Buy-to-let

Clydesdale Bank to increase selected BTL and residential mortgage rates

Clydesdale Bank is making changes to its product range today at 8pm. Core two and...

Paragon achieves Platinum Investors in People status

The Paragon Banking Group has been awarded Platinum Investors in People (IiP) status, the...

EPCs changing buying preferences of landlords

24% of landlords surveyed by Shawbrook say they are likely to avoid any property...

Paragon: landlords putting tenant requirements over profits

Paragon Bank has found that landlords are prioritising that their properties are suitable for...

Hampshire Trust Bank launches EPC refurbishment product

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has unveiled a new product for clients looking at improving...

Bluestone completes second securitisation

Bluestone Mortgages has announced the completion of a £250m residential mortgage-backed securitisation (RMBS), which...

Together reveals pricing of inaugural second charge RMBS

Together Financial Services has announced the pricing of its inaugural second charge only owner-occupied...

The Nottingham lowers ICR for buy-to-let

The Nottingham has introduced a series of buy-to-let and limited company buy-to-let criteria changes. The...

The Mansfield improves buy-to-let and residential criteria

Mansfield Building Society has made changes to its buy-to-let and residential criteria including an...

Zephyr to hold broker webinar on BTL limited companies

Zephyr Homeloans will this month host a webinar on the topic of limited companies. The...

West One cuts buy-to-let lifetime tracker rates

West One Loans has announced a reduction on the rates of its buy-to-let lifetime...

Virgin Money increases pricing on selected fixed rates

Virgin Money has increased the pricing of a number of its residential mortgages. Selected Exclusive...

Clydesdale Bank ups selected residential and BTL rates

Clydesdale Bank has increased a number of its fixed rate mortgages. In its Core 75%-95%...

Recognise Bank promotes Meigh to director role

James Meigh has been appointed by Recognise Bank as its director, business development. Meigh (pictured) was...

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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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Buy-to-let returns beat major asset classes over 30 years, Hamptons finds

UK buy-to-let has delivered total returns of 2,130% since the launch of the first...

£5m-plus mortgage numbers rise as wealthy buyers turn to borrowing

The number of residential mortgages worth £5 million or more rose last year as...

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...