Mortgages

Rate cuts from the Skipton

Skipton Building Society has made cuts of up to 0.40 percentage points to the...

10 new deals from Accord for 10 days

Accord Mortgages has launched new 70% LTV products for 10 days only. Rates start from...

New deals from the Coventry

The Coventry Building Society has launched a new range of 85% LTV residential and...

The Chelsea cuts rates

Chelsea Building Society has cut rates on all 70% LTV and 85% LTV two,...

New exclusive for L&G Mortgage Club

Legal & General Mortgage Club is offering an exclusive product launch with Leeds Building...

Gross mortgage lending below recent average

Net mortgage lending by banks grew by 0.8% in the year to July, according...

The Leeds unveils new five-year fix

The Leeds Building Society has introduced a five-year fixed rate mortgage at 3.95%...

Fall in higher LTV availability

There has been a significant drop in the number of mortgages available for first...

Accord adds three-year deals to offering

Accord Mortgages has added a number of 75% LTV three year fixed mortgages to...

The Yorkshire cuts rates – on direct deals

Yorkshire Building Society has cut all of its 75% LTV and 85% LTV fixed...

The Leeds reduces rate on two-year fix

The Leeds Building Society has cut the rate on its two-year fixed rate mortgage...

Rise in gross mortgage lending

Gross mortgage lending last month rose to £12.7 billion, according to estimates from the...

Virgin Money cuts a number of Northern Rock rates

Virgin Money has cut interest rates across a selection of its Northern Rock residential...

Barclays to cut rates tomorrow

Barclays is cutting a number of mortgage rates by up to 0.30 percentage points...

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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