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Five new remortgage deals from Accord

Accord Mortgages has introduced five remortgage options for borrowers with a 25%, 20% or...

Criteria Hub adds Landbay to system

Criteria Hub has expanded its lender base with Landbay becoming the latest lender whose...

LMS: borrowers highly motivated to remortgage

LMS has revealed that the number of remortgages has risen 41% year-on-year from 28,400...

Creche tops gym for tenants

31% of tenants would pay more for onsite creche and childcare services than any...

Aldermore appoints head of commercial mortgages

Aldermore has appointed Caroline Luxmore as head of commercial mortgages. The position is newly created and...

Masthaven unveils ‘Bridging Plus’ larger loan proposition

Masthaven has launched Bridging Plus - new larger loans bridging products for loans over £750,000. Rates...

New deals and rate cuts from Barclays

Barclays is making changes to both the residential and buy-to-let product ranges with new...

Q4 rise in arrangement fee-free BTL product availability

The last three months of 2017 saw lenders absorbing more costs to keep their...

New faces at Go Commercial Finance

Go Commercial Finance has appointed two new members of staff and created a new...

West Brom agrees administration deal with Hood Group

Hood Group has been appointed by the West Brom to provide third party administration...

Fluent Money supports Education for the Children

Fluent Money Group, the Bolton based second charge broker and distributor, has supported Education...

New chair of the FSCS appointed

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have announced the...

The Skipton refreshes residential range with tracker cuts

The Skipton Building Society is reducing rates on its two-year residential tracker mortgages and...

The Leeds offers fee-free fixes with cashback

The Leeds Building Society has revamped its fixed rate mortgage range and introduced new...

COMMENT

Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

The 4.3 million borrowers your pipeline is probably missing

There are 4.3 million self-employed workers in the UK and nearly one in five self-employed workers plans to buy a property in the next...

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Latest news

Homebuying delays deter two thirds from moving again, OPDA says

Two thirds of recent home movers say the experience of buying or selling a...

Knight Frank cuts 2026 forecast as conflict hits sentiment and rates

Knight Frank, the London-headquartered global property consultancy and estate agent, has downgraded its near-term UK...

Mortgage mental health walk hits capacity as 72 sign up

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter has confirmed its 2026 Walk and Talk event is now...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk...

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