Mortgages

TMW tweaks product ranges

The Mortgage Works is making some changes to its product ranges tomorrow (Friday 26...

Hinckley & Rugby cuts five-year fixed rate

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has reduced the interest rate on its five-year...

Metro Bank cuts mortgage rates

Metro Bank has made changes to its large loan residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges. Rates...

BTL lenders to increase longer-term fixes?

The gap between 65% and 75% loan to value buy-to-let rates has narrowed in...

Approvals up 33% year-on-year

Gross mortgage borrowing of £8.9bn in June was higher than in May and the...

The Leeds launches dedicated holiday let range

Leeds Building Society has launched a new dedicated range of holiday let products. The mutual...

June fall in gross remortgage lending

Monthly gross remortgage lending fell by £462m in June to £3.5bn, according to latest...

New mortgages from Virgin Money

Virgin Money has made a series of changes across its residential and buy-to-let mortgage...

New two-year buy-to-let fix from Mortgage Trust

Mortgage Trust has launched a new two-year fixed rate, with zero product fee. The buy-to-let...

Santander moves into Help to Buy

Santander for Intermediaries is launching a range of Help to Buy Equity Loan mortgages. The...

New key account exclusive from Santander for Intermediaries

Santander for Intermediaries (SFI) has launched a new mortgage product, available exclusively through all...

PMS and Sesame launch exclusive product with H&R BS

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

IMLA wants effective Help to Buy guarantee

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association has warned that, despite positive Council of Mortgage Lenders...

More higher LTV deals from first direct

First direct has expanded its range of low deposit mortgages. It has introduced three new...

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

First-time buyer squeeze deepens as mortgage rates climb

First-time buyers with small deposits face mounting pressure as average mortgage rates rise and...

Mortgage costs push sales 9% lower

Higher mortgage rates have contributed to a sharper-than-usual summer housing slowdown, with sales agreed...

Access FS appoints Alan Baldwin as compliance director

Access Financial Services has appointed Alan Baldwin as director of compliance as it expands...

Mortgage-backed Swansea auction sale completes in six days

A mortgage-financed property purchase in Swansea has completed six days after the draft contract...

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