Buy-to-let

Shawbrook announces complex BTL price reductions

Shawbrook has made a series of reductions across its complex and limited edition buy-to-let...

Average tenancy length in England and Wales up by 218 days

The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) has revealed that renters are typically staying in their...

CHL Mortgages expands product offering

CHL Mortgages has added to its existing product range, introducing a 3.5% product fee...

Portfolio landlords continue with green upgrades

37% of portfolio landlords are continuing to upgrade their properties to EPC C or...

Foundation Home Loans secures new £1.25bn funding line

Foundation Home Loans has secured a new £1.25 billion funding line to continue offering...

HTB revamps property division leadership teams

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has made two senior appointments within its property division. Alex Upton...

HMOs becoming more central to landlord strategies

Houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) are making up an increasing percentage of buy-to-let business,...

Suffolk BS cuts rates on selected products

Suffolk Building Society has cut the rate on its 90% LTV residential three-year fixed...

All regions – bar one – see annual rental yield rises

Fleet Mortgages has published the latest iteration of its Buy-to-Let Rental Barometer covering Q1...

Paradigm adds MFS to panel

Paradigm has announced the addition of specialist lender, Market Financial Solutions (MFS) to its...

Paragon reveals top 10 portfolio BTL locations

Paragon Bank analysis of its lending data has revealed the top 10 locations for...

The DPS to host free landlord webinars on disputes

The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) has created a series of free online webinars to...

Beneficial Network adds Molo Finance to panel

Mortgage and protection network, Beneficial, has added Molo Finance to its lender panel. The move...

West One Loans expands BTL credit appetite

West One Loans has extended its buy-to-let range with new options for landlords who...

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Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

Why post-contract variation is becoming the mortgage market’s next battleground

For much of the past decade, mortgage technology investment has focused on origination and with good reason. Faster decisions in principle, automated affordability assessments,...

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Bridging Soup launches major market research initiative

Bridging Soup has launched a new research initiative to build a clearer picture of...

Just one in seven homes records five years of growth

Fewer than one in seven UK homes increased in value during every year of...

Word On The Street arranges £108m of property finance in record year

Word On The Street arranged more than £108 million of property finance across 239...

Beverley enhances SIPP income assessment

Beverley Building Society has introduced a tiered approach to assessing income from self-invested personal...