January 15, 2020

LendInvest extends BTL lending capacity for HMOs and MUFBs and introduces cashback on legal fees

London, 15 January 2020 – LendInvest, the UK’s marketplace for property finance, has made key changes to its BTL product range, increasing the maximum loan size for all property types and introducing a new cash back contribution towards legal fees.

The lender has increased  their definition of small HMO’s from up to 6 to 8 bedrooms, whilst increasing their definition of a large HMO from 9 to 15 bedrooms.

The maximum loan size for both large HMO’s and MUFB’s has increased to £3,000,000, with the definition of a MUFB changing from up to six units, to up to 10 units.

A large loan range has also been introduced for standard properties and small HMO’s, with products available for up to £2m at a maximum of 70% LTV.

LendInvest BTL customers will also receive a £500 cashback contribution towards legal fees when they take out a 5-year fixed BTL mortgage for standard property types on products up to 75% LTV.

LendInvest’s two-year fixed rates currently start from 2.89%, and five-year fixed rates from 3.19%. ICR assessment rate is 5% across all products, with the exception of the 5 year fixed interest product which remains at 3.6%.

At the end of 2019, LendInvest expanded its Buy-to-Let offering into Scotland in response to increasing demand for long-term property finance in the Scottish housing market.

Ian Boden, Sales Director at LendInvest, commented: “After a fantastic 2019 for our BTL product, we are excited to be hitting the ground running this year with a broadening of our product criteria. Ever eager to increase the flexibility of our product, we are confident these changes will put us in good stead for a busy 2020; and look forward to further increasing our loan volumes in the coming months.”

About LendInvest

LendInvest is the UK’s leading platform for property finance.

LendInvest offers short-term, development and buy-to-let mortgages to intermediaries, landlords and developers. Its proprietary technology and user experience are designed to make it simpler for both borrowers and investors to access property finance.LendInvest has lent over £3bn of short term, development and buy to let mortgages.

Its funders and investors include global institutions such as HSBC, Citigroup and NAB, and, in 2019, it was the first Fintech to securitise a portfolio of BTL mortgages. The company has reported annual profitable growth since 2015 and was named Digital Innovation Award Winner at the Sunday Times Tech Track 100 Awards, and both Specialist Lender and Buy-to-Let Lender of the Year for 2019 at the last NACFB awards.