Buy-to-let

Landbay introduces five-year fixed rate deals with variable fees

Landbay has launched a range of five-year fixed rate buy-to-let products with variable fee...

Are we at an EPC crossroads?

As the government continues to be occupied by the fallout from the mini-Budget, the...

Finding solutions in the current buy-to-let market

Options. Ask most advisers what they are seeking to provide their clients with, and I...

Mortgage discounts key to energy efficiency upgrades

Green mortgage discounts could be a key tool in helping landlords make the energy...

LendInvest unveils pair of senior promotions

LendInvest has announced two senior internal promotions: Sophie Mitchell-Charman to commercial director and Leanne...

Paragon launches discounted SVR deals

Paragon Bank has introduced four discounted standard variable rate (SVR) buy-to-let mortgages. The...

Virgin Money introduces Green Reward programme

Virgin Money is introducing a new environmentally friendly reward scheme for existing residential and buy-to-let mortgage customers....

Vida reintroduces BTL and residential ranges

Vida has relaunched a range of buy-to-let and residential products to the market. The buy-to-let...

Rental yields stay steady for the time being

Fleet Mortgages has published the latest iteration of its Buy-to-Let Rental Barometer covering Q3...

Assetz Capital adds to origination team

Assetz Capital has appointed Chris Causton to strengthen its presence in the South East. ...

CHL Mortgages unveils new lifetime trackers

CHL Mortgages has launched new lifetime tracker products across its complete core and refurbishment...

MBT introduces mortgage helpdesk

Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has launched a new Mortgage Helpdesk, giving brokers immediate telephone...

Castle Trust Bank joins NACFB

Castle Trust Bank has joined the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) as...

Transparency and communication are key at times like these

Even for those of us who have been in the mortgage market for a...

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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...