Buy-to-let

Zephyr Homeloans publishes tenancy tips and guidance for landlords

Zephyr Homeloans has published a set of guidelines and tips for advisers to help...

Rental demand could create more rogue landlords

Poll data by GetGround has found that, propelled by a nationwide deficit of available...

Aspen saves developer following BTL offer withdrawal

An experienced developer left facing substantial fines following the late withdrawal of a buy-to-let...

Skipton unveils three new green mortgage products

Skipton Building Society is introducing three new additional green borrowing mortgages to its range. This...

Buckinghamshire BS reduces holiday let rates

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut the rate to 5.99% on its two-year fixed rate...

West One launches new fixed rates from 5.55%

West One Loans has introduced a new range of limited edition two and five-year...

United Trust Bank launches new 5-year BTL fixed rate

UTB Mortgages for Intermediaries has launched a new ‘limited edition’ buy-to-let five-year fixed rate...

Vida reduces residential and BTL rates

Vida has reduced rates across its residential and buy-to-let ranges by up to 1.35...

Paragon launches ‘track to fix’ feature

Paragon Bank has launched a flexible ‘track to fix’ mortgage feature as part of...

Impact Specialist Finance launches semi-exclusive expat product

Impact Specialist Finance has launched a brand-new expat mortgage product with Dudley Building Society. This...

Keystone Property Finance cuts fixed rate range

Keystone Property Finance has cut its entire fixed rate range by up to 0.65...

Brokers record low levels of satisfaction with mortgage lenders 

New research out from Smart Money People, the financial services review site, has found that...

CHL Mortgages cuts BTL fixed rates

CHL Mortgages has reduced its rates across all five-year and two-year fixed rate buy-to-let...

Skipton launches new limited edition deals

Skipton Building Society has announced a number of limited-edition products are being added to...

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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

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...