Remortgages

May off to ‘flying start’ for remortgages, says LMS

Conveyancing solutions provider, LMS, has published its latest weekly update, tracking remortgage market performance through...

Mortgage approvals at lowest level since March 2013

The Bank of England has reported that mortgage approvals for house purchase in March...

LMS reports increased remortgage instruction levels

LMS has published its latest weekly update, tracking remortgage market performance through the Covid-19 crisis. The...

Weekly rise in remortgage instruction volumes

LMS has reported an increase in remortgage instruction volumes, following a dip after the...

Accord unveils new buy-to-let remortgage deals

Accord Buy To Let has expanded its remortgage product range. There are 13 new products...

LMS: “cause to be optimistic” from remortgage stats

LMS has reported that remortgage instruction volumes began to show signs of steadying in...

Newcastle Intermediaries unveils free-free remortgage deals

Newcastle Intermediaries has introduced two fee-free remortgage products, offering homeowners the option, of £750...

LMS: healthy remortgage volumes entering the pipeline

LMS is publishing weekly updates, tracking remortgage market performance through the Covid-19 pandemic. Seasonally, the...

Buyers and sellers expect five-month hiatus

New research by Trussle has found that people who have been planning to buy...

Accord makes widespread valuation changes

Accord Mortgages has updated its valuation policy to ensure that new applications can be...

YBS cuts purchase and remortgage rates

The Yorkshire Building Society has announced a number of rate reductions. Changes are aimed at...

Skipton International improves expat buy-to-let proposition

Skipton International has unveiled a deal which it believes offers the best value for money...

Mortgage market maintained resilience in December

UK Finance has reported that there were 29,490 new first-time buyer mortgages completed in...

Just Mortgages targets 60% rise in remortgage business

Just Mortgages is aiming to increase its remortgage and protection business for its brokers. The...

COMMENT

Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts limited company buy-to-let rates for brokers

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected limited company buy-to-let rates by up to 20...

Paragon Bank introduces limited edition 60% LTV buy-to-let products

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let range with a new tranche of 60% loan-to-value...

TwentyCi hires Nick Huntley to lead sales at TwentyEA and TwentyConvey

TwentyCi has appointed Nick Huntley as sales director for TwentyEA and TwentyConvey as the...

HSBC cuts mortgage rates by up to 34bps across core ranges

HSBC UK has reduced mortgage rates across its product range, with cuts of up...

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