Buy-to-let

Buy-to-let investors venturing further afield from London

Average rents rose and rental payment arrears fell in the first quarter 2013 compared...

Increasing numbers of landlords refinancing

Remortgaging accounted for 69% of all residential buy-to-let transactions in the first quarter...

SMS offers exclusive HMO product

Solent Mortgage Services (SMS) has launched a new buy-to-let HMO product in conjunction...

BTL rate cuts from Coventry Intermediaries

Coventry Intermediaries has cuts rates on its range of two and five-year buy-to-let fixed...

Severe arrears 20% above the long-term average

There has been a worrying rise in the number of tenants in severe arrears,...

Aldermore cuts mortgage rates

Aldermore has reduced its rates on a selection of buy-to-let and residential mortgage products. Changes...

TenetLine expands panel

TenetLime has added Kent Reliance to its mortgage panel. Managing director, Gemma Harle, said the...

Virgin Money adds new residential and buy-to-let mortgages

Virgin Money has made a number of changes across its residential mortgage range.  Key residential...

AFI overhauls mortgage range

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) will tomorrow cuts rates on a number of deals across...

TBMC launches new buy-to-let exclusive with Mortgage Trust

TBMC has launched a new exclusive buy-to-let mortgage from Mortgage Trust. The initial rate...

Voids worse in north than south

Void periods in private-residential property have fallen to their lowest level in over...

The Mortgage Alliance expands lending panel

The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) has added Precise Mortgages to its lender panel. Through TMA, Directly...

Keystone unveils free broker iPhone app

A new iPhone app from Keystone Buy to Let Mortgages allows brokers to look...

North East rents fall again

Average rents in Yorkshire & Humber and the North East fell by around 2.5%...

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Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts limited company buy-to-let rates for brokers

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected limited company buy-to-let rates by up to 20...

Paragon Bank introduces limited edition 60% LTV buy-to-let products

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let range with a new tranche of 60% loan-to-value...

TwentyCi hires Nick Huntley to lead sales at TwentyEA and TwentyConvey

TwentyCi has appointed Nick Huntley as sales director for TwentyEA and TwentyConvey as the...

HSBC cuts mortgage rates by up to 34bps across core ranges

HSBC UK has reduced mortgage rates across its product range, with cuts of up...