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OSB makes widespread changes to HMO offering

OneSavings Bank (OSB) has announced changes to its HMO proposition, in order to improve...

Foundation Home Loans revamps whole buy-to-let offering

Foundation Home Loans has announced a full refresh of its buy-to-let product range. The lender...

Gatehouse revises buy-to-let criteria

Gatehouse Bank has widened the eligibility criteria on its range of buy-to-let products, including...

LendInvest extends buy-to-let product distribution

LendInvest has joined Legal & General Mortgage Club’s lender panel to extend distribution of...

The Mortgage Lender simplifies buy-to-let offering

The Mortgage Lender has simplified its buy-to-let range and reduced the majority of rates...

Foundation Home Loans partners with The Mortgage Trading Company

Foundation Home Loans has joined the lender panel of packager firm, The Mortgage Trading Company. The...

Kensington revises residential and BTL offerings

Kensington Mortgages has made changes to its residential and buy-to-let propositions. For Kensington’s residential Help to...

Zephyr Homeloans cuts ICRs

Zephyr Homeloans has reduced a range of its interest coverage ratios (ICR). For houses in...

Aldermore relaunches buy-to-let offering

Aldermore Bank has introduced increased flexibility, new products, reduced rates and fee options for landlords...

1.1% rise in Paragon specialist BTL lending

Paragon's specialist portfolio buy-to-let lending grew during the final quarter of 2019. Specialist buy-to-let lending...

HMOs in the sights of purchasing landlords

Research from Paragon has found that landlords are planning to acquire Houses in Multiple...

LendInvest revamps buy-to-let offering

LendInvest has made a number of changes to its buy-to-let product range, increasing the maximum...

Richard Rowntree takes over from John Heron at Paragon

Paragon has appointed Richard Rowntree as managing director of mortgages. Rowntree (pictured) joins from the Bank...

Gatehouse Bank cuts all buy-to-let rental rates

Gatehouse Bank has cut the rental rates on its complete buy-to-let range, offering the largest reductions...

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We need clearer guidance on Stamp Duty advice

Just over a week ago Angela Rayner resigned following the discovery of a Stamp Duty breach on a flat she owns in Hove. She...

AI could make obsolescence obsolete and slash global e-waste

For decades, technology has been trapped in a cycle of forced obsolescence. Each year, a new iPhone or Android release quietly renders last year’s...

Discount Market Value: a local solution for a national housing challenge

The UK housing market is under constant scrutiny, especially when it comes to bolstering the supply of affordable housing. The government’s recent announcement of a...

Don’t overlook lifetime mortgages for clients with IHT worries

Lifetime mortgages have evolved significantly over the last few years. The industry has risen to the challenge, developing innovative new product features which ensure...

You can’t just turn on a tap and expect housing supply to flow

Yawn and stretch, the government have appointed a new housing Czar in place of the thoroughly discredited Angie Rayner, former Deputy Prime Minister, who...

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Rents ease in parts of UK but affordability pressures persist

The North East remains the most affordable region in the UK for tenants with...

Peers warn new towns risk failure without clear vision

The Government’s flagship plan to create a new generation of towns across England risks...

Howden upgrades Cardiff office to support growth plans

Howden has announced its move to a larger office in Cardiff as it plans...

LMS expands National Property Transaction Network

LMS has announced a major expansion of its National Property Transaction Network (NPTN) as...