Mortgages

Lower rates – but high fee – from HSBC

HSBC has launched its lowest ever two, five, seven and 10-year fixed rate mortgages. The...

Hinckley & Rugby now ERC-fre

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has reduced the interest rates of four of its...

Lloyds TSB posts another loss

Lloyds TSB has reported a statutory loss of £570 million for 2012. It said this...

AFI cuts rates and unveils seven-day deal

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) has launched another 'seven day special', available exclusively through all...

The Coventry reports large rise in mortgage lending

The Coventry Building Society has posted a strong set of results for 2012. Pre-tax profits...

Tenet Group to distribute Metro Bank mortages

Metro Bank is partnering with Tenet Group, allowing Metro Bank mortgages to be available...

New low-fee deals from N&P

The Norwich and Peterborough Building Society has extended its range of low-fee products with...

Hinckley & Rugby joins Paradigm panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added Hinckley & Rugby Building Society (HRBS) to its lender...

New 90% LTV deals from Accord

Accord Mortgages has launched a series of new 90% loan-to-value residential mortgages with rates up...

BuildLoan improves broker proposition

BuildLoan has announced a partnership with the Furness Building Society and also launched a...

Remortgaging resists seasonal downturn

Monthly gross remortgage lending increased by £168m in January to £2.9bn, according to LMS's...

SBG to distribute Investec Professional Mortgages

Sesame Bankhall Group has added Investec Professional Mortgages to its panel of lenders for...

New builds numbers still well short of pre-crash peak

New home starts are falling well short of demand, it has been claimed. Statistics released...

Average fixed rates to go below 4%?

It is predicted that average rates for two and five year fixed mortgages will...

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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