Buy-to-let

Foundation Home Loans issues ‘portfolio landlord special’

Foundation Home Loans has launched a new portfolio landlord special product, with a minimum...

Newcastle Intermediaries makes buy-to-let move into Scotland

Newcastle Intermediaries is expanding its current buy-to-let range into Scotland. The lender entered the buy-to-let...

Lettings agents should help landlords curb void periods

Letting agents can help landlords to reduce void periods between tenancies with the right...

Gatehouse Bank added to Legal & General Mortgage Club panel

Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced that Gatehouse Bank is the latest bank...

Barclays makes widespread rate cuts

Barclays has reduced rates on a number of products across its residential, buy-to-let and...

Axis Bank UK expands key account team

Axis Bank UK has appointed Dean Linklater as key account manager for the north. The...

April first-time buyer completions up 8% year-on-year

UK Finance has published its Mortgage Trends Update for April 2019. There were 27,370 new...

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries joins MCI panel

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries has joined the MCI Mortgage Club lender panel. MCI Mortgage Club...

TMW cuts limited company and HMO mortgages

The Mortgage Works has reduced rates on selected products in its limited company mortgage range. Rates...

Pepper Money offers Summer Special promo

Pepper Money has cut most of its residential and buy-to-let rates as it introduces...

21% increase in BTL product availability over past year

The number of buy-to-let products available, currently 2,396 products, is the highest on record...

Spencer Gale joins Axis Bank

Axis Bank UK has announced the appointment of Spencer Gale as key account manager. Gale...

LendInvest completes £259m securitisation

LendInvest has securitised £259 million of UK prime buy-to-let mortgage loans in an oversubscribed RMBS...

Foundation unveils new five-year BTL remortgage deal

Foundation Home Loans has reported a significant increase in both portfolio landlord and limited...

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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...