Remortgages

New remortgage deals from TSB

TSB has unveiled a new range of remortgage products available to homeowners with small...

Buoyant February for remortgaging

Monthly gross remortgage lending fell to £4.4bn in February 2016, down by 24% from...

Halifax introduces new remortgage offer

Halifax has unveiled a new offer for customers looking to remortgage direct with the...

Borrowers still remortgaging to cut costs

January 2016 saw a three percentage point fall in the proportion of remortgagors who believe...

BoE reports strong lending start to 2016

Latest statistics from the Bank of England show the number of loan approvals for house...

N. Ireland lending highest level since mid-2007

The Council of Mortgage Lenders has revealed that lending in Northern Ireland for house...

Continued lending growth in Wales

Latest Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) data has shown that lending in Wales for...

8% rise in first-time buyers in Scotland

Annual home-owner house purchase lending in Scotland in 2015 totalled 64,800 loans, up 9%...

2015 fall in London house purchase lending

House purchase lending in London fell in 2015 in comparison with the previous year,...

Scottish Widows holds protection workshops

Scottish Widows, which recently returned to the intermediary protection market, has held a series...

Remortgage lending bounces back

Monthly gross remortgage lending rose to a seven-year high of £6.2bn in January 2016,...

Choice of mortgage deals at near-eight-year high

Mortgage Advice Bureau's National Mortgage Index for January found  here were 17,132 products available on the...

CML: gross lending to steadily increase over next 24 months

In December 2015 first-time buyers borrowed £4.5bn for home-owner house purchase, up 7% on...

2015 saw new low for fixed rates

Fixed rate mortgages fell to their lowest levels last year, while the standard variable...

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Why it matters that bridging hit more than £10bn last year

We see many numbers bandied around in the financial industry, which can sometimes have a numbing effect. So why should we all, especially brokers, care...

Top five reasons why renters should consider short-term protection insurance

In an unpredictable world, financial security can often feel like a luxury, especially for renters who may already juggle living expenses, rent payments, and...

Credit search vs credit scoring

The terms credit score and credit check are often used interchangeably by consumers, many of whom assume they mean the same thing. Yet understanding...

It’s not just about work/life balance

Firstly, it was good to get feedback on last month’s blog on technology from several people, and to see a spin-off follow-up blog from...

The value of building societies: 250 years of mutual success

A key anniversary reflects how far the building society movement has come — and how individual societies like Hinckley & Rugby continue to deliver At...

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Square 1 Media announces May Mortgage Market Debate

Square 1 Media is to hold its next Mortgage Market Debate on Wednesday, 21 May,...

Coventry BS maintains status as one of the best workplaces

Coventry Building Society has been named one of Great Place to Work's UK’s Best...

Atom bank breaks Near Prime record

Atom bank has reported another record-breaking month for Near Prime activity. Over the course of...

Berkeley Alexander appoints new BDM

General insurance provider Berkeley Alexander has announced the appointment of Grant Robinson as a...