Buy-to-let

Intermediaries optimistic about BTL market

The majority of intermediaries are seeing stable or growing levels of demand from landlord...

London Q1 house purchase lending down 16%

Latest CML data on the characteristics of lending in Greater London in the first...

CMC adds Pepper Homeloans to lending panel

Connect Mortgage Club (CMC) has added Pepper Homeloans to its panel of mortgage lenders. Pepper...

Letting agents expect rents to rise following Tory win

32% of Association of Residential Lettings Agents (ARLA) members reported that rents increased in...

TSB expands following intermediary demand

TSB Bank has over the past month hired an extra 55 new Partners to...

TFC Homeloans to hold broker workshops

TFC Homeloans is holding two free specialist lending workshops aimed at advisers who want...

Rents at all time high

Rents across England and Wales rose last month by 4.6% compared to April 2014,...

Prestige Finance unveils new second charge BTL range

Prestige Finance has launched a new range of buy-to-let products for second charge lending. The new products...

HMOs: an evolving asset class

Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMOs) are continuing to receive attention in the media thanks...

Aldermore celebrates sixth birthday

Aldermore is celebrating six years in business. The lender was founded during the economic downturn...

NACFB reveals Expo details

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) has announced details of its sixth...

Accord reduces two-year BTL deals at 60% LTV

Accord Buy-To-Let has cut rates on its two-year fixed rate mortgages by 0.15 percentage points for borrowers...

InterBay improves BTL and commercial offering

Following feedback from its distributors, InterBay has made changes to its buy-to-let and commercial lending...

FTB loans down 5% year-on-year

Total number of loans advanced to first-time buyers in March was 23,000 - up 20%...

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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...