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![High Street lenders: Most hike rates, one reduces them](/upload/images/24%2005%2009%20%2001.jpg)
HSBC has made a slew of changes and increases to its residential and buy to let mortgage products. The bank is introducing...
09 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Building Societies target first time buyers with affordability issues](/upload/images/24%2005%2009%20%2002.jpg)
Research from independent mortgage monitor Moneyfactscompare suggests that building societies are working hard to support first-time buyers, for whom affordability has...
09 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![All change - more rate and product changes from major lenders](/upload/images/24%2005%2001%20%2003.jpg)
Several of the UK’s biggest lenders have raised rates on their mortgage products this week already, as speculation grows that the...
01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![New loan covers lifecycle of property, not just purchase](/upload/images/24%2004%2029%20%2001.jpg)
Real estate finance and investment business TAB has launched a long-term lending service extending to all stages of a property’s life...
29 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Shock as major mortgage lenders increase rates](/upload/images/24%2004%2024%20%2001.jpg)
Five major lenders - NatWest, Barclays, Accord, Leeds Building Society and HSBC - have all announced rate increases so far this...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Top Three Lenders invest in improved house buying process](/upload/images/24%2004%2015%20%20%2002.jpg)
Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, NatWest - along with Rightmove - have announced a strategic investment in Coadjute, a prominent PropTech business. This...
15 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Most Rates Up Again - optimism plummets amongst brokers and analysts](/upload/images/24%2002%2026%20%2002.jpg)
It’s been a torrid time for rates, going back up for HSBC, Santander, TSB, Virgin Money, NatWest and many other mainstream...
26 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![NatWest rates up and plenty of others to follow - warning](/upload/images/24%2002%2019%20%2001.jpg)
NatWest has made changes to its product ranges for both new business and existing customers. New borrowers can expect a rate increase...
19 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![TSB raises some rates, reduces others; NatWest and Halifax increase](/upload/images/240212%2002.jpg)
With the quick-fire mortgage rate cuts which characterised the past month now slipping into the rear-view mirror, the latest changes from...
12 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Crisis-hit Metro Bank in £3 billion mortgage book sell-off](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2009%2001%20by%20Graham%20Norwood.jpg/23%2010%2009%2001%20by%20Graham%20Norwood__400x360.jpg)
The crisis hit Metro Bank is in talks to sell off at least a £3 billion portion of its mortgage book. The...
09 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Brokers Slam NatWest For 'Not Acting In Consumer Interest'](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2009%2027%200.jpg/23%2009%2027%200__400x197.jpg)
Brokers have criticised NatWest for allegedly offering a sub-5.0 per cent 60 per cent LTV five -year fixed mortgage rate direct...
27 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![It’s War! Lenders Battle for Market Share](/upload/images/23%2008%2028%201%20It%E2%80%99s%20War!%20Lenders%20Battle%20for%20Market%20Share%20%20.png)
There’s been a flurry of rate cuts from lenders serving all sector of the market as a battle begins for market...
28 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Relief - UK banks can withstand the next economic crisis](/upload/images/3%20BankofEngland_4-400x310.png)
The Bank of England’s latest stress test of the financial system suggests that UK's eight largest lenders could survive a worst...
18 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Specialist lender West One now live on Sourcing Brain and Criteria Brain](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/ShakingHands-400x310.png)
Mortgage Brain announced West One as the latest lender to go live on Sourcing Brain and Criteria Brain on the 6th...
11 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter – will the challenger banks ever become major lenders?](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
Over the weekend, Nat Daniels - CEO of Angels Media, the founder of the Today sites - penned this piece in...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Heavy fines should focus the mind on AML](/upload/images/library/Anti-Money-Laundering-4-400x310.jpg)
Organised crime gangs and fraudsters are now thought to be responsible for up to $2trn a year in money laundering, which...
09 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Brokers tread gently with ‘soft footprints’ most searched April criteria](/img/default/it.png)
Brokers are searching for applications that will not leave a lasting mark on a client's credit score, new research from Knowledge Bank...
13 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![How is Land Registry digitalising the mortgage system?](/img/default/it.png)
For a number of years now, HM Land Registry (Land Registry) has been one of the most innovative and forward-thinking government...
30 October 2020
From: PropTech
![Nationwide now available on Mortgage Brain’s Lendex](/img/default/it.png)
Mortgage Brain has confirmed that Nationwide Building Society has joined Lendex, its new multi-lender application and submission gateway. This latest integration will...
19 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Just Mortgages appoints its first female financial services director](/img/default/it.png)
Just Mortgages continues its expansion and diversity drive by appointing its first financial services director, Kerry-Ann Davies. Davies brings 16 years of...
06 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Kent Reliance aims to meet broker demand with new appointments](/img/default/it.png)
Kent Reliance has announced three new appointments, which it says will help it cope with increased demand from brokers. The firm, which...
24 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![Legal & General appoints Operations Director for lifetime mortgages](/img/default/it.png)
Mike Thompson has been appointed to the role of Legal & General’s Operations Director for its lifetime mortgage business. Before joining Legal...
27 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Free registration for MBE Leeds open to brokers](/img/default/it.png)
Registration for the Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) Leeds is now open for brokers, IFAs and financial intermediaries. Organisers report that stands have...
10 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![150,000 now own through Help to Buy](/img/default/it.png)
More than 150,000 people have become homeowners through the Government’s flagship Help to Buy housing scheme. New official figures show that 80%...
11 March 2016
From: Breaking News
![NatWest to instruct valuations on day one](/img/default/it.png)
NatWest Intermediary Solutions is to begin offering instructing valuations on day one in a bid to improve its mortgage speed-to-offer. From Monday, it...
04 March 2016
From: Breaking News
![NatWest and RBS sign up for Help to Buy London](/img/default/it.png)
NatWest and RBS have unveiled their plans to help more people get a foot on the capital's property ladder through the...
01 February 2016
From: Breaking News
![NatWest to cut residential and BTL broker rates](/img/default/it.png)
NatWest Intermediary Solutions is reducing rates on a number of higher-LTV residential mortgages. These include its first-time buyer deals and a selection...
29 January 2016
From: Breaking News
![Brokers split on buy-to-let outlook](/img/default/it.png)
Mortgage intermediaries are split on the prospects for further growth in the buy-to-let market this year. Brokers are positive about the health...
28 January 2016
From: Breaking News
![Intermediary confidence hits record high](/img/default/it.png)
Market confidence among intermediaries is at a record high due to rising prices, strong remortgage demand and healthy lender funding. The only...
21 January 2016
From: Breaking News
![NatWest voted top lender for 2015](/img/default/it.png)
NatWest has been voted the best overall lender for 2015 in the Paradigm Mortgage Services awards. Virgin Money won the award for...
13 January 2016
From: Breaking News
![NatWest launches new broker tracking system](/img/default/it.png)
NatWest Intermediary Solutions has launched an online mortgage application tracking system that allows brokers to monitor individual customer mortgage applications. The Mortgage...
20 November 2015
From: Breaking News
![NatWest cuts loan-to-income maximums](/img/default/it.png)
NatWest Intermediary Solutions has reduced its loan-to-income (LTI) maximums for mortgage applications up to 85% LTV. It has reduced its maximum LTI...
13 October 2015
From: Breaking News
![Dramatic surge in £1m mortgages](/img/default/it.png)
The number of mortgages for £1million or more has jumped by one-fifth in the last year. The sharp increase has been driven...
05 October 2015
From: Breaking News
![NatWest cuts residential intermediary mortgage rates](/img/default/it.png)
NatWest Intermediary Solutions is reducing rates on a number of higher-LTV residential mortgages in its broker portfolio from today. It will also...
18 September 2015
From: Breaking News
![NatWest unveils new buy-to-let criteria](/img/default/it.png)
NatWest Intermediary Solutions is changing its buy-to-let criteria to significantly widen the appeal of its mortgages to brokers and their customers. NatWest has been...
11 September 2015
From: Breaking News
![NatWest latest lender to start increasing rates](/img/default/it.png)
NatWest Intermediary Solutions will be increasing its mortgage rates by up to 14 basis points (bps) amid signs that rates are...
28 August 2015
From: Breaking News
![First-time buyers confused by mortgages](/img/default/it.png)
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is calling on the industry to help young first-time buyers understand the process of buying...
27 August 2015
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let mortgage rates driven lower](/img/default/it.png)
NatWest Intermediary Solutions is cutting rates on a number of its buy-to-let deals as rates across the market continue to slide lower. New figures...
07 August 2015
From: Breaking News
![What brokers really value in a BDM](/img/default/it.png)
Accessibility and responsiveness are the two attributes that brokers value most in a business development manager, new research shows. The next two...
29 June 2015
From: Breaking News
![Adam Tyler](/img/default/it.png)
Bending over backwards to help borrowers A lot of Introducer Today readers will already be aware of the recent FCA ruling on...