Portfolio BTL

Virgin Money to reintroduce mortgage range

Virgin Money is launching a new range of mortgage products for new customers on...

The Scottish government’s rental freeze is a wrong move

This is an important time for the buy-to-let market and the wider private rental...

Buy-to-let losing its appeal, say retail investors

The majority of retail investors in the UK believe buy-to-let investments have become far less...

Zephyr Homeloans funds 58-property BTL refinance

Zephyr Homeloans has funded a £13m portfolio landlord refinance, which is one of the...

Monthly GetGround incorporations rise 2.5 times in 12 months

GetGround, the buy-to-let company creation and management platform, has reported a 2.5x increase in...

Will this ‘new’ government be any different?

This is an undoubtedly important moment in the future trajectory of the UK housing...

HMOs – the answer to an over-stretched rental market?

The UK private rental sector (PRS) is going from strength to strength, with demand...

Stonebridge adds Connect for Intermediaries to referral and packaging panels

Stonebridge, the mortgage and insurance network, has added Connect for Intermediaries to both its...

Foundation Home Loans introduces Special Edition green BTL two-year discounts

Foundation Home Loans has extended its ABC+ Green mortgage range with the addition of...

MFS and Arc & Co. complete £2m BTL mortgage

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) and Arc & Co. have worked together to deliver a...

Tie up your landlords’ remortgage needs now

As I write, we are quickly approaching that ‘new school year’ period which often...

Coventry for intermediaries expands new business range

Coventry for intermediaries has bolstered its new business range with the launch of first...

Hampshire Trust Bank bolsters holiday let mortgage proposition

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has improved its holiday let offering. The specialist lender has increased...

Shawbrook provides portfolio landlord with £11m refinance

Shawbrook has used its bespoke lending approach to support a portfolio landlord with an...

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The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

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Final call for views on FCA mortgage reforms

The mortgage industry has until tomorrow to respond to Financial Conduct Authority proposals intended...

One in five borrow to fund private healthcare

Almost one in five people who recently accessed private healthcare used a credit card...

Digital mortgage ID checks unaffected by government U-turn

Digital identity verification used by mortgage lenders, brokers and other regulated firms is unaffected...

Family BS launches broker Mortgage Hub

Family Building Society has launched an online mortgage application platform designed to give brokers...