Mortgages

95% mortgages for Darlington scheme buyers

Darlington Building Society and Tees Valley Housing have joined forces to provide a 95%...

Post Office cuts rates

The Post Office is reducing its rates by up to 0.40 percentage points on...

July lending makes up for poor June figures

The latest Mortgage Monitor from e.surv chartered surveyors has reported a 12% increase in...

New first-time buyer deal from NatWest

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has unveiled a new first-time buyer purchase mortgage in its current...

Buy-to-let growth continues

There was a second quarter rise in buy-to-let lending of 5%, the Council of...

Post Office rolls out expansion strategy

The Post Office is today introducing the first phase of introducing trained branch 'mortgage...

Fees divide between banks and mutuals

Analysis by MoneySupermarket has found there is a big difference between the fees attached...

Accord Mortgages cuts two-year rates

Accord Mortgages has cut rates by up to 0.30 percentage points from its two-year...

Remortgage market boost from fixed rate ‘war’

The proportion of John Charcol's clients remortgaging increased from 32.1% in May to 39.2%...

First direct cuts mortgage rates

First direct has reduced the rates on all of its standard and fee free...

NatWest unveils new trackers and fixes

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is launching new fixed rate and tracker mortgages on Wednesday 8...

New deals from Coventry Intermediaries

On 9 August Coventry Intermediaries is launching a new range of mortgages, which includes...

Nationwide offers new four-year fixed rate deal

The Nationwide Building Society is now offering a new twist on its existing four-year...

The Saffron brings back 95% LTV first-time buyer deal

Saffron Building Society has relaunched its 95% mortgage for first time buyers who have...

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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