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March 16, 2023

Underwriting’s importance in the current Buy-to-Let landscape

By Raheel Butt, Head of Buy-to-Let Underwriting at LendInvest The Buy-to-Let market has – rightly – been dominated by the volatility in rates over the past six months.  While some stability has returned to the market in the last couple of months, the underlying uncertainty that drove increasing rates at the end of 2022, remains...

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March 10, 2023

Giving brokers the right support when they need it: Q&A with Paige Archer

To connect with your local BDM, use our BDM finder, or get instant quotes and submit your deals online.  Over the past year, the BDM team has been steadily increasing the amount of support it is able to give brokers.  Part of that support has been technological – live updates in the portal allow brokers...

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March 7, 2023

How we promote a culture of quality at LendInvest

by Meenakshi Choudhary, QA Engineering Manager Quality assurance (QA) is often assumed to be a thin slice of work—something that happens in between writing code and getting it deployed to production. But in reality it doesn’t happen at just one point in time, and it encompasses more than the testing tools, the number of tests...

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March 1, 2023

How much do Automated Valuation Models (AVMs) save brokers and their customers?

Get your next bridging deal started quickly through the bridging portal, and pay no valuation fees when you use our AVMs. By Mia Colgan, BDM We haven’t been talking about AVMs enough, have we?  I agree, to be honest, because it is an exciting addition to an already quick portal that will save you time...

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February 28, 2023

‘Finding ways to say yes’: A Q&A with our Lending Operations Manager on working with complex deals and launching residential mortgages

We chat to Lending Operations Manager, Hannah Moody, about pushing residential mortgages whole of market and what good lending looks like. When did you join LendInvest? November 30th 2021 How has your role changed in your time here? Initially I was working very closely with the BTL teams, reviewing the processes across the Operation, but...

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February 22, 2023

Development Case Study: Facility for ground-up development project

We’ve reduced our rates and opened a new £100 million funding partnership to support your development deals, contact our team and get quotes here. Location: Lincolnshire Loan amount: £3,233,764 A repeat borrower approached us for funding for this ground-up development in Lincolnshire. They had a good record of working with us previously, and the facility...

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February 22, 2023

What is happening with private rental EPC changes, and what should brokers do? 

To see our cheaper EPC Buy-to-Let products, get instant quotes and find your local BDM, go to our Buy-to-Let page.  By Sophie Mitchell-Charman, Commercial Director Is it just us, or has the flurry of attention being paid to upcoming EPC changes quietened down?  After the government announced its intention to have all new-build private rentals...

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February 20, 2023

Case study: Regulated bridge capital raise to complete refurbishment

See rates, contact our experts and get instant quotes on our bridging page. Location: Peterborough LTV: 32.42% Loan amount: £81,051 – Homeowners were looking to raise capital against their home to complete a big refurbishment job.  They had purchased the home, their main residence, at auction and were looking for additional money to complete an...

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February 20, 2023

Case study: From fee paid to offer in 1 day for Buy-to-Let purchase

To see how we can make your Buy-to-Let deal simple and fast, visit our Buy-to-Let page.  Location: Hull Loan amount: £70,500 LTV: 75%  Product: 2-year tracker A portfolio landlord approached us looking for a loan to support their purchase of a 3-bed terraced house in Hull.  We had the funding and product they needed, but...

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February 14, 2023

Delivering £100m of development loans with quality communication and a simpler process: Q&A with Senior Portfolio Manager Katherine Smith

Katherine Smith recently joined LendInvest as a Senior Portfolio Manager in our expanding development team. Here she talks about her experience and why she was attracted to join LendInvest. Learn more about our development team, cases we support and get instant quotes. What attracted you to joining LendInvest?  Having taken some time out of the...

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