Mortgages

Mortgage market “tightening”: Connells

The mortgage market is expanding at its slowest annual rate in two years, according...

The Skipton introduces new fixed rates

Skipton Building Society has unveiled new two, three and five-year mortgage products. The new product...

Mutual lending prospers while banks stutter

There were 51,098 mortgage approvals for house purchase in May, according to the Bank...

Uncertainty boosting 5,6,7 demand for the Chelsea

The Chelsea Building Society has reported "strong demand" for longer-term fixed rate mortgages in...

Lighthouse moves over to MortgageBrain

Lighthouse Group plc has adopted MortgageBrain as its preferred sourcing solution for its advisers. Lighthouse’s...

Metro Bank unveils intermediary mortgage proposition

Metro Bank is to pilot intermediary distribution for its residential mortgages. The pilot is with...

AFI raises LTV ceiling on five-year fixes

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) has increased the loan to value (LTV) on its five-year...

Unsecured adverse loan product announced

Promise Solutions is now distributing an unsecured loan product which will accept adverse credit...

New buy-to-let fixes from the Leeds

The Leeds Building Society has added a 5.99% three-year fixed rate deal to its...

The Yorkshire tempts lower LTV borrowers to ‘rollover’

Yorkshire Building Society has told homeowners with a shorter term left to run on...

New two-year fixes from the Skipton

Skipton Building Society has launched a new range of two-year fixed rate mortgages. Rates have...

The Leeds slashes rate of two-year fix

Leeds Building Society has cut the rate on its two-year fixed rate mortgage by...

IMLA member predictions “subdued”

Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) members believe that growth will remain slow for the...

The Hinckley & Rugby sees large rise in advances

Mortgage advances rose more than 68% at Hinckley & Rugby Building Society in the...
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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...

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Building Societies

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...
Buy-to-let

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...
Appointments

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...
News

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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