Buy-to-let

Vida changes buy-to-let offering

Vida Homeloans has altered its buy-to-let proposition, following the introduction of new underwriting standards by...

Pepper added to TMA lender panel

Pepper Homeloans is to market its specialist mortgages via The Mortgage Alliance (TMA).  TMA’s brokers will...

Kent Reliance partners with The Mortgage Alliance

Kent Reliance has teamed up with The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) to provide a direct submission...

Rents ended 2016 up in most areas

Your Move has reported that the average rent was £811 in England and Wales...

Kent Reliance offers its lowest ever five-year BTL rates

Kent Reliance has made changes to its five-year fixed rate buy-to-let offering.  Rates now start...

New additional borrowing products from the Skipton

The Skipton Building Society has launched a new range of two, three and five-year...

New northern BDM for Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgages has announced the appointment of a new business development manager (BDM) covering...

The Mansfield unveils specialist lending brand

The Mansfield Building Society has launched a specialist lending proposition called Versatility. It aims to...

Tenants pay premium for third bedroom

Rents on three bedroom homes in London continue to grow while one and two...

The Right Mortgage Network expands BTL panel

State Bank of India UK (SBI UK) buy-to-let mortgages can now be accessed via...

InterBay simplifies pricing and cuts rates

InterBay Commercial is to simplify its mortgage range for buy-to-let business and houses of multiple occupation...

New two-year fixes from Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgages has launched two new products for individual landlords.  Brokers can now access both two-year fixes,...

Paymentshield appoints Modus to panel

Paymentshield has added Modus to its landlord’s insurance panel. It says the appointment of Modus comes...

Connect for Intermediaries launches residential permissions

Connect for Intermediaries has expanded its mortgage network proposition to now include residential permissions. The...

Latest POLL

COMMENT

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,...

Latest news

Bridging Soup launches major market research initiative

Bridging Soup has launched a new research initiative to build a clearer picture of...

Just one in seven homes records five years of growth

Fewer than one in seven UK homes increased in value during every year of...

Word On The Street arranges £108m of property finance in record year

Word On The Street arranged more than £108 million of property finance across 239...

Beverley enhances SIPP income assessment

Beverley Building Society has introduced a tiered approach to assessing income from self-invested personal...