Buy-to-let

Fleet Mortgages launches pair of two-year EPC A-C fixed rates

Fleet Mortgages has launched a new range of two-year, fixed-rate products for landlord borrowers...

InterBay completes £42.5m portfolio refinance

InterBay has provided financing on a complex refinance deal totalling £42.5m, comprising of 94...

Noble succeeds Mielczarek as Chetwood Financial CEO

Andy Mielczarek is stepping down as CEO of Chetwood Financial, with Paul Noble announced...

Major improvements in mortgage processing times over past two years

High street mortgage lenders have reduced their average application processing time by 30%, from...

Fleet Mortgages welcomes new BDM for North London

Fleet Mortgages has announced the appointment of a new business development manager (BDM) to...

Belmont Green closes third RMBS of 2024

Belmont Green, which trades as Vida Homeloans, has announced its third residential mortgage-backed security...

HTB provides £9.5m towards portfolio restructure

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has completed a £9.5 million loan as part of a...

Buy to Let by Foundation cuts core rates by up to 5bps

Buy to Let by Foundation, the buy-to-let brand of specialist lender, Foundation Home Loans,...

MBE outlines London seminar programme

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has published details of the seminar programme for its London...

Family BS cuts BTL rates

Family Building Society has announced a 30 basis point (bps) reduction on its UK...

Fleet Mortgages reintroduces EPC A-C products

Fleet Mortgages has reintroduced its range of products for landlord borrowers seeking to purchase...

Virgin Money makes slew of fixed rate reductions

Virgin Money is making a series of rate reductions to its fixed rate mortgage...

Leeds BS ups support for limited company BTL lending

Leeds Building Society has announced a series of improvements to its service for brokers...

Sharp rise in landlord use of incorporations

Paragon Bank has found that landlords who use limited company structures have incorporated an...

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A steadier second half of 2026 in sight?

The first half of 2026 has been a reminder that the mortgage market does not operate in isolation. While domestic economic conditions have remained...

How brokers can secure better client outcomes in a volatile market

Experience has always counted in the mortgage market. Brokers who worked through the financial crisis, the Covid pandemic, the Liz Truss mini-Budget and cost-of-living...

Housing reform needs a thriving private rental sector, not just a thriving sales and purchase market

One of the most encouraging developments over recent weeks has been the renewed focus on improving the homebuying and selling process. The Government's plans to...

The economics of developing the next generation of advisers

Over the past couple of decades, I have worked alongside literally thousands of AR and DA firms, from businesses employing one or two advisers...

Is Andy Burnham the New Messiah or just Starmer with better eyebrows?

What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards the leadership in what looks less like a contest and...

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Second charge mortgage lending volumes dip for first time in more than a year

New business volumes in the second charge mortgage market fell by 1% in May,...

Building Societies Association signs Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter

The Building Societies Association has become the latest organisation to sign the Mortgage Industry...

Sprive urges first-time buyers to plan ahead as Leeds launches 2% deposit mortgage

Sprive has welcomed Leeds Building Society's new 98% loan-to-value mortgage but says borrowers should...

Leeds launches 98% LTV mortgage aimed at widening access for first-time buyers

Leeds Building Society has introduced a new 98% loan-to-value mortgage designed to help more...