Remortgages

64% of remortgagors secured a lower rate

11% of borrowers who remortgaged in December did so to pay off other debts...

New record peak in secured lending

October secured lending totalled £98.5m, increasing 6% from the previous record set in September,...

BBA: gross mortgage borrowing up 24% year-on-year

The British Bankers' Association (BBA) has stated that gross mortgage borrowing of £12.4 billion...

Nine-year high for equity withdrawals

The total amount of equity withdrawn through remortgaging reached £837m in the final month...

New buy-to-let deals from TSB

TSB Bank has launched two new mortgages for buy-to-let landlords looking to remortgage. Both deals are for...

Mortgage brokers “have high expectations for remortgaging”

There was a record high in the level of mortgage intermediaries’ confidence in the prospects...

BTL purchases to outstrip remortgages this quarter?

The latest Complex Buy-to-Let Index from Mortgages for Business has found that last year...

Remortgage market remaining extremely strong

The number of borrowers renewing their mortgage has doubled year-on-year in the six months...

New high for remortgaged equity withdrawal

The average amount of equity withdrawn from remortgaging has hit a new record of...

Rise in brokered remortgage volumes

31% of borrowers who remortgaged in November, did so to increase the size of...

Rise in house purchase lending

The Autumn Statement accompanied a house purchase lending jump this November, but first-time buyers...

BoE: 8.5% rise in gross advances

The proportion of lending for house purchase in the third quarter of the year...

Costs of failing to remortgage revealed

14% of homeowners attempting to remortgage in the past two years have failed to...

TSB tweaks rates

TSB has made rate adjustments to three residential mortgages available through brokers.  TSB’s two-year fixed and...

COMMENT

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...

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

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Flipping slump reshapes broker opportunities

Falling profitability in the property flipping market is reshaping opportunities for mortgage brokers as...

Instamo to unveil FastAdmin at broker padel event

Instamo is set to showcase its latest mortgage administration solution, FastAdmin, at a broker-focused...

Bank of Ireland brings Lauren Wiles back to national partnership role

Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries has appointed Lauren Wiles as a national partnership manager...

Skipton to cut residential rates and revive three-year fixes

Skipton Building Society is cutting rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...

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