Mortgages

The Hinckley & Rugby offers new resi interest-only mortgage

On Friday 14 December Hinckley & Rugby Building Society is introducing a new interest...

New fixes and trackers from the Skipton

The Skipton Building Society has unveiled a new range of fixed and tracker mortgage...

PMS/Sesame distribute new Skipton exclusive

Members of PMS and appointed representatives of Sesame network now have access to a...

TBMC launches new 80% two-year fix

TBMC has launched a new exclusive buy-to-let mortgage with Leeds Building Society. The deal, which...

Aldermore cuts certain rates for short time

Aldermore is cutting a number of mortgage rates for a limited period. The products in...

Post Office offers 2.99% five-year fix

The Post Office has reduced rates on its 75% LTV five-year fix to 2.99%. It...

The Cambridge revamps buy-to-let offering

The Cambridge Building Society has relaunched its buy-to-let mortgage range. Fees have been cut and...

Cheshire Mortgage Corporation fined by FSA

The FSA has fined Cheshire Mortgage Corporation Limited (CMCL), £1.225 million for failing to...

85% LTV 3.69% three-year fix from the Leeds

The Leeds Building Society has introduced a new three-year fixed rate mortgage at 3.69%...

New ‘low fee’ deals from Accord Mortgages

Accord Mortgages has introduced a new range of £495 fee residential mortgages at 75%,...

Nearly 40% on SVR, HSBC claims

HSBC has estimated that 4.4 million mortgage borrowers, representing 39% of the total mortgage...

New mortgage offering from Virgin Money

Virgin Money has cut a number of interest rates in its residential mortgage range....

The Leeds to utilise FLS to boost new lending

The Leeds Building Society has stated its intention to use the Funding for Lending...

New week-only exclusive from AFI

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) is to introduce a new intermediary seven-day exclusive at 2.49%...

COMMENT

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...

Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

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Richard Goppy to rejoin PMS as director of acquisition and key accounts

PMS Mortgage Club has confirmed the appointment of Richard Goppy as director of acquisition...

Renters’ Rights Act to reshape buy-to-let risk models

The Renters’ Rights Act is set to trigger a fundamental shift in how lenders assess risk...

MAB research shows confidence among buyers is rising, but many still hesitate

More than half of prospective buyers say they are ready to purchase in 2026,...

Market Harborough cuts fixed rates and adds pre-completion switch option

Market Harborough Building Society has cut fixed mortgage rates by up to 36bps and...

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