Mortgages

Virgin Money cuts a number of rates

Virgin Money has cut a number of selected interest rates on its residential and...

Leeds launches fees assisted buy-to-let deal

Leeds Building Society has introduced a new three-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage at...

First direct unveils 2.99% five-year fix

First direct has launched a new five-year fixed rate mortgage at 2.99%. Borrowers with...

NatWest IS cuts rates

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has reduced the rates on some of its two-year fixed rate,...

Monthly fall in gross mortgage lending

Gross mortgage lending in September was £11.6 billion, according to latest estimates from the...

L&G Mortgage Club offers Leeds exclusive

Legal & General Mortgage Club has launched an exclusive four year fixed rate product...

Nationwide went too far with interest-only move

The Nationwide Building Society has over-reacted with its decision to pull interest-only. That's the view...

August weak for remortgaging: CML

Gross mortgage lending was burdened by weak remortgage lending in August, despite a strong...

Popular pair of BTL deals from the Hinckley & Rugby

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society says its latest buy-to-let deals are seeing great demand...

Mortgage market continues to struggle

House purchase loans in September fell 7% year-on-year to 47,603, according to the latest...

The Hinckley & Rugby introduces new five-year fix

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has reintroduced its five year fixed rate mortgage at...

Demand is strengthening: MAB

Mortgage Advice Bureau's (MAB) National Mortgage Index found the total number of applications increased...

HSBC reduces rates on fixed mortgages

HSBC has made a number of rate reductions on its fixed rate mortgages. The changes...

NatWest IS rejigs mortgage range

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is making changes to its intermediary mortgage range. Current Account range: A range...

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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