Buy-to-let

CHL Mortgages cuts all buy-to-let rates

CHL Mortgages is reducing rates by 0.21% across its entire buy-to-let range. The refreshed range...

CHL acquired by ModaMortgages’ parent

Chetwood Financial, the business behind soon-to-launch ModaMortgages, has completed the acquisition of the buy-to-let...

Landbay expands like-for-like remortgage range

Landbay has bolstered its like-for-like remortgage range with a series of new two-year products,...

Zephyr cuts two and five-year fixed rate pricing

Zephyr Homeloans has announced a 16 basis points (bps) reduction across its two-year fixed...

Fleet Mortgages introduces new 65% LTV limited company deals

Fleet Mortgages has launched new limited company 65% loan to value (LTV) products and...

Property sale is largest single reason for tenant vacation

Half of tenants vacating a property last year had to do so because their...

Former Paragon MD becomes NED at UTB

Richard Doe, former CEO of Harpenden Building Society and a former managing director at...

LendInvest reintroduces holiday let products

LendInvest Mortgages has updated its buy-to-let proposition by lowering rates and increasing maximum loan...

Virgin Money unveils new BTL exclusives and cuts PT rates

Virgin Money has launched new buy-to-let exclusives. It has also reduced the rates on select...

Buckinghamshire BS adds new residential and buy-to-let fixes

Buckinghamshire Building Society has revised its prime residential and buy-to-let product ranges through the...

Kensington cuts BTL and residential rates

Kensington Mortgages has reduced rates across its residential and buy-to-let products. The specialist lender has...

Landbay cuts like-for-like remortgage stress testing requirements

Landbay has made changes to its like-for-like remortgage range with new lower stress testing,...

Market Harborough BS refreshes specialist mortgage offering

Market Harborough Building Society has updated its specialist mortgage products, including simplifying its residential...

Buy to Let by Foundation unveils new short-term and holiday let deals

Buy to Let by Foundation has launched new short-term and holiday let products, and...

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Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

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CHL cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 25bps

CHL Mortgages has reduced rates across its short-term let and limited edition buy-to-let ranges. The...

Darlington cuts rates across buy-to-let and specialist ranges

Darlington Building Society has reduced mortgage rates by up to 50bps across its buy-to-let,...

HTB backs £2.4m Mitcham scheme

Hampshire Trust Bank has provided a £2.4m development finance facility for a mixed-use scheme in...

The Mansfield reports record mortgage lending for second year running

Mansfield Building Society has reported record mortgage lending for the second successive year, after...