Buy-to-let

Landbay: London a “victim of its own success”

Rents for one bedroom flats average over £1,000 a month in 73% of London...

The Mansfield reintroduces intermediary BTL range

The Mansfield Building Society has relaunched its buy-to-let mortgage range into the intermediary market. Products now...

2016 rollout for Right to Rent checks

The Home Office’s has published the timetable for Right to Rent checks as part of...

Aldermore offers its lowest ever five-year BTL fix

Aldermore has introduced a new limited edition buy-to let remortgage product, which is its...

New five-year deals from the Coventry

Coventry for intermediaries has added new deals to its five-year fixed residential and buy-to-let...

3mc trials FHL limited company deal

Packager and mortgage club 3mc is trialling Foundation Home Loans’ (FHL) new limited company...

Lack of joined-up policy making threatening PRS

A new report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has warned against discouraging...

Castle Trust unveils ‘refurb to let’ deal

Equity loan provider Castle Trust Capital has launched a 'refurb to let' product targeted on...

Why more brokers should be benefitting from specialist lending

The specialist lending sector is catering to more and more brokers but the question...

Virgin Money shakes up intermediary range

Virgin Money has made a number of changes to its residential mortgage range. It...

Average rents rising fastest in Westminster

Average rents for private properties increased faster in Westminster than anywhere else in England...

BTL will form part of pension strategy for many

Research has highlighted the increase in buy-to-let and equity release supplementing pension incomes. Equiniti’s...

Rents hit new record of £816pcm

Rents across England and Wales have reached the highest level on record, according to...

HMRC’s landlord campaign brings in over £50m

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has reported that its campaign to help residential landlords...

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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...