Buy-to-let

Kensington cuts residential and buy-to-let rates

Kensington has reduces mortgages rates by up to 0.6 percentage points across its buy-to-let...

FSE Manchester outlines lender exhibitors

Financial Services Expo (FSE) Manchester has revealed some of the intermediary lenders that will...

New deals from Metro Bank

Metro Bank has revamped its residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges. For residential mortgages under £1.5 million, the...

London tenancy deposits twice as expensive

The Deposit Protection Service has claimed that tenancy deposits in London over the last...

Fleet Mortgages expands distribution

SimplyBiz Mortgages has added Fleet Mortgages to its panel of lenders. All SimplyBiz Mortgages members...

Landlords failing to measure portfolio performance

23% of UK landlords do not measure the return on their buy-to-let investments at...

TFC Homeloans add Castle Trust to panel

Castle Trust has been appointed to TFC Homeloans’ lender panel. It will offer its range...

Average Scottish rents up 1.1% year-on-year

Scottish rents are rising at their slowest pace for over two years, according to...

Latest Paragon securitisation includes Euro tranche

The Paragon Group has completed its latest securitisation. Paragon Mortgages No.22 (PM22) is the fifth...

Over 300 firms signed up for London landlord accreditation

Over 115,000 rented homes across London are now badged under the Mayor's London Rental Standard, the capital's...

No let up in rental demand

31% of Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) letting agents reported a rise in...

Crystal Mortgages moves into seconds

Commercial mortgage finance and bridging loan firm Crystal Mortgages is branching out into the...

Sesame joins Fleet Mortgages’ panel

Fleet Mortgages has added adviser network, Sesame, to its distribution panel. Sesame becomes the...

Voids at lowest level for 13 years

The average annual void period has dropped to its lowest level since 2002, according...

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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...