Buy-to-let

Brightstar to hold May broker webinars

Brightstar Financial has set two dates in May for new webinars. They will feature content...

The Leeds unveils 75% LTV BTL and holiday let deals

The Leeds Building Society has introduced new buy-to-let and holiday let mortgages. The mutual is...

Rental yields reached three-year high in Q1

Paragon Bank has reported that during the first quarter of this year, average rental...

Precise Mortgages reintroduces top slicing

Precise Mortgages has relaunched buy-to-let top slicing. Top slicing is designed to enable customers to use...

CHL Mortgages to return to buy-to-let lending

CHL Mortgages is re-entering the specialist buy-to-let lending sector. The lender was a fixture of...

Hong Kong residents behind bank’s buy-to-let boost

Skipton International has reported a large increase in demand from Hong Kong residents purchasing...

The Newbury BS joins MCI panel

MCI Mortgage Club has welcomed the Newbury Building Society to its lending panel. The Newbury...

Pitch 4 Finance sees strong demand for commercial lending

Pitch 4 Finance has revealed that it received £66.8m worth of enquiries in its...

Paragon unveils green further advance products

Paragon Bank has launched two further advance products for properties with EPC ratings of...

Shawbrook introduces e-signatures for BTL, bridging and commercial

Shawbrook Bank has launched e-signatures for bridging, buy-to-let and commercial investment customers. The e-signature technology is...

Vida unveils 4.34% five-year buy-to-let fix

Vida has introduced an 80% LTV five-year fixed fee special to its buy-to-let range...

TML unveils semi-exclusive HMO and Lumi buy-to-let products

The Mortgage Lender (TML) is offering a five-year fixed HMO buy-to-let rate and Lumi-branded...

Fleet: rental yields down year-on-year in all regions

Fleet Mortgages' latest Buy-to-Let Rental Barometer, covering Q1 2021 rental yields across England and Wales, shows...

Cumbria contains most affordable areas to privately rent

Paragon Bank has revealed the areas in England that were the most affordable locations...

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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...