Buy-to-let

Average tenancy deposits remain just below £1k

Average tenancy deposits for England and Wales remain just below £1,000 according to figures...

Expect more intervention after the election

At the time of writing, there is plenty of activity on social media about...

Fall in cost of buy-to-let mortgages

Mortgage Brain’s latest buy-to-let product data analysis show that the cost of a three...

Monthly dip in gross mortgage lending

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has estimated that gross mortgage lending reached £18.4...

London sees large drop in rental supply

The number of properties managed per ARLA member branch increased marginally in April, with...

Landlords to flock to the North?

80% of brokers think that the North of England will become a landlord hotspot over...

Sharp fall in BTL lending at Paragon

The Paragon Group of Companies has reported that its new buy-to-let lending totalled £556.2 million for...

Limited company BTL grows in popularity

Research from moneyfacts.co.uk shows that the proportion of buy-to-let deals available to limited companies has...

New ICR calculation from Coventry for Intermediaries

Coventry for intermediaries has introduced a tiered ICR proposition for buy-to-let landlords, based on...

Landbay unveils quick quote tool for brokers

Landbay has introduced a quick quote tool for mortgage brokers on its intermediary website. Brokers...

TMA adds Marsden to lender panel

TMA Mortgage Club members now have access to Marsden Building Society’s Lending Solutions which include residential,...

New limited edition five-year deal from Mortgage Trust

Mortgage Trust has launched a new limited edition, five year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage...

New BDM for Castle Trust

Castle Trust Capital has appointed Alan Coleman as telephone business development manager (BDM) for...

Ingard publishes annual conference agenda

The Ingard Annual Conference on Tuesday 27 June will cover issues such as the...
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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...