News

Foundation broadens expat buy-to-let offering and cuts rates across landlord range

Foundation has expanded its specialist buy-to-let proposition with the launch of new expat products...

Landlords seek lender support as EPC upgrade costs approach £12,000 per property

Landlords are increasingly looking to lenders for support as they prepare for the cost...

Darlington simplifies buy-to-let applications and cuts foreign national rates

Darlington Building Society has removed several income verification requirements for residential and buy-to-let borrowers...

Step One Finance passes £500m lending milestone as it prepares technology upgrade

Specialist second charge lender Step One Finance has surpassed £500 million in total lending,...

Masthaven cuts rates and expands support for self-employed borrowers

Masthaven Finance has reduced rates across its lending range, increased maximum loan-to-value limits and...

Young buyers look further afield as affordability pressures persist

A growing number of younger buyers are willing to compromise on location in order...

Monmouthshire BS expands mortgage platform pilot ahead of wider broker launch

Monmouthshire Building Society has expanded the pilot of its new mortgage origination platform to...

Skipton BS cuts residential mortgage rates across fixed range

Skipton Building Society has reduced rates across its residential fixed-rate mortgage range and launched...

Yorkshire BS members save millions through commission-free insurance offer

Yorkshire Building Society says its commission-free insurance proposition has helped members save more than...

Confidence in household finances falls as more families fear impact of unexpected shocks

Nearly a third of UK adults are not confident their household could withstand an...

Landbay cuts Premier buy-to-let rates again as five-year fixes down 17bps

Landbay has reduced rates across its Premier buy-to-let range for the second time this...

Kensington trims rates across buy-to-let product range

Kensington Mortgages has reduced rates across a number of its buy-to-let mortgage products, with...

Home insurance costs much more for married homeowners

Married homeowners are paying substantially more for home insurance than single households, according to...

GB Bank expands sourcing reach with Xplan Mortgage listing

GB Bank has made its simplified core buy-to-let range available through Iress’ Xplan Mortgage...
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COMMENT

networks

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

Bank Rate holds again, but November is now firmly in focus

There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate...

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

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ModaMortgages cuts rates with limited edition buy-to-let range

ModaMortgages has launched a limited edition buy-to-let range with rates reduced by up to...
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First-time buyers face confidence gap as unexpected costs and delays mount

Nine in 10 first-time buyers believe they understand the home-buying process before starting, but...
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Family BS hires Paul Ormonde for Central London broker role

Family Building Society has appointed Paul Ormonde as a business development manager covering Central...
funding

LendInvest raises £300m through latest Mortimer securitisation

LendInvest has completed its eighth Mortimer residential mortgage-backed securitisation, securing £300 million of funding...

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