Remortgages

Homeowners seek to cash in equity gains

Homeowners are looking to cash in over £9,000 of equity gains made over the...

‘Price war’ driving remortgage interest

16% of homeowners are considering remortgaging over the next six months, according to new research...

New three-year discount deal from Saffron For Intermediaries

Saffron For Intermediaries has launched a 1.95% three-year discount mortgage with no arrangement fee. It...

April activity up despite general election uncertainty

Housing market activity in April was stronger across the board than at the same...

LMS: eight in 10 remortgagors switch lenders

82% of borrowers who remortgaged in March did so to switch lenders to get...

Two-year low in value of remortgage lending

The value of monthly gross remortgage lending saw a slight decrease to £3.3bn in...

Two-thirds of all BTL transactions are now remortgages

In the first quarter of 2015, 66% of mortgages against standard or ‘vanilla’ buy-to-let...

New residential fixes from the Mansfield

The Mansfield Building Society has launched two new fixed rate products into its residential...

Shrewd borrowers shopping around remortgage deals

65% of those who remortgaged their properties in February did so in order to...

Halifax cuts mortgage rates

Halifax has cut product rates across first-time buyer, home mover, Help to Buy Mortgage...

Rise in average amount of remortgage equity withdrawn

The value of monthly gross remortgage lending fell by 16% in February to £3.5bn,...

TSB Intermediary to offer remortgages

TSB Intermediary is expanding its mortgage range to include remortgages. In order to meet broker...

Rate cuts from Lloyds

Lloyds Bank has made rate cuts in its mortgage product range and has introduced...

The Leeds to allow Help to Buy remortgages

Leeds Building Society has become the first lender to accept remortgage applications from Help...

COMMENT

Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

Latest news

Overseas funds used by almost one in 10 home buyers

Almost one in 10 home buyers use money originating overseas to fund all or...

Two-thirds of landlords’ HMOs achieve EPC ratings of A to C

Two-thirds of houses in multiple occupation owned by landlords surveyed by Paragon Bank have...

HMRC nets £104m from landlord tax disclosures

HM Revenue & Customs recovered £104 million from voluntary landlord tax disclosures in 2025/26...

Bruton Knowles strengthens Midlands valuation team with senior appointment

Bruton Knowles has appointed Jimmy James as an associate in its national valuation team,...

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