4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (371+ words) The move broadens access to the mutual’s range of mainstream and specialist mortgage products, which are designed to support borrowers whose financial circumstances may not fit traditional lending criteria. The mutual said the expansion reflects increasing demand from brokers for…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (242+ words) A study from LRG found that 31% of 700 people polled would be influenced by a buyer incentive that covered the stamp duty bill, compared to one in 20 who would want their mortgage subsidised or a lower rate. The next most appealing…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (426+ words) Moneyfacts said lenders were likely to review their propositions, following in the footsteps of HSBC, Barclays, NatWest and Santander in hiking up pricing. The firm said in late February, when the two-year swap was around 3.33% and the five-year swap was…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (291+ words) The mortgage and protection network launched an individual adviser recruitment service for members two years ago to help cut down agency fees involved in new hires. Stonebridge has placed 83 advisers in the last year under the service, up by 22% from…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (372+ words) The new scheme will launch on Monday (7 September) and is aimed at homeowners who stick with existing lenders out of convenience and certainty. Renewing a mortgage is often seen as a complex and time-consuming process. Barclays said research shows, across…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (508+ words) According to the report, the poverty rate among pensioner couples is 11%, compared with around 20% for single pensioners. Around 1.2 million single pensioners were living in relative poverty in 2023/24, of whom roughly two-thirds were women, due to them living longer on average....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (220+ words) The cuts have been applied to selected purchase, remortgage and product transfer options on deals up to 95% loan to value (LTV). The mutual has also launched base rate tracker products. This includes a two-year tracker at 80% LTV, priced at 4.45% with…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (240+ words) The lender has become the 11th official provider of the scheme, where the Scottish government gives first-time buyers up to £10,000 towards the purchase of their first home. Ecology Building Society will finance the purchase up to 95% loan to value (LTV) on…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (989+ words) While still a specialist area of the market, awareness of the opportunity is starting to grow among investors and brokers, but lenders still remain few and far between. Crystal FS has recorded a 10% year-on-year rise in the transactions and says…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (610+ words) UK Finance’s Q2 2026 Household Finance Review outlined a mortgage market that has made a very tentative recovery. Positively, the report highlighted underlying strength in purchasing demand for now. Overall, house purchase lending for the year through to July was just under…...