Buy-to-let

Former spin doctor to keynote ARLA conference

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents (ARLA) has announced that Alastair Campbell will...

87 purchase & remo deals to be cut by NatWest IS

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is introducing rate reductions to the majority of its core intermediary range...

Fleet Mortgages becomes NACFB patron

Fleet Mortgages has become a full Patron of the National Association of Commercial Finance...

New website and logo for Mortgages for Business

Mortgages for Business has unveiled its new website and corporate identity. The firm said...

Buyers better off than renters after five years

Zoopla has claimed that those homeowners with mortgages pay £316 more on average per...

Barclays allows BTL borrowers to make ‘Great Escape’

Barclays has extended its Great Escape remortgage package to its existing buy-to-let range. The new...

Private renters ‘powerless’ from lack of rights

National charity Citizens Advice wants greater protection for people living in the private rented...

Connect Mortgage Club gets full CCL permissions

Connect Mortgage Club (CMC), the buy-to-let network specialist for brokers, has just been granted...

59th securitisation completed by Paragon

The Paragon Group has completed its latest securitisation. Paragon Mortgages No.21 (PM21) is the fourth...

Seven rates cut by the Hinckley & Rugby

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has cut rates on seven of its mortgages. The...

Mortgage Trust revamps product range

Mortgage Trust has changed rates across its fixed and tracker rate mortgages. The range includes...

Fleet Mortgages launches website

Fleet Mortgages has launched its new website at www.fleetmortgages.co.uk. The new website contains information...

15% monthly rise in number of BTL loans

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has revealed there were 18,100 buy-to-let loans in...

Aldermore’s lending up 10%

Aldermore Bank has reported that its total lending to customers was up by 10%...

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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...