Buy-to-let

The Leeds offers new BTL remortgage deals

The Leeds Building Society has introduced two new five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages. The deals, which as...

L&G outlines LIVE club event schedule

Legal & General Mortgage Club is to hold its sixth series of Mortgage Club LIVE...

Together revamps buy-to-let offering

Together has made changes to its buy-to-let product range, promising reduced rates, quicker online application...

First Complete & Pink urges broker action over BTL changes

First Complete and Pink are calling for brokers to ensure landlords on their books...

Paul Brett joins Landbay

Landbay has appointed Paul Brett as managing director, intermediaries. He joins the peer-to-peer investment platform from...

Promise offers free landlord tax consultations

Master broker Promise Specialist Lending is providing landlords with a free telephone consultation with...

Landlords shifting towards commercial loans

The proportion of landlords intending to take out commercial loans to fund their property...

Rental market “far from reaching equilibrium”

ARLA Propertymark has revealed that in January, there were 34 prospective tenants registered per...

Aldermore outlines retention fee offering

Aldermore is to launch a retention procuration fee for brokers on 3 April 2017. Procuration fees will be available...

The Coventry reports 13% rise in new lending

The Coventry Building Society has reported 'record results' for 2016. The mutual's full year results show record mortgage...

Landlords enjoy good start to 2017

The latest Your Move England & Wales Buy to Let Index has found that...

New buy-to-let deals from Pepper Homeloans

Pepper Homeloans has launched two and five-year buy-to-let fixed rates and cutting some existing rates by...

Lowest rate ever for Kent Reliance

Kent Reliance has made changes to its specialist buy-to-let mortgage range, with rates now starting from 2.99%,...

Coventry for Intermediaries to pay BTL transfer proc fees

Coventry for Intermediaries is to start paying product transfer fees on buy-to-let retention business from...

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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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LiveMore launches mortgage for homes with spray foam insulation

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

House price growth slows to 2.7%

Annual UK house price growth slowed to 2.7% in May, down from 3.9% in...

Home improvements remain leading reason for equity release

Home adaptations and improvements remained the most common reason for taking out a lifetime...

TMG launches consumer advice business

TMG Mortgage Network has launched a consumer-facing business offering mortgage, protection and later life...