Buy-to-let

Storm Angus behind BTL insurance claim spike

Buy-to-let specialist insurer Simple Landlords has reported a surge in calls from landlords whose...

Landlord arrears half that of homeowners

UK homeowners are more than twice as likely as landlords to be in arrears,...

New deals from Barclays

Barclays has announced mortgage rate cuts along with the launch of some highly competitive...

London unaffordable for Generation Rent

Couples who are renting and wanting to start a family in London would need...

TBMC to offer Kensington deals

TBMC has appointed Kensington onto its lending panel. It will now offer all of Kensington’s...

Accord cuts BTL rates and removes processing fee

Accord Mortgages has made buy-to-let rate reductions of up to 0.20 percentage points. In addition, landlords will...

IMLA sees 2016 membership “surge”

Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) members have voted to retain the organisation’s chairman and...

“Substantial” number of landlords hit by delays

More than one in five landlords have to wait longer than four months before...

Kuflink opens new principal office

Bridging lender Kuflink Bridging has had its new head office in Gravesend officially opened by Treasury...

FHL pleased with BTL guides

Foundation Home Loans (FHL) says it is delighted with the response from landlords and their advisers...

TFC Homelans cuts fees

TFC Homeloans is reducing its fees from Black Friday. Brokers can choose from two fee options, based...

Fall in cost of buy-to-let mortgages

Latest data from Mortgage Brain shows further reductions in the cost of most mainstream buy-to-let...

Autumn Statement 2016: letting agents’ fees to go

As had been widely expected, the chancellor today announced that lettings agents fees to...

Autumn Statement 2016: the speech in full

Mr Speaker, It is a privilege to report today on an economy which the IMF...
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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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Bridging Soup launches major market research initiative

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

Just one in seven homes records five years of growth

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

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...
Later Life

Beverley enhances SIPP income assessment

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