Mortgage

NatWest Intermediaries and TSB announce rate hikes and cuts – Mortgage Strategy

NatWest Intermediaries and TSB will make rate hikes and cuts from 3 October, with brokers urged to submit existing applications...

Average fixed rates now on brink of 6%: Moneyfacts – Mortgage Strategy

Average two- and five-year fixed rate mortgage prices are on the brink of hitting 6%, according to the latest Moneyfacts...

Planning approvals for new homes fall to lowest level since 2012 – Mortgage Strategy

Planning approvals for new residential properties in England fell by a fifth in the latest quarter, reaching their lowest level...

More than half of young Scots say the cost of living has derailed homeownership plans: Pepper – Mortgage Strategy

More than half (54%) of Scottish adults aged 18 to 34 say the rising cost of living is having the...

21 Sept to 25 Sept – Mortgage Strategy

This week’s top headlines: Skipton BS cuts rates and expands range and HMRC tax receipts hit £391.6bn Explore these and...

FCA’s lens is nothing to be afraid of – Mortgage Strategy

The FCA’s increased scrutiny of the second charge market should be welcomed by anyone who believes in the value of...

Shortlist confirmed for MS NextGen’s Industry Challenge – Mortgage Strategy

Mortgage Strategy is proud to announce the two MS NextGen teams shortlisted for the Future of the Mortgage Industry Challenge...

Bridging mortgages and wealth planning with Evie Beaumont – Mortgage Strategy

In this episode of the MS NextGen Podcast, Kimberley Dondo sits down with Evie Beaumont, Financial Adviser at Lincolnshire Independent...

FTBs represented more than half of mortgage sales in 2025: ONS – Mortgage Strategy

First-time buyers accounted for more than half of UK mortgage sales last year, up from around a third two decades...

Ask the right questions – Mortgage Strategy

A firm I spoke to recently trialled a document-handling tool for six weeks. The tool read incoming statements, worked out...

‘We are heavy on the remortgage side’ – Mortgage Strategy

Mortgage brokers say the rush towards remortgaging shows no signs of slowing, reinforcing Bank of England figures that show house...

07 Sept to 11 Sept – Mortgage Strategy

This week’s top headlines: Mortgage rate rises on horizon as major lenders reprice and more than 8,500 tenanted homes on...