Buy-to-let

Agents expect rent rises from stamp duty hike

Both supply and demand of available rental properties dropped in December, according to the Association...

Dudley introduces new buy-to-let deals

The Dudley Building Society has launched new buy-to-let products, with four discounted rate and four...

Colin Snowdon to join lender as MD

Colin Snowdon is to join Pepper Homeloans as its managing director on 1 February. In his...

Fleet Mortgages reveals first year lending stats

Fleet Mortgages has announced that £1.2 billion of business "flowed through its system" in its first...

Buy to Let Club panel expands

Virgin Money and Halifax have become the latest additions to the Buy to Let...

Coventry for Intermediaries cuts rates

Coventry for Intermediaries has cut the rates on its residential mortgages at 90% LTV and...

2015 was quickest year for rent rises since 2011

There was a 3.4% increase in rents across England and Wales during 2015, according to the latest...

Precise Mortgages unveils new MCD-compliant system

Precise Mortgages has released a Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD) ready version of its online mortgage...

New buy-to-let deals from TSB

TSB Bank has launched two new mortgages for buy-to-let landlords looking to remortgage. Both deals are for...

PTFS joins Fleet Mortgages panel

Fleet Mortgages has announced the addition of adviser network, Personal Touch Financial Services, to its...

December lending up 23% year-on-year

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has estimated that gross mortgage lending totalled £19.9 billion...

Metro Bank refreshes offering

Metro Bank has revamped its residential and buy-to-let mortgage range, including a rate reduction of...

Conveyancing portal seeing major BTL activity

SortRefer, the conveyancing online portal, has seen a recent surge in requests for its buy-to-let remortgage conveyancing...

The Leeds opts for KFI+ over ESIS

The Leeds Building Society says it is on track for the new Europe-wide mortgage regulations...

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Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

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CHL cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 25bps

CHL Mortgages has reduced rates across its short-term let and limited edition buy-to-let ranges. The...

Darlington cuts rates across buy-to-let and specialist ranges

Darlington Building Society has reduced mortgage rates by up to 50bps across its buy-to-let,...

HTB backs £2.4m Mitcham scheme

Hampshire Trust Bank has provided a £2.4m development finance facility for a mixed-use scheme in...

The Mansfield reports record mortgage lending for second year running

Mansfield Building Society has reported record mortgage lending for the second successive year, after...