Buy-to-let

New intermediary deals from Virgin Money

Virgin Money is launching a range of new mortgage products. The new products will be...

TBMC unveils buy-to-let exclusives

TBMC has launched two new exclusive buy-to-let mortgages with Mortgage Trust. The rates include...

Complete FS to sponsor IRESS BTL roundtables

Complete FS, the national intermediary packager, is sponsoring two round table events being organised...

Bounce back in activity following MMR introduction

Activity in the UK housing market has bounced back from the effects of new...

FTB mortgages rise by only 1%

New CML data released today on the profile of UK lending in April 2014,...

Three quarters of landlords prefer to buy close to home

Paragon Mortgages, which works with BDRC Continental to survey more than 1,000 NLA landlords,...

How bridging finance is supporting BTL growth

The buy to let sector continues to show significant growth, in direct correlation to...

The Leeds cuts rates

Leeds Building Society has reduced rates on a selection of its mortgages by up...

SFI reprices and unveils new five BTL deal

On Monday, Santander for Intermediaries (SFI) is launching a new five-year fixed buy-to-let product...

Nationwide’s gross mortgage lending up 31%

Nationwide Building Society has published its full year results, reporting a rise in gross...

Rapid yield growth in Reading and Brighton

Research by HSBC has indicated that rental returns are growing at the fastest rate...

Significant improvement in intermediary confidence

Paragon Mortgages' latest quarterly tracking survey has found that mortgage intermediary confidence is returning...

Better BTL products could be around the corner

We are clearly a long way from the middle of 2008 – a period...

FSE: borrowers trying to ‘game’ buy-to-let market

A panel of industry players have warned the broker community to be aware of...

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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...

Latest news

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...

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...

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...

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...