Buy-to-let

PRA & BTL: there will be no car crash

Looking at the recent trade press headlines about the buy-to-let market, in particular how...

FHL raises maximum BTL loan size

Foundation Home Loans has increased its maximum loan size across its buy-to-let range. The maximum...

Barclays confirms portfolio landlord commitment

Barclays is to continue to accept buy-to-let portfolio landlord applications after the Prudential Regulation...

New fixed rates and trackers for Barclays

Barclays has made changes to its residential and buy-to-let product range. It has also unveiled...

Foundation Home Loans maintains portfolio landlord policy

Foundation Home Loans (FHL) will continue to provide its range of mortgage products to...

FSE 2017: TMA unveils BTL insurance provision

TMA launched a buy-to-let insurance provision at the Financial Services Expo yesterday. This follows...

FSE 2017: buy-to-let market remains resilient

Buy-to-let gross mortgage lending figures for 2016 are unlikely to be beaten for some...

FSE 2017: PRA changes – car crash or log jam?

David Whittaker of Mortgages for Business warned the audience at a Financial Services Expo...

Kensington & New Street outline different portfolio BTL propositions

The Northview Group has announced changes to its portfolio buy-to-let lending criteria for its...

New packager promises “old fashioned values”

Edinburgh-based packager Thistle Finance has launched with plans to restore the sector’s "old fashioned values". It...

Vida outlines approach to PRA changes

Vida Homeloans has announced its strategy for the PRA changes which come into force...

New limited edition BTL fixes from TMW

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has launched two new fixed rate buy-to-let remortgage products, available...

July remortgaging reaches highest level since January

House purchase lending in July was lower than in the preceding month but higher...

46% of brokers unsure of PRA underwriting changes

54% of brokers believe that they fully understand what the upcoming PRA changes for...

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Portfolio landlords reshape buy-to-let market

Portfolio landlords are becoming increasingly central to the buy-to-let market as investors take a more structured approach to property ownership. The market has seen a...

Supporting complex cases in a modern mortgage market

In today’s diverse mortgage landscape, brokers are working with a growing number of clients whose circumstances fall outside traditional lending models. From self-employed professionals...

Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

The 4.3 million borrowers your pipeline is probably missing

There are 4.3 million self-employed workers in the UK and nearly one in five self-employed workers plans to buy a property in the next...

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

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Family Building Society cuts minimum property value to £75k

Family Building Society has lowered its minimum property value from £120,000 to £75,000 across...

360 Lifecycle adds Checkmyfile credit reporting link

360 Lifecycle has partnered with Checkmyfile to give advisers access to clients’ multi-agency credit...

Barclays cuts rates and launches sub-4% Premier tracker

Barclays will cut selected mortgage rates from Thursday 30 April and launch a Premier...

Millennials still locked out of homeownership

Only 5% of millennials have reached the life milestones they expected as teenagers, according...