Buy-to-let

TFC Homeloans joins NACFB

TFC Homeloans has joined the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB). The distributor says...

Connect Mortgages partners with Buy2Let.com

Buy2Let.com, a property search portal for the buy-to-let market has teamed up with specialist...

Small increase in tenant demand over last quarter

The latest BM Solutions buy-to-let quarterly index has found that 40% of landlords have witnessed a...

Landlords expect rental arrears to remain low

75% of landlords surveyed are confident rental arrears will remain stable over the next...

How landlords might respond to tax relief changes

Now that some of the dust has settled from George Osborne’s Emergency Budget particularly...

Largest annual increase in rents for two years

Private rental prices paid by tenants in Great Britain rose by 2.5% in the...

Cost of BTL mortgages for companies could fall

The latest Buy-to-Let Mortgage Costs Index from Mortgages for Business has revealed that, as...

CML welcomes new members and associates

Two new members and two new associates have joined the Council of Mortgage Lenders...

Goldsmith Williams unveils new company buy-to-let service

Following recent changes announced which reduce the tax relief of high income private landlords, Goldsmith...

TSB introduces new buy-to-let deals

TSB has extended its buy-to-let mortgage range to include two year fixed rate mortgages...

Fleet Mortgages outlines roadshow appearances

Fleet Mortgages has set out its appearances at a timetable of summer and autumn...

IRESS unveils new sourcing product

IRESS has launched XPLAN Mortgage, its new product for mortgage intermediaries. The firm aims...

Summer sees remortgage lending gradually creeping up

35% of borrowers who remortgaged last month chose to increase the size of their...

Profits up 11% at Paragon

The Paragon Group of Companies has reported that its operating profits totalled £98 million...

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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...