Buy-to-let

HTB provides £12.1m specialist BTL loan

Hampshire Trust Bank's (HTB) specialist mortgage division has completed another large loan as it...

Aspen reintroduces 80% LTV and raises Bridge to Let loan size

Aspen Bridging has launched its Summer 2023 Rates & Product Card with rates lowered...

Caroline Mirakian joins UTB

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Caroline Mirakian as sales & marketing director of...

Investec cuts tracker rates and removes ERCs

Investec Bank has announced changes to its residential and buy-to-let tracker range with rate...

TMA Club adds Quantum Mortgages to panel

TMA Club has announced that intermediary-only specialist buy-to-let lender Quantum Mortgages will be joining...

SmartrFit adds six lender affordability calculators

Legal & General has added six new buy-to-let rental calculators, and one new residential...

Keystone Property Finance completes third securitisation

Keystone Property Finance has successfully completed its third securitisation, Hops Hill No.3 plc. The deal...

100% LTV mortgages will never be mass-market products

It’s fair to say the media has been dominated recently by talk of 100%...

Unconventional borrowing solutions top Q1 broker priorities

TMA Club has revealed that the top three queries its Broker Support Desk assisted...

CPSP qualification officially launches for bridging industry

The Certified Practitioner in Specialist Property Finance (CPSP) has now launched, following a joint...

41% of landlords view EPC regs as important for climate emergency strategy

41% of landlords believe that, outside of legal obligations, new EPC requirements are important...

Envelop Network adds Bank of Ireland to panel

The Envelop Network has announced the addition of Bank of Ireland to its lending...

Foundation Home Loans unveils new BTL two-year specials

Foundation Home Loans has launched new buy-to-let two-year fixed-rate specials as it also introduces...

Provide Finance celebrates continued growth one year after launch

Provide Finance, the platform to source and secure specialist finance solutions, has reported a...

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The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

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...

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Mortgage broker revenue rises as adviser numbers fall

Reported revenue from mortgage broking increased by 15.9% to £1.6bn during 2025 despite a...

Self-employed borrowers face narrower lender choice

Self-employed mortgage applicants have access to more than a third fewer eligible lenders than...

Landlords target growth despite rising costs

More than eight in 10 professional property investors plan to expand their portfolios during...

Home insurance defies wider fall in customer satisfaction

Home insurance has bucked a wider decline in customer sentiment towards UK insurers, according...