Buy-to-let

BTL purchases to outstrip remortgages this quarter?

The latest Complex Buy-to-Let Index from Mortgages for Business has found that last year...

Fleet Mortgages ‘tidies up’ offering

Fleet Mortgages has made changes to its product range. Key changes to the range include price...

Mortgage Trust revamps BTL proposition

Mortgage Trust has introduced a new buy-to-let mortgage range offering two, three and five-year...

The changing face of specialist lending in 2016

According to recent estimates, the mortgage market will reach £230 billion by the end...

FHL sees ‘substantial’ growth in limited company BTL enquiries

Foundation Home Loans (FHL) has reported that, since launching with pricing for its limited...

Kensington parent rebrands

Kensington Group Limited (KGL) has rebranded to become The Northview Group Limited. This follows the...

Aldermore reduces limited company BTL rates

Aldermore has cut rates on its range of specialist limited company (single residential unit) buy-to-let products. The...

14% rise in number of tenants with serious arrears

There was a 13.8% quarterly increase in the number of tenants seriously behind on...

Sharp rise in limited company BTL transactions

There was a significant rise in activity from investors looking for finance using a limited...

Keystone improves Classic Range criteria

Keystone Buy to Let Mortgages has made two major changes to its Classic Range lending criteria...

New BDMs for Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgages has expanded its sales team with the addition of two further field-based business...

Colin Bell joins Hampshire Trust to spearhead commercial launch

Colin Bell has become managing director of commercial mortgages at Hampshire Trust Bank. He has...

Keystone sets Classic Range app cut-off date

Keystone Buy to Let Mortgages is to prioritise Classic Range purchase applications that are...

TFC offers free legals on Precise deals

TFC is rolling out its ‘free legals’ offer on Precise Mortgages deals to all brokers,...

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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...

Latest news

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...