Mortgages

New BTL range from Virgin Money

Virgin Money will improve its buy-to-let mortgage offering on Tuesday 3 December. New buy-to-let fixed...

New 80%-90% LTV deals from SfI

Santander for Intermediaries is launching a new range of higher loan–to–value (LTV) products on...

Majority of landlords plan to expand portfolios

Mortgages for Business has forecast that buy-to-let lending will reach £25 billion by the...

New mortgages from the Post Office

The Post Office has today launched a range of new mortgage products. The new deals...

BoE reports rise in mortgage approvals

The Bank of England has revealed that loan approvals for house purchase numbered 67,701...

No more Funding for Lending help for mortgages

The Bank of England and the Treasury have changed the terms of the Funding...

The Nottingham offers more to intermediaries

The Nottingham Building Society has cut the rate on its three-year discounted rate 80%...

New three-year exclusive from the Cambridge

The Cambridge Building Society has launched an exclusive three-year fixed rate product to members...

Paragon posts record profits

The Paragon Group has reported a 90.5% growth in buy-to-let loans for the year...

RBS Intermediary Partners to relaunch next week

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group will re-launch RBS IP on Monday (2...

BBA: 32% year-on-year rise in gross mortgage borrowing

The British Bankers' Association (BBA) has reported gross mortgage borrowing of £9.9bn in October,...

Remortgage lending up nearly 30% year-on-year

Monthly gross remortgage lending increased by £26m in October to £4.73bn, according to LMS....

Gross mortgage lending at five-year high

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has estimated that total gross mortgage lending increased...

Drive for increased market share behind Santander’s BTL changes

Santander for Intermediaries (SFI) has made changes to its buy-to-let lending criteria as it...

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Bridging the Pond: How large is the US bridging finance market, and compared to the UK?

When we first got started with LendInvest in the UK, post the financial crisis, bridging finance was a much more nascent product than it...

Tuning into later life lending conversations

There are certain conversations in our profession that can genuinely change the course of a client’s life. Later life lending sits firmly in that...

Economic uncertainty weighing on business borrowers

Taken as a whole, Atom bank’s SME Pulse for Q2 shows the current robust health of demand in the commercial market. Around 95% of the...

Right of Light risks: a looming shadow over construction projects

Gone are the days when a Right of Light infringement could be swiftly dealt with by simply taking out an indemnity insurance policy. Specialists used...

Could a move to ‘enhanced advice’ also mean mandatory protection conversations?

The FCA’s recent Mortgage Market Discussion Paper (DP25/2) has got the industry talking about ‘enhanced advice’ – an idea that certain customers, such as...

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Aldermore unveils new limited edition five-year BTL products

Aldermore has launched a pair of limited edition five-year buy-to-let mortgages for landlords, with...

AMI calls on advisers to take part in protection survey

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has launched its annual survey of mortgage and...

Broker confidence holds steady as mortgage market cools

Confidence among mortgage brokers held firm in the second quarter of the year despite...

The Suffolk cuts expat mortgage rates amid rising demand

Suffolk Building Society has cut rates across its expat mortgage range, with reductions of...