Buy-to-let

PRS growing in importance for older tenants

A new report from Paragon has found that retiree renters and those in upper-middle...

Landbay unveils new 75% LTV five-year fixes

Landbay has launched two new buy-to-let products available at 75% LTV, fixed for five...

The Nottingham comes back to mortgage market

The Nottingham has reintroduced mortgages following its temporary product withdrawal in September. The mutual has...

Keystone switches to remote working for all

Keystone Property Finance is to move to remote working for all staff, including the...

LendInvest introduces 3.69% pay rate limited company BTL deal

LendInvest has added a new pay rate product to its buy-to-let range for limited companies...

Paragon back in student market

Paragon Bank has resumed accepting applications on buy-to-let properties that are, or will be,...

Octane Capital unveils buy-to-let calculator

Octane Capital has launched a new calculator that it believes will cut the application...

Portfolio landlords better catered for than ever

Few would deny that being a private rental sector (PRS) landlord over the past...

Covid: areas of most vulnerable tenant workers revealed

New research suggest that up to a quarter of private renters could fall into...

Fall in number of tenants seeing rents rise

40% of agents saw landlords increasing rent in September, compared to 48% in August,...

New BTL criteria and products from West One

West One has launched a new buy-to-let product range, offering rate reductions of up...

Landlords interested by subsidised sustainability savings

45% of landlords have indicated that they intend to make energy efficiency improvements to...

Accord streamlines buy-to-let offering

Accord  is refreshing its entire buy-to-let range in a move designed to provide a...

Summer shift in rental values from urban to rural areas

Rents increased in many rural areas and fell sharply in some cities over the...

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Seven things mortgage lenders can do to help landlords

As a mortgage broker, I receive countless emails from buy-to-let mortgage lenders boasting about their latest products and criteria. However, many of these offerings...

Are you considering all product options for your customers?

Despite the ups and downs of the world’s money markets, today the UK Mortgage market seems to have remained relatively calm. Swap rates continue...

Execution-only or (Consumer) Duty of care? The FCA can’t have it both ways

Thankfully, there has been a growing amount of interest and analysis of the FCA’s most recent Consultation Paper – CP25/11 – and it’s somewhat...

The accessibility gap in mortgage tech — and why it matters now

In an industry built on trust and transparency, mortgage brokers can’t afford to overlook digital accessibility. Yet many mortgage portals remain hard to navigate...

Professionalism, planning and portfolio strategy: the evolution of buy-to-let

I took part in a panel session in London earlier this month with some of my lending peers, and it gave us all the...

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MPowered Mortgages cuts three-year fixed rates despite rising swaps

MPowered Mortgages has announced cuts to selected three-year fixed mortgage rates, bucking the recent...

Norton Home Loans partners with Habito to extend first charge distribution

Norton Home Loans has joined forces with digital mortgage broker Habito to expand its...

Clydesdale Bank and Virgin Money ease stress rate to boost affordability

Clydesdale Bank and Virgin Money have announced a key change to their affordability assessments...

OneDome acquires Trussle to accelerate push for 10% share of UK housing market

OneDome, the UK’s fastest-growing property and fintech platform, has acquired online mortgage broker Trussle...
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