Buy-to-let

Green buy-to-let choice greater than ever

Mortgages For Business has reported that 'green' product choice in the buy-to-let sector has...

Interest rate rises threatening renters’ hopes of buying

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has revealed that 28% of those renting feel increases to the...

Landlords see opportunities from buying EPC ‘D’ properties

Research undertaken by Landbay has found that awareness of EPC changes is much higher...

Coventry for intermediaries unveils new mortgage products

Coventry for intermediaries has added new mortgage products across its owner-occupier, offset and buy-to-let...

Record high for BTL affordability

Buy-to-let affordability has risen to its highest level on record according to the latest...

Brokers struggle to place first-time landlord cases

Brokers are facing a number of challenges on a regular basis when placing buy-to-let...

Foundation Home Loans introduces new expat BTL range

Foundation Home Loans has announced a new buy-to-let product range exclusively for expat landlords. From...

LendInvest launches 10-year fixed rate BTL

LendInvest has launched a 10-year fixed rate product as it continues to refresh its buy-to-let...

Fleet Mortgages cuts tracker rates

Fleet Mortgages has cut rates across all lifetime tracker products available in its three core...

Quantum Mortgages to launch with L&G Mortgage Club

Quantum Mortgages partnering with L&G Mortgage Club to launch its first product range into...

Non-portfolio landlords less aware of EPC changes

New research by Landbay has found that buy-to-let portfolio landlords are more likely to...

Foundation Home Loans appoints pair of national sales managers

Foundation Home Loans has announced the appointment of two national sales managers. Nathan Goodridge joins...

Hinckley & Rugby relaunches limited company offering

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has announced the relaunch of its buy-to-let limited company Lending...

Clydesdale Bank unveils residential and BTL mortgage changes

Clydesdale Bank has made changes to its mortgage range. It has replaced its current 75%-90% LTV...

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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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‘Complex ia the new vanilla’: Affordability reshapes market

Mortgage cases with one or two complications are becoming the new “vanilla” as affordability...

Vulnerability data can unlock commercial gains, says MorganAsh

Financial services firms could be overlooking commercial opportunities by treating customer vulnerability mainly as...

Asking prices rise for first time since May as autumn market picks up

The average asking price of newly listed homes rose by 0.7% in September, the...

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...