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

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

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Millions of households exposed to financial shocks despite apparent stability

Millions of UK households that appear financially secure could struggle to absorb an unexpected...

The Mortgage Hut adopts Instamo tool to speed up mortgage applications

The Mortgage Hut has introduced Instamo's FastSubmit technology to reduce the amount of manual...

FCA sets out timetable for major expansion of anti-money laundering supervision

The FCA expects to begin taking over anti-money laundering supervision of legal, accountancy and...

MAB revenue rises as refinancing drives mortgage completions

Mortgage Advice Bureau reported an 8.6% increase in first-half revenue to £161.0m as higher...

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