Buy-to-let

Accord unveils new BTL cashback offer

Accord Buy To Let is giving remortgaging landlords an extra £250 cashback when they...

MBE Bristol Expo open for registration

Free registration for the Bristol Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) on 6 June is now...

Tenants’ confessions ‘show need for landlord cover’

According to research from Lloyds Bank Business Insurance Services, 25% of tenants have damaged...

Decline in buy-to-let valuations

April saw a 7% drop in buy-to-let valuations, as the reduction to landlord’s mortgage...

Greater proc fees required for buy-to-let?

David Whittaker of Mortgages for Business expects the amount of gross buy-to-let mortgage lending...

Portfolio BTL market likely to expand

An industry panel at the FSE Manchester event on Wednesday was of the view...

Mortgage volumes down 12% year-on-year

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has revealed that, on a non-seasonally adjusted basis,...

Foundation Home Loans unveils professional landlord deal

Foundation Home Loans has launching a new two-year fixed rate mortgage aimed primarily at professional...

New rates from Platform

Platform has cut select residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates by up to 0.10 percentage points. the intermediary-led...

First Complete and Pink offer BTL insurance system

First Complete and Pink have introduced a new buy-to-let insurance system for advisers. It launches with a...

LendInvest joins Home Builders Federation

LendInvest has joined the Home Builders Federation, the representative body of the private sector home building...

Non-executive director leaves OSB

OneSavings Bank (OSB) has announced the resignation of non-executive director Nathan Moss after three...

TMW cuts minimum ICR for lower rate tax payers

The Mortgage Works (TMW) is adjusting its Interest Cover Ratio (ICR) for lower rate...

Landbay offers retention procuration fee

Landbay has announced its introduction of a retention fee. Intermediaries will now receive a...
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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...