Mortgages

Nationwide establishes value of extensions and loft conversions

Building an extension or covering the loft could increase the value of a home...

Skipton unveils mortgages for higher value homes

Skipton Building Society has launching a new range of two-year fixed rate mortgages for...

New deals from the Coventry

The Coventry Building Society has unveiled a new range of residential mortgages with a...

No change in Bank Rate or QE

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to keep the Bank...

Mortgage fees at record levels

The average mortgage arrangement fee has increased by 70% since March 2008, according to...

New scheme for FTBs in Leeds

Leeds City Council has joined forces with Leeds Building Society to help first-time-buyers in...

New build option for FTBs from the Hinckley & Rugby

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society is offering first time buyers a mortgage for...

The Ipswich funds Sesame BTL exclusive

Sesame network members can now access to a new exclusive buy-to-let product from Ipswich...

Keystone cuts rates

Keystone Buy to Let Mortgages has reduced all its three year discounted rates by...

Many unaware of benefits of offset mortgages

Seven in 10 people are using daily trade offs or ‘everyday offsets,' according to...

Barclays cuts residential and SME rates

Barclays is offering its SME customers an "instant cashback injection" of 2% on loans. Called...

Aldermore to participate in NewBuy

Aldermore has become the first challenger bank to join the government’s NewBuy scheme. NewBuy is...

HSBC launches new 90% LTV range

HSBC has introduced a new range of 90% LTV mortgages. It claims it is now...

Halifax offers cash towards moving costs

Halifax has introduced an offer to give homebuyers £500 towards the cost of moving...

COMMENT

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...

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts limited company buy-to-let rates for brokers

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected limited company buy-to-let rates by up to 20...

Paragon Bank introduces limited edition 60% LTV buy-to-let products

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let range with a new tranche of 60% loan-to-value...

TwentyCi hires Nick Huntley to lead sales at TwentyEA and TwentyConvey

TwentyCi has appointed Nick Huntley as sales director for TwentyEA and TwentyConvey as the...

HSBC cuts mortgage rates by up to 34bps across core ranges

HSBC UK has reduced mortgage rates across its product range, with cuts of up...

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