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Buckinghamshire BS raises BTL loan limits and launches new fixed-rate SPV products

Buckinghamshire Building Society has increased maximum loan sizes across its buy-to-let and holiday let...

The Cambridge relaunches buy-to-let and residential mortgage products

The Cambridge Building Society has relaunched a selection of mortgage products across its buy-to-let...

PM Data Services adds upgrades to BTL sourcing platform

PM Data Services has rolled out a series of upgrades to its Genie sourcing platform...

Foundation adds green, expat and specialist buy-to-let products

Foundation Home Loans has expanded its buy-to-let range with new products for green properties,...

Nomo launches broker academy for Gulf client property finance

Nomo has launched a broker academy to support intermediaries working with Gulf Cooperation Council...

Molo cuts buy-to-let rates for UK and overseas landlords

Molo has reduced rates across its UK resident, non-UK resident and expat buy-to-let mortgage...

Gatehouse cuts expat buy-to-let rates

Gatehouse Bank has reduced rental rates on its 2-year fixed buy-to-let products for UK expats...

GB Bank joins Knowledge Bank criteria platform

GB Bank has been added to Knowledge Bank’s criteria sourcing platform, giving brokers access...

Renters’ Rights Act to reshape buy-to-let risk models

The Renters’ Rights Act is set to trigger a fundamental shift in how lenders assess risk...

Keystone cuts buy-to-let fixed rates by up to 15bps

Keystone Property Finance has reduced rates across its fixed rate buy-to-let ranges by up...

Home and away: How appetite for UK property is rising

Conflicts in Ukraine and now the Middle East are a reminder that the catastrophic...

Keystone restores fixed rate buy-to-let products as market stabilises

Keystone Property Finance has brought back fixed rate options across its buy-to-let range, widening...

Foundation returns with revised buy-to-let and residential mortgage range

Foundation has returned to the market with a revised product range across both buy-to-let...

Family BS expands fixed rate range across core lending lines

Family Building Society has launched a refreshed range of fixed rate products spanning owner-occupier...
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COMMENT

Comment

We must not accept our snail’s pace home buying system

Buying a house in this country can be ridiculously slow, as a handful of recent studies have highlighted. Research from the House Buyer Bureau...

Deferment and capitalisation rates: small percentages, large consequences

The Government is currently consulting on Leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates to determine what deferment and capitalisation rates should be prescribed under the Leasehold and...

Your clients can’t tell which firm they’re dealing with

Two clients walk into your firm in the same week. One of them is a referral from a mate of yours. Complicated case, self-employed, bit...

It’s time to look at retention

As the summer winds down and the back-to-school routine kicks back in, I urge the industry to turn its attention to something just as...

Landlords are buying – and advisers should take note

There has been no shortage of commentary over recent years suggesting landlords are heading for the exit, buy-to-let apparently no longer works and the...

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Gilt turmoil puts fresh pressure on mortgage rates

Rising government borrowing costs are putting renewed upward pressure on UK mortgage rates as...
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UK needs first primary surplus in 25 years, warns NIESR

The UK needs to run its first primary budget surplus in 25 years if...
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Gatehouse launches fee-free refinance products

Gatehouse Bank has launched a range of limited-edition refinance products for UK residents with...
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Bank of England turns to AI and real-time mortgage data

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