Buy-to-let

Old face returns to Foundation

Foundation Home Loans' Solutions by Foundation brand has welcomed David Wheatley back to the...

Advisers lose confidence in their own businesses

Adviser confidence in the prospects of the intermediary mortgage market remain stable but confidence...

Landbay slashes buy-to-let fixed rates

Buy-to-let lender Landbay has reduced rates across its fixed rate product range by up...

No limits apparent to limited company growth in the 2024 BTL market

Following a Budget that continues to generate headlines and spark debate across numerous sectors...

Landbay appoints non-executive director

Landbay has appointed Anna Macdonald to its board as an independent non-executive director (NED). Macdonald...

Virgin Money increases fixed rate pricing

Virgin Money has increased rates on its fixed rate products. The changes took place at...

Buy to Let by Foundation reintroduces Specials range

Foundation Home Loans' buy-to-let brand has relaunched its range of Specials with new rates. The...

CHL Mortgages hires Essex and East Anglia BDM

CHL Mortgages has appointed Shaun Persaud as its new business development manager (BDM) for...

Afin Bank appoints chief people & operating officer

Afin Bank has appointed Nicola Tunney as its chief people & operating officer. Tunney, who...

VAS Panel develops new HMO report template

VAS Panel has introduced a standalone Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Short Form Report...

PRS full of properties with poor EPC ratings

67% of landlords own own at least one property that does not meet the...

United Trust Bank unveils new brand identity

United Trust Bank (UTB) has introduced its new brand identity, based on the belief...

MT Finance completes inaugural buy-to-let securitisation

MT Finance Group has successfully closed its public buy-to-let securitisation, Pierpoint BTL 2024-1. The transaction...

Brightstar outlines Specialist Lending Expo panel discussions

The Brightstar Group has revealed the line-up for the two key panel discussions at...

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Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

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...

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CHL cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 25bps

CHL Mortgages has reduced rates across its short-term let and limited edition buy-to-let ranges. The...

Darlington cuts rates across buy-to-let and specialist ranges

Darlington Building Society has reduced mortgage rates by up to 50bps across its buy-to-let,...

HTB backs £2.4m Mitcham scheme

Hampshire Trust Bank has provided a £2.4m development finance facility for a mixed-use scheme in...

The Mansfield reports record mortgage lending for second year running

Mansfield Building Society has reported record mortgage lending for the second successive year, after...