Buy-to-let

TWB tweaks residential and buy-to-let rates

TSB Bank has made a number of changes to its residential and buy-to-let mortgage...

Portfolio landlords more likely to remortgage via limited company

One-third of all landlords intend to remortgage over the course of the next 12...

Paragon increases switch product procuration fees

Paragon has updated its buy-to-let switch and further advance product range for portfolio and...

Bank of Ireland UK relaunches broker portal

Bank of Ireland UK has added new features to its mortgage application system for...

Vida Homeloans appoints Midlands key account manager

Vida Homeloans has recruited Mil Consiglio as its new key account manager for the...

New roaming onsite underwriter at Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgages has appointed a new onsite underwriter who will work across a range...

The Leeds cuts five-year buy-to-let rates

The Leeds Building Society has cut rates on a number of five year buy-to-let...

LendInvest secures £200m investment from NAB

LendInvest has received £200 million in investment from the National Australia Bank (NAB). LendInvest has...

Axis Bank UK revamps DIP process

Buy-to-let lender for professional landlords, Axis Bank UK, has improved its DIP submission system...

The Leeds cuts HMO rates

The Leeds Building Society has reduced rates on its two-year fixed rate large houses...

Master Private Finance to distribute TML products

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has been appointed to the panel of newly launched Master...

Limited company BTL purchases continue popularity rise

55% of landlords surveyed by Precise Mortgages will use limited companies for purchases, which...

Impact Specialist Finance joins TMA packager panel

Impact Specialist Finance has been added to TMA’s approved packager panel. TMA members can now...

Leek United cuts buy-to-let and residential rates

Leek United has reduced rates on a selection of mortgage products across its range. Its...

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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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Skipton cuts fixed rates and widens home mover range

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across its fixed mortgage range by an average...

Quantum Mortgages promotes Mihramane and Ajaib

Quantum Mortgages has made two internal promotions across its sales and completions teams as...

Complex incomes hindering aspiring Scottish buyers

More than half of Scottish adults with complex incomes who do not own a...

MAB adds three senior hires across marketing, finance and technology

Mortgage Advice Bureau has strengthened its executive team with three senior appointments spanning marketing,...