Shared ownership

Shared ownership behind Just Mortgages’ new build enquiry boost

The new build division at national brokerage Just Mortgages has reported a strong start...

Hanley Economic BS updates shared ownership offering

Hanley Economic Building Society has revised its shared ownership product range through the introduction...

Leeds BS reduces rates on 27 mortgage products

Leeds Building Society has reduced interest rates on products across its mortgage range. Reductions of...

Penrith BS joins Paradigm panel

Paradigm has announced the addition of Penrith Building Society to its lender panel. From...

Virgin Money improves loan-to-income policy

Virgin Money has made a positive change to its loan-to-income (LTI) policy. The lender has...

Skipton BS to cut 99 mortgage rates

Skipton Building Society will be reducing 99 rates across its mortgage product range effective...

Mansfield BS introduces new lifetime discount option

Mansfield Building Society has relaunched residential mortgage products linked to a Lifetime Discount follow-on...

Leeds BS unveils new year mortgage rate reductions

Leeds Building Society has made reductions on products across its mortgage range. the cuts are...

Buckinghamshire BS introduces new shared ownership offering

Buckinghamshire Building Society has launched a shared ownership mortgage product designed to assist applicants...

Leeds BS improves mortgage rates

Leeds Building Society has made rate reductions on selected products aimed at first-time buyers. Rate...

Suffolk Building Society re-enters shared ownership market

Suffolk Building Society has moved back into the shared ownership market, with a new...

First-time buyers leading market activity

Stabilising interest rates are fuelling activity in the mortgage market despite longstanding affordability concerns,...

Leeds BS cuts rates for first-time buyers and landlords

Leeds Building Society has reduced rates on a range of its mortgages products. The cuts...

Newcastle Intermediaries improves shared ownership offering

Newcastle Intermediaries has enhanced its Shared Ownership proposition with the introduction of products for...

COMMENT

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

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The Vernon creates chief customer officer role with new appointment

Vernon Building Society has appointed Louise Thorpe as its first chief customer officer. Thorpe (pictured)...

HLPartnership adds Afin Bank to panel

HLPartnership has added Afin Bank to its lender panel, giving advisers across the network...

Mortgage Advice Bureau buys HomeOwners Alliance in push to reach buyers earlier

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has bought consumer platform HomeOwners Alliance as it looks to...

UK adults report sharp fall in sense of safety as global tensions fuel anxiety

Almost half of UK adults said in March they feel less safe than they...

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