Mortgages

Average buy-to-let LTVs remain stable

While remortgaging in the final quarter of 2016 continued to account for the bulk...

Widespread underestimation of remortgage savings

31% of eligible homeowners are expected to benefit from low interest rates and remortgage...

Nationwide unveils fixed rate cuts

The Nationwide Building Society is cutting two, three and five-year fixed rate mortgage products by...

New fixed rates from Paragon

Paragon Mortgages has introduced a new range of fixed rate mortgage products available for buy-to-let...

Broker confidence rallies despite Brexit

Shawbrook Bank's latest Property Finance Broker Barometer has found that brokers across the board remain confident...

Landlords keen to keep buy-to-let tax relief

Landlords' top New Year’s wish is for the government to keep buy-to-let tax relief...

Mortgage advice isn’t immune to the technological revolution

Given the fact that 2016 was so unpredictable, it seems rather foolish to be...

Santander for Intermediaries to pay retention proc fee

Santander for Intermediaries is to pay mortgage brokers a procuration fee of 0.2% on retention...

Accord outlines £1,000 offset offering

All borrowers who complete on an offset mortgage with Accord Mortgages will be credited with...

Jeff Knight joins Foundation Home Loans

Foundation Home Loans (FHL) has appointed Jeff Knight to the newly created role of...

“Unsurprising” rise in limited company BTL applications

Mortgages for Business has reported an increase in the proportion of applications for buy-to-let properties...

YBS: no let up in 95% LTV demand

The Yorkshire Building Society Group has said that demand for mortgages up to 95%...

BoE reports November rise in mortgage approvals

The number of mortgage approvals for house purchase in November rose to an eight-month high of...

Landbay unveils professional landlord mortgage offering

Landbay has introduced a new range of products for professional landlords. The buy-to-let lender's new offering...

COMMENT

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...

Is there such thing as a ‘typical borrower’ anymore?

What is a typical borrower? A few decades ago, it would have been a salaried employee, single source of income and, most likely, a...

Latest news

Retirement drives more than half of financial advice enquiries

Retirement concerns account for more than half of financial advice enquiries received by Inzuzo,...

Friends and family offer route on to property ladder for single buyers

More than half of prospective buyers would consider purchasing a home with a friend...

Newcastle expands broker mortgage range with higher-LTV deals

Newcastle for Intermediaries has expanded its mortgage range with the return of higher loan-to-value...

Mortgage arrears and possessions fall in second quarter

The number of UK mortgages in arrears declined in the second quarter of 2026,...

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