Buy-to-let

Leeds Expo: all stands sold

All the stands have been sold for the Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) at Leeds...

CML: house purchase lending activity dampened in February

Home-owner house purchase lending fell in February both compared to the previous month and...

Fleet Mortgages further expands distribution

Fleet Mortgages has added network Intrinsic to its distribution panel. Advisers who are part of...

FTB valuation activity up 40% year on year

Latest research from Connells Survey and Valuation reveals that March 2015 witnessed the strongest...

Rates continued to fall over past six months

There has been a widespread drop in mortgage rates for all main product types...

Surge in demand for BTL two-year fixes

Specialist mortgage club Buy to Let Club and its broker brand The Buy to...

BTL tops long-term returns analysis

A comparative analysis for Landbay of returns for buy-to-let and other major asset classes since...

Fleet Mortgages exceeds its own expectations

Fleet Mortgages has revealed that over the first three months of 2015 it had...

NatWest IS to cuts buy-to-let and residential rates

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is making reductions to its buy-to-let mortgages as well as cuts to...

Complete FS impressed by Axis Bank

Complete FS has welcomed its new relationship with Axis Bank UK, the new buy-to-let...

SortRefer highlights BTL conveyancing following pension ‘freedom’

SortRefer is making sure that introducers who refer clients to its conveyancing panel have...

HomeLoan Partnership reveals CRM preview dates

HomeLoan Partnership (HLP) is inviting advisers to a preview of its new cloud-based CRM system.  With...

Mortgages for Business pilots buy-to-let for Axis Bank

Mortgages for Business has started an exclusive three-week pilot for new buy-to-let lender Axis Bank.  The pilot,...

New buy-to-let statement of practice unveiled

Buy-to-let lenders which are members of the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) are adopting...

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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...