Buy-to-let

Twenty7Tec integrates Accord into APPLY

Twenty7Tec has announced that following a trial, Accord has been added to its APPLY...

SimplyBiz Mortgages offers Leeds BS holiday let exclusive

SimplyBiz Mortgages members now have exclusive access to a low rate for holiday lets...

New website for Pepper Money

Pepper Money has unveiled its website with improved navigation and features. The new website features...

Molo BTL exclusive for GetGround customers

Molo is now offering five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages to approved GetGround customers at...

Virgin Money cuts BTL and residential mortgage rates

Virgin Money has made a series of reductions across its residential and buy-to-let range. The...

NatWest moves to simplify buy-to-let offering

NatWest is implementing a number of changes designed to simplify and improve its buy-to-let proposition. The bank...

Holiday lets in South East averaging £1,900 a week

The south-east of England is a holiday rental hot spot according to new holiday...

Paragon unveils new HMO limited edition products

Paragon Bank has re-launched two limited edition products for Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs)...

The Lending Channel partners with OMS

One Mortgage System (OMS) has signed an agreement with The Lending Channel to be...

The future of the holiday lets market

The pandemic has had a lot of consequences, from accelerating our use of technology,...

Reports of death of city centre living are greatly exaggerated

Not so long ago, I was asked to provide comment on what I thought...

Expansion plans for buy-to-let mortgage app

Buy-to-let mortgage app Rightrate is planning to expand its support for brokers and landlords...

Mansfield launches new 5-year fixed rate BTL deal

The Mansfield Building Society has unveiled a new five-year fixed rate buy-to-let product assessed...

LendInvest reprices buy-to-let offering

LendInvest has made a number of important changes to its buy-to-let proposition, including rate...

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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...