Mortgages

Rise in gross mortgage lending

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has estimated that total gross mortgage lending increased...

Three new deals from the Nottingham

The Nottingham Building Society has launched three new residential products. There is a further reduction in the two-year...

The Saffron opens up availability of 95% deal

Saffron Building Society has widened access to its 95% LTV first-time buyer mortgage, to...

New deals from the Coventry

Coventry Intermediaries has launched a new range of Offset and Flex for Term options. The...

Sharp rise in mortgage activity

Mortgage Advice Bureau has reported a 25% increase in mortgage activity during the first...

New fixes from the Co-op

The Co-operative Bank has unveiled a new range of fixed mortgage rates. New...

New deals from Abbey for Intermediaries

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) has unveiled a new five-year fix at 80% LTV and...

The Nottingham reduces buy-to-let rates

Nottingham Building Society has launched four new buy-to-let mortgages. There are further reductions for its...

New second charge BTL deal from Shawbrook Bank

Shawbrook Bank has introduced a new second charge buy-to-let product, designed to help customers...

The Hinckley & Rugby raises advance limits

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has increased its maximum mortgage advance across a range...

First Direct reduces 90% LTV rates

First Direct has cut its 90% LTV fixed rate mortgages by up to 30...

1.99% 60% LTV deal from the Chelsea

The Chelsea Building Society has launched its lowest-ever three year fixed rate mortgage. It is...

Saffron assists second steppers

Saffron Building Society has launched a new mortgage designed to help second and subsequent...

NatWest IS to make rate cuts

NatWest Intermediary Solutions will tomorrow make a series of rate cuts on a number...

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

Skipton loses former Connells chief’s discrimination case

Skipton Group Holdings and Connells have lost an employment tribunal case brought by former...

IMLA supports flexible mortgage rules but says housing supply remains key

Mortgage lenders have backed proposals to give first-time buyers and other underserved borrowers greater...

Mortgage borrowing jumps to £7.7bn

Net mortgage borrowing more than doubled to £7.7bn in June, up from £3.3bn in...

AMI says mortgage rule reforms must keep advice at their core

Proposals to give lenders greater flexibility must be supported by mortgage advice if they...

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