Buy-to-let

Average rents up 1.8% year-on-year

Tenant referencing firm HomeLet has reported that demand for rental properties remaining high and that...

First-time landlord criteria searches most popular in June

Knowledge Bank has revealed the top five most searched-for lender criteria by brokers in...

Habito moves into buy-to-let lending

Online mortgage broker Habits has unveiled a range mortgages for individual landlords. The offering includes...

IMLA predicts a shrinking of PRS over next decade

A new report from the Intermediary Lenders Association (IMLA) has revealed how the buy-to-let...

Landbay secures further £1 billion in funding

Buy-to-let lender Landbay has agreed a £1 billion deal with an institutional investor to...

Keystone joins TBMC panel

Keystone Property Finance has joined the lender panel of The Business Mortgage Company (TBMC). The...

Most property investors think government is failing the market

97% of property investors don't believe the government is doing enough to support the...

Vida launches four new deals

Vida Homeloans has announced the launch of four new specialist residential and buy-to-let. The new...

Barclays to cut residential and buy-to-let rates

Barclays is reducing rates on a range of residential and buy-to-let products tomorrow (Thursday...

Buy-to-let mortgage costs start to fall

Mortgage Brain’s latest quarterly product data analysis has revealed that while the buy-to-Let market...

Landlords want fast track tribunal if Section 21 abolished

39% of landlords want the government to introduce a fast track housing tribunal if the...

JLM Mortgage Services unveils specialist mortgage desk for members

JLM Mortgage Services has launched Master Private Finance, a new specialist mortgage desk exclusively...

The Furness joins Legal & General Mortgage Club panel

The Furness Building Society has become the latest lender to join Legal & General...

Precise Mortgages: increasing need for top slicing

52% of landlords are using letting income to top up their earnings from a...

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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...

Alan Cleary: Taking the helm at Chetwood Bank

When Alan Cleary retired from the mortgage industry in 2021 he thought his days of running banks were behind him. After more than three decades...

The sourcing system effect in specialist lending

In specialist lending, the right fit for a client has never been as simple as picking the top rate from a list. In sectors like...

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Market Harborough cuts rates on larger residential loans

Market Harborough Building Society has reduced rates on its larger loan products by as...

Shawbrook promotes Apollonio to lead retail mortgage sales

Shawbrook has promoted Louise Apollonio to sales and distribution director for retail mortgages, as...

Clydesdale Bank raises fixed mortgage rates across core and specialist ranges

Clydesdale Bank is set to raise a range of fixed mortgage rates from Monday,...

Growth in online auctions reshaping UK property market

The UK property auction market is being rapidly transformed by digital platforms, with record...