The information in this post is intended for mortgage professionals. Customers should not interpret any part of this as financial advice. If you require advice on a new or existing mortgage you should contact your mortgage broker. With Spring on the horizon and a return to ‘Plan A’ restrictions in England, there is a [...]

Our Joint Mortgage Sole Owner arrangements offer a family solution to affordability. You may have always thought of it as a way for parents to help their children onto the property ladder or financially assist them with renovations. But did you know JMSO can also be used by adult children to help their parents [...]

Mansfield Building Society has made positive changes to its buy-to-let and residential criteria including an increase to its maximum buy-to-let loan to value (LTV) from 75% to 80% on selected products. With buy-to-let, the Society has reduced the minimum age for applicants to 21 and can now accept first-time landlords. If the applicant is [...]

We're making our buy-to-let range more accessible and cohesive than ever before! As a result of your invaluable feedback (keep it coming please) and hard work behind the scenes by many here at The Nottingham we're delighted to bring you a series of buy-to-let and limited company BTL criteria enhancements. Here are all our [...]

Our recent research, in partnership with BVA BDRC states that landlords are feeling more optimistic than they were a year ago, with the percentage of landlords feeling “good” or “very good” about their prospects being higher than they were in 2021. This was highlighted in the latest BVA BDRC Landlord Panel research for Q1 [...]

Mansfield Building Society has made positive changes to its buy-to-let and residential criteria including an increase to its maximum buy-to-let loan to value (LTV) from 75% to 80% on selected products. With buy-to-let, the Society has reduced the minimum age for applicants to 21 and can now accept first-time landlords. If the applicant is [...]

The last couple of years have been difficult for everyone and, as we now move forward out of the pandemic, further challenges have emerged for the self-employed who have taken government assistance for their businesses and now need to apply for a mortgage. This has added a new layer of complication to their mortgage [...]

Whether it is increasing rental yields through light refurbishment or getting a property ready to sell through heavy works, there are plenty of opportunities for property investors if they use refurbishment finance well. Mia Colgan explains the avenues available to investors with a 85% gross LTV, no-monitoring refurbishment product. Find out more here. [...]

Mortgage Solutions is asking their readers to complete a survey on Specialist Lending to get some insight into the market. They have asked if our members would also take a few moments to complete and be entered into a draw as a thank you Here’s the survey link –  https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6843451/Mortgage-Solutions-Survey

14% of UK adults are planning to buy a home in the next 12 months, however a third (34%) of them could see their mortgage application rejected due to ‘adverse credit histories’, according to new research by The Mortgage Lender (TML). Our recent article looks at how recent financial stresses of the pandemic, coupled [...]