Buy-to-let

Vertex in key business development hire

Vertex Financial Services has appointed Steve Stone as business development director as it looks...

Paragon posts 20% rise in pre-tax profits

Paragon Group has announced its interim results for the period 1 October 2013 to...

New P2P lender concentrates on buy-to-let

A new peer-to-peer lender has launched. Landbay's minimum investment is just £100 and it is...

Paradigm reveals award winners

Paradigm Mortgage Services has announced the first winners of its recently launched Lender and...

Majority of landlords looking to increase portfolios

The buy to let market looks set to expand further during 2014, with 60%...

Slowdown in rent rises

Rent rises across England and Wales have slowed to less than half the current...

Year-on-year growth for all mortgage lending

The total number of new loans to home-owners for house purchase increased 4% in...

Dozen new deals for NatWest IS

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is launching 12 new deals and making some rate cuts in...

iState Systems powers P2P property lending auction

Peer-to-peer exchange Relendex has claimed a world record for real estate debt in a...

SimplyBiz Mortgages goes back on the road

SimplyBiz Mortgages has announced its next series of specialist masterclasses. The events will be...

CHL’s arrears outperforming BTL market as a whole

CHL Mortgages' buy-to-let arrears levels have continued to fall according to the latest data...

Many landlords in it for the long term

Buy-to-let landlords are committed to the sector and their portfolio, according to new research...

The Skipton increases rates on selected products

Skipton Building Society has launched a new residential mortgage range. It includes a variety...

Mansfield reprices buy-to-let fix

The Mansfield Building Society has launched a two-year fixed rate buy-to-let product, with the...

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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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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...