Mortgages

Lloyds TSB posts another loss

Lloyds TSB has reported a statutory loss of £570 million for 2012. It said this...

AFI cuts rates and unveils seven-day deal

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) has launched another 'seven day special', available exclusively through all...

The Coventry reports large rise in mortgage lending

The Coventry Building Society has posted a strong set of results for 2012. Pre-tax profits...

Tenet Group to distribute Metro Bank mortages

Metro Bank is partnering with Tenet Group, allowing Metro Bank mortgages to be available...

New low-fee deals from N&P

The Norwich and Peterborough Building Society has extended its range of low-fee products with...

Hinckley & Rugby joins Paradigm panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added Hinckley & Rugby Building Society (HRBS) to its lender...

New 90% LTV deals from Accord

Accord Mortgages has launched a series of new 90% loan-to-value residential mortgages with rates up...

BuildLoan improves broker proposition

BuildLoan has announced a partnership with the Furness Building Society and also launched a...

Remortgaging resists seasonal downturn

Monthly gross remortgage lending increased by £168m in January to £2.9bn, according to LMS's...

SBG to distribute Investec Professional Mortgages

Sesame Bankhall Group has added Investec Professional Mortgages to its panel of lenders for...

New builds numbers still well short of pre-crash peak

New home starts are falling well short of demand, it has been claimed. Statistics released...

Average fixed rates to go below 4%?

It is predicted that average rates for two and five year fixed mortgages will...

Kent Reliance unveils new buy-to-let range

Kent Reliance has launched a number of buy-to-let products available to brokers across the...

New mortgage range for professionals

Investec has unveiled a new range of mortgage products aimed specifically to professionals such...
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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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Technology

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...
Appointments

Morrow hire to lead intermediary growth strategy

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

Russell Quirk calls out broken transaction system

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

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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