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Mutual moves into holiday let market

The Buckinghamshire Building Society has entered the holiday let lending market. It said it is bringing its...

West One provides £2.9m buy-to-let loan

West One Loans has completed a £2.9m, complex buy-to-let loan with a landlord who...

Helping landlords invest in MUFBs

The specialist buy-to-let market is attracting new lenders, becoming more competitive and expanding its...

30% of landlords to minimise activity while inflation is high

Landlords are becoming increasingly concerned about the impact of rising inflation on their portfolio...

Landbay builds dedicated portfolio team

Landbay has set up a portfolio underwriting team specifically to cater for professional landlords...

Landlords see opportunities from buying EPC ‘D’ properties

Research undertaken by Landbay has found that awareness of EPC changes is much higher...

Coventry for intermediaries unveils new mortgage products

Coventry for intermediaries has added new mortgage products across its owner-occupier, offset and buy-to-let...

Brokers struggle to place first-time landlord cases

Brokers are facing a number of challenges on a regular basis when placing buy-to-let...

Non-portfolio landlords less aware of EPC changes

New research by Landbay has found that buy-to-let portfolio landlords are more likely to...

Hinckley & Rugby relaunches limited company offering

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has announced the relaunch of its buy-to-let limited company Lending...

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries appoints new London BDM

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries has appointed Melanie Merchant as a business development manager (BDM)...

CHL Mortgages launches its first seven-year fix

CHL Mortgages has expanded its proposition with new deals, including a seven-year fixed rate...

Paragon product switches available six months in advance

Paragon Bank has extended the window in which buy-to-let mortgage customers can lock in...

Pepper completes largest securitisation to date

Pepper Money has closed its largest Residential Mortgage-Backed Securitisation (RMBS) to date, Polaris 2022-1,...

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Mind the gap: Can mortgage advice change the game for protection?

Many industry insiders still talk about the UK protection gap and how vast it is. The numbers speak for themselves with the estimated value of...

Navigating HMO and MUFB complexity with confidence

Historically, larger Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) and Multi-Unit Freehold Blocks (MUFBs) have often been avoided due to their complex layouts, individual planning requirements,...

Why we shouldn’t wait for the FCA to act on later life lending

It might feel odd to be talking about a new year, when we’re barely half-way through this one, but the recent FCA Discussion Paper...

A walk on the supply side

The UK government’s stated goal to build 1.5 million homes during the current parliamentary term underlines a strong political focus on addressing the housing...

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Market Harborough broadens tier two mortgage criteria to boost complex case lending

Market Harborough Building Society has introduced a series of criteria enhancements to its tier...

Coventry for intermediaries reduces rates across residential and buy-to-let ranges

Coventry for intermediaries has announced rate cuts of up to 19 basis points, with...

Halifax cuts remortgage rates across selected two and five-year fixed deals

Halifax Intermediaries has announced a series of rate cuts across its remortgage product range,...

The Leeds reports £104m profit amid robust lending and savings growth

Leeds Building Society has reported a profit before tax of £104.4 million for the...