Buy-to-let

Zephyr cuts all two and five-year fixed rates

Zephyr Homeloans is cutting rates on its two and five-year mortgage products. The specialist buy-to-let...

Landbay cuts rates and expands product transfer offering

Landbay has announced mortgage rate reductions of up to 40 basis points (bps) across...

ModaMortgages added to TMA Club’s lending panel

ModaMortgages has been added to TMA Club’s lending panel allowing directly authorised (DA) members...

Fleet unveils new two-year buy-to-let trackers

Fleet Mortgages has launched a range of new two-year trackers across its three core product...

Molo Finance cuts BTL rates by 12bps

Molo Finance has announced a further 12 basis point (bps) reduction in rates across...

Work with landlord clients on energy efficiency responsibilities

It will be of no surprise to anyone active in the buy-to-let/private rental sectors...

Calls for PRS policy stability as landlord exodus looms

The private rented sector (PRS) needs a pause on further government-led reforms to prevent...

Virgin Money cuts mortgage rates across purchase and BTL ranges

Virgin Money will introduce a series of mortgage rate reductions on Tuesday 18 February,...

ModaMortgages wins Crystal Specialist Finance product award

ModaMortgages picked up the Product of the Year award at Crystal Specialist Finance’s Crystal...

Suffolk BS reduces pricing on 14 fixed rate products

Suffolk Building Society has introduced rate reductions across its mortgage products following recent market...

Mortgage Brain adds ModaMortgages to sourcing and criteria platforms

Mortgage Brain has announced that ModaMortgages, the recently launched specialist buy-to-let lender, has joined...

Coventry for intermediaries lowers series of fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has cut selected fixed mortgage rates, with residential rates at 90-95%...

Share of properties held in limited companies doubles in five years

The proportion of rental properties owned within limited companies has more than doubled over...

ModaMortgages cuts rates by up to 10bps

ModaMortgages has reduced rates by up to 10 basis points (bps) across its buy-to-let...

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Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

The new Chancellor wants to remove barriers to growth; he should start with housing

There was probably a degree of unintended irony in the Treasury choosing to call the Chancellor, John Healey’s, first major market ‘intervention’ his ‘Growth...

Brokers are losing the attention battle 1,000 to 3

Take a client you placed on a 5-year fix last year. Over the life of that deal, their bank is now planning to contact...

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Bank Rate held at 3.75% as energy shock raises prospect of future increase

The Bank of England has kept Bank Rate at 3.75%, but warned that persistent...

Family BS names Seb Mrotzek as first chief operating officer

Family Building Society has appointed Seb Mrotzek as chief operating officer, creating the role...

FLA calls for FCA regulation of litigation funders

The Finance & Leasing Association has called for commercial litigation funders to be brought...

National Friendly adds three senior hires

National Friendly has made three appointments across its marketing, actuarial and business development teams...