Mortgages

The Vernon BS partners with Sesame and PMS

The Vernon Building Society has partnered with the Sesame Network and PMS Mortgage Club. ...

Primis Mortgage Network created by network merger

First Complete & Pink, the appointed representative (AR) networks of parent company LSL Property...

Jeremy Cook joins Metro Bank

Metro Bank has appointed Jeremy Cook as head of corporate relationships within its mortgage...

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network grows development team

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has announced the appointment of Simon Thomas as...

New BTL fixes from BM Solutions

BM Solutions has introduced two new buy-to-let fixed rate products. Details are as follows: 1.45%...

The Mansfield extends access to Self-build Accelerator

The Mansfield Building Society has extended access to its new 85% loan to cost...

Masthaven launches second charges with L&G Mortgage Club

Masthaven's second charge mortgage range will now be available through Legal & General Mortgage...

TMA Club adds lender to panel

TMA Club has added Chorley Building Society to its lender panel. TMA’s members will now...

Together makes senior management appointments

Together has announced that John Lowe will be joining its senior management team and...

Foundation Home Loans unveils portfolio BTL cashback product

Foundation Home Loans has launched a new cashback buy-to-let product for portfolio landlords. The deal...

Buy to Let Club expands panel

Buy to Let Club has welcomed new panel members The Family Building Society and...

Maeve Ward to leave Shawbrook Bank

Maeve Ward has become the latest senior figure to leave Shawbrook Bank. She has been...

Call to use ‘true cost’ to compare mortgages

Low-rate mortgage deals are frequently costing borrowers thousands of pounds more than deals with...

Kent Reliance added to Personal Touch panel

Kent Reliance has become the latest addition to Personal Touch’s lender panel.   The lender, which...

COMMENT

Leasehold reform has a September window – will Burnham use it?

At the time of writing, the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill still has no published First Reading date.  But is it imminent? Andy Burnham entered...

Advisers need an answer for evolving landlords

It’s a tough time to be a landlord. The succession of changes to tax and regulation made in recent years - with the Renters’...

AI doesn’t remove bias. It gives us the chance to manage it

One of the great promises of artificial intelligence has always been objectivity. Machines, unlike people, do not have bad days. They do not favour...

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal leasehold system to an end,” of returning power to homeowners...

Managing cashflow and risk in today’s turbulent market

Over the past decade buy-to-let landlords have become accustomed to operating in a market where it can often feel like change is the only...

Latest news

Landlords exploit softer market with lowball offers

More than half of buy-to-let investor offers were at least 10% below the original...

Asking prices suffer biggest August fall since 2018

The average asking price of a newly listed home fell by 2% in August,...

Instamo launches automated post-submission mortgage tool

Instamo has launched FastAdmin, a post-submission automation service designed to reduce the administrative work...

HMLR and OS data tie-up targets faster property transactions

HM Land Registry (HMLR) and Ordnance Survey (OS) have agreed a three-year collaboration intended...

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