Remortgages

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...

Accord cuts buy-to-let remortgage rates

Accord Buy to Let has made reductions of 20 basis points on selected remortgage...

LMS: affordability worsening and rates expected to rise

The number of people remortgaging year-on-year in February rose by 35% to almost 44,000 according...

CML: home buying up slightly

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has reported that in February, home buyers borrowed...

Home moving being blocked by finance issues

11% of mortgage customers - equivalent to around 1.2 million homeowners - have given...

Halifax unveils remortgage cashback offer

Halifax is offering £250 cashback for remortgaging from another mortgage provider.  Applications on qualifying mortgages must be...

Millions languishing on SVRs

L&C Mortgages has reported that 36% of homeowners (equating to four million people) are still on a...

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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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Vibrant Mortgages joins Stonebridge to drive expansion

Stonebridge has added Birmingham-based Vibrant Mortgages to its network of appointed representative firms as...

Skipton Business Finance appoints new head of restructuring and recoveries

Skipton Business Finance has strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointment of Katrina...

MPowered ceases new lending following MQube restructuring

MQube has announced a major restructuring following a strategic review. The company will separate its...

Afin Bank joins Legal & General Mortgage Club panel

Afin Bank has joined the Legal & General Mortgage Club lender panel, broadening the...