Mortgages

New build option for FTBs from the Hinckley & Rugby

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society is offering first time buyers a mortgage for...

The Ipswich funds Sesame BTL exclusive

Sesame network members can now access to a new exclusive buy-to-let product from Ipswich...

Keystone cuts rates

Keystone Buy to Let Mortgages has reduced all its three year discounted rates by...

Many unaware of benefits of offset mortgages

Seven in 10 people are using daily trade offs or ‘everyday offsets,' according to...

Barclays cuts residential and SME rates

Barclays is offering its SME customers an "instant cashback injection" of 2% on loans. Called...

Aldermore to participate in NewBuy

Aldermore has become the first challenger bank to join the government’s NewBuy scheme. NewBuy is...

HSBC launches new 90% LTV range

HSBC has introduced a new range of 90% LTV mortgages. It claims it is now...

Halifax offers cash towards moving costs

Halifax has introduced an offer to give homebuyers £500 towards the cost of moving...

New Northern Rock two-year fix

Virgin Money is launching a new fixed rate deal which will be available from...

Castle Trust reveals launch details

Castle Trust will open for business on 1 October. It will then offer HouSAs...

The Leeds cuts three-year fixed rate

The Leeds Building Society has reduced the rate on its three-year fixed rate buy-to-let...

FSA authorisation for BFS Home Loans

BFS Home Loans has been approved by the FSA for regulated mortgage contracts. The firm...

N&P cuts fixed rates

Norwich & Peterborough Building Society (N&P) is cutting rates on 75% LTV mortgages for...

Nationwide changes rates and way it rewards loyalty

Nationwide has made changes to its fixed rates and tracker rate mortgages. NewBuy and four-year...

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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