Buy-to-let

AFI offers seven-day broker special

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) is tomorrow (23 November) launching an intermediary seven day special...

Virgin Money cuts resi rates and adds new BTL deals

Virgin Money is tomorrow (22 November) cutting a number of interest rates in its...

The Cambridge unveils exclusive two-year fix

The Cambridge Building Society has launched exclusive fixed rate residential and buy-to-let products for...

Revenue vows to hit landlord tax cheats

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has today launched a taskforce to tackle tax cheats...

Retirement funding becomes greater reason for buy-to-let

A greater proportion of landlords are turning to the private rental sector to prepare...

Slowdown in rental rises

Average rents rose by 0.4% in October, the slowest rate of increase since May,...

Skipton makes changes to resi and BTL ranges

Skipton Building Society is tomorrow (14 November) launching a new range of mortgage products,...

Precise revamps product offering

Precise Mortgages has made changes to its mortgage range. All mainstream products will now...

TBMC unveils new Mortgage Trust BTL range

TBMC has launched eight new buy-to-let mortgage schemes, which are available via limited distribution...

Improving arrears position for CHL Mortgages

CHL Mortgages has reported a continuing fall in arrear levels for its buy-to-let mortgage...

Quarterly growth in buy-to-let lending

The value of buy-to-let mortgages taken out in the third quarter of this year...

Dragonfly offers ‘Bridge-to-let’

Dragonfly Property Finance has launched what it calls a 'Bridge-to-let' product. It is a hybrid...

Average buy-to-let LTVs continue to increase

As the buy-to-let mortgage market has expanded more lenders are now offering higher loan-to-value...

Private rental market thriving in Scotland

Aberdeen continues to be the most expensive city in Scotland, according to Citylets' latest...

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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...

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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...

Simplify appoints key account director

Simplify has appointed Samantha Tickell as key account director as the conveyancing and property...

Brokers deliver speed for first-time buyers, but lender delays persist

Mortgage brokers are moving first-time buyers through early stages of the application process in...

UK buyers warm to AI in homebuying, but still want human oversight

Three quarters of homebuyers expect artificial intelligence to play a role in the homebuying...