Buy-to-let

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...

The Mansfield ready for PRA underwriting changes

The Mansfield Building Society says it is ready to meet the Prudential Regulatory Authority’s...

Bridging can fill potential buy-to-let void

Uncertainty must feel like a normal part of the profession for those who are...

Specialist market “still buoyant”

Complete FS has seen enquiries and applications for specialist lending increase over the past...

Aldermore publishes standardised BTL templates

Aldermore has made new documents available to brokers and landlords in advance of the...

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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...