Buy-to-let

41% of landlords view EPC regs as important for climate emergency strategy

41% of landlords believe that, outside of legal obligations, new EPC requirements are important...

Envelop Network adds Bank of Ireland to panel

The Envelop Network has announced the addition of Bank of Ireland to its lending...

Foundation Home Loans unveils new BTL two-year specials

Foundation Home Loans has launched new buy-to-let two-year fixed-rate specials as it also introduces...

Provide Finance celebrates continued growth one year after launch

Provide Finance, the platform to source and secure specialist finance solutions, has reported a...

Landlords have good reason for increased PRS confidence

Running the rule over the latest BVA BDRC landlord research survey results, it is...

Platform relaunches 95% LTV mortgages

Platform, the intermediary mortgage brand of the Co-operative Bank, has announced the relaunch of...

Landlords more aware of EPC requirements

80% of landlords have already carried out some remedial works to properties in response...

LendInvest adds BNP Paribas to its financing syndicate

LendInvest has announced that BNP Paribas has joined its £300 million financing syndicate with...

Fleet Mortgages launches new seven-year green deal

Fleet Mortgages has announced reduced rates across its two-year fixed-rate products and the launch...

Tenant demand hits all-time high, reports Paragon

Tenant demand reported by landlords has reached an all-time, according to new research conducted...

Housing policy formulation should outlive electoral cycles

The housing market is riddled with serious issues around affordability and quality, which can...

Foundation Home Loans cuts owner-occupied and BTL rates

Foundation Home Loans has announced rate reductions of up to 0.70% across its core...

MFS becomes full member of IMLA

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has become the latest full member to join the Intermediary...

The Saffron removes proc fee caps

Saffron Building Society is removing procuration fee caps from its full product offering. The...

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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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Private rental sector ‘losing 562 properties a day’

The private rental sector is losing properties at its fastest rate since records began...

CHL Mortgages launches limited edition buy-to-let range and eases criteria

CHL Mortgages has launched a limited edition buy-to-let range alongside a series of criteria...

ModaMortgages launches fee-free limited edition buy-to-let range

ModaMortgages has launched a limited edition range of two-year and five-year fixed-rate buy-to-let products...

Conveyancer decline adds to capacity pressure as exchange times lengthen

The number of solicitors working in residential conveyancing has continued to fall as separate...