Buy-to-let

Private renters reveal pandemic worries

50% of private renters are worried about their housing situation, according to a survey...

L&G Mortgage Club adds West One to buy-to-let panel

West One Loans’ buy-to-let division has launched with Legal & General Mortgage Club. Brokers will...

Gatehouse Bank resumes HMO lending

Gatehouse Bank has relaunched its finance products for HMO (Houses in Multiple Occupation) purchases. The shariah-compliant...

Octane joins L&G club panel

Octane Capital has been appointed to the panel of the Legal & General Mortgage Club. Club...

LendInvest to hold virtual conference next week

LendInvest has launched its first virtual conference, the LendInvest 2021 Kick off Event, which will...

Securitisation and new MD for Keystone

Keystone Property Finance has completed its first-ever securitisation. The £400m securitisation, Hops Hill No.1 PLC,...

Legal & General Mortgage Club expands buy-to-let panel

Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced the addition of Habito to its buy-to-let...

West One Loans unveils new buy-to-let range

West One Loans has launched new a buy-to-let offering, with reduced pricing on a...

More tenants now seeking larger properties

The Deposit Protection Service's (DPS) latest quarterly Rent Index, the average monthly cost of renting...

Fleet: dampening of rental yields in most regions

Fleet Mortgages has published the fourth iteration of its Buy-to-Let Rental Barometer covering rental...

Paragon extends larger loan availability

Paragon Bank has broadened its buy-to-let larger loan offering to include Houses in Multiple...

BM Solutions revamps portfolio landlord portal

BM Solutions has introduced a new online mortgage portal for portfolio landlord applications. The new...

Masthaven partners with PRIMIS

Masthaven Bank has teamed up with PRIMIS Mortgage Network to  provide the latter's c. 2,200 brokers access to...

Keystone rebrands winter range

Keystone Property Finance is rebranding its 'Winter Special' products. They will be now form its...

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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...