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Together cuts rates for personal finance deals

Specialist lender Together has reduced interest rates across its personal finance products, including right-to-buy...

FTB borrowing in London on the rise

UK Finance has reported that, in the third quarter of 2017 in London, home buyers borrowed...

Paragon’s lending up 29%

Paragon Banking Group has reported underlying profits of £145 million for the year ended...

The Teachers widens lending to all occupations

The Teachers Building Society is increasing the availability of its mortgage service by lending...

UK Finance appoints head of mortgages

UK Finance has announced the appointment of Jackie Bennett as its new head of...

Metro Bank cuts five year rates

Metro Bank is lowering rates on its five-year fixed rate mortgage range. Rates are now...

BUDGET 2017: changes to personal tax allowances

The Chancellor announced in the Budget an increase in the personal tax allowance to...

BUDGET 2017: home building initiatives announced

Philip Hammond announced various schemes designed to boost house building in the UK. The Chancellor...

BUDGET 2017: electric car charging boost

The Chancellor announced today the allocation of £400m for the fitting of electric car...

BUDGET 2017: railcard to boost rental markets?

Philip Hammond announced a new railcard for 26-30 year olds in the Budget today. He...

BUDGET 2017: OBR downgrades economic forecasts

The Chancellor was forced to reveal that the Office for Budget Responsibility has downgraded...

BUDGET 2017: VAT threshold frozen

The VAT threshold was kept at £85,000 in today’s Autumn Budget. The chancellor told...

BUDGET 2017: Stamp Duty abolished for most FTBs

The Chancellor has abolished stamp duty for the majority of first time buyer purchases. In...

BUDGET 2017: Hammond’s speech in full

Mr Deputy Speaker I report today on an economy that continues to grow, continues to...

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...

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...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Latest news

CHL cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 25bps

CHL Mortgages has reduced rates across its short-term let and limited edition buy-to-let ranges. The...

Darlington cuts rates across buy-to-let and specialist ranges

Darlington Building Society has reduced mortgage rates by up to 50bps across its buy-to-let,...

HTB backs £2.4m Mitcham scheme

Hampshire Trust Bank has provided a £2.4m development finance facility for a mixed-use scheme in...

The Mansfield reports record mortgage lending for second year running

Mansfield Building Society has reported record mortgage lending for the second successive year, after...

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