Buy-to-let

Landlords on the lookout for discounted properties

34% of landlords have recently purchased another buy-to-let property or intend to buy one...

West One Loans unveils buy-to-let product and criteria changes

West One Loans has introduced a number of product and criteria changes in its...

The Bank Rate could rise sooner than expected

Remember when the Bank of England’s MPC BBR decisions were so widely anticipated and...

Harpenden BS criteria now provided by Mortgage Brain

Mortgage Brain has announced an extension of its partnership with the Harpenden Building Society,...

Paragon Bank signs up to Race at Work Charter

Paragon Bank is building on its commitment to tackling barriers that ethnic minority groups...

Shawbrook completes £27m buy-to-let deal in four days

Shawbrook Bank has completed a £27m buy-to-let refinance and capital raising deal in four...

Fleet unveils new 75% LTV payrate deals

Fleet Mortgages has cut rates on its 75% LTV payrate products. The buy-to-let specialist lender offers...

SimplyBiz Mortgages members to have MBT Affordability access

Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) and SimplyBiz Mortgages have announced a partnership to provide the...

Habito returns to 80% LTV buy-to-let lending

Habito has announced a return to lending at 80% loan to value (LTV) across...

CHL Mortgages unveils national accounts manager and BDMs

CHL Mortgages, which last week announced its return to lending, has appointed a national...

Coventry for Intermediaries reduces buy-to-let rates

Coventry for Intermediaries has cut a number of rates on its buy-to-let mortgage range...

Virgin Money unveils intermediary-only buy-to-let with cashback

Virgin Money is launching intermediary exclusive buy-to-let mortgages for the first time. The deals include...

The Mansfield unveils reduced ICR 5-year buy-to-let

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

Sirius bolsters development division

Sirius Property Finance has appointed Devraj Ray as a senior associate in its development division. Ray...

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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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FORTO Finance launches with focus on expat mortgage market

FORTO Finance has launched in the UK mortgage and protection market following a pilot...

Just Mortgages appoints Gina McLaren as Midlands area director

Just Mortgages has expanded the management team within its self-employed division with the appointment...

Brokers value access to underwriters over slick technology

Mortgage brokers would rather have access to an underwriter than a sophisticated lender portal...

Imperial Chartered and Cornerstone golf day raises £11,000 for MNDA

Imperial Chartered and Cornerstone Finance Group have raised more than £11,000 for the Motor...