Buy-to-let

Castle Trust Bank bolsters sales team in the capital

Castle Trust Bank has expanded its sales team with the appointment of Matthew Lawrence...

Bluestone Mortgages back in 85% LTV lending

Bluestone Mortgages is relaunching higher loan to value (LTV) limits across its residential and buy-to-let...

Landbay unveils first-time landlord HMO range

Landbay has introduced two new buy-to-let mortgage products for first-time landlords who want to...

New 80% LTV options from Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgages has announced a series of rate cuts and new 80% LTV product...

Barclays to cut BTL and residential mortgage rates

Barclays Mortgages is introducing rate reductions across its residential and buy-to-let product ranges for...

Majority of portfolio landlords prefer to use a broker

New research by Hodge has found nearly three-quarters of portfolio buy-to-let landlords prefer to...

West One Loans joins Tenet lender panel

Tenet Group has added West One Loans’ buy-to-let division to its lender panel. West One...

Octane offers exclusive rates to L&G club members

Octane Capital is offering Legal & General Mortgage Club members exclusive reduced rates across...

TML offers limited edition £250m buy-to-let tranche

The Mortgage Lender has released a £250m tranche of two and five-year fixed rate...

Bank of Ireland launches green buy-to-let mortgages

Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries has introduced a new range of mortgages for more...

MfB for Intermediaries to be relaunched under Barnes’ direction

Mortgages For Business has appointed Peter Barnes to head MfB for Intermediaries. In his new...

Foundation Home Loans launches 1.99% green BTL

Foundation Home Loans has opened up its green mortgage products to landlords purchasing property. The...

The Leeds adds cashback to residential and BTL products

The Leeds Building Society is adding £500 cashback mortgages to a selection of deals. First...

Keystone to introduce product transfer facility

On 15 July, Keystone Property Finance is to launch a product transfer option that...

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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...