Buy-to-let

Suffolk BS adds new 125% ICR tier

Suffolk Building Society has introduced a new tiered approach to its Interest Cover Ratio...

Paragon Bank announces sales team restructuring

Paragon Bank has announced a restructuring of its sales team with immediate effect. Regional sales...

Mortgage searches down month-on-month

Twenty7tec has published its mortgage market statistics for March 2024. Purchase mortgage searches were down...

One-quarter of landlords taking energy efficiency seriously

25% of landlords are prioritising energy efficiency when it comes to adding a property...

LendInvest Mortgages cuts rates and helps first-time landlords

LendInvest Mortgages has unveiled a limited edition Easter incentive for its buy-to-let landlord customers...

Foundation Home Loans expands Key Partners panel

Foundation Home Loans has added network, Fiducia Commercial Network, to its Key Partners distribution...

Harpenden BS updates lending policy and adds 6-month offers

Harpenden BS has unveiled a number of criteria and packaging improvements to its specialist...

Market Harborough cuts fixed mortgage rates by up to 20bps

Market Harborough Building Society (MHBS) has unveiled a reduction in its residential and let...

The Mortgage Lender joins Openwork’s lender panel

Openwork, one the UK’s largest financial services networks, has announced the addition of The...

Buy to Let by Foundation unveils new F1 5-year fix

‘Buy to Let by Foundation’ has introduced a new, limited edition five-year fixed-rate, buy-to-let...

Liza Campion joins Market Financial Solutions

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has appointed Liza Campion as its new head of national...

CHL Mortgages unveils fixed rate cuts

CHL Mortgages is cutting its buy-to-let fixed rates. The specialist buy-to-let lender has reduced rates...

Landbay adds new 80% LTV deals

Landbay has launched new five-year fixed rate products at 80% loan to value (LTV)...

Paragon adds five-year fixes to BTL range

Paragon Bank has added to its range of buy-to-let mortgages for portfolio landlords by...

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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...