Buy-to-let

Self-employed enquiries outpacing ones from FTBs

A survey of mortgage brokers carried out by the Family Building Society has found...

Coventry for intermediaries changes BTL reference rates

Coventry for intermediaries has made it simpler for landlords to borrow more by reducing...

Twenty7tec adds Lendco to SOURCE module

Platform provider Twenty7tec has added Lendco to its SOURCE module. The move provides advisers with...

CSF offers semi-exclusive InterBay commercial mortgages

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has launched a new range of semi-exclusive mortgages for landlords...

Zephyr cuts 5-year fixed and tracker rates

Zephyr Homeloans has announced 15 basis points (bps) reductions across its five-year fixed and...

Precise revamps buy-to-let range with lower rates and more adverse options

Precise, part of OSB Group, has made a series of changes within its buy-to-let...

Paragon Bank signs up to Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter

Paragon Bank has signed up to the Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter, a not-for-profit...

Clydesdale announces mortgage rate rises

Clydesdale Bank has announced that it will be increasing rates across a number of...

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries unveils residential deals amid wider refresh

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries, part of OSB Group, has refreshed products across its residential,...

46% of investors rely on trade press to inform decisions

Over two in five UK property investors are dependent on the property and finance...

Coventry for intermediaries cuts rates to help first-time buyers

Coventry for intermediaries has lowered certain new business residential rates by up to 22...

Virgin Money launches new Rate Reducer and Fix and Switch rates

Virgin Money is making changes to its mortgage range on Friday 15 March. Changes include...

Precise Mortgages rebrands to Precise

Precise Mortgages has unveiled a new brand image with an updated identity: Precise. New broker...

42% of landlords due to renew mortgage in next 12 months

40% of residential landlords with a mortgage, whether fixed, tracker, or discount, are due...

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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...