Buy-to-let

Keystone Buy to Let improves criteria

Keystone Buy to Let Mortgages has made four changes to its lending criteria in...

Landlord Centre teams up with the Hanley Economic

Landlord Centre has launched three new arrangement fee-free buy-to-let mortgages with Hanley Economic Building...

25 on Openwork’s new mortgage panel

Openwork has revealed the makeup of its new mortgage panel. In the last quarter of...

First deal done for Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgages has completed on its first loan. The mortgage application came through the...

Void periods remained low in Q4 2014

The average void period experienced by landlords in the final quarter of 2014 was...

DeVere Mortgages launches due to expat demand

DeVere United Kingdom has launched a new, standalone brand called deVere Mortgages. The FCA-regulated firm...

Barclays confirms new buy-to-let affordability policy

Barclays will now allow any shortfall in the rental income used to calculate buy-to-let...

AMI backs Treasury EU directive implementation

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has welcomed the Treasury's response to last year's...

New BTL entrants need expert guidance

Five year, geared, buy-to-let investments have continued to provide excellent profits with an annual...

Paradigm announces award winners

Paradigm Mortgage Services has revealed the yearly winners of its Lender and Provider Awards. ...

Virgin Money cuts rates across intermediary range

Virgin Money has made rate cuts to a selection of residential mortgage products. It has...

Paragon posts profit rise

The Paragon Group of Companies has reported its results for the final quarter of...

Non-standard yields rising faster than for vanilla BTLs

Average yields on non-standard properties have increased even further above more 'simple' buy-to-let investments,...

New resi and BTL rates from Metro Bank

Metro Bank is tomorrow cutting rates across its residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges. New...

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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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Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage...

First-time buyers turning to side hustles to bridge deposit gap

Almost half of aspiring first-time buyers are using secondary income streams to help fund...

Vida cuts residential rates and loosens criteria for self-employed and contractor borrowers

Vida has reduced selected residential mortgage rates by up to 106 basis points and...

Iress adds AI underwriting tool to The Exchange in protection push

Iress has struck a deal with The Interesting Life Company to offer an AI-powered...