Buy-to-let

West One starts BTL lending in Scotland

West One Loans buy-to-let division has begun to lend on Scottish properties. Brokers with clients...

CHL to hold broker webinar on limited company allowable expenses

The subject of the next free webinar organised by CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries will...

HTB restructures business development and makes new NE appointment

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has introduced a new structure within its specialist mortgages business...

Paradigm adds ModaMortgages to panel

Paradigm has announced the addition of new specialist buy-to-let mortgage lender, ModaMortgages, to its...

Safeagent revises Client Money Protection (CMP) scheme pricing structure

Safeagent, the not-for-profit accreditation scheme for lettings and management agents, is making changes to...

Market Financial Solutions joins PRIMIS panel

Market Financial Solutions has been added to PRIMIS panel of lenders. PRIMIS’ network of intermediaries...

TMA lender panel expands with addition of Lendco

TMA has added Lendco to its lender panel. With immediate effect, TMA intermediaries can now...

Buy-to-let market positivity rose in Q4 2024

Fleet Mortgages has published the latest edition of its Buy-to-Let Rental Barometer covering Q4...

Landbay cuts rates and adds options to limited edition range

Landbay has lowered rates across its new limited edition range, which is now available...

CHL Mortgages unveils limited edition buy-to-let range

CHL Mortgages has introduced a limited edition range of two and five-year fixed rate...

Lift-off for Chetwood Bank’s ModaMortgages

ModaMortgages, a new specialist buy-to-let mortgage lender, has been officially launched by Chetwood Bank...

Virgin Money introduces new fee-saver mortgages

Virgin Money is adding new mortgage products and withdrawing existing deals. The lender is making...

Market Harborough BS cuts rates and relaxes criteria

Market Harborough Building Society has made new year changes to its mortgage offering. The mutual...

The DPS partners with homelessness charity

The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) is providing tenants with the option to donate interest...

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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...

Latest news

Wealth at Work names Mark Duckworth as next chief executive

Wealth at Work has appointed former Schroders Personal Wealth and Openwork chief executive Mark...

Mortgage labels risk putting older borrowers off advice

Terms such as "later life lending" and "equity release" risk creating barriers between borrowers...

Advisers face pressure to bring families into retirement planning

Advice firms risk weakening long-term client relationships by failing to involve partners and beneficiaries...

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...