Mortgages

TMW extends selected end dates and raises Guarantor tracker rates

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has extended end dates on all buy-to-let and Guarantor products. The...

Slowdown in mortgage activity in June: MAB

Mortgage activity for both purchase and remortgage business slowed in June, according to the...

UKmortgages app expands platform base

The UKmortgages app is now available on the iPad and Android devices. The free app,...

AFI unveils pair of Key Account exclusives

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) has launched two new exclusives for certain Key Account partners. The...

Lenders at risk from end to flood deal

A quarter of UK homes that are at risk of flooding could be left...

New buy-to-let deals from the Skipton

Skipton Building Society has launched two new buy-to-let mortgages. The two-year tracker deals start from...

Brits’ interest in Spanish property back on the rise

Conti, the overseas mortgage specialist, has seen a 33% increase in Spanish mortgage enquiries...

Self-build boost from the Saffron

The Saffron Building Society has lent £40 million for self-build projects since the beginning...

Overseas property investment: where from exactly?

It is no secret that a sizeable part of the success of London’s prime...

uSwitch hails HSBC’s five-year deal

uSwitch.com says that HSBC’s launch of the lowest ever five-year fixed term deal...

CML gives its initial verdict on ‘funding for lending’

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has welcomed today's publication of additional information about...

Banks tighten higher LTV lending

House purchase loans fell by 8% in June to 46,932 – the lowest since...

New longer term fixed from HSBC

HSBC has launched its lowest ever five-year fixed rate mortgage. It is priced at 2.99%...

New buy-to-let deals from the Coventry

Coventry Intermediaries is unveiling a new range of 75% LTV buy-to-let products on 13...

COMMENT

The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up

Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...

Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck

For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

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Paragon launches tailored buy-to-let service for complex cases

Paragon Bank has launched a Tailored service to support buy-to-let mortgage applications that fall...

Castle Trust Bank adds AVMs to buy-to-let applications

Castle Trust Bank has introduced automated valuation models on eligible buy-to-let cases as part...

HSBC UK cuts mortgage rates by up to 11bps

HSBC UK has reduced rates across its mortgage range, with cuts of up to...

Ampla Finance unveils Untangled rebrand as it broadens specialist lending ambitions

Specialist lender Ampla Finance has launched a new brand identity, Untangled, as it looks...

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