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The average stamp duty payment on buy-to-let (BTL) homes has increased by £11,848 in England, and almost 1,000% higher than that...

This week’s roundup takes a look at the latest in the mortgage market, from L&G’s latest addition to its lender panel...

This week’s mortgage roundup showcases the benevolence of the mortgage sector, with The Cambridge relaunching its products for expats, while Newcastle...

This week’s mortgage roundup is all about simplifying the homebuying journey, with a new partnership formed to streamline the buying process and...

This week’s mortgage roundup is a range of reduced rates and new products across the mortgage market, with Furness Building Society’s...

In the first mortgage roundup of 2022, Introducer Today takes a look at the latest mortgage news, from Landay’s bolstered Green...

In a new report put forward by Shawbrook Bank, it was revealed that landlord confidence is at a high level.  Covid-19 continues...

The mortgage roundup column returns to bring you the latest news on mortgage products coming to the market, featuring Furness Building...

West One Loans’ buy-to-let (BTL) division has released new products to meet increased demand in the market. The raft of new product...

The Nottingham has introduced a new larger lending mortgage aimed at those looking to borrow over £350,000. Priced at 1.85%, the two-year...

Roma Finance completed a record month in May, reporting a 50% increase in pipeline business on top of the 100% increase...

This week, West One Loan’s buy-to-let (BTL) division has revealed a raft of product and criteria changes, including a new product...

The Nottingham has unveiled loan-to-value (LTV) limited company buy-to-let (BTL) fixed-rate products. The building society has announced four new two and five-year...

Vernon Building Society has announced a new competitively priced mortgage, available up to 90% of the property’s value. The mortgage is designed...

Private Finance, an independent whole of market mortgage adviser, has released its latest mortgage memo for February. We outline its key findings...

West One Loans’ buy-to-let (BTL) division has announced major criteria changes which will see maximum borrower exposure limits raised by more...

Shawbrook Bank has strengthened its position in the residential and buy-to-let (BTL) markets with the acquisition of specialist intermediary mortgage business,...

Zephyr Homeloans, the specialist buy-to-let (BTL) lender owned by Computershare, has reduced initial rates and introduced a 1% product fee option...

Twenty7Tec provides another rundown on the mortgage market two weeks after lockdown 2.0 ended. Following its analysis of the mortgage market in...

Results released from Paragon Bank show that specialist buy-to-let (BTL) lending has accounted for 93% of total buy-to-let activity, compared to...

UK buy-to-let lender Landbay has joined the network panel of Commercial Finance Brokers UK (CFBUK). CFBUK is a whole of market commercial...

Roma Finance has joined Dynamo for Intermediaries’ panel for increased bridging, development and buy-to-let propositions for members. The mortgage lender offers a...

Twenty7Tec, a mortgage technology platform, has released the latest figures on the state of the mortgage market one week after Lockdown...

Saffron for Intermediaries and MCI Mortgage Club have collaborated to offer club members access to the society’s range of specialist mortgage...

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries has launched a brand-new suite of buy-to-let and residential products. The company, part of the specialist lending and...

Shawbrook Bank has announced the return of some of its pre-pandemic criteria following the easing of lockdown. The specialist bank was among...

Mortgage costs in the buy-to-let (BTL) market have continued to fall over the last three months, according to Mortgage Brain. Its quarterly...

Intermediaries believe they can hold out against the uncertainty being caused by Brexit and the general election, according to the Intermediary...

Legal & General Mortgage Club has appointed Zephyr Homeloans to its lender panel to enable authorised advisers to access its buy-to-let...

Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has lowered rates on selected products across its core buy-to-let (BTL) F1 and F2...

The Mortgage Lender has extended its 2.83% initial rate with 2% completion fee buy-to-let product to the whole of the market. In...

Paragon is expanding its specialist buy-to-let mortgage range with new short-term finance products for property acquisition and refurbishment. The products are designed...

Paragon has updated its buy-to-let mortgage products for spring 2019. The restored range includes a choice of two and five-year fixed rate...

There has been a shift in broker searches regarding equity release, while searches for lenders that allow houses of multiple occupation...

Manchester-based bridging and development finance lender, Roma Finance, has secured institutional funding for a medium-term mortgage product. The five-year buy-to-let mortgage is...

Hanley Economic Building Society has launched a no fee two-year fixed rate buy-to-let product at 60% loan-to-value (LTV) with a rate...

Connect for Intermediaries has become one of the first distributors to package for Zephyr, the buy-to-let lender recently launched by Computershare...

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched buy-to-let (BTL) mortgages for limited companies that are exclusively available through the specialist mortgage...

A Brexit ‘uncertainty effect’ is washing over UK mortgage brokers after the largest drop in business volumes in more than two...

New figures released from Mortgage Brain show that the buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage market remains ‘unsettled’ with mixed movement seen in the...

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has removed any maximum age limit for the term end of its entire range of mortgages,...

The number of landlords looking to remortgage has now reached an all-time high, according to a survey by Paragon. Its Financial Adviser...

Landbay has chosen Oracle NetSuite to create a more accessible buy-to-let mortgage marketplace for investors, borrowers and brokers. Through NetSuite, Landbay will...

TBMC has launched a new online application form for intermediaries to submit their buy-to-let mortgage cases directly via the TBMC website. The...

Brokers using Clever Lending now have access to Pepper Money’s full range of specialist residential and buy-to-let mortgage products. Launched in 2014,...

Steve Olejnik has been appointed managing director of Mortgages for Business. Taking over from David Whittaker (who set up the independent brokerage...

Pepper Money has launched a residential and buy-to-let (BTL) zero completion fee limited edition product. For those who haven’t had a county...

Foundation Home Loans has unveiled a new ‘Large Loans’ product which will enable larger buy-to-let loans of up to £1.5 million. Available...

Buy-to-let mortgage specialist, TBMC has launched a new client referral service aimed at authorised brokers to help them handle complex buy-to-let...

Failure to seek expert advice is leaving buy-to-let landlords at risk of high tax bills that could have been avoidable, according...

Retirement Advantage has announced new enhancements to its range of mortgage products aimed at older landlords. Last year, the retirement income provider...

One Mortgage System (OMS) has become the first to fully integrate with Kent Reliance for intermediaries across its specialist buy-to-let and...

The buy-to-let sector could be entering another period of stabilisation, according to recent analysis carried out by Mortgage Brain. The cost of...

Foundation Home Loans has extended its borrowing limit and reduced rates across its buy-to-let range. This includes products for limited companies...

Over three quarters (76%) of first-time buyers’ mortgage applications via intermediaries resulted in a completion in Q1 2018, the highest number...

Historically second charge mortgages or secured loans as they are also known were seen as a last chance option for a...

Nearly two out of five (38%) landlords will use limited companies to buy properties over the next year compared to 28%...

Specialist lender Masthaven has announced the launch of a first charge residential three-year fixed rate mortgage and other product enhancements to...

The average cost of five-year fixed rate buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage products declined in the first quarter of 2018 despite the steady...

Specialist lending brand Keystone Property Finance has reduced all rates across its classic range. The cost of a two-year fixed rate at...

Criteria Hub, the criteria search engine for networks, clubs and mortgage advisers, is providing lenders with useful product point feedback via...

Foundation Home Loans has launched a new 5-year fixed rate deal across its buy-to-let (BTL) range, aimed primarily at portfolio and...

Paragon has launched a new range of limited edition buy-to-let mortgage products for landlords who have four or more mortgaged properties. Landlords...

Specialist mortgage lender for intermediaries Vida Homeloans has announced improved criteria following its full market launch just over a year ago. Vida...

In a bid to make it easier to switch products, Paragon has launched a new online portal for buy-to-let mortgage customers...

Intermediary-only specialist mortgage lender Vida Homeloans has announced the launch of a pilot scheme in the second charge mortgage market. The ‘test...

Following its new buy-to-let mortgage deal designed for British expats, Aldermore Bank has partnered with Expat Packager to make the product...

To work with lending stress tests, Newbury Building Society has launched a buy-to-let (BTL) affordability calculator which takes top-slicing into account. The...

LSL Group has announced two exclusive five-year fixed rate products with Leeds Building Society. The buy-to-let products – with rates of 2.94%...

Specialist property finance lender LendInvest has announced its new buy-to-let (BTL) loan products for the specialist lending market. Targeted at professional property...

A new set of products across Foundation Home Loan’s buy-to-let range are available for both non-portfolio and portfolio landlords. The products complement...

The number of expats looking for buy-to-let (BTL) mortgages to buy property in the UK has soared over the past year,...

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched an online buy-to-let (BTL) calculator for landlords and lower reference rates for like-for-like BTL...

Metro Bank has announced a variety of changes to its residential fixed, buy-to-let (BTL) and large loan product ranges. Rate reductions by...

Paragon has bolstered its portfolio and non-portfolio buy-to-let (BTL) product ranges. The extended range includes four 2-year fixed portfolio products, starting at...

After a successful seminar program last year, Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has announced another buy-to-let (BTL) seminar program in partnership with...

Vida Homeloans has attracted £1.6 billion decisions in principle (DIPs) and £800 million in applications one year after launching its specialist...

Legal & General Mortgage Club has updated its buy-to-let (BTL) matrix so it now includes lenders that have recently updated their...

Digital mortgage lender Landbay has totalled £6.31 million lent across 31 mortgage products, leading to a record month of buy-to-let (BTL)...

The Mortgage Hut is aiming to meet growing customer demand for complex property loans by launching a new bridging and commercial...

The imminent Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) changes grant brokers and advisors more opportunity to provide guidance for buy-to-let landlords who are struggling...

The Northview Group has announced changes to its portfolio buy-to-let lending criteria for both Kensington and New Street Mortgages. The changes come...

TMA Mortgage Club (TMA) has announced a two-year fixed rate of 2.49%, which will be available to appointed representatives of the...

Half of BTL brokers still unware of upcoming PRA changes Just over half (54%) of brokers believe that they fully understand what...

Landlords are being urged to remortgage in order to prepare for the reformed buy-to-let lending criteria due to be introduced in...

TMA has launched a website to support advisers ahead of the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) changes coming into action on September...

Buy-to-let mortgage lender Landbay has announced that it has refreshed its product range aimed at both amateur and professional landlords, reducing...

HSBC has signed a one-year contract extension with property analytics business Hometrack, securing the delivery of valuation and risk services for...

Mortgage lender Kent Reliance - part of OneSavings Bank - has announced major changes to its specialist buy-to-let mortgage range. The firm...

Specialist mortgage lender Vida Homeloans has this week announced a fresh wave of updates to its buy-to-let mortgage range.  The firm has...

Buy-to-let mortgage costs have stabilised at record lows, according to analysis by Mortgage Brain. Costs have continued to fall on an annual basis,...

Mortgage Trust has launched a series of products catering for buy-to-let property purchases and remortgages. The lender says that the products, which...

Kent Reliance, part of the OneSavings Bank Group, has announced the launch of its new low mainstream LTV product range. With low...

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is reducing rates on a number of higher-LTV residential mortgages. These include its first-time buyer deals and a selection...

The number of home loans being marketed to landlords has reached a new high, research has revealed. The latest Complex Buy to...

The Bank of England is facing criticism for recent comments which warned of the dangers to the UK economy of the...

Paradigm Mortgage Services has announced the launch of two new Marsden Building Society buy-to-let products, available exclusively to its members. These are...

Accord Buy-To-Let has launched three two-year fixed rate tracker mortgages for landlords with a 25% deposit. The intermediary-only lender, part of the...

Almost one in three new buy-to-let mortgages have initial terms lasting at least five years as intermediaries place more longer-term business. Fixed...