Mortgage

New app to offer cashback on mortgage payments

A new app is offering borrowers the chance to earn an average of £1,000 a year in cashback on mortgage...

Energy efficiency hot topic for renters: Direct Line

The majority – 80% of potential renters – would ask their landlord what they have done to improve a property’s...

High prices and supply chain problems drag construction down

Construction activity fell to 55.2 this August, down from 58.7 and below the market expectation of 56.9, the latest purchase...

Castle Trust hires two BDMs

Castle Trust Bank has recruited two new business development managers to improve its broker sales support. Leanne Arundell joins Castle...

A quarter of self-employed consider return to staff jobs: Aldermore

A quarter of self-employed workers are considering returning to staff roles because their financial situation is so difficult, research by...

Holiday let mortgages more than double in a year: Moneyfacts

The number of holiday let mortgage product options available to buy-to-let investors grew from 74 in August 2020 to 186...

News Analysis: Holiday lets ‘unsustainable’

As buy-to-let returns have been squeezed by tax reforms and foreign travel restrictions have renewed the appeal of UK holiday...

Weekly rate watch: Average two-year fix drops 6 basis points

The average rate for a two-year fix fell from 2.42% to 2.36% this week, shows fresh Moneyfacts data. Meanwhile, the...

Clydesdale Bank cuts core, professional and new professional rates

Clydesdale Bank has launched cuts to its residential mortgages in its core, professional and newly qualified professionals ranges by up...

Feature: Who took the gold in our latest BTL lender ratings?

Panel members; Jeni Browne, sales director, Mortgages for BusinessPete Mugleston, managing director, Online Mortgage AdvisorGreg Cunnington, director of lender relationships...

Right Mortgage & Protection Network launches vulnerability hub

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has launched a vulnerability hub for members ahead of the end of the government’s...

Paradigm partners with HUB Financial Solutions

Paradigm Mortgage Services has signed an equity release referral deal with Hub Financial Solutions. The new partnership will see Paradigm...