Buy-to-let

UTB Mortgages launches new digital process for portfolio landlords

UTB Mortgages for Intermediaries (UTB) has improved its buy-to-let mortgage application journey with the...

Hanley Economic BS introduces quadruple product launch

Hanley Economic Building Society has launched four new mortgage products. The new products include an...

Aspen completes £2.1m bridge-to-let deal

Aspen Bridging has completed a £2.1m bridge-to-let loan within three weeks, despite a last-minute...

Quantum Mortgages improves lending criteria

Quantum Mortgages has improved its criteria for lending in Northern Ireland as well as making...

MFS selects OMS for originations

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has chosen One Mortgage System (OMS) to be its primary...

Airbnb wants banks to update policies on home sharing

Airbnb has called on banks and building societies to update rigid mortgage policies that...

Legal & General adds nine lenders to SmartrFit

Legal & General has revamped its SmartrFit too, featuring new residential and buy-to-let affordability...

Mansfield relaunches two-year fixed rate mortgages

Mansfield Building Society has launched eight fixed rate mortgages, all available over a two-year...

Landbay cuts two-year fixed rate costs and reduces ICR

Landbay is lowering the rates on two-year fixed rate mortgages and reducing its income...

Coventry for Intermediaries adds cashback remortgage deals, reintroduces trackers, and lowers rates

Coventry for Intermediaries has launched cashback remortgage products, following broker demand for additional remortgage...

Clydesdale Bank cuts rates on consumer deals and product transfers

Clydesdale Bank has unveiled new, reduced fixed rates and discounted offset rates. The New rates...

Fleet Mortgages lends over £1.2bn in 2022

Fleet Mortgages completed over £1.2bn of new lending completions during the 2022 calendar year. ...

What does 2023 have in store for the buy-to-let market?

With the fresh new year, thoughts of course turn to planning for what might...

Proportion of owner-occupiers in England is declining

Leeds Building Society has analysed some key national, regional, and local owner occupation figures...

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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...