Portfolio BTL

TMA Club adds CHL Mortgages to panel

TMA Club has announced the addition of CHL Mortgages to its lender panel. Directly Authorised (DA) brokers who are members of TMA will have access to CHL Mortgages’ range...

Paragon: voids hit five-year low

Paragon Bank has reported that the incidence of void periods has declined over the...

EPC requirements not straightforward for landlords

Nearly a quarter of landlords say their properties are currently rated D or below...

Portfolio mortgages may offer answer in big year for remortgages

As expected, this week the Bank of England announced another increase to base rate....

Paragon Bank unveils eight new buy-to-let mortgages

Paragon Bank has added four limited-edition products and four switch products. Four limited edition products...

Mercantile Trust revamps buy-to-let criteria

Mercantile Trust has made a series of changes across its buy-to-let proposition. Lending criteria now...

No call for BTL doom and gloom

How has 2022 begun for you? There, of course, is always a sense of...

Paragon adds five remortgage deals for portfolio landlords

Paragon Bank has added five remortgage products to its range of buy-to-let mortgages. The loans...

Enra completes second Elstree securitisation

Enra Specialist Finance has completed its second public securitisation, backed by a portfolio of...

Coventry for intermediaries cuts selected buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced rates across its buy-to-let mortgage range, including its five-year-fixed...

Landlords favouring semi-detached purchases over terraces

Paragon Bank has reported that semi-detached houses have overtaken terraced homes as the preferred...

Lender prices first 2022 securitisation

Belmont Green Finance, trading as Vida Homeloans, has issued the first European RMBS (Residential...

Untied and Lendlord launch integrated tax filing for landlords

Lendlord has selected personal tax app, untied, to power its tax capability for its...

West One joins Paradigm panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added West One to its lender panel. Paradigm member firms are...

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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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Cyberattack disrupts Romanian property transactions

A cyberattack on Romania’s national land registry has disrupted property transactions across the country...

Just Mortgages and April launch 100% LTV mortgage with family support

Just Mortgages has expanded its first-time buyer range with a semi-exclusive joint borrower sole...

Aldermore sets out five-tier mortgage range for borrowers outside high street criteria

Aldermore is to introduce a five-tier residential lending range aimed at borrowers whose circumstances...

Buyers value energy efficiency but resist paying a premium

Energy efficiency matters to 85% of homebuyers, but only 2% would pay significantly more...