Mortgages

CML chairman calls for innovation

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) chairman Martijn Van der Heijden has called for...

The Leeds unveils new 10-year fix

Leeds Building Society has launched a new 10-year fixed rate mortgage available up to...

Virgin Money cuts Northern Rock rates

Virgin Money has cut interest rates across a number of its mortgage products. The...

Olympics to distort mortgage market, says CML

Gross mortgage lending in May was an estimated £12.2 billion, the Council of Mortgage...

New Flexible Offset maximum loan size from AFI

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) is increasing the maximum loan size on its Flexible Offset...

Mansion House proposals could be ‘game changer’: Boulger

Ray Boulger of mortgage adviser John Charcol believes that the policy actions announced by...

New deals from NatWest IS

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has introduced two new 60% LTV deals to its corporate range. Both...

Remortgaging behind rise in activity

May saw mortgage activity rise to its highest level this year, according to Mortgage...

NatWest IS cuts 60% LTV rates

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has cut the rates on its 60% LTV two-year fixed rate...

Approvals down due to Eurozone crisis

1 Eurozone pressures forced banks to scale back their lending and reduce the number of...

The Skipton unveils new buy-to-let products

Skipton Building Society has added new products to its buy-to-let mortgage range. They include three...

April sees major drop-off in FTBs

April saw a fall in house purchase lending, in particular to first-time buyers, according...

Virgin Money cuts Northern Rock rates

Virgin Money has cut the interest rates on a selection of its fixed rate...

AFI alters mortgage offering

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) is making changes to its mortgage range tomorrow (15 June...
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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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