Buy-to-let

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%...

Positive Lending and UTB behind Silverstone F1 competition

Specialist lending packager and distributor Positive Lending and United Trust Bank are offering the...
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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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LSL Financial Services appoints interim managing director

LSL Financial Services has appointed Piotr Nowosad as interim managing director to lead its...
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Mortgage demand slows in second quarter as higher rates hit affordability

Higher borrowing costs weighed on mortgage demand during the second quarter, although Stonebridge says...
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Omni Protect becomes first service provider to adopt Beagle Street intermediary proposition

Omni Protect has become the first service provider for directly authorised firms to offer...
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Dudley BS rolls out new mortgage platform to all brokers

Dudley Building Society has completed the rollout of its new mortgage origination platform to...