Buy-to-let

Together secures new £275m funding

Together has announced the successful completion of its debut public RMBS (residential mortgage-backed security)...

‘Opportunities there for the taking’ from PRA reforms

Paul Welch, CEO of largemortgageloans.com, believes that the PRA's changes to lending regulations – which...

Precise publishes portfolio proposition online

Precise Mortgages has put its portfolio proposition online ready for the Prudential Regulation Authority’s...

Together commits to portfolio landlords

Together has become the latest lender to outline it approach to buy-to-let portfolio landlords...

Strategic upheaval at Paragon

The Paragon Group of Companies has announces a strategic reorganisation as part of its...

LendInvest hires ex-Aldermore commercial mortgages head

LendInvest has appointed Ian Boden as its sales director. Boden (pictured) joins LendInvest...

Metro Bank “committed” to portfolio landlords

Metro Bank will apply the revised underwriting standards to its portfolio buy-to-let business when...

Vida Homeloans reinstates Limited Edition range

Vida Homeloans has reintroduced its Limited Edition range of residential and buy-to-let mortgages. The products...

UK buy-to-let market 25th best in Europe

The UK is now in the bottom five European buy-to-let markets for investors, according...

Accord publishes portfolio landlord approach

Accord Mortgages has published its lending criteria for portfolio landlords, which comes into effect on...

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...

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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...

Why post-contract variation is becoming the mortgage market’s next battleground

For much of the past decade, mortgage technology investment has focused on origination and with good reason. Faster decisions in principle, automated affordability assessments,...

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Zoopla has become the first official front-of-shirt partner of Manchester Super Giants for the...

Southwest Knotweed launches identification app

Southwest Knotweed Group has launched an app designed to help mortgage and property professionals...

Broker Conveyancing launches referral hub for advisers

Broker Conveyancing has launched a referral platform intended to make it quicker for mortgage...

House price rise puts mortgage resilience in sharper focus

Homebuyers should consider how they would meet mortgage payments if illness or injury affected...