Buy-to-let

Hanley Economic BS introduces quadruple product launch

Hanley Economic Building Society has launched four new mortgage products. The new products include an...

Aspen completes £2.1m bridge-to-let deal

Aspen Bridging has completed a £2.1m bridge-to-let loan within three weeks, despite a last-minute...

Quantum Mortgages improves lending criteria

Quantum Mortgages has improved its criteria for lending in Northern Ireland as well as making...

MFS selects OMS for originations

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has chosen One Mortgage System (OMS) to be its primary...

Airbnb wants banks to update policies on home sharing

Airbnb has called on banks and building societies to update rigid mortgage policies that...

Legal & General adds nine lenders to SmartrFit

Legal & General has revamped its SmartrFit too, featuring new residential and buy-to-let affordability...

Mansfield relaunches two-year fixed rate mortgages

Mansfield Building Society has launched eight fixed rate mortgages, all available over a two-year...

Landbay cuts two-year fixed rate costs and reduces ICR

Landbay is lowering the rates on two-year fixed rate mortgages and reducing its income...

Coventry for Intermediaries adds cashback remortgage deals, reintroduces trackers, and lowers rates

Coventry for Intermediaries has launched cashback remortgage products, following broker demand for additional remortgage...

Clydesdale Bank cuts rates on consumer deals and product transfers

Clydesdale Bank has unveiled new, reduced fixed rates and discounted offset rates. The New rates...

Fleet Mortgages lends over £1.2bn in 2022

Fleet Mortgages completed over £1.2bn of new lending completions during the 2022 calendar year. ...

What does 2023 have in store for the buy-to-let market?

With the fresh new year, thoughts of course turn to planning for what might...

Proportion of owner-occupiers in England is declining

Leeds Building Society has analysed some key national, regional, and local owner occupation figures...

December mortgage searches down on previous month

Twenty7tec has issued its findings based on its mortgage platform data for December 2022. In...

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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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Second-steppers take larger mortgages as deposits shrink

Home movers are turning to higher loan-to-value mortgages as rising property prices and smaller...

Property industry urged to help shape smart data rules

Property businesses are being urged to respond to a government call for evidence that...

Northern first-time buyers pay £10k price for delaying purchase

First-time buyers in northern cities risk losing thousands of pounds by postponing a purchase,...

Virgin Money to raise product transfer fixed rates

Virgin Money will increase residential and buy-to-let product transfer fixed rates on Friday, 24...