Buy-to-let

Vida expands buy-to-let expat criteria

 Vida has widened its buy-to-let expat criteria for a limited number of distributors, to...

Buy-to-let rental yields maintain strength

BM Solutions has reported that buy-to-let investors earned an average gross rental yield of 5.2% in...

Foundation Home Loans refines BTL criteria following EPC regulations

Foundation Home Loans has made changes to its buy-to-let criteria for borrowers, in response...

The Midlands surges in buy-to-let index

The latest LendInvest Buy-to-Let Index report has revealed that Colchester tops the buy-to-let index table...

New investment round for Landbay

Landbay is opening its latest equity funding round to new investors through the Seedrs...

IMLA predicts 2018-19 growth in mortgage lending

Gross mortgage lending in 2018 has been predicted to rise for the eighth year...

New name for Hampshire Trust Bank’s mortgage brand

Hampshire Trust Bank has unveiled Specialist Mortgages as the new name for its commercial...

Newcastle Intermediaries adds Help to Buy and BTL to self-employed offering

Newcastle intermediaries has extended its self employed product range to include both Help to...

Two new BDMs for Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgages has announced the internal appointments of two new business development managers (BDMs)...

TMW outlines approach to new energy efficiency rules

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has issued a reminder to brokers of the new rules...

Roma Finance sees SPV growth in buy-to-let

Roma Finance has reported that the buy-to-let market is still popular with landlords running...

Remortgage approvals up over 9%

UK Finance has estimated gross mortgage lending in February to have been £19bn, 4.9%...

Paragon introduces further advance BTL proc fee

Paragon is providing ing a procuration fee for intermediaries who submit further advance business...

The buy-to-let market is only going one way

Markets tend to move in a certain direction because of numerous forces and I...

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Jonny Palmer: Taking on the world’s toughest foot race

On 3 April I’ll be attempting what is considered the toughest foot race on earth: Marathon Des Sables Legendary. When I type that into a...

Why straightforward buy-to-let cases are becoming increasingly rare

The idea of a truly straightforward buy-to-let case now feels increasingly distant. As portfolios grow in size and complexity and borrowing needs evolve alongside...

Technology: from transformation to stewardship

For most of the modern history of UK mortgage lending, stability has not simply been a preference – it has been a necessity. Boards have...

The continued evolution of the later life lending market

Later life lending has moved well beyond being an occasional enquiry about equity release or a maturing interest-only case. It is now a consistent and...

What does the year hold for specialist first charge residential mortgages?

A few months into 2026, it is already clear that many borrowers continue to fall outside the criteria set by high street and mainstream...

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Industry fundraiser launched after MFS staff go unpaid

Staff at Market Financial Solutions (MFS) were due to be paid on Friday 27...

Knowledge Bank to host development finance webinar for brokers

Knowledge Bank is turning its next Lenders’ Live session over to development finance, as...

Digital ID providers given formal backing under money laundering rules

HM Treasury and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology have issued joint guidance...

MJP Conveyancing completes first live TR1 using qualified electronic signature

MJP Conveyancing has completed its first TR1 transfer deed using Veyco QEST, marking a...