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United Trust Bank Mortgages reveals key promotions

United Trust Bank Mortgages has made two key appointments in new lending and underwriting...

Landbay cuts fixed rate buy-to-let pricing

Landbay has made rate reductions of up to 15 basis points (bps) across its...

GetGround adds lettings & management service

GetGround has launched a Lettings & Management service for landlords and investors. The property investment...

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries launches Limited Edition buy-to-let one-year fix

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries (KRFI), part of the OSB Group, has unveiled a new...

September rent and mortgages spending up year-on-year

The increase in rent and mortgage spending accelerated in September, rising 4.5% year-on-year, following...

RAW Capital Partners issues buy-to-let deal in four days

RAW Capital Partners has delivered a buy-to-let mortgage in four days to provide its...

Zephyr unveiled ‘white glove’ offering for portfolio landlords

Zephyr Homeloans has announced a ‘white glove’ service for property portfolio landlords. As part of...

60% of UK landlords remain optimistic about future portfolio performance

Buy-to-let landlords are optimistic for the future as they look to maintain or expand...

Buckinghamshire BS reprices FTB, BTL and holiday let mortgages

Buckinghamshire Building Society has announced a widespread product repricing, with rate reductions of up...

Landlords should act now on energy efficiency

2030 of course seems like a very long time in the future. By then,...

Paragon Bank makes senior sales promotions

Paragon Bank has promoted four key members of its mortgages sales team to newly-created...

MFS launches CPD training courses

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) is now a certified CPD member and can help brokers...

ModaMortgages announces controlled launch with select partners

ModaMortgages has announced its controlled launch with a select number of specialist distributors and...

Buy to Let by Foundation offers new HMO and MUFB products

Buy to Let by Foundation has announced a number of new product additions to...

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Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

The new Chancellor wants to remove barriers to growth; he should start with housing

There was probably a degree of unintended irony in the Treasury choosing to call the Chancellor, John Healey’s, first major market ‘intervention’ his ‘Growth...

Brokers are losing the attention battle 1,000 to 3

Take a client you placed on a 5-year fix last year. Over the life of that deal, their bank is now planning to contact...

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Skipton extends Delayed Start mortgage to more home movers

Skipton Building Society has widened access to its Delayed Start Mortgage, allowing more home...

Capco urges firms to keep customer outcomes central amid Consumer Duty reforms

Proposed changes to the scope and proportionality of Consumer Duty could reduce unnecessary compliance...

Darlington backs first-time landlords with £54k limited company buy-to-let

Darlington Building Society has completed a £54,000 limited company buy-to-let mortgage at 80% LTV...

Most landlords now use rolling tenancies as legal checks remain rare

Nearly four in five landlords are now operating exclusively with rolling tenancies, while around...