Hodge Bank has lowered rates by as much as 0.30% across its residential mortgage range. The reductions come following December’s Bank of England base rate reduction and reflect what is describes as a “growing confidence in the mortgage market”. Rate reductions have been made to… The post Hodge lowers rates by up to 0.30%, Halifax Intermediaries trims prices appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has promoted Barry Ireland and Wes Baker to regional account directors. The promotions build on the career advancement programme introduced in 2024 and led by Andrea Glasgow, sales director for specialist mortgages and bridging finance. Both Ireland and Baker were promoted… The post HTB promotes Ireland and Baker to regional account directors appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Barclays is making a slew of competitive new year mortgage rate cuts that are already being welcomed by brokers. From 9 January the lender will be cutting its purchase homeloans by up to 8bps, remortgages by up to 5bps and EMC Reward deals by as… The post Barclays makes slew of purchase and remortgage rate cuts appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Gen H has made appointments within its sales team. The changes will see Sarah Courtnage move into the role of senior business development manager and Paddy Doyle take on the position of corporate account lead. Meanwhile, Josh Holmes will carry on in his role as… The post Gen H makes changes to sales team appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Demand for UK property is becoming increasingly global, according to Censuswide research commissioned by Butterfield Mortgages. The prime London mortgage provider conducted an independent survey of 300 UK-based mortgage brokers. It found that over three quarters (77%) have seen demand from non-UK residents increase over… The post Demand for UK property is increasingly global appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Black & White Bridging has appointed Nick Russell as commercial director. Russell joins from TAB, where he was sales director for over five years and his previous experience includes roles at Creation Property Finance, Lambert Smith Hampton and West One Loans. Commenting on his appointment,… The post Black & White Bridging appoints Russell as commercial director appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has appointed Alan Richardson as head of protection excellence. Richardson joins from LifeSearch where he worked for 12 years. In his new role, Richardson will report to MAB protection proposition director Andy Walton. He will play a key role in shaping… The post MAB appoints Richardson to newly created protection role appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Rents were up 2% in the 12 months to December, Goodlord’s latest rental index reveals. However, Goodlord’s data shows that the annual inflationary bump is lower than the year-on-year rental inflation recorded the previous December and far below the 4.6% recorded in both January and… The post Rents up 2% at end of 2025 but price inflation cools: Goodlord appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
The Building Societies Association (BSA) has appointed Susan Allen and Caroline Domanski as deputy chairs. Allen (pictured right) is chief executive of Yorkshire Building Society and Domanski (pictured left) is chief executive of No1 CopperPot Credit Union. Both will work alongside the BSA chair Simon… The post BSA appoints Allen and Domanski as deputy chairs appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Running costs continue to rise across the private rented sector, with maintenance and repairs now absorbing close to 40% of total landlord expenditure in some instances, Pegasus Insight research reveals. The Q3 2025 Landlord Trends report reveals that property maintenance and repairs remain the single… The post Landlords spend 25% to 45% of rental income on running costs: Pegasus appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
