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Tax and regulation changing landlord behaviour

Paragon’s latest PRS Trends research has found that landlords with between six and 20...

BTL brokers want innovation and consistency

Precise Mortgages has revealed its latest research has found that product innovation and more...

Foundation Home Loans offers new five-year buy-to-let fix

Foundation Home Loans has unveiled a new five-year fixed rate deal called Standard Plus,...

PRIMIS expands conveyancing panel

PRIMIS Mortgage Network has announced the addition of When You Move to its conveyancing...

Equity release lending more than doubles in two years

The Equity Release Council has reported that first-quarter lending activity in the equity release...

ArchOver launches R&D funding bridge

Peer to peer business lending platform ArchOver is helping businesses to bridge the funding gap...

Dip in interest in fixed five-year deals

LMS has reported that demand for five-year fixed rate remortgages has fallen to the...

First FIBA roadshow concentrates on GDPR

FIBA’s first regional roadshow held in North London on 12 April drew brokers from...

Landlords maintain positive outlook

Private landlords are feeling positive about the future of the market, despite the past...

The Cambridge in buy-to-let partnership with Legal & General Mortgage Club

The Cambridge Building Society is partnering with Legal & General Mortgage Club to offer...

Decade-high February for home-movers and first-time buyers

UK Finance has reported that mortgage lending for first-time buyers, home movers and remortgagors...

Landlords seeking to diversify in hunt for better yields

51% of brokers in the UK have been approached by landlords looking to diversify...

Foundation Home Loans revamps broker portal

Foundation Home Loans has announced upgrades its online portal. The new version of the portal...

Record month for Just Mortgages’ self-employed division

Just Mortgages' self-employed division has now hit 100 brokers, an increase of 23% since...

COMMENT

Portfolio landlords reshape buy-to-let market

Portfolio landlords are becoming increasingly central to the buy-to-let market as investors take a more structured approach to property ownership. The market has seen a...

Supporting complex cases in a modern mortgage market

In today’s diverse mortgage landscape, brokers are working with a growing number of clients whose circumstances fall outside traditional lending models. From self-employed professionals...

Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

The 4.3 million borrowers your pipeline is probably missing

There are 4.3 million self-employed workers in the UK and nearly one in five self-employed workers plans to buy a property in the next...

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

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Skipton targets brokers with ‘yes-led’ push

Skipton Building Society has launched a new intermediary proposition aimed at improving access to lending...

MPC call ‘not the headline’ says Loan.co.uk chief

Ahead of this week’s Bank of England decision the focus for brokers should be...

Paragon adds limited edition 75% LTV buy-to-let fixes

Paragon Bank has launched six limited edition five-year fixed rate buy-to-let products, including new...

Kensington cuts buy-to-let rates across core range

Kensington Mortgages has reduced rates across its buy-to-let mortgage range, including its Prime, Core...

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