Buy-to-let

New Lendlord hub promises bespoke recommendations

Lendlord has launched its new finance hub with the aim of delivering bespoke, automated...

Bluestone restarts 85% LTV lending

Bluestone Mortgages has resumed pre-Covid maximum loan to value (LTV) lending on all products...

New five-year deal and rate cuts at LendInvest

LendInvest has made changes to its buy-to-let offering with rate reductions and a new...

Landbay is top ranked mortgage lender in Deloitte UK Fast 50

Landbay has been placed at number six in the Deloitte UK Fast 50. Landbay...

NatWest to bring back free valuations on purchases

NatWest is making rate reductions buy-to-let range and reintroducing free valuations for intermediary purchase...

The Nottingham returns to full distribution

The Nottingham has made its mortgage offering available to its complete broker network once...

LendInvest completes four-day buy-to-let purchase

Property finance platform, LendInvest, has funded the purchase of a HMO property in four...

Roma Finance joins Optimum Elite panel

Optimum Commercial has added specialist bridging, development and buy-to-let lender, Roma Finance, to its...

Landbay increases maximum loan size by 25%

Landbay has launched two new ‘large loan’ buy-to-let products with loan sizes of up...

Landbay agrees additional £300m funding facility

Landbay has agreed an additional funding deal with an undisclosed asset manager. The...

Landbay joins network panel

Buy-to-let lender Landbay has joined the network panel of Commercial Finance Brokers UK (CFBUK). CFBUK is...

Mortgage search volumes rose after second lockdown began

Twenty7Tec has published data on the state of the mortgage market one week after...

New range and broker exclusive from Virgin Money

Virgin Money has made changes to its residential and buy-to-let mortgage product offering. In addition,...

Foundation switches to new underwriting platform

Foundation Home Loans is adopting to LendingMetrics’ ADP underwriting technology. The buy-to-let and residential lender has...

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Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

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...

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Landbay adds 11 tracker products and cuts rates by up to 15bps

Landbay has expanded its buy-to-let tracker range with 11 new products and reduced rates...

Howden expands in North Wales with Wrexham office

Howden has opened its first commercial insurance office in Wrexham as the broker expands...

UK buyers reluctant to compromise despite affordability pressures

UK homebuyers remain committed to purchasing a property but are less willing than buyers...

Keystone trims buy-to-let fixed rates by up to 15bps

Keystone Property Finance has reduced pricing across a number of its buy-to-let mortgage ranges,...