Mortgages

Lending up at Earl Shilton Building Society

The Earl Shilton Building Society has reported overall growth of 2.99%, up from 2.27%...

New interest-only & residential deals from the Skipton

The Skipton Building Society has launched a new interest-only mortgage range and made cuts...

L&G reveals award winners

Legal & General has announced the winners of its annual Mortgage Club Awards. Halifax, NatWest...

Together to lend up to £2m on buy-to-let

Specialist lender Together has launched a new specialist buy-to-let product range and increased the...

Accord introduces cashback to buy-to-let range

Accord Buy To Let has added cashback to its entire mortgage range. Landlords opting for...

Metro Bank cuts five year rates

Metro Bank has reduced rates across its five-year-fixed residential range. For residential mortgages under £2 million, the...

Newcastle Intermediaries improves buy-to-let criteria

Newcastle Intermediaries has reduced the minimum income requirement for joint buy-to-let properties from £40,000...

New BTL deals from the Leeds BS

The Leeds Building Society has changed its buy-to-let mortgage offering and has launched a five year tracker with...

Landlords favouring five year fixed rates

While most landlords have been affected by recent and ongoing restrictions to income tax relief...

Coventry for Intermediaries unveils £500 cashback offer 

Coventry for Intermediaries will be offering a £500 cashback incentive on all fixed rate...

Tesco Bank offers new five-year fixed rate remortgage deal

Tesco Bank has introduced a new five-year fixed rate remortgage product. The Bank has also...

BEP Systems unveils ‘agile underwriting’

BEP Systems has designed what has dubbed an 'agile underwriting system for lenders. ...

New Street launches five-year fixes from 2.74%

New Street Mortgages has made a number of rate cuts on its buy-to-let mortgages,...

The Chelsea unveils lower fee deals

The Chelsea Building Society has launched a range of fixed rate mortgages with £495...

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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