Buy-to-let

Widespread rate cuts unveiled by Barclays

Barclays has made cuts across its residential, large loan and buy-to-let product ranges.  Key changes include the following: Two-year...

New intermediary BTL deals from the Coventry

Coventry for Intermediaries has expanded its buy-to-let portfolio with new products at 70% LTV. The deals...

“Sea change” in limited company BTL volumes

63% of applications by landlords purchasing buy-to-let properties are being made using a limited...

Brightstar teams up with Axis Bank UK

Brightstar Financial has partnered with Axis Bank UK to help develop and expand its service. Axis...

Vida Homeloans begins ‘test and learn’ pilot

New specialist intermediary lender Vida Homeloans has embarked upon a pre-launch lending pilot in...

New residential and BTL deals from Virgin Money

Virgin Money has made a number of rate reductions on residential and buy-to-let mortgages. A...

MBE London reveals seminar and panel debate details

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has announced details for the series of seminars and panel debates it...

Landbay introduces postcode search widget

Peer-to-peer lender Landbay has launched an online tool that allows tenants and landlords to compare...

Hammond urged to U-turn on property taxes

The Conveyancing Association has backed the Society of Licensed Conveyancers’ calls for the Chancellor to...

Aldermore unveils limited edition buy-to-let mortgages

Aldermore has introduced a new range of limited edition buy-to-let products for private landlords looking...

New five-year buy-to-let deals from Accord

Accord Buy To Let had unveiled a new five-year fixed rate range which includes added...

FHL slams limited company tax claims

Simon Bayley, commercial director at Foundation Home Loans, has criticised comments made by a...

PRA outlines buy-to-let underwriting expectations

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published its expectations of firms’ underwriting standards to...

Keystone updates website

Keystone Property Finance has refreshed its website in a move designed to make it...

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Portfolio landlords reshape buy-to-let market

Portfolio landlords are becoming increasingly central to the buy-to-let market as investors take a more structured approach to property ownership. The market has seen a...

Supporting complex cases in a modern mortgage market

In today’s diverse mortgage landscape, brokers are working with a growing number of clients whose circumstances fall outside traditional lending models. From self-employed professionals...

Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

The 4.3 million borrowers your pipeline is probably missing

There are 4.3 million self-employed workers in the UK and nearly one in five self-employed workers plans to buy a property in the next...

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

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Japanese knotweed ‘knocks £21.4bn off UK housing market’

Japanese knotweed is wiping an estimated £21.4 billion from UK property values, with more...

Fleet Mortgages names new managing director

Fleet Mortgages has appointed Nicola Richardson as its new managing director. Richardson (pictured) has been...

The Monmouthshire goes live with Phoebus mortgage servicing system

Monmouthshire Building Society has gone live with Phoebus to support mortgage account servicing as...

NatWest completes first PEXA remortgage in two working days

NatWest has completed its first remortgage transaction through PEXA’s digital property completion platform within...