Buy-to-let

Housing costs hit 13-month high

October saw growth in rent and mortgage spending increase to 6.4%, its highest rate...

Together products now on The Right Mortgage panel

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has Together to its lender panel. This means the...

Greater proportion of landlords seeing improving returns

The third quarter of 2024 saw levels of profitability reported by landlords hitting their...

Keystone looks to broaden its appeal among landlords

Keystone Property Finance has made changes to its criteria in a bid to appeal...

Loughborough BS joins Paradigm lender panel

Paradigm has announced the addition of Loughborough Building Society to its lender panel. Member firms...

Aspen provides £3m bridge-to-let on 13 Bath flats

Aspen has completed a £3m bridge-to-let for the purchase and renovation of a block...

Budget reaction: Stamp Duty changes

Nick Lyons, chief executive of inventory specialists, NoLetting Go, said: “The Chancellor put economic...

Brightstar Group launches the Specialist Lending Expo

The Brightstar Group has announced a new event - the Specialist Lending Expo -...

60% of brokers fearful of Budget’s ramifications

The majority of mortgage advisers believe there will be a negative impact on the...

Landlords believe government is against their interests

There is a general air of pessimism within the landlord community, according to research...

Coventry for intermediaries improves affordability

Coventry for intermediaries has made positive changes to its residential affordability calculator. It has also...

Coventry for intermediaries improves mortgage affordability

Coventry for intermediaries has made positive changes to its residential affordability calculator. It has also...

Molo cuts pricing for UK resident fixed-rate range

Molo Finance has announced rate cuts for both two and five-year fixed rate products...

HTB completes fast refinancing of 43-property portfolio

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has completed a £6.4 million refinance for a 43-property portfolio,...

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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...

Latest news

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...