Portfolio BTL

New products and rate cuts from Virgin Money

Virgin Money is making changes to a number of mortgage products on Tuesday 21...

Phoebus and Keystone complete mortgage book migration

Phoebus has completed the migration of Keystone Property Finance’s back mortgage book onto the...

Almost half of landlords maintain positive outlook

46% of landlords remain positive about the future prospects of their buy-to-let business and...

Paragon adds four five-year fixes to offering

Paragon Bank has launched four limited edition five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages. Rates start...

Virgin Money unveils BTL and residential changes

Virgin Money is making a series of changes to its buy-to-let and residential mortgage...

Saffron BS increases maximum loan sizes

Saffron Building Society has announced a full product refresh across its mortgage portfolio, focused...

Hampshire Trust Bank becomes new FIBA lender partner

The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) has announced that Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB)...

Gatehouse Bank enhances green home finance offering

Gatehouse Bank has made changes to its green home finance offering. Previously only available to...

Digging deeper for buy-to-let

Ever since the first product of its kind was launched into the mortgage market...

Suffolk BS makes expat and BTL lending improvements

Suffolk Building Society has made a number of product and criteria changes to help...

Government should support the PRS

Last year, when Britain announced its third Prime Minister within the space of a...

More support for landlords needed as tenants seek energy efficiency improvements

21% of tenants have spoken to their landlords about making energy efficiency improvements to...

How will the Budget affect the PRS?

With the Bank of England meeting everyone’s expectation with its 50 basis points increase...

Majority of landlords won’t buy substandard EPC properties

68% of landlords say they would now be less likely to purchase a property...

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Selling isn’t shouting

In many industries, sales still carries the weight of old stereotypes: high pressure, slick scripts and a focus on numbers over nuance. But these...

When service beats software: why hands-on support is the real differentiator in conveyancing

For all the talk about technology reshaping the mortgage and conveyancing world, advisers know that what you often need is some good, old-fashioned support. Not...

Future-proofing your lead generation

Leads are the lifeblood of any mortgage intermediary business, and while word-of-mouth referrals remain the gold standard - bringing trust and proof of quality...

We need clearer guidance on Stamp Duty advice

Just over a week ago Angela Rayner resigned following the discovery of a Stamp Duty breach on a flat she owns in Hove. She...

AI could make obsolescence obsolete and slash global e-waste

For decades, technology has been trapped in a cycle of forced obsolescence. Each year, a new iPhone or Android release quietly renders last year’s...

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FOLK2FOLK names new chief executive as focus turns to SME growth

Peer-to-peer business lender FOLK2FOLK has appointed Kawai Chung as its new chief executive officer,...

Adviser confidence in mortgage market climbs to highest level in three years

Confidence among mortgage advisers has risen sharply, with more than four in five positive...

Foundation Home Loans names new chief finance officer

Foundation Home Loans has confirmed the appointment of Michael Evans as its new chief...

Older homeowners abandon moving plans as bungalow shortage bites

More than a million older homeowners have abandoned plans to move in the past...