Buy-to-Let Watch: The limbo before the rush

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

It’s fair to say this summer has been, well, a bit bleh. And I’m referring not just to the distinctly un-summery weather. Like many brokers looking out for our clients’...

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West One slashes rates by up to 80bps, launches 3-year fixes  

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

West One Loans has slashed residential rates by up to 80 basis points, while introducing three-year fixes and a cashback offer to its range.   The specialist lender’s Prime Plus,...

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Foundation launches BTL specials for landlords

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Foundation Home Loans has launched a new range of buy-to-let fixed-rate specials including a five-year fixed-rate product for portfolio landlords only. In its F1 range – for landlord borrowers with...

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Landbay brings down BTL 2-year rates by as much as 50bps  

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Landbay has cut rates across its range of two-year fixed-rate landlord products by as much as 50 basis points.   The specialist buy-to-let lender’s two-year fixes now start at 4.19%, and...

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Landbay cuts landlord 2-year rates by up to 50bps  

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Landbay has cut rates across its range of two-year fixed-rate landlord products by as much as 50 basis points.   ...

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Bank of England holds base rate at 5.25%

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

The Bank of England has held the base rate at 5.25%. Many expected the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to raise rates by 0.25% one final time at last evening’s...

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Mental health charter founds steering group to support industry

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter has set up a steering group to oversee its plans to support the industry.   The eight-person steering group is chaired by the head...

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Mental health charter sets up steering group to oversee industry support

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter has set up a steering group to oversee its plans to support the industry.   ...

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BoE leaves base rate unchanged

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

The Bank of England has held the base rate at 5.25%. ...

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MBA: Fewer commercial/multifamily mortgages are being paid off due to dwindling demand

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

At the end of Q2, commercial banks remained the biggest holder of commercial/multifamily mortgages at $1.8 trillion (38%). Agency and GSE portfolios and MBS followed with $971 billion (21%),...

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