Buy-to-let

Complete FS assisting MCI Club

Complete FS has been appointed as the specialist mortgage distribution channel for the...

BoI UK launches intermediary pilot

Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries is rolling out a pilot to sell mortgages in...

Demand for buy-to-let REIT exceeds expectations

The UK's first mainstream residential Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) has exceeded its initial...

CML urges caution over LTV and DTI caps

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has responded to the Treasury's consultation on giving...

New deals from Saffron For Intermediaries

Saffron For Intermediaries has today unveiled a new range of mortgages. The new offering...

Barclays launches rate cuts and new remortgage deals

Barclays has today announced a number of mortgage rate cuts along with the launch...

Fleet Mortgages reveals product range

Fleet Mortgages has announced its first product range covering individual, limited company and houses...

Citizens Advice urges support for Tenancies Reform Bill

A growing number of people are struggling with private rented homes which are damp,...

BBA: Housing market cooling continues

The British Bankers' Association (BBA) has revealed that the slowdown in the mortgage market...

18% rise in Paragon’s pre-tax profits

The Paragon Group has reported pre-tax profits of £122.2 million, which represents an 18.1%...

BTL is only going in one direction

To be described as an ‘industry giant’ is somewhat disconcerting but that was the...

SMS expands lending panel

Solent Mortgage Services (SMS) has added The Mansfield Building Society to its panel of...

Tenants getting on top of their finances

Tenants have been paying down rent arrears despite a new record for monthly rents...

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How brokers can secure better client outcomes in a volatile market

Experience has always counted in the mortgage market. Brokers who worked through the financial crisis, the Covid pandemic, the Liz Truss mini-Budget and cost-of-living...

Housing reform needs a thriving private rental sector, not just a thriving sales and purchase market

One of the most encouraging developments over recent weeks has been the renewed focus on improving the homebuying and selling process. The Government's plans to...

The economics of developing the next generation of advisers

Over the past couple of decades, I have worked alongside literally thousands of AR and DA firms, from businesses employing one or two advisers...

Is Andy Burnham the New Messiah or just Starmer with better eyebrows?

What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards the leadership in what looks less like a contest and...

Approvals hit a 2.5-year low: When broker value gets proven – or missed

Net mortgage approvals dropped to 56,200 in May – the lowest since December 2023 - down from 66,000 the month before. Net borrowing fell from...

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Asking prices move further ahead of market values, TwentyCi warns lenders

The gap between sellers' asking prices and independent property valuations has doubled over the...

Home movers back digital property packs as support grows for homebuying reform

Most recent home movers support the use of digital property packs and believe the...

Virgin Money increases fixed mortgage rates across core product range

Virgin Money is increasing fixed mortgage rates across much of its purchase and remortgage...

Olmo adds AI-powered automatic file checking for mortgage brokers

Olmo has launched an AI-powered automatic file checking system designed to help mortgage firms...