Buy-to-let

Legal & General Mortgage Club expands buy-to-let panel

State Bank of India (UK) has announced that its buy-to-let product range is to...

Elise Coole becomes Keystone COO

Keystone Property Finance has promoted Elise Coole to the position of chief operating officer...

CSF posts record annual performance in 2019

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has reported a decade of continual growth with a record...

Knowledge Bank sees continuing mortgage market volatility

Knowledge Bank's latest monthly analysis of brokers’ criteria searches has revealed a number of surprising...

Gatehouse Bank cuts all buy-to-let rental rates

Gatehouse Bank has cut the rental rates on its complete buy-to-let range, offering the largest reductions...

West One Loans appoints national account manager

West One Loans has appointed Annette Tilbury as national account manager. Tilbury (pictured) joins from Foundation...

Landlords set to put 500,000 homes up for sale

26% of landlords plan to cash in on at least one property this year,...

Castle Trust introduces 10-year term loan

Castle Trust has launched TermTen, a 10-year term loan that is fixed for five...

Brightstar creates head of mortgages position

Brightstar Financial has promoted Gina Blagden to the new role of head of mortgages. Blagden...

Paragon cuts rates on 14 products

Paragon has refreshed a number of mortgage products for portfolio and non-portfolio landlords. The changes...

Paragon expects continued rise in complex buy-to-let business

Specialist lender Paragon believes that the increase in portfolio and complex buy-to-let business seen...

Rents and tenant demand fall

ARLA Propertymark has reported that the number of tenants experiencing rent rises fell by...

October rise in first-time buyer completions

UK Finance has reported that there were 32,260 new first-time buyer mortgages completed in...

PMS and Sesame add Hampshire Trust Bank to lender panels

PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network, part of Sesame Bankhall Group, have expanded their...

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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...