Buy-to-let

Landbay partners with FIBA

Landbay has announced its partnership with The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA), providing...

Warning sounded about “overnight” tax hike for landlords

The Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) is warning landlords who have previously lived in...

We need a regulatory level-playing field

Landlords have had their fair share of new rules and regulations to deal with...

Turn the next generation of portfolio landlords into long-term clients

This market isn’t often surprised, but I suspect there will have been a few...

The Bath BS makes Scotland mortgage move

The Bath Building Society is now offering mortgages in mainland Scotland. As well as its...

LendInvest revamps buy-to-let offering

LendInvest has made a number of changes to its buy-to-let product range, increasing the maximum...

CSF outlines Q1 webinar programme

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has published details of its first webinars for 2020, with...

IMLA predicts positive two years for mortgage market

A new report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has predicted that the...

Richard Rowntree takes over from John Heron at Paragon

Paragon has appointed Richard Rowntree as managing director of mortgages. Rowntree (pictured) joins from the Bank...

TMA adds Zephyr Homeloans to lender panel

TMA has announced the addition of buy-to-let lender, Zephyr Homeloans, to its panel. TMA members...

The Hanley Economic joins ex-pat buy-to-let market

The Hanley Economic Building Society has introduced a new ex-pat proposition into its buy-to-let...

Resilient 2020 forecast for rental market

HomeLet's latest Rental Index suggests that the rental sector is set to see the...

99.9% of Scottish landlords complying with tenancy deposit laws

Deposit protection scheme, SafeDeposits Scotland, has reported that 290 cases of non-compliance with tenancy...

Foundation Home Loans welcomes five new sales recruits

Foundation Home Loans has expanded its sales team with five new recruits covering both...

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We need clearer guidance on Stamp Duty advice

Just over a week ago Angela Rayner resigned following the discovery of a Stamp Duty breach on a flat she owns in Hove. She...

AI could make obsolescence obsolete and slash global e-waste

For decades, technology has been trapped in a cycle of forced obsolescence. Each year, a new iPhone or Android release quietly renders last year’s...

Discount Market Value: a local solution for a national housing challenge

The UK housing market is under constant scrutiny, especially when it comes to bolstering the supply of affordable housing. The government’s recent announcement of a...

Don’t overlook lifetime mortgages for clients with IHT worries

Lifetime mortgages have evolved significantly over the last few years. The industry has risen to the challenge, developing innovative new product features which ensure...

You can’t just turn on a tap and expect housing supply to flow

Yawn and stretch, the government have appointed a new housing Czar in place of the thoroughly discredited Angie Rayner, former Deputy Prime Minister, who...

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First-time buyers favour ‘forever homes’

First-time buyers are increasingly opting for larger homes and longer mortgage terms as they...

OPDA launches upgraded framework to cut delays in transactions

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has unveiled version 3.5 of its Property Data...

Majority of landlords plan to hold their ground, Landbay survey shows

Buy-to-let landlords are demonstrating renewed confidence in the private rented sector, with a majority...

One third of people relying on inheritance to secure retirement income

Nearly one in three people believe they will need an inheritance to help fund...