Mortgages

New discount deal from the Hinckley & Rugby

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has unveiled a three-year discount mortgage. It is available...

The Ecology pleased with half-year results

Ecology Building Society is above a number of targets for the half year ended...

Fixed rate popularity continues

The percentage of borrowers opting for fixed rates on purchase applications increased by 3.8%...

TBMC offers exclusive two-year, ERC-free BTL discount

TBMC has launched a new exclusive buy-to-let mortgage through Hinckley & Rugby Building Society....

The Chelsea to cut rates

Chelsea Building Society is making rate reductions across its product range on 20 September. Selected...

Nationwide offers loyalty deals

Nationwide's four-year fixed rate and five-year tracker Flexclusive mortgage deals are now available to...

AFI sees business boost from intermediary exclusive

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) has reported a 33% increase in business since the launch...

Fixed rate cuts from Accord Mortgages

Accord Mortgages has reduced rates on fixed rate mortgages. At 75% LTV, rates have been...

YBS reduces tracker rates

Yorkshire Building Society has cut rates on selected tracker mortgages. Cuts are being introduced on...

Mortgage market slipping back to “dismal levels” of 2010/11

House purchase loans in August fell 8% year-on-year to 48,913, according to the latest...

Seven-year deal and rate cuts from Halifax Intermediaries

Halifax Intermediaries has announced the launch of a new seven-year, no product fee mortgage...

Home movers behind lending rise

An increase in lending to home movers was the key reason behind an increase...

Nationwide supports MI New Home

Nationwide Building Society is offering products under the new MI New Home scheme, which...

Remortgage market remains stagnant

Borrowers are staying on SVRs according to latest Halifax research. The lender has found that...

COMMENT

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...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

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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...

Digital mortgage ID checks unaffected by government U-turn

Digital identity verification used by mortgage lenders, brokers and other regulated firms is unaffected...

Family BS launches broker Mortgage Hub

Family Building Society has launched an online mortgage application platform designed to give brokers...

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