Buy-to-let

Summer shift in rental values from urban to rural areas

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

Landlords to look beyond cities for purchases?

10%% of landlords are now looking to purchase properties compared to just 3% at...

Record month for The Mortgage Lender

The Mortgage Lender saw record increases in buy-to-let applications and completions at the end...

Hinckley & Rugby joins MCI panel

MCI mortgage club has appointed Hinckley & Rugby Building Society to its lender panel. Hinckley...

Octane provides 1,000th loan

Octane Capital has completed its 1,000th loan since launching in 2017. The lender said the...

Landbay lowers BTL rates and offers free valuations

Landbay has revamped its core product range, introducing a free valuation on its most...

New BTL and residential deals from Barclays

Barclays is launching new purchase and remortgage products for both residential and buy-to-let. New products...

Tenants “heading for country” due to Covid

21% of landlords believe tenants who want more space will look to move to...

Keystone publishes SLA information

Keystone Property Finance is to publish its Service Level Agreement (SLA) information on its...

Hanley Economic rejoins ex-pat BTL market

The Hanley Economic Building Society has re-entered the ex-pat buy-to-let market with a 3.49%...

Landlords facing ‘race against time’ with stamp duty

Landlords who want to make the most of the recent cut in Stamp Duty...

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks back with new ranges

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks have returned to the market following a temporary withdrawal announced...

Tenant demand hits four-year high

Paragon has revealed that the third quarter of the year saw tenant demand reaching...

Landbay joins network panel

Landbay has joined Synergy Commercial Finance’s network panel. Landbay was already on Synergy’s packager panel...

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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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First2Protect enhances landlord insurance offer with Modus partnership

First2Protect has launched a revamped landlord insurance product in collaboration with Modus, the insuretech...

We Are Mortgages extends partnership with Stonebridge

Brokerage firm We Are Mortgages has renewed its long-standing partnership with Stonebridge, the national...

Masthaven bolsters business development team with key hires

Specialist lender Masthaven Finance has made two strategic additions to its business development team,...

RAW Capital Partners introduces 70% LTV offering for expat borrowers

RAW Capital Partners is marking a decade of lending with a significant change to...
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