Buy-to-let

New BTL fixed rates from Mortgage Trust

Mortgage Trust has unveiled a range of products catering for buy-to-let property purchases and remortgages....

Prestige introduces consumer BTL

Prestige Finance has made cuts to all variable and fixed rates across its prime residential product...

One-third of tenants think they can take fixtures or fittings

30% of people who have rented a property in the last five years think...

11% year-on-year rise in house purchase borrowing

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has reported that homeowners borrowed £12.2bn for house purchase...

5% fall in buy-to-let products available

The third quarter of 2016 saw the average number of buy-to-let mortgage products available...

Atom Bank joins Connect panel

Connect for Intermediaries has added Atom Bank to its mortgage lender panel. The specialist 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...

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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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Beverley enhances SIPP income assessment

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

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM)...

Conveyancing costs hold at 0.53% of house prices

Conveyancing costs remained unchanged as a proportion of UK house prices during the year...

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...