Buy-to-let

The Coventry withdraws from new interest-only

The Coventry Building Society will no longer offer interest-only residential mortgages for new lending...

Business boost for Complete FS

Complete FS has seen an increase of over 63% in new business levels over...

RBS and NatWest withdraws from resi interest-only

RBS and NatWest will no longer offer new residential interest only mortgages from 3...

Precise alters criteria

Precise Mortgages has made changes to its criteria on buy-to-let and near prime mortgages. ...

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...

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Why advisers can be part of the conveyancing team

There is a tendency to think the mortgage adviser’s involvement in conveyancing begins with recommending a firm and then largely ends once the client...

Why the AI revolution could be a golden age for financial advice

Every major technological shift creates the same debate: will it empower professionals to do more, or eventually replace them? Artificial intelligence is simply the latest...

Should mortgage advisers consider the emerging secondary market for life policies?

Mortgage advisers regularly help clients navigate major life changes. While much of the focus is naturally on borrowing, refinancing and insurance, there is another...

One mortgage journey no longer fits every borrower

In the mortgage market, we have lots of different ways of describing customers depending on where they are in their lives. We talk about...

Closing the protection gap starts with informed clients

Millions of people have no protection insurance coverage and could be left vulnerable in the event of a death in the family, serious illness...

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Green rent cap plan could squeeze buy-to-let affordability

Green Party proposals to restrict private rent increases for three years could make it...

Firms’ confidence in FCA rises as satisfaction hits 79%

Confidence in the Financial Conduct Authority has increased, with almost eight in 10 regulated...

Westmarq challenges surveying ‘duopoly’ as it targets lender business

Westmarq has challenged mortgage lenders to move more of their valuation business away from...

Advice firms step up technology use as integration remains key obstacle

Financial advice firms are taking a more proactive approach to technology, but integrating new...