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HSBC used the Easter period to launch its Energy Efficient Homes range, tailored for UK residential first time buyers, home movers...

Many of the country’s major lenders - and quite a few smaller ones, too - have slashed mortgage rates in response...

Skipton Building Society has made what some brokers call an “unprecedented move” by offering rates for existing borrowers switching products starting...

Legal & General’s new Ignite platform has seen a rise of 53 per cent in one month for broker searches for...

Mortgage rates in the UK have risen significantly during 2022, which appears to have proven an issue for homeowners hoping to switch...

Last week (June 16), the Bank of England increased the base rate by 0.25%, up from 1.00% to 1.25%. In response, Moneyfacts.co.uk...

Over half of those working within the property sector are experiencing higher levels of fatigue or stress due to an increase...

As the weather begins to warm up, many will be starting to think about giving their homes a seasonal spring clean....

Smartr365 and Experian tie-up set to transform credit checking process Smartr365, an end-to-end mortgage platform, has launched its commercial and strategic partnership...

Climate change is one of the greatest threats humanity is facing today. The burning of fossil fuels such as coal and...

Across the UK adults are signing away the biggest financial contracts of their lives without fully reading or comprehending them, new...

Landlords have increasingly been switching to five-year fixed rate products over the past two years, new data from Commercial Trust Limited...

Metro Bank has announced that from April 5 it will expand its mortgage business into Scotland both direct and via brokers. Scottish...

Remortgaging has reached a record high, rising to 39% of all mortgages, according to The Mortgage Hut. The number of remortgages has...

Existing customers will benefit from an efficient and simplified transferring experience as part of Accord Mortgages' vast number of product improvements,...

A record low in lifetime mortgage rates is driving enquiries about switching plans from existing customers, Bower Retirement say. The specialist retirement...

Bank customers are at risk of paying an extra £400 if they chose not to remortgage after their fixed term deal...

The introduction of procuration fees for brokers on its full range of switch products has been announced by Paragon Mortgages.   A fee...

Mortgage borrowers in Scotland are the most proactive when it comes to switching products, according to new research. A YouGov study, commissioned...

More than 1.6m homeowners have bought home insurance from their mortgage lender and many mistakenly believe they cannot switch for a...

Brokers and mortgage experts have given a thumbs down to Government proposals to introduce seven-day mortgage switching. The proposal, outlined in the...

Lloyds Bank has launched an online remortgage service in a bid to make it easier to switch to a better deal. More...

The Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD), could bar accidental landlords from switching to cheaper mortgage deals on affordability grounds. Many could be told they...

UK house prices leapt by 7.7% in the year to November after rising at the fastest rate for eight months. This compares...

Buy-to-let landlords have driven a massive shift in the property market that has taken a million homes out of residential ownership...

Metro Bank has launched a brand new portal designed to help intermediaries switch their customers’ mortgage deals online. The portal has been...

As UK house prices reach new records and the price for an average London property crosses £500k, you might wondering whether...