Mortgages

Together commits to portfolio landlords

Together has become the latest lender to outline it approach to buy-to-let portfolio landlords...

Lloyds unveils remortgage refund offer

Lloyds Bank is to refund up to one standard monthly mortgage payment up to...

LendInvest hires ex-Aldermore commercial mortgages head

LendInvest has appointed Ian Boden as its sales director. Boden (pictured) joins LendInvest...

The Hinckley & Rugby makes mortgage policy changes

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has increased its maximum loan sizes at various...

Bluestone added to Paradigm panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has announced that Bluestone Mortgages has been added to its lender panel. Bluestone offers...

SMP reveals Level 4 exam milestone

The Society of Mortgage Professionals has reported that 1,000 advisers have now passed the...

Vida Homeloans reinstates Limited Edition range

Vida Homeloans has reintroduced its Limited Edition range of residential and buy-to-let mortgages. The products...

Accord publishes portfolio landlord approach

Accord Mortgages has published its lending criteria for portfolio landlords, which comes into effect on...

Skipton cuts residential mortgage rates

The Skipton Building Society has cut a number of its residential mortgage rates and...

Accord offers 0.99% fixed rate at 80% LTV

Accord Mortgages is introducing a 0.99% two-year fixed rate mortgage for borrowers at 80%...

Equiniti combines three credit businesses

Equiniti has announced the launch of Equiniti Credit Services, a consumer credit technology and...

Sesame and PMS hire specialist relationship manager

Sesame Network and PMS Mortgage Club have appointed Stephanie Charman to the newly created...

FHL raises maximum BTL loan size

Foundation Home Loans has increased its maximum loan size across its buy-to-let range. The maximum...

Barclays confirms portfolio landlord commitment

Barclays is to continue to accept buy-to-let portfolio landlord applications after the Prudential Regulation...

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

FCA bans CEO over fake €200m bond portfolio

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined and banned two former Blue Horizon Asset...

Pivotal reports 121% growth in second charge lending

Pivotal has reported a 121% year-on-year increase in second charge lending through its Believe...

ModaMortgages trims limited-edition five-year fixed rates

ModaMortgages has reduced rates by up to 10 basis points across its limited-edition five-year...

Providence agrees deal to acquire Hometrack

Providence Equity Partners has agreed to acquire Hometrack, the residential property valuation and risk...

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