Buy-to-let

HMRC quizzing tenants over landlords’ tax arrangements

Tenants are being asked about the tax status of their landlords by HMRC. An HMRC...

Paragon offers new discounted variable rate products

Paragon has unveiled a new range of buy-to-let purchase and remortgage products for portfolio...

Aldermore unveils five-year fixed remortgage deal for landlords

Aldermore has introduced a new five-year fixed remortgage product for individual and company landlords...

Fleet ups maximum loan size amid criteria changes

Fleet Mortgages has revised its lending and product criteria following feedback from its intermediary partners. The...

Foundation Home Loans cuts a number of two-year buy-to-let deals

Foundation Home Loans has made a number of price cuts across its range of...

LendInvest expands its buy-to-let offering into Scotland

LendInvest is now offering its buy-to-let proposition in Scotland as it seeks to capitalise...

Landlords unaware on refurbishment finance options

There needs to be increased education on the finance options available to landlords when...

Criteria Hub expands niche and existing searches

Criteria Hub has added 100 new buy-to-let and residential search criteria, its parent, Mortgage...

2020 increase in buy-to-let predicted

There has been a slowdown in overall mortgage business during the third quarter of...

Tenants won’t sacrifice commuting time for foot on the ladder

76% of tenants in the UK would consider buying a property, but not at...

New BDM for Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgages has appointed a new business development manager (BDM) for the South of...

Skipton International improves buy-to-let offering to high net worths

Skipton International has made changes to its mortgage criteria, in a move which it...

Shawbrook adjusts buy-to-let range and criteria

Shawbrook Bank has made changes to its buy-to-let product range and criteria across all...

Significant shift in landlords’ limited company vehicle intentions

The number of landlords planning to buy their next property within a limited company...

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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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Fear of rejection deters thousands from applying for a mortgage

More than a third of would-be homebuyers say the fear of being rejected is...

Foundation Home Loans expands buy-to-let criteria to include social housing lettings

Foundation Home Loans has widened its buy-to-let criteria to accept single household properties let...

Pepper Money appoints new BDM in second charge team

Pepper Money has promoted Nicholas East to business development manager in its second charge...

Assetz Capital backs £506,250 residential bridging deal in Holywood

Assetz Capital has completed an 18-month bridging facility worth £506,250, secured against a prime...