Buy-to-let

Majority of landlords plan to fix when remortgaging

Over three-quarters of landlords expect to opt for a fixed rate deal when it...

Zephyr Homeloans makes five-year fixed rate cuts

Zephyr Homeloans has announced reductions of 30 basis points (bps) across its five-year fixed-rate...

Why the BTL contraction is damaging to FTBs

The borrowing capacity of UK homeowners has reduced significantly over the last year, as...

42% of UK landlords ignorant about EPC changes

Over two fifths of UK landlords are still unaware of the upcoming changes to...

Clydesdale Bank increases select fixed rates

Clydesdale Bank is making a number of change to its mortgage products at 8pm...

Coventry for Intermediaries cuts rates and unveils 50% LTV deals

Coventry for Intermediaries has cut selected residential rates by up to 23bps and launched...

Keystone introduces lower-rate larger loan range with 5% arrangement fee

Keystone Property Finance has launched a new range of lower-rate larger loan products with...

Gender pay gap continues to impact women in housing

The London Assembly is urging the London Mayor, Sadiq Kahn, to carry out a...

Fleet Mortgages reintroduces two-year fixes

Fleet Mortgages has brought back its range of two-year fixed-rate products for landlord borrowers,...

£42bn facilitated through 360 Lifecycle in 2022

Adviser CRM platform, 360 Lifecycle, has revealed that it facilitated over £7 billion in...

Quantum joins Paradigm panel

Paradigm, the mortgage, protection and compliance services proposition, has added specialist buy-to-let lender, Quantum...

Q&A: Daniel Yeo, CEO, Specialist Finance Centre

BestAdvice fires the questions at Daniel Yeo, CEO at Specialist Finance Centre BestAdvice (BA): SFC...

Buy-to-let loan sizes recover

Loan sizes offered to buy-to-let borrowers have bounced back following the market contraction last...

West One adds Brilliant Solutions to residential panel

West One Loans has added Brilliant Solutions to its residential intermediary panel. Brilliant Solutions is...

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FCA’s mortgage rule changes: it’s time to raise the advice bar, not drop it

The FCA’s move to relax some of the rules around mortgage switching and term changes might sound sensible on paper—cutting admin, giving borrowers quicker...

Tom Bill: Unintended consequences

Former Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger introduced a brick tax in 1784 to pay for the American War of Independence. Manufacturers were charged by...

U.S. Market: lower rates are needed to help unlock the market

When Donald Trump was reelected and took office at the start of this year, we knew it was going to be interesting! The property market...

A home shouldn’t be out of reach for those who keep the UK running

In a housing market that has grown steadily more selective, it is often those who arguably help keep the country running who are quietly...

Richard Pike: A conference of positivity – Global ABS Day three

It’s time for reflection of the last three days here in Barca. To readers, this must seem like a pretty decent gig to be...

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Only a quarter of brokers feel ‘very comfortable’ explaining valuations, poll finds

A live poll conducted during a recent Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) webinar has revealed...

Gen H lowers New Build Boost rate to 5.95%

Gen H has announced a rate reduction on its New Build Boost mortgage product,...

OSB Group unveils new BTL lender and moves to retire Kent Reliance brand

OSB Group has announced the launch of Rely, a new specialist buy-to-let lending brand. Rely...

Norton Home Loans appoints head of lending

Norton Home Loans has promoted Laura Percival to head of lending, as the lender...