Buy-to-let

Vida unveils expat buy-to-let offering

Vida Homeloans is introducing a new 'Vida Expat' buy-to-let mortgage range. The lender says its...

Together to lend up to £2m on buy-to-let

Specialist lender Together has launched a new specialist buy-to-let product range and increased the...

Accord introduces cashback to buy-to-let range

Accord Buy To Let has added cashback to its entire mortgage range. Landlords opting for...

Newcastle Intermediaries improves buy-to-let criteria

Newcastle Intermediaries has reduced the minimum income requirement for joint buy-to-let properties from £40,000...

New BTL deals from the Leeds BS

The Leeds Building Society has changed its buy-to-let mortgage offering and has launched a five year tracker with...

Landlords favouring five year fixed rates

While most landlords have been affected by recent and ongoing restrictions to income tax relief...

London main driver of rental slowdown

Landbay's latest Rental Index has reported that UK rents grew by just 0.02% in...

Increase in availability of specialist mortgages

The first quarter of the year saw demand for specialist mortgages rise, according to...

Vida Homeloans unveils 2.69% fixed rate

Vida Homeloans has announced a new 'Limited Edition' range of residential and buy-to-let mortgages...

Platform cuts rates on buy-to-let

Platform has cut a number of select fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage interest rates by up...

Boost for successful FTB applications

67% of first-time buyers’ mortgage applications made via intermediaries resulted in completions during the...

Metro Bank buys £600m mortgage book

Metro Bank has completed the purchase of a portfolio of UK mortgages from Cerberus...

Five-year fixes grow in popularity

Paragon Mortgages’ latest Financial Advisors Confidence Tracking (FACT) Index report has found that preference...

Liverpool is top BTL hotspot

Liverpool is the UK’s number one buy-to-let hotspot, offering rental yields of 8.0% once...
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Commonhold and Leasehold Reform

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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Protection

House price rise puts mortgage resilience in sharper focus

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

Simplify’s trust gives £22,500 to nine local charities

The Simplify Charitable Trust has donated £22,500 to nine charities working in communities across...
Buy-to-let

Landlords turn to portfolio refinancing to fund expansion

More than three-quarters of landlords are considering refinancing their existing portfolios to fund further...
Specialist

LiveMore launches mortgage for homes with spray foam insulation

LiveMore has launched a mortgage designed for homeowners whose properties have become difficult to...