Buy-to-let

Autumn rise in student deposits

The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) has reported that latest data suggests students returned to...

LendInvest expands funds team

LendInvest has announced two senior hires to its funds team, with Omega Poole joining...

Beverley BS seeks to boost its mixed-used mortgage reach

Beverley Building Society is aiming to expand its reach in the mixed-use, (semi-commercial) mortgage...

Paradigm adds SBI UK to panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added specialist buy-to-let lender, SBI UK, to its lender panel. Members of...

Paragon relaunches green buy-to-let range

Paragon Bank has reintroduced its buy-to-let green product range, introducing preferential pricing for energy...

Paragon doubles portfolio landlord lending limits

Paragon Bank has made changes to support the growth of portfolio landlord customers, including...

Broker to hold free landlord webinar on energy efficiency

Online buy-to-let mortgage broker, Property Master, is hosting a free webinar on Friday, 29...

First Startling-funded range from Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgages has launched its first full buy-to-let product range funded by its new...

Affordability platform claims £82k boost from larger BTL panel

MBT Affordability has claimed that it enables buy-to-let landlords to borrow an average £82,000...

Octane’s buy-to-let deals added to Iress platform

Octane Capital has partnered with Iress, so all intermediaries using Iress will be able...

Foundation Home Loans unveils discounted variable BTL rate

Foundation Home Loans has launched a new ‘Limited Edition’ two-year discounted variable product with...

LendInvest unveils green property buy-to-let range

LendInvest has announced the launch of a new product range that offers reduced rates...

Record levels of rising tenant demand

69% of landlords have reported increasing levels of tenant demand in the third quarter...

Sourcing system reveals UK lender total

There are around 900 lenders in the UK covering an wide variety of finance...

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We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

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...

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FCA joins industry partners to tackle protection insurance gap

The Financial Conduct Authority is working with industry, government and consumer groups in an...

Family Building Society appoints Laura Hamp as chief financial officer

Family Building Society has appointed Laura Hamp as chief financial officer and a member...

Buy-to-let market reaches £311.6bn as sector marks 30 years

The UK buy-to-let market has grown to almost two million outstanding mortgages worth £311.6bn,...

Conveyancing Association names Nick Chadbourne as new chair

The Conveyancing Association has appointed former LMS chief executive Nick Chadbourne as its new...