Mortgages

New mainstream deals from Platform

Platform will tomorrow refresh its mainstream product range, with rate reductions of up to...

Brokers can take on direct lenders with Precise deal: Brightstar

Brightstar Financial is offering a 2.89%, two-year fixed rate prime purchase deal from Precise...

YBS unveils 60% LTV direct deals

The Yorkshire Building Society has expanded its mortgage range with the launch of new...

The Skipton cuts fixed rates

Skipton Building Society has cut rates on a selection of its residential two, three...

MMR: FSA makes change to advised sales

The FSA has made a change in the final rules of the Mortgage Market...

MMR: won’t reinvigorate housing market, says IMLA

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), has given approval to certain elements in...

MMR: AMI gives cautious support

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has claimed that lobbying work by trade bodies...

MMR: FSA publishes final rules

The FSA has published the final rules stemming from its Mortgage Market Review (MMR). They...

MMR: no interest-only ban

The FSA is not to ban interest-only mortgages, having published its final rules of...

Nationwide makes further rate cuts

Nationwide Building Society has cut rates across the majority of its fixed rate mortgages...

Keystone improves BTL criteria

Keystone Buy to Let Mortgages has made changes its lending criteria and is now...

New BTL exclusive offered by TBMC

TBMC has launched a new exclusive two-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage with the Hinckley...

New resi and BTL deals from Aldermore

Aldermore has relaunched its standard range of residential and buy-to-let mortgages. The residential range features: Two-year...

Precise cuts arrangement fees

Precise Mortgages has reduced arrangement fees to zero on its lowest fixed rates and...

COMMENT

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,...

The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

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Broker Conveyancing launches £175 remortgage package

Broker Conveyancing has introduced a fixed-price remortgage conveyancing package through its new online hub. The...

Buckinghamshire BS cuts residential and specialist rates

Buckinghamshire Building Society has reduced mortgage rates across its residential and specialist lending ranges,...

Final call for views on FCA mortgage reforms

The mortgage industry has until tomorrow to respond to Financial Conduct Authority proposals intended...

One in five borrow to fund private healthcare

Almost one in five people who recently accessed private healthcare used a credit card...

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