Buy-to-let

New LendInvest buy-to-let rates from 2.99%

LendInvest has made a changes to its buy-to-let product range as valuations are permitted...

Virgin and Clydesdale to offer 90% LTV mortgages

Virgin Money and Clydesdale Bank will be launching a wider range of products supported...

West One resumes physical valuations and relaunches 70% BTL

West One Loans has updated its buy-to-let product range and is resuming physical valuations. The...

OSB lenders increase LTVs to 75%

OneSavings Bank (OSB) has unveiled a new product range across its three lending brands...

Platform to reintroduce buy-to-let and allow physical inspections

Platform has stated that its valuation partners are now able to carry out physical...

Foundation Home Loans unveils broker support hub

Foundation Home Loans has introduced an online ‘Broker Hub’, designed to provide advisers with additional...

Skipton International returns to buy-to-let remortgage market

Skipton International, the UK buy-to-let mortgage lender for overseas residents, has returned to the...

Coventry for Intermediaries reintroduces 85% LTV deals

Coventry for Intermediaries has reintroduced 85% LTV products for purchases and remortgages to its...

Foundation Home Loans to return to lending on Monday

Foundation Home Loans, has announced that, following the return of its valuation partners to...

Fleet Mortgages reopens for new business

Fleet Mortgages has announced that physical valuations in England have recommenced on its pipeline business,...

Paragon adds 70% LTV fixes to buy-to-let offering

Paragon Bank has added to its its buy-to-let product range with the launch of...

Accord takes maximum LTV to 85%

Accord Mortgages is increasing its maximum loan to value (LTV) to 85% on residential...

Bluestone Mortgages reopens for new business

Bluestone Mortgages has restarted new lending activity today. The lender will initially be offering its...

Paragon appoints regional sales manager

Paragon Bank has added to its buy-to-let mortgage sales team with the appointment of...

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Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

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First-time buyer squeeze deepens as mortgage rates climb

First-time buyers with small deposits face mounting pressure as average mortgage rates rise and...

Mortgage costs push sales 9% lower

Higher mortgage rates have contributed to a sharper-than-usual summer housing slowdown, with sales agreed...

Access FS appoints Alan Baldwin as compliance director

Access Financial Services has appointed Alan Baldwin as director of compliance as it expands...

Mortgage-backed Swansea auction sale completes in six days

A mortgage-financed property purchase in Swansea has completed six days after the draft contract...