Buy-to-let

Q&A: Dave Rogers, Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries

Mortgage Soup fires the questions at Dave Rogers, national account manager at Bank of...

Cotality and Landbay streamline buy-to-let submissions with integration

Landbay has become the first buy-to-let lender to integrate brokers directly into Cotality’s Buy...

Fleet Mortgages unveils new two-year fixes

Fleet Mortgages has unveiled a fresh selection of two-year fixed-rate products while simultaneously cutting...

YBS Commercial raises LTVs and maximum loan sizes for HMOs

YBS Commercial Mortgages has made a series of significant changes to its buy-to-let products...

Buyer interest remains subdued but stability expected, says RICS

The latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey points to continued softness in the housing...

Richard Pike: Day two from the Global ABS Conference in Barcelona

We’re just coming to an end of day two at the Global ABS conference....

ModaMortgages reduces pricing on selected 75% LTV BTL deals

ModaMortgages has announced a rate cut of up to 15 basis points on selected...

GB Bank opens up range to non-resident foreign investors

GB Bank has expanded its buy-to-let mortgage proposition to include foreign nationals and expatriates...

Landbay cuts rates across non-portfolio range

Landbay has announced a reduction of up to 15 basis points on its non-portfolio...

UK rental boom cools as growth slows to four-year low

The UK rental market is showing signs of a significant shift, with new data...

The Vernon joins Connect Mortgages’ lending panel

Vernon Building Society has joined the lending panel of Connect Mortgages, expanding product choice...

Keystone Property Finance unveils proprietary AI to streamline submissions

Keystone Property Finance has launched a new proprietary artificial intelligence system designed to enhance...

Landbay enhances PT offering with additional borrowing and overpayment flexibility

Landbay has expanded its buy-to-let product transfer (PT) offering with the addition of both...

Brokers report highest satisfaction with lenders since 2020

Brokers have awarded mortgage lenders their highest satisfaction scores in over four years, according...

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Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Why the government’s housing ambitions won’t fix the affordability crisis

With the bidding open for the government’s £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme - the main pillar of its long-term housing strategy - homebuying...

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The Mortgage Works cuts buy-to-let rates on selected new business deals

The Mortgage Works is cutting selected buy-to-let and let-to-buy rates by up to 0.20...

Primis promotes three in push to expand recruitment and regional broker support

Primis has promoted three senior executives as it seeks to recruit more adviser firms...

Santander cuts higher LTV rates for first-time buyers and home movers

Santander is cutting selected fixed mortgage rates across its first-time buyer, home mover and...

Virgin Money cuts fixed rates and raises selected tracker pricing

Virgin Money is reducing fixed mortgage rates across purchase, remortgage and selected buy-to-let product...