Buy-to-let

Gatehouse Bank cuts FTV to 65%

Gatehouse Bank is reducing its maximum finance to value (FTV) on its buy-to-let and Home...

Bank of Ireland sets 85% LTV cap

Bank of Ireland UK is temporarily withdrawing all new business mortgage and further advance...

Foundation Home Loans suspends new applications

Foundation Home Loans has become the latest lender to temporarily suspend all new applications. It...

The Nationwide sets 75% maximum LTV

The Nationwide Building Society is today (Tuesday 31 March) temporarily withdrawing 'high' loan to...

The Skipton to reinstate residential & BTL purchases

The Skipton Building Society says it will shortly be reinstating purchase business by extending...

Accord makes widespread valuation changes

Accord Mortgages has updated its valuation policy to ensure that new applications can be...

Mortgage Brain sees “marked” reduction in ESIS volumes

Mortgage Brain has reported a significant rise in lenders changing their products, a reduction...

Spicerhaart Corporate Sales wants 80% rental income guarantee

Asset management firm Spicerhaart Corporate Sales has called for the government’s 80% salary guarantee...

Covid-19: the Mansfield tightens criteria

The Mansfield Building Society has become the latest lender to take steps to tighten...

The Coventry pulls all mortgage products above 65% LTV

The Coventry Building Society has made the decision to temporarily withdraw all residential, buy-to-let...

Robert Sinclair: “I fear for non-bank lenders”

The chief executive of the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries has warned that the coronavirus...

Covid-19: buy-to-let market “going into reverse”

Property Master believes that landlords will struggle to get mortgages as the impact of...

TMA adds LendInvest to panel

TMA has announced the addition of property finance platform, LendInvest, to its lending panel. TMA...

Landbay becomes Tech Nation Future Fifty company

Landbay has made it into Tech Nation’s Future Fifty index. Tech Nation is a growth...

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Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

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...

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PMS reports double-digit growth in mortgages and protection

PMS Mortgage Club says it is on course for its strongest performance in five...

Property firms urged to engage early with digital home-moving reforms

Property professionals have been urged to start testing digital home-moving processes now rather than...

DPMSG launches consumer guide to Smart Property Data

The Digital Property Market Steering Group has launched a consumer-focused video explaining how Smart...

Together joins Equity Release Council as later life market broadens

Together has become a member of the Equity Release Council as the specialist lender...