Growing numbers of landlords are turning to second charge buy-to-let (BTL) mortgages to finance portfolio expansions, carry out home improvements or purchase run-down properties in need of renovation.

Borrowers will breathe a slight sigh of relief now the Bank of England has moved to cut the base rate for the second time ...

Only 1,392 buildings with aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding have been remediated as of August this year, a report ...

Lenders will innovate their mortgage offering now that the Help to Buy scheme will not be relaunched, it was said at TMPE.

For home purchase plans (HPPs), refinancing applications will be accepted from international residents. Refinancing options ...

Property finance platform LendInvest has completed its sixth securitisation of £285m UK prime buy-to-let and owner-occupied loans.

Development finance lender Blend has appointed Graeme Walker as its lending director; he will be joining from a similar role ...

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has completed its first mortgage securitisation, marking a “major milestone” in its strategic ...

The value of bridging completions increased by 2.6% since the last quarter to a high of £1.79bn in Q3, figures from BDLA ...

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to cut the base rate to 4.75%, as many experts predicted.

The number of new second charge agreements totalled 3,105 in September, a 27% year-on-year rise, data from an industry body found.

Finalists for the inaugural British Later Life Lending Awards (BLLLA) across 13 categories have been announced.