Buy-to-let

United Trust Bank launches online BTL DIP 

UTB Mortgages for Intermediaries has made its online DIP process available for all its...

Keystone Property Finance cuts all variable range rates

Keystone Property Finance has cut its complete range of variable rate mortgages by 15...

Landbay reduces rates and reintroduces selected products

Landbay has cut rates on standard and HMO/MUFB buy-to-let mortgages and brought back green...

LendInvest retains SQ1 Servicer Quality rating

LendInvest has received the highest possible rating and confirmation of a ‘stable outlook’ from...

CHL Mortgages unveils new fixed rate products

CHL Mortgages has re-launched five-year and two-year fixed rate products across all ranges. All the...

Buy-to-let affordability searches rise

There has been an increase in buy-to-let affordability searches of nearly a quarter over...

Hometrack unveils Property Listings Data tool

Hometrack, the provider of valuation solutions, has launched its Property Listings Data tool. It  to deliver key...

Castle Trust Bank relaunches TermTen

Castle Trust Bank has relaunched its TermTen buy-to-let product in a move designed to offer...

28% of landlords plan to sell properties

Mortgage brokers say that more than a quarter of their landlord clients plan to...

Quantum Mortgages improves offering

Quantum Mortgages has launched Switch to Fix and reduced its tracker rates. In addition, it...

Only one-quarter of landlords have EPC rating of C or better

71% of landlords in the UK still own rental properties with an energy performance...

HTB appoints MD for specialist mortgages

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has appointed Chris Daly as managing director of its specialist...

MFS secures £200m funding line

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has secured £200 million of additional institutional funding. This increases a...

Skipton re-enters BTL market and reduces five-year residential rates

Skipton Building Society has re-entered buy-to-let lending and also reduced rates across its five-year residential...

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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 Brain adds Uinsure home insurance quotes to CRM platform

Mortgage Brain has integrated Uinsure with CRM Brain, allowing brokers to arrange buildings and...

Nationwide and Accord the latest to increase rates

Mortgage borrowers have been urged to review their options after Nationwide and Accord increased...

Four in five first-time buyers say schools failed to teach mortgage basics

Almost four in five UK first-time buyers believe their education failed to prepare them...

Rosemount adds 12 advisers as revenues rise by 39%

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) added 12 advisers during the second quarter as the network...