Buy-to-let

Profits up at OneSavings Bank

OneSavings Bank plc has announced its interim results for the six months ended 30...

Rental market growing alongside sales market

The average advertised rent in Great Britain increased by £62 (6.56%) in July 2014...

Large number of renters have never met their landlord

30% of private tenants deal only with their letting agent and have never...

NatWest IS makes rate cuts

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is introducing a number of rate reductions of between 10-40bps on residential...

CML: MMR having “gentle dampener” effect

New data published by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) on the characteristics of...

Landlords failing to scrutinise their tenants sufficiently

Landlords are leaving themselves exposed to the country’s worst tenants by failing to carry...

Coventry Intermediaries unveils new buy-to-let range

Coventry Intermediaries has launched a new buy-to-let range. Highlights include: 2.55% Flexx for Term, variable rate,...

New semi-exclusives from Precise

Precise Mortgages has launched a range of semi-exclusive products for its key networks and...

Shawbrook launches specialist commercial underwriting teams

Shawbrook Bank has launched specialist teams for processing residential buy-to-let, commercial and semi-commercial...

Proc fee changes at BM Solutions

BM Solutions has simplified its procuration fees for new business, product transfers and additional...

The Leeds unveils new buy-to-let deals

Leeds Building Society has tomorrow making changes to its range of two-year fixed rate...

“Clear declining trend” in buy-to-let remortgages

The proportion of all remortgages handled by intermediaries during the second quarter of 2014...

BTL investors fail to plan properly

Research from Platinum Property Partners (PPP) shows a quarter of buy-to-let investors sought...

The Mansfield changes buy-to-let offering

The Mansfield Building Society has unveiled new two-year discounted buy-to-let products for purchase and...
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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...

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Compliance

SortRefer marks 17 years with record month for instructions and completions

SortRefer has marked its 17th anniversary after reporting its strongest monthly performance to date...
News

The Mortgage Works cuts buy-to-let rates on selected new business deals

The Mortgage Works is cutting selected buy-to-let and let-to-buy rates by up to 0.20...
Appointments

Primis promotes three in push to expand recruitment and regional broker support

Primis has promoted three senior executives as it seeks to recruit more adviser firms...
News

Santander cuts higher LTV rates for first-time buyers and home movers

Santander is cutting selected fixed mortgage rates across its first-time buyer, home mover and...