Mortgages

New tracker from the Leeds

The Leeds Building Society has launched a new low-fee two year tracker mortgage priced...

The Teachers expands lending into Wiltshire

Teachers Building Society has announced that it is rolling out its mortgage product range...

SimplyBiz Group launches Vision for Mortgages site

The SimplyBiz Group has launched a new website for member firms to trade...

AMI pleased with FCA’s consumer credit stance

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has now confirmed that where a mortgage broker...

Rise in mortgage approvals, says BoE

The Bank of England has reported that the number of loan approvals for house...

Magellan sees benefit from its reduced rates

Magellan Homeloans has reported that it has had its expectations exceeded in the response...

The Leeds’ mortgage lending rises by 31%

Leeds Building Society has seen its pre-tax profit rose by 18% to a record...

Remo market sees solid start to year

Monthly gross remortgage lending increased by £468m in January, to £4.27bn, according to LMS....

MAB adopts MortgageSource for MIDAS Pro

Mortgage27 (M27) has been chosen by Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) to power online mortgage...

Mortgage borrowing continues year-on-year rise

Gross mortgage borrowing of £10.8bn was 38% higher than in the same month last...

Virgin Money improves residential offering

Virgin Money has made a series of changes across its residential mortgage range. A...

Majority of borrowers ill-prepared for rate rises

65% of consumers are not financially preparing for an interest rate rise in the...

The Teachers widens criteria for teachers

Teachers Building Society has widened availability of its mortgage range, including products for...

The Saffron makes criteria enhancements

Saffron For Intermediaries has improved its buy-to-let and first-time buyer lending criteria. For buy-to-let,...

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

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...

Insured expats still face barriers to healthcare

More than half of insured expatriates have delayed or gone without necessary healthcare because...

Mortgage lending rebounds but book growth lags

UK mortgage gross lending increased by more than a fifth during 2025, although substantially...

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