NEWS

Why the second-charge market deserves a closer look

The name does the product no favours, but the case for second-charge lending has never been stronger, says Pepper Money's Rob Barnard

Sharia-compliant buy-to-let is growing – and going specialist

Younger investors and intergenerational wealth are driving new appetite for houses in multiple occupation and multi-unit freehold block finance

Autumn housing rebound fails to arrive, Landmark’s Q3 report finds

A rush for mortgage offers may signal worry about rising rates, not buyer confidence

Bigger deposit, higher rate: expat buy-to-let pricing flips in Q3

A single lender repricing in one September week upended rates in a thin market, FORTO says

PREMIUM

30 years of BTL: how landlords continue to make it work

The market looks very different yet landlords adapt, invest and provide homes for millions of renters

MORTGAGE TYPES

Residential

Mortgage shelf-life falls to 13 days, well below a 43-day 2019 norm

Lenders allow deals to be booked up to six months ahead, Moneyfacts notes

Commercial

TAB provides £2 million bridge for Docklands commercial refinance

Bridging completions fell to £1.6 billion in Q2 as lenders weigh repayment routes

MI TALK

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Deliver a seamless client solution that boosts your business and builds long-term trust

MORTGAGE INDUSTRY

Buy To Let Mortgage Rates

With 297 products currently available in our database from 8 lenders, Buy to Let customers have a lot of potential choice with products generally being available over all terms with interest rates sitting between 2.79% and 6.74%.

Buy To Let Mortgage Rates

With 297 products currently available in our database from 8 lenders, Buy to Let customers have a lot of potential choice with products generally being available over all terms with interest rates sitting between 2.79% and 6.74%.

Moving home rates are very similar to first time buyer rates with most available between 3.75% and 5.60% with varying product fees and LTV percentages. There are currently 237 products available from 9 lenders.

Guides

With customers looking to find the best rates, remortgaging is becoming the busiest area of the business for many brokers. Our database currently has 391 products from 10 lenders, initial fixed rates are between 2.79% and 6.74% with varying LTV percentages.

Guides

First time buyer fixed rates are currently sitting between 3.75% and 5.60% for those customers looking to get on the property ladder. There are 244 first time buyer products from 9 lenders on our database, product fees start from £0 and LTV percentages vary.

Guides

With competitiveness returning to the mortgage market, client conversations are finally starting to feel different

Market Trends

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