UK Finance

Read all of the latest news related to the UK Finance associaiton taht brokers need to know!

Stamp duty and uncertainty keeping UK mortgage market in holding pattern

The forces keeping the UK mortgage market stuck – and who is really to blame

The Big Interview: 'Any change in rates – up or down – is always positive for us'

Jon Stones of Mortgage 1st on broker resilience, the remortgage wave, and what the rate environment means for first-time buyers

Interest-only mortgage stock falls to record low

​​​​​​​UK Finance data shows continued reduction in outstanding interest-only loans, with higher-LTV lending declining sharply

What brokers expect from Thursday's MPC rate decision

As the Bank of England prepares to announce its June base rate decision, brokers share what they think happens next

World Cup summer poses distraction risk for UK mortgage market

Brokers warn hesitant home movers may use the event as an excuse to delay

SME lending hits post-COVID high

But geopolitical uncertainty is already affecting borrowing behaviour

Why brokers should not walk away from complex buy-to-let cases

Rate volatility is making complex cases harder to place — but walking away costs brokers more than they realise

UK mortgage lending set to tighten as cost of living bites

Lending criteria could shift faster than borrowers expect as millions of fixed deals expire in 2026

Nationwide says it's not all doom and gloom — the silver lining in the latest property figures

Annual house price growth has slowed sharply and May recorded the first monthly fall of 2026. But Nationwide's chief economist points to solid household finances, resilient GDP and contained swap rates as reasons to believe any softening will prove short-lived

Later life lending volumes slip in Q1

New loans to older borrowers declined nearly 5%, but total lending value edged higher