Buy-to-let

Coventry for Intermediaries cuts selection of fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected fixed rate deals for new applications, with some...

Maximising returns in a challenging market  

Given the continued uncertainty in the mortgage market and wider UK economy, reports of...

HTB improves specialist buy-to-let, holiday let and semi-commercial criteria

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has made changes to its criteria for specialist buy-to-let, mortgage...

PMS Mortgage Club adds Market Harborough to panel

PMS Mortgage Club, part of Sesame Bankhall Group, has added Market Harborough Building Society...

Intermediary market confidence remained steady in Q2

The latest Mortgage Market Tracker report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) reveals...

Castle Trust Bank cuts term rate and revises bridging offering

Castle Trust Bank has lowered the five-year fixed rate on its TermTen range from...

Landlords split over PRS Ombudsman proposals

Landbay has carried out research to find out what landlords think of the proposal...

Paragon cuts buy-to-let two-year fixed rates by 45bps

Paragon Bank has cut its core two-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages by 45bps, with...

Virgin Money introduces new remortgage exclusive products

Virgin Money has announced its introduction of new mortgage products. They will be available from...

HTB extends DIP validity to 90 days

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) is extending its Decision in Principle (DIP) from 30 to...

MT Finance joins SimplyBiz Mortgages lender panel

SimplyBiz Mortgages has announced the appointment of specialist lender MT Finance to its lender...

Paragon Bank unveils limited-edition five-year fixes

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

Quantum Mortgages reveals rate reductions of up to 110bps

Quantum Mortgages has announced rate cuts across its entire two, five and seven-year fixed...

CHL Mortgages cuts five-year fixed rates

CHL Mortgages has reduced rates across its whole five-year fixed range with rates now...

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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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Zoopla signs Manchester Super Giants shirt deal

Zoopla has become the first official front-of-shirt partner of Manchester Super Giants for the...

Southwest Knotweed launches identification app

Southwest Knotweed Group has launched an app designed to help mortgage and property professionals...

Broker Conveyancing launches referral hub for advisers

Broker Conveyancing has launched a referral platform intended to make it quicker for mortgage...

House price rise puts mortgage resilience in sharper focus

Homebuyers should consider how they would meet mortgage payments if illness or injury affected...