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Limited company purchase plans at three-year high

Paragon Bank has revealed that the proportion of landlords who plan to purchase their...

Castle Trust Bank revamps TermTen

Castle Trust Bank has revamped its TermTen buy-to-let product to provide certainty with rates. The...

CHL Mortgages joins finova lending panel

CHL Mortgages has been added to the panel of finova Payment and Mortgage Services. This...

Keystone Property Finance moves to 85% LTV for first time

Keystone Property Finance has increased its maximum loan to value (LTV) to 85% for...

Quantum Mortgages expands key accounts team

Quantum Mortgages has recruited its third key account manager. Serena Grewal, formally of Santander, is...

Recognise Bank provides ‘blended rate approach’ to £4.2m refinance

Recognise Bank has provided a £4.2 million-plus refinance package for a portfolio investment client. The...

Politicians shouldn’t be trying to hurt landlords even more

There seems to be a lot of noise around the buy-to-let/private rental sector at...

Limited company strategy mitigates the risks of inflation, say landlords

New industry research by GetGround, the buy-to-let company creation and management platform, shows that...

EPCs changing buying preferences of landlords

24% of landlords surveyed by Shawbrook say they are likely to avoid any property...

Paragon: landlords putting tenant requirements over profits

Paragon Bank has found that landlords are prioritising that their properties are suitable for...

Bluestone completes second securitisation

Bluestone Mortgages has announced the completion of a £250m residential mortgage-backed securitisation (RMBS), which...

West One cuts buy-to-let lifetime tracker rates

West One Loans has announced a reduction on the rates of its buy-to-let lifetime...

Q&A: Andy Valvona, national accounts manager, CHL Mortgages

BestAdvice fires the questions at Andy Valvona, national accounts manager at CHL Mortgages. BestAdvice (BA):...

Legal & General Mortgage Club adds Lendco to lender panel

Legal & General Mortgage Club has welcomed Lendco to its lender panel. Lendco is an...

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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...

Why the government’s housing ambitions won’t fix the affordability crisis

With the bidding open for the government’s £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme - the main pillar of its long-term housing strategy - homebuying...

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Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you...

Richard Goppy to rejoin PMS as director of acquisition and key accounts

PMS Mortgage Club has confirmed the appointment of Richard Goppy as director of acquisition...

Renters’ Rights Act to reshape buy-to-let risk models

The Renters’ Rights Act is set to trigger a fundamental shift in how lenders assess risk...

MAB research shows confidence among buyers is rising, but many still hesitate

More than half of prospective buyers say they are ready to purchase in 2026,...