Opinions & blogs

Who will win the Budget battle?

As we count the days down to the Budget, it’s pretty obvious to see...

Why the limited company BTL market is different

I read recently that Stonebridge Group, a network with a sizeable number of AR...

Retirement is more than just pensions

Six months ago a friend of mine retired as a GP. At the time...

Conveyancing – the price isn’t always right

Click your way through any number of homes for sale on various property websites...

Why we’re not writing off the buy-to-let sector

To the outside observer, the buy-to-let sector might well look like it is on...

Reasoned argument key for second charge growth

How do we get more brokers to ‘do’ secured loans? Well, the answer is...

Plenty of positives for networks

Given that this is being written on Friday the 13th you might think I’d...

Who will give advice to Janice?

Consider the situation for Janice who reaches her State pension age in a couple...

We need more 95% LTV products

For those reading this who are parents of school-age children, the prospect of seeing...

When retirement dreams are shattered by Alzheimer’s

Your client has counted down the years to retirement, paid off their mortgage and...

PRA & BTL: there will be no car crash

Looking at the recent trade press headlines about the buy-to-let market, in particular how...

Predicting the future isn’t part of the job spec

Crystal balls at the ready – I have some questions that I’d like specific...

The big mistakes property developers must avoid

Speak to any experienced property developer and they will tell you the same thing;...

Bridging can fill potential buy-to-let void

Uncertainty must feel like a normal part of the profession for those who are...
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COMMENT

Fixed rates

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

Building societies need to start putting intelligence into motion

If you were at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference in Edinburgh last month , you could not have missed the optimism: the sector...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 21

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

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News

Leek BS launches five-year buy-to-let fixed rate

Leek Building Society has added a five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage to its intermediary...
News

LendInvest unveils 10bps buy-to-let rate cuts

LendInvest Mortgages has reduced rates across its two-year and five-year fixed-rate buy-to-let products by...
Buy-to-let

Quantum Mortgages cuts rates and launches remortgage cashback

Quantum Mortgages has launched a cashback product for remortgages and reduced rates across its...
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Paragon cuts buy-to-let rates by 20bps

Paragon Bank has reduced rates by 20 basis points (bps) across its buy-to-let mortgage...

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