Mortgages

Virgin Money cuts Northern Rock rates

Virgin Money has cut interest rates across a number of its mortgage products. The...

Olympics to distort mortgage market, says CML

Gross mortgage lending in May was an estimated £12.2 billion, the Council of Mortgage...

New Flexible Offset maximum loan size from AFI

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) is increasing the maximum loan size on its Flexible Offset...

Mansion House proposals could be ‘game changer’: Boulger

Ray Boulger of mortgage adviser John Charcol believes that the policy actions announced by...

New deals from NatWest IS

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has introduced two new 60% LTV deals to its corporate range. Both...

Remortgaging behind rise in activity

May saw mortgage activity rise to its highest level this year, according to Mortgage...

NatWest IS cuts 60% LTV rates

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has cut the rates on its 60% LTV two-year fixed rate...

Approvals down due to Eurozone crisis

1 Eurozone pressures forced banks to scale back their lending and reduce the number of...

The Skipton unveils new buy-to-let products

Skipton Building Society has added new products to its buy-to-let mortgage range. They include three...

April sees major drop-off in FTBs

April saw a fall in house purchase lending, in particular to first-time buyers, according...

Virgin Money cuts Northern Rock rates

Virgin Money has cut the interest rates on a selection of its fixed rate...

AFI alters mortgage offering

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) is making changes to its mortgage range tomorrow (15 June...

New fixed rates from the Leeds

Leeds Building Society has introduced a new five-year fixed rate mortgage at 3.89%. It...

Renters struggling to save to buy a home

Saving to buy a home while renting is looking like a less reliable route...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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