Remortgages

83% of borrowers consult a broker when remortgaging

LMS has reported that remortgaging volumes reached an eight-year high in July. Although transaction levels...

Remortgaging remained dominant in August

UK Finance has reported that gross mortgage lending for the total market in August...

Vida unveils new build and ‘speedy remortgage’ propositions

Vida Homeloans has made changes to its new build proposition, as well as introducing...

Secure Trust Bank expands 90% LTV mortgage availability

Secure Trust Bank Mortgages has added 90% LTV products to its core range, with...

Newcastle Intermediaries makes buy-to-let rate cuts

Newcastle Intermediaries is reducing its buy-to-let rates by up to 0.64 percentage points. The cuts...

Paymentshield to hold webinar on learning from Netflix

General insurance firm Paymentshield is hosting a webinar on the lessons that advisers can...

Strongest July in over a decade for remortgaging

UK Finance has revealed that there were 46,900 new homeowner remortgages completed in July, some...

Foundation Home Loans unveils remortage incentive package

Foundation Home Loans has launched a buy-to-let five-year remortgage special, an incentive package aimed...

Spike in remortgage completions ahead of rate hike

76% of remortgage applications via intermediaries resulted in a completion during the second quarter...

Year-on-year declines in first-time buyer and homemover activity

UK Finance has reported that there were 34,900 new first-time buyer mortgages completed in...

43% of customers opt for a switch product with existing lender

Mortgage intermediaries play an important role in encouraging customers to review their options and...

BoE: mortgage lending remains steady

The Bank of England has reveal that in June 2018, the annual growth rate...

Sainsbury’s Bank ups selected mortgage rates

Sainsbury's Bank has made changes to a number of mortgage rates. Two-year fixed rate purchase...

New five-year fixes from the Skipton

The Skipton Building Society has unveiled two new residential products for purchase and remortgage...

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Goodbye Piccadilly; farewell Leicester Square!

It is indeed a long way to Tipperary, even longer if you take one of those dodgy rickshaws that proliferate the London’s West End....

Navigating the end of ‘Covid mortgages’: strategic insights for brokers

This year marks a significant turning point in the UK mortgage market as many homeowners reach the end of their covid mortgage, where many...

Why limited company lending is now the real buy-to-let mainstream

It’s funny how quickly the market changes its rhythm. Not long ago, limited company buy-to-let felt like a specialist niche, the preserve of portfolio...

TOM BILL: Lower borrowing costs offer Treasury respite

The length of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s observation window – the period when it takes a snapshot of the economy to inform its...

How social media has transformed financial services

As SM Advice celebrates its first year it’s hard to ignore just how much social media has changed for financial services - and for...

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Brokers warn of landlord exodus amid property tax reforms and Renters’ Rights Act

Mortgage brokers have issued a stark warning that the government’s latest interventions in the...

Keystone lowers rates by up to 20 basis points

Keystone Property Finance has reduced rates by up to 20 basis points across almost...

L&G extends flexibility on increasing cover to existing policyholders

Legal & General has announced that customers with existing increasing cover protection policies will...

Aspen completes £1m development exit bridge in 10 days

Aspen Bridging has completed a £1.05m development exit bridge for a returning client in...