Buy-to-let

Landlords believe government is against their interests

There is a general air of pessimism within the landlord community, according to research...

Coventry for intermediaries improves affordability

Coventry for intermediaries has made positive changes to its residential affordability calculator. It has also...

Coventry for intermediaries improves mortgage affordability

Coventry for intermediaries has made positive changes to its residential affordability calculator. It has also...

Molo cuts pricing for UK resident fixed-rate range

Molo Finance has announced rate cuts for both two and five-year fixed rate products...

HTB completes fast refinancing of 43-property portfolio

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has completed a £6.4 million refinance for a 43-property portfolio,...

Clydesdale ups residential and buy-to-let rates

Clydesdale Bank is increasing rates on a range of its mortgage products. The changes are...

New bank to Help Africans in UK and offer BTL mortgages

Afin Bank has been granted its banking licence Authorisation with Restrictions (AwR). Afin Bank...

The Brightstar Group launches Specialist Lending Expo

The Brightstar Group has announced The Specialist Lending Expo, which it claims will assemble...

Dudley BS unveils new five-year fixed rates

Dudley Building Society has announced the launch of a range of new five-year fixed-rate...

Gatehouse Bank reintroduces top slicing for expats and international residents

Gatehouse Bank has reintroduced top slicing for UK expats and international residents purchasing a...

Landlords facing crisis of confidence and complexity of regulation

Landlords are struggling to deal with a mix of new legislation and rising costs,...

Suffolk BS to allow multi-currency applications

Suffolk Building Society will now accept multi-currency applications for residential, buy-to-let and holiday let...

United Trust Bank Mortgages reveals key promotions

United Trust Bank Mortgages has made two key appointments in new lending and underwriting...

Landbay cuts fixed rate buy-to-let pricing

Landbay has made rate reductions of up to 15 basis points (bps) across its...

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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...