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Afin cuts rates on high-net-worth range by up to 1.66%

Afin Bank has reduced pricing across its high-net-worth mortgage range, cutting rates by as...

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network adds Handelsbanken to lender panel

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has added relationship bank Handelsbanken to its lender...

Borrowers moved early as rate cut expectations built, Twenty7tec data shows

Mortgage search activity reached its highest level of the month on 9 December, nine...

Virgin Money and Clydesdale to cut SVR to 6.74% after Bank rate move

Virgin Money and Clydesdale Bank are reducing selected variable and tracker rates following the...

Investec trims rates as high-net-worth borrowers regain confidence

Investec Bank has cut pricing on fixed and tracker products for both residential and...

The Skipton broadens new build mortgage range as demand shifts

Skipton Building Society has expanded its mortgage range for new build buyers, offering 95%...

Virgin Money unveils new tracker and fixed-rate deals

Virgin Money is launching a wide range of new mortgage products on Tuesday 28...

UTB Mortgages celebrates decade of growth and transformation

United Trust Bank’s mortgage division is marking its tenth anniversary, having grown from a...

Lenders move to cut SVRs following Bank of England rate reduction

A number of lenders have announced reductions to their standard variable rates (SVRs) following...

The Mortgage Soup view: Challenges and opportunities for brokers

One of the biggest focal points for brokers this year is the sheer volume...

Virgin Money cuts fixed rates across residential and BTL ranges

Virgin Money is making further adjustments to its mortgage pricing this week, with rate...

Investec cuts tracker mortgage rates across residential and BTL ranges

Investec Bank has announced a series of rate reductions across its high net worth...

UTB ups maximum residential LTV to 95%

United Trust Bank Mortgages has increased the maximum loan to value (LTV) across its...

Hanley Economic BS launches 2-year 95% LTV tracker with no fees

Hanley Economic Building Society has added to its residential mortgage range with the launch...

COMMENT

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

Why post-contract variation is becoming the mortgage market’s next battleground

For much of the past decade, mortgage technology investment has focused on origination and with good reason. Faster decisions in principle, automated affordability assessments,...

Will we look back at Q2 as the most stable quarter of 2026?

The first half of 2026 has reminded us how quickly sentiment can change within the mortgage and housing markets. After a fairly stable and promising...

A steadier second half of 2026 in sight?

The first half of 2026 has been a reminder that the mortgage market does not operate in isolation. While domestic economic conditions have remained...

Latest news

Step One Finance prepares new broker originations platform

Step One Finance is to launch an intermediary originations platform intended to simplify second...

Healey takes Treasury as Burnham puts housing among early priorities with Rayner appointment

John Healey was appointed chancellor of the exchequer last night as new prime minister...

Toni Smith on the human factor and the fourth emergency service

After nearly four decades in financial services, Sesame Network distribution director Toni Smith still...

Newcastle widens mortgage support scheme with 95% LTV option

Newcastle for Intermediaries has relaunched its Joint Mortgage Sole Proprietor (JMSP) range with broader...

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