Buy-to-let

Together cuts swathe of rates

Together has made its lowest ever fixed-rate mortgages available to customers wanting finance for...

The Leeds alters holiday let affordability assessment

The Leeds Building Society mortgage is making changes to how it assesses rental income...

Newcastle Intermediaries cuts buy-to-let rates

Newcastle Intermediaries has lowered rates on its buy-to-let range by up to 0.15 percentage...

The Dudley unveils new expat offering

The Dudley Building Society is targeting the expat sector with a revamped mortgage range. The product...

Foundation Home Loans unveils new no-fee portfolio landlord special

Foundation Home Loans has introduced ed a further Limited Edition five-year, fixed-rate buy-to-let product...

Large growth in bespoke lending for Bank of Ireland Intermediaries

Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries' bespoke new lending increased by around 170% to £259...

LendInvest maintains top ARC rating

LendInvest has received the highest possible rating from a European ratings agency for the...

Nearly half of all landlords cut rent payments because of Covid

Shawbrook Bank has found that 46% of landlords reduced monthly rent payments for their...

L&G Mortgage Club offers exclusives with the Dudley

Legal & General Mortgage Club is offering advisers access to an exclusive five-year fixed-rate...

Hampshire Trust Bank joins Paradigm panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) to its lender panel. Paradigm member...

Virgin Money unveils new remortgage exclusives

Virgin Money has launched a new range of remortgage exclusive products as well as...

Castle Trust Bank joins SimplyBiz Mortgages panel

SimplyBiz Mortgages has added Castle Trust Bank (CTB) to its panel, allowing its member...

Kensington introduces new credit recovery range

Kensington Mortgages made made a series of changes across its residential and buy-to-let range. Revisions include...

CHL Mortgages becomes NACFB patron

CHL Mortgages has become a patron of the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers...

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We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

The new Chancellor wants to remove barriers to growth; he should start with housing

There was probably a degree of unintended irony in the Treasury choosing to call the Chancellor, John Healey’s, first major market ‘intervention’ his ‘Growth...

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FCA joins industry partners to tackle protection insurance gap

The Financial Conduct Authority is working with industry, government and consumer groups in an...

Family Building Society appoints Laura Hamp as chief financial officer

Family Building Society has appointed Laura Hamp as chief financial officer and a member...

Buy-to-let market reaches £311.6bn as sector marks 30 years

The UK buy-to-let market has grown to almost two million outstanding mortgages worth £311.6bn,...

Conveyancing Association names Nick Chadbourne as new chair

The Conveyancing Association has appointed former LMS chief executive Nick Chadbourne as its new...