Mortgages

Only portfolio landlords benefit from limited company structure

Buy-to-let investors could see their income cut by £1,000 each year by purchasing through...

The Mortgage Lender introduces Premier Panel 

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has created a Premier Panel of specialist distributors who will...

New HTB and new build rates at Kensington

Kensington Mortgages has unveiled its new Help to Buy range. The lender originally announced...

Pepper cuts core mortgage rates

Pepper Homeloans has cut its shorter term fixed rates by up to 0.95 percentage...

The Skipton appoints London intermediary relationship manager

The Skipton Building Society has appointed Tracey Nash to its intermediary manager team. She has...

Interest-only fears ‘driving house sales’

Equity release referral service Key Partnerships has claimed that estate agents are increasingly helping...

UTB unveils new mortgages and bridging BDM team

United Trust Bank (UTB) has revealed the line-up of business development professionals tasked with...

New self-build product from Saffron For Intermediaries

Saffron For Intermediaries has launched a new mortgage product to replace its existing deals...

Barclays introduces new mortgages rates

On 27 June Barclays is launching new residential and buy-to-let mortgage products, including exclusive...

BBA: May fall in consumer credit growth

The British Bankers' Association (BBA) has reported that consumer credit growth was 5.1% in...

Santander moves to boost buy-to-let market

Santander has made fee reductions on both its 60% loan to value (LTV) and...

Leeds BS refreshes fixed rate offering

The Leeds Building Society has revised its range of fixed rate mortgages. New two and...

New Leeds’ tool for borrowers into retirement

The Leeds Building Society has introduced a new tool on its intermediary website for...

Aldermore unveils new service promise and website

Aldermore has launched a new service promise to brokers. Dedicated contacts – as well...

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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