Buy-to-let

West One revamps second charge resi & BTL products

West One is making changes to its residential and buy-to-let second charge product ranges. This...

The Buckinghamshire reintroduces expat BTL

The Buckinghamshire Building Society has reintroduced its expat buy-to-let mortgage, which is available for individual...

TBMC panel boosted by Hodge appointment

The Business Mortgage Company (TBMC) has added Hodge to its lender panel. The deal provides...

Ipswich BS distribution expanded with mortgage club appointment

The Ipswich Building Society has partnered with mortgage club, Dynamo for Intermediaries, to widen...

Zephyr Homeloans joins SimplyBiz Mortgages’ panel

SimplyBiz Mortgages has that buy-to-let lender Zephyr Homeloans has joined its lender panel, with...

Advisers should grow their landlord client base

There will be those who seemingly flow with the wind when it comes to...

Why the buy-to-let sector is on the front foot

Figures issues by the financial industry body UK Finance last week showed that buy-to-let...

NatWest cuts existing customer rates

NatWest is making rate changes across its Existing Customer range for both residential and...

The Ipswich reintroduces wide range of mortgages 

The Ipswich Building Society is reintroducing products within its standard residential, buy-to-let (including expat...

Kensington’s Hero range now starts at 3.84%

Kensington Mortgages has made a series of rate cuts and relaunches across its residential...

Keystone unveils ‘Autumn Specials’

Keystone Property Finance has launch its new Autumn Special products, available across both its...

Castle Trust Bank introduces new buy-to-lets with ‘instant’ terms

Castle Trust Bank has launched a new range of buy-to-let products available up to...

Criteria searches show effects of Covid-19

Knowledge Bank saw ‘Temporary Maximum LTV Restrictions’ as the leading broker search last month;...

Zephyr Homeloans joins IMLA

Zephyr Homeloans has become the latest lender to join the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association...

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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,...