed Amit Gupta as financial services director as it looks to expand...

Russell Quirk calls out broken transaction system

UK mortgage and property professionals have been urged to rethink the homebuying process after Russell...

Newcastle updates broker portal for faster product transfers

Newcastle for Intermediaries has upgraded its broker portal to make product transfers quicker and...

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