Buy-to-let

Coventry Intermediaries cuts rates by up to 25bps

Coventry Intermediaries has made rate cuts in both its residential and buy-to-let ranges.  Lower rates on...

Rents up annually despite December fall

There was been a 3.0% rise in rents during 2014, despite falling on a...

Connect gains access to Fleet Mortgages’ range

Connect Mortgage Club's buy-to-let panel now includes Fleet Mortgages.
 
Members of the specialist buy-to-let network...

New deals from the Mansfield

The Mansfield Building Society has introduced new products across the buy-to-let, residential and shared...

Seven rates cut by Hinckley & Rugby

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has reduced the interest rates on seven mortgages, including two...

CML: fall in home purchase lending

House purchase lending to home-buyers fell month-on-month in November totalling 55,600 loans, according to...

New mortgage lender launches

Pepper UK Limited has launched mortgage lender Pepper Homeloans into the UK market. A...

New deals for landlords from Accord Buy-To-Let

Accord Buy-To-Let has introduced a new range of mortgages, which includes deals for both...

Landlords offered 10-year fix by TMW

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has unveiled the longest fixed rate product currently available in...

10-day turnaround for Fleet’s first application

Fleet Mortgages issued its first mortgage offer within 10 working days of receiving the...

Reasons to be positive about buy-to-let in 2015

The plethora of forecasts that come out around this time of year make for...

Successful REIT IPO for SyndicateRoom

Equity crowdfunding platform SyndicateRoom has completed an IPO on the London Stock Exchange of...

Shorter-term deals tempting landlords

Latest research from specialist mortgage broker Mortgages for Business indicates landlords are moving towards...

IMLA calls for a coherent housing strategy

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has called for a root and branch review...

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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...