Buy-to-let

New buy-to-let range from the Monmouthshire

The Monmouthshire Building Society has launched a new range of two-year buy-to-let house purchase...

Equity release “to help fill buy-to-let vacuum”

The Society of Mortgage Professionals has warned that, after doubling in volume from £20.1bn...

Improvement in landlord understanding of tax relief changes

Paragon Mortgages has reported an increased understanding of the implications of the government’s changes to...

Newcastle Intermediaries improves BTL overpayment policy

Newcastle Intermediaries has increased the level of overpayments allowed without penalty across its whole buy-to-let...

TBMC unveils new buy-to-let exclusives

TBMC has launched two new exclusive buy-to-let fixed rates with Mortgage Trust. There is...

PMS Mortgage Club teams up with Vida Homeloans

PMS has added Vida Homeloans to its panel. The specialist lender's range of residential and buy-to-let...

Mortgage tax relief changes come into effect

From today, 6 April, individual landlords, general partnerships and limited liability partnerships will no...

AOBP outlines April Forum details

The Association of Bridging Professionals’ (AOBP) April Forum on 27 April will cover the...

Rise in number of limited company BTL products

Mortgages for Business. has said that the range and pricing of buy-to-let mortgage products...

Positive Lending appoints director of mortgages

South coast based packager, Positive Lending, has appointed Stephanie Charman as its director of mortgages. ...

New BTL offset deal from the Family BS

The Family Building Society has launched a buy-to-let offset mortgage, aimed at helping private residential...

Paragon: average gearing is low and getting lower

Paragon Mortgages’ latest PRS Trends Report for the first quarter of 2017 has found that...

Landlord and investor confidence remains high

Shawbrook Bank’s latest Client Barometer has found that landlords and property investors are broadly...

Coventry for Intermediaries unveils new BTL range

Coventry for Intermediaries has launched a new range of buy-to-let mortgages at 50% LTV.   Deals...

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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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House price rise puts mortgage resilience in sharper focus

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

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...

Landlords turn to portfolio refinancing to fund expansion

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

LiveMore launches mortgage for homes with spray foam insulation

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