Mortgages

TBMC launches three new buy-to-let exclusives

TBMC has launched three new exclusive buy-to-let mortgages through the Hinckley & Rugby Building...

Good time to take out a five-year fix

The average five-year fixed rate for mortgage borrowers in December 2012 was better than...

French buy-to-let attracting foreign investors

UK and international investors are being drawn towards buy-to-let French properties as French mortgage...

Principality introduces 95% LTV mortgage

Principality has announced the launch of a new 95% LTV five year fixed rate...

Remortgage market to return to growth in 2013

Monthly gross remortgage lending fell by £404m in December to £2.7bn, according to LMS's...

Leeds reduces share ownership rate

The Leeds Building Society has lowered the rate on its two-year fixed rate shared...

Chelsea makes fixed rate cuts

The Chelsea has cut rates on short term fixed rate mortgages by up to...

New base rate trackers from the Skipton

Skipton Building Society has cut the interest rates on its two-year base rate tracker...

CML more positive than 12 months ago

Gross mortgage lending in December reached an estimated £11.7 billion, according to the Council...

PMS/Sesame launch exclusive product with the Furness

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

TBMC lowers Skipton three-year buy-to-let fixed rates

TBMC is now offering two new three-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages with Skipton Building...

Scotland has UK’s second most affordable mortgages

Mortgage payments as a proportion of income have fallen by more than two-fifths in...

Platform reduces mainstream fixed rate mortgages

Platform has cut the rates on its fixed rate mainstream mortgages by up to...

Clydesdale Bank unveils new interest-only proposition

Clydesdale Bank is launching what it claims to be a "unique" mortgage product, as well...

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

Specialist lenders drive semi-commercial market towards £1bn

Britain's semi-commercial mortgage market is on course to exceed £1 billion of annual lending...

Equity Release Council names John Godfrey as chair

John Godfrey, the former head of the No 10 policy unit, has been appointed...

Monmouthshire app brings in new generation of customers

Seven in 10 customers registered for Monmouthshire Building Society's app had not previously banked...

Clydesdale to raise selected residential product transfer rates

Clydesdale is to increase selected residential product transfer rates by up to 0.23%. The changes...

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