News

Fall in mortgage approvals

The Bank of England has reported a decrease in mortgage approvals for August. The number...

Keystone updates website

Keystone Property Finance has refreshed its website in a move designed to make it...

Tenant demand back on the rise

Letting agents had 37 prospective tenants registered on average per branch in August, the...

CSF partners with LendInvest to fund renovation

LendInvest has completed its first case with Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF). The specialist distributor's client...

Corbyn promises council house building boost

Jeremy Corbyn vowed to radically increase council house building speech at Labour’s annual conference...

Market study into digital comparison tools

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a market study into digital comparison...

New FCA measures on focus on culture

Six months on from the implementation of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime, the Financial...

Tesco Bank launches new mortgage rates

Tesco Bank has added a range of new two, three and five-year fixed rate mortgage products...

New 95% LTV deal from the Mansfield

The Mansfield Building Society has unveiled a three year fixed rate mortgage available up...

TMW unveils BTL cashback and free valuations

The Mortgage Works (TMW) is offering a £250 cashback and free standard valuations for selected...

RBS settles US lawsuits for $1.1bn

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group has reached a final settlement with the National...

MAB to establish Australian joint venture

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) is to expand into the Australian market. In a statement to...

Highest number of remortgage transactions since July 2009

Rising house prices and record low interest rates led to another increase in the number...

New self-employed deals from the Cambridge

The Cambridge Building Society has launched three new products aimed at supporting the recently...

COMMENT

ABS 2026 review: Economic factors stemming growth

As the Global ABS conference ended there was no doubt that it was a huge success, with official numbers being confirmed at 5,500 attendees,...

Government support is fundamental to market growth

We’ve seen another week of mainstream lenders reduce their rates with more reductions predicted this coming week. This shows more comfort and confidence around...

Bridging is a natural fit for a Shariah-compliant bridging provider

The UK bridging market is, in many ways, a natural fit for Shariah-compliant finance because both are fundamentally built around real assets, partnership structures...

Why relationships are becoming the mortgage industry’s most valuable asset

Information has never been more accessible, yet confidence in financial services remains relatively low. As technology continues to reshape the market, the value of...

Before brokers invest in AI, they need to ask the right questions

AI has moved quickly from industry talking point to commercial priority. For mortgage brokers, the question is no longer whether AI matters. It is...

Latest news

Atom bank cuts Prime mortgage rates by 15bps across full range

Atom bank has reduced rates across its Prime mortgage range by 15bps, with changes...

The Dudley cuts rates across residential, buy-to-let and expat ranges

Dudley Building Society has reduced rates across its residential, buy-to-let and expat mortgage products,...

Stamp Duty burden soars as tax threshold remains frozen at 2006 level

The Stamp Duty threshold at which homebuyers begin paying tax has remained unchanged since...

Gatehouse launches limited-edition HPPs and cuts selected BTL rates

Gatehouse Bank has introduced a range of limited-edition Home Purchase Plan and buy-to-let products...

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