Buy-to-let

Three-quarters of BTL landlords have upped rents in 2023

76% of buy-to-let landlords have increased rent over the past year with the main...

HTB appoints East Anglia BDM

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has appointed Mark Newman as a business development manager (BDM)...

Kensington updates residential and BTL rates

Kensington Mortgages has announced a number of rate updates to its buy-to-let and residential...

MFS joins Mortgage Advice Bureau panel

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has joined Mortgage Advice Bureau’s (MAB) panel of lenders, with...

MPowered Mortgages joins Openwork Partnership lender panel

The Openwork Partnership has announced the addition of MPowered Mortgages to its lender panel. Its...

Key factors for tenant satisfaction revealed

New research from specialist lending bank OSB Group has found that tenants value location,...

Why remortgaging remains a viable capital raising tool

Time is of the essence in the buy-to-let (BTL) market, where the ability to...

Precise Mortgages widens product transfer range

Precise Mortgages has increased its number of product transfer options. The addition of products with...

Leeds BS expands limited company buy-to-let lending

Leeds Building Society has announced further support for brokers and intermediaries who are working...

Don’t underestimate the value of trackers in today’s market

Rate levels, as you might expect, continue to dominate market debate, particularly in the...

Moray Hulme retires from Paragon Bank

Paragon Bank's director of mortgage sales, Moray Hulme, has today retired from the company...

LendInvest completes £410m securitisation

LendInvest BTL Limited has completed the group's fifth and largest securitisation of £410 million...

Fleet Mortgages reduces select tracker and fixed rates

Fleet Mortgages has reduced rates on selected Tracker and Green Tracker products, as well...

Foundation Home Loans reduces Special rates

Foundation Home Loans has launched new Special rates across both its buy-to-let and owner-occupied...

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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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The Swansea reports mortgage growth at AGM

Swansea Building Society has reported growth in assets, mortgages, savings and capital reserves for...

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...