Buy-to-let

CHL Mortgages launches its first seven-year fix

CHL Mortgages has expanded its proposition with new deals, including a seven-year fixed rate...

Paragon product switches available six months in advance

Paragon Bank has extended the window in which buy-to-let mortgage customers can lock in...

Fleet’s Bob Young announces retirement

Fleet Mortgages' CEO, Bob Young, is to retire in April after a career in...

Rising cost of living behind second charge interest

Borrowers are turning to second charge mortgages to help alleviate financial issues, according to...

Virgin Money increases all BTL and residential fixed rates

Virgin Money is making changes to all of its fixed rate mortgages at 8pm...

Aspen Bridging introduces bridge-to-let offering

Aspen Bridging has entered the bridge-to-let market. Available up to 80% LTV, with bridge rates starting...

Pepper completes largest securitisation to date

Pepper Money has closed its largest Residential Mortgage-Backed Securitisation (RMBS) to date, Polaris 2022-1,...

Central Trust improves specialist mortgage offering

Central Trust has revised to its residential mortgage proposition, including helping customers with secured...

Virgin Money announces mortgage rate rises

Virgin Money has raised a number of mortgage rates. Exclusives 80% LTV two-year fixed rate...

London driving rental market growth

Octane Capital has conducted research into which areas of the British rental market are...

Vida unveils new limited edition deals

Vida has introduced a range of limited edition products for residential and buy-to-let purchase...

UK rents squeeze disposable household income

Zoopla has reported that average UK rents are tracking at almost £1,000 a month,...

Skipton reports 97% rise in EU residents buying UK rental property

Skipton International has seen a significant increase in UK mortgage completions from 2020 to...

CHL Mortgages joins Brilliant Solutions’ panel

CHL Mortgages has been added to Brilliant Solutions’ lending panel. This partnership will provide...

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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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Brilliant racks up a memorable afternoon for charity

Brilliant Solutions was on cue at Rileys as 70 players and several late arrivals...

Rayner rules out rent controls

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has ruled out rent controls in England, providing greater certainty...

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...