Buy-to-let

3mc offers new Precise buy-to-let deal

3mc has announced that it will be distributing a shared exclusive buy-to-let mortgage deal,...

The Mansfield hires commercial development executive

The Mansfield Building Society has appointed Audrey Green to the new position of commercial...

Brilliant Solutions expands lending panel

The Melton Mowbray Building Society and its subsidiary MBS Lending have been appointed to...

BTL lenders “offering landlords what they need”

Buy-to-let borrowers are benefiting from increased competition, which is driving down fees and charges,...

TMW raises maximum first-time landlord LTV

The Mortgage Works (TMW) is increasing its maximum loan to value (LTV) for first...

Brokers expect more business over next year

The latest quarterly intermediary survey from Paragon Mortgages has found that intermediaries are upbeat...

Fleet Mortgages: we’re grasping a real market opportunity

Given that we are on the verge of launching a new lender, one that...

Kent Reliance introduces new large loan range

Kent Reliance has unveiled major changes to its mortgage range. Its mortgage portfolio now includes...

New buy-to-let index unveiled

Property peer-to-peer platform LendInvest has launched an index on the UK buy-to-let property market. The...

Precise improves self-employed offering

Self-employed Britons are still struggling to feel the benefits of recovery in the...

Buy-to-let comes of age

The buy-to-let market is celebrating its 18th birthday. In 1996, ARLA and a small select...

Mortgage Brain launches web-based sourcing solution

Mortgage Brain has announced the launch of MortgageBrain Anywhere, its online mortgage sourcing...

Fleet Mortgages expands launch panel

Fleet Mortgages has added Legal & General Mortgage Club to the list of distributors...

Record level for rents

Rents have reached an all-time record, albeit via a slowing annual rate of just...

Latest POLL

COMMENT

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...

Why the government’s housing ambitions won’t fix the affordability crisis

With the bidding open for the government’s £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme - the main pillar of its long-term housing strategy - homebuying...

Latest news

The Market Harborough reaches £1m community funding milestone

Market Harborough Building Society said it has committed £1 million to community causes over...

Accord publishes broker guide on recognising economic abuse in mortgage cases

Accord has published a new guide for mortgage brokers on how to identify and...

CHL completes £5m portfolio refinance as lender navigates time-sensitive case

CHL Mortgages has completed a £5 million refinance across 10 buy-to-let properties in south...

The 4.3 million borrowers your pipeline is probably missing

There are 4.3 million self-employed workers in the UK and nearly one in five...