Mortgages

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks in fee-free move

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks will offer a fee-free mortgage offer from 11 June. The Banks...

The Teachers adds feature following broker feedback

Teachers Building Society has introduced an option to add arrangement fees to the mortgage. ...

Virgin Money revises interest-only policy

Virgin Money has amended its policy on interest-only residential mortgage lending and will now...

Mutuals’ lending and approvals increase in April

Gross mortgage lending by building societies and other mutual lenders increased 23% in April...

Barclays to mop up customers with rate cuts, says uSwitch

Barclays has cut the majority of its two year fixed rates mortgages by up...

Virgin Money cuts mortgage rates

Virgin Money has cut the interest rates on a number of its fixed rate...

New four-year deal from Nationwide

Nationwide has launched a new four-year Flexclusive fixed rate mortgage for both homebuyers and...

New four-year deal from Nationwide

Nationwide has launched a new four-year Flexclusive fixed rate mortgage for both homebuyers and...

NatWest cuts rates

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has introduced four new deals to its core range and cut...

Brightstar partners with Positive Solutions

Positive Solutions has appointed Brightstar Financial as partner of choice for its IFA Partners. ...

Birthday greetings for Aldermore

Aldermore is celebrating the second anniversary of its launch into the specialist residential and...

The Coventry unveils capped tracker deal for buy-to-let

Coventry Intermediaries has launched a buy-to-let capped tracker product. It is priced at Bank...

New direct deals from the Skipton

Skipton Building Society has today launched two new direct mortgages. Key Product Details: Two-year...

Sesame agrees long term deal with Mortgage Brain

Sesame Bankhall Group has selected MortgageBrain sourcing and the Key point of sale system...

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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Brilliant racks up a memorable afternoon for charity

Brilliant Solutions was on cue at Rileys as 70 players and several late arrivals...

Rayner rules out rent controls

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has ruled out rent controls in England, providing greater certainty...

Mortgage Brain adds Uinsure home insurance quotes to CRM platform

Mortgage Brain has integrated Uinsure with CRM Brain, allowing brokers to arrange buildings and...

Nationwide and Accord the latest to increase rates

Mortgage borrowers have been urged to review their options after Nationwide and Accord increased...

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