Remortgages

Competition drove remortgaging activity in June

21% of remortgagors lowered their overall mortgage payments in June – up from 15%...

£35bn+ worth of mortgages due to mature in Autumn

The largest period of mortgage maturities in five years begins in September. Data from CACI...

BoE reports June rise in lending

The Bank of England has revealed that lending to individuals increased to £1,544.7bn in...

Citizens Advice: replace SVR with ‘expired rate’

Citizens Advice has claimed that mortgage customers who don’t remortgage after their fixed term...

Accord pledges to continue free legals

Accord Mortgages is offering the choice of free legal assistance or cashback up to £500...

Coventry for Intermediaries introduces transitional BTL affordability policy

Coventry for Intermediaries has introduced its transitional buy-to-let affordability policy for remortgagors. The lender will...

Touch base before the summer holiday

Summertime and earning a living ain’t easy. That’s the traditional view of the UK housing...

Remortgage lending gradually decreasing each month

UK Finance has reported that in May, home buyers borrowed £10.8bn, up 10% on...

SortRefer: free remortgage legals “a mirage”

SortRefer has argued that many of the free legal packages offered by lenders are...

Remortgaging boosted by strong and stable government expectations

LMS has reported that remortgaging volumes rose in May with borrowers encouraged by the...

TSB cuts five-year remortgage rates

TSB Bank has reduced the interest rate by 0.10 percentage points on the five-year...

Tesco Bank offers new five-year fixed rate remortgage deal

Tesco Bank has introduced a new five-year fixed rate remortgage product. The Bank has also...

Remortgaging activity propping up slowing market

A total of 38,475 remortgage transactions were made in April, an 8% rise from...

TSB reduces remortgage rates

TSB has cut interest rates on selected remortgage deals by up to 15 basis points. This means...

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Mind the gap: Can mortgage advice change the game for protection?

Many industry insiders still talk about the UK protection gap and how vast it is. The numbers speak for themselves with the estimated value of...

Navigating HMO and MUFB complexity with confidence

Historically, larger Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) and Multi-Unit Freehold Blocks (MUFBs) have often been avoided due to their complex layouts, individual planning requirements,...

Why we shouldn’t wait for the FCA to act on later life lending

It might feel odd to be talking about a new year, when we’re barely half-way through this one, but the recent FCA Discussion Paper...

A walk on the supply side

The UK government’s stated goal to build 1.5 million homes during the current parliamentary term underlines a strong political focus on addressing the housing...

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Market Harborough broadens tier two mortgage criteria to boost complex case lending

Market Harborough Building Society has introduced a series of criteria enhancements to its tier...

Coventry for intermediaries reduces rates across residential and buy-to-let ranges

Coventry for intermediaries has announced rate cuts of up to 19 basis points, with...

Halifax cuts remortgage rates across selected two and five-year fixed deals

Halifax Intermediaries has announced a series of rate cuts across its remortgage product range,...

The Leeds reports £104m profit amid robust lending and savings growth

Leeds Building Society has reported a profit before tax of £104.4 million for the...