Buy-to-let

Gatehouse Bank cuts BTL and HPP rates

Gatehouse Bank has cut rates on the majority of its buy-to-let and Home Purchase Plan...

Octane Capital joins MBT Affordability BTL panel

Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has added Octane Capital to the buy-to-let panel on its...

Accord cuts discounted variable rates

Accord Mortgages has unveiled a new range of discounted standard variable rate (SVR) products...

Driving standards in the private rented sector

Buy-to-let is a divisive subject. Mention the term round the dinner party table and...

CHL Mortgages partners with Mortgage Intelligence

CHL Mortgages has partnered with Mortgage Intelligence to increase its distribution footprint for both...

Skipton ups maximum residential mortgage sizes

Skipton Building Society is increasing maximum loan sizes across its complete residential mortgage range...

The Nottingham improves limited company BTL offering

The Nottingham has made reductions to its limited company buy-to-let mortgage range. It has repriced...

Clydesdale Bank cuts BTL and residential rates

Clydesdale Bank has reduced rates across its residential and buy-to-let mortgage range. The reductions are...

Foundation Home Loans unveils no-fee and flat-fee BTL limited editions

Foundation Home Loans has launched new buy-to-let limited editions with both no-fee and flat-fee...

West One joins MCI lender panel

MCI mortgage club has added the bridging and buy-to-let divisions of West One Loans...

Leeds BS unveils green buy-to-let range

The Leeds Building Society is extending its range of products for the most energy...

Legal & General adds buy-to-let search functionality to SmartrFit

Legal & General has announced the addition of a new buy-to-let module in its...

Zephyr Homeloans extends 80% LTV access

Zephyr Homeloans is extending access to its 80% LTV standard mortgage products to all...

The Coventry offers £500 for energy efficiency

Coventry for intermediaries has launched an incentive for its borrowers to carry out work...

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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...