Buy-to-let

Crystal Specialist Finance partners with Beneficial network

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has been appointed to the Beneficial network panel to deliver...

Post-election boost in landlord confidence

Paragon has reported that landlord optimism in the prospects for their lettings business, portfolio...

9.3% rise in number of mortgage products

The number of mortgage products available on the market has increased by 9.3% over...

Foundation Home Loans partners with The Mortgage Trading Company

Foundation Home Loans has joined the lender panel of packager firm, The Mortgage Trading Company. The...

Newcastle Intermediaries added to Mortgage Intelligence’s lender panel

Newcastle Intermediaries has joined Mortgage Intelligence’s lender panel. The appointment gives more than 400 network...

Homeowners can be 18% better off per month than renters

Renters are paying up to 18% more each month than those who own their...

Skipton International improves expat buy-to-let proposition

Skipton International has unveiled a deal which it believes offers the best value for money...

Mortgage market maintained resilience in December

UK Finance has reported that there were 29,490 new first-time buyer mortgages completed in...

Kensington revises residential and BTL offerings

Kensington Mortgages has made changes to its residential and buy-to-let propositions. For Kensington’s residential Help to...

Rise in popularity for two-year buy-to-let fixes

Mortgages for Business has reported that the percentage of landlords opting for two-year fixed...

Tenant demand expected by landlords to grow this year

37% of landlords expect tenant demand to grow during 2020, compared to 7.3% predicting...

Impact Specialist Finance to hold two ‘expos’

Impact Specialist Finance has revealed that it will be hosting two 'Specialist Lending and...

Ian Boden to leave LendInvest for retirement

LendInvest has announced that Ian Boden, the company’s sales director responsible for buy-to-let, will...

Zephyr Homeloans cuts ICRs

Zephyr Homeloans has reduced a range of its interest coverage ratios (ICR). For houses in...

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The continued evolution of the later life lending market

Later life lending has moved well beyond being an occasional enquiry about equity release or a maturing interest-only case. It is now a consistent and...

What does the year hold for specialist first charge residential mortgages?

A few months into 2026, it is already clear that many borrowers continue to fall outside the criteria set by high street and mainstream...

A turning point for British Islamic home finance

A quick question for brokers: what would you do if 80% of a fast-growing community told you the market was not serving them properly? That...

Mutual sector ambition needs tech-driven scale

The Government’s commitment to doubling the size of the mutual sector has been welcomed across financial services. Building societies continue to play a critical...

Conveyancing fees will rise and you can blame the Government

Tax is complicated and making sure you pay the right amount can be challenging - just ask MP Angela Raynor or indeed former Chancellor...

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Average mortgage LTV drops to 59% as housing equity swells by £677bn

The average loan-to-value ratio on mortgaged properties across the UK now stands at 59%,...

Paragon creates new intermediary relationship team to bolster broker support

Paragon Bank has established a dedicated intermediary relationship team as it seeks to deepen...

Atom bank lowers commercial mortgage entry point to £200,000

Atom bank has reduced the minimum loan size across its commercial mortgage range to...

Air sets out Consumer Duty blueprint for later life lending advice

Air has published a new report designed to help advisers evidence later life lending...