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Borrowers face uncertainty ahead of tomorrow’s interest rate announcement but shouldn’t be deterred from seeking a deal if the rate is held and should seek broker advice to navigate the changes. ...
PEXA, which claims to be the UK’s only FCA-regulated digital property completion infrastructure, has announced the completion of the first NatWest remortgage transaction on the platform, achieved within two working days of the mortgage offer. ...
Complex case and bridging finance specialist Market Harborough Building Society has committed £1 million to local good causes that matter most to its customers and communities over the past three years. ...
More than half (52%) of prospective buyers say they’re ready to buy in 2026 - yet four in ten (41%) are still waiting for a “sign” before taking the plunge, new research from Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has revealed. ...
Potential buyers and those looking to remortgage must carefully consider affordability and be realistic in their approach with brokers playing a key role, following the rise in UK inflation to 3.3% for March. ...
Coadjute, the governance, risk management and compliance platform backed by Lloyds Banking Group, NatWest and Nationwide, has announced that it has been accepted into the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) AI Live Testing Sandbox. ...
Broker support remains essential for landlords, who typically hold 6.5 buy-to-let loans, spread across an average of 2.1 lender relationships and with average total borrowing standing at £714,000, according to new data from Pegasus Insight. ...
Buy-to-let specialist lender Fleet Mortgages has reduced pricing across its 3% fee, 75% LTV five-year fixed rate products, alongside the reintroduction of a broader range of product options and the introduction of new two-year product transfer (PT) tracker products. ...
Nearly four in five (83%) of brokers say that lenders are not adapting fast enough to meet the changing needs of today’s borrowers, a figure that has risen from 52% six months ago. ...
Overall mortgage activity rose almost a quarter (24.6%) in Q1, but it was a rush to remortgage that drove the majority of the activity, with remortgaging rising 45.8%, according to the newly-launched Stonebridge Mortgage Market Index. ...
Barclays has cut mortgage rates across 22 products and by as much as 36bps, effective from today, in a move that positions it as offering market-leading rates, it claims. ...
The housing market has so far remained surprisingly resilient, despite mortgage rates rising fast in recent weeks due to the uncertainty caused by the war in Iran, according to Rightmove’s latest Housing Price Index. ...
Borrowing uncertainty caused by the ongoing economic challenges and changes to mortgage pricing that have resulted from the Iran War drove a surge in mortgage searches in March, hitting their highest level yet in 2026. ...
The UK economy may have grown quicker than expected as GDP rose by 0.5% in February, new ONS figures show. However. such gains have already eradicated by the impact of the Iran War, according to mortgage experts. ...
An estimated 220,000 households could leave the private rented sector this year, potentially opening up opportunity for those looking to buy, according to new research from specialist lender Pepper Money. ...
First Mortgage, one of the UK’s leading mortgage intermediaries and part of the award-winning Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) Group, has acquired Home Loan Services (Glasgow) Ltd to further enhance its presence in the Scottish housing market. ...
