Buy-to-let

PRS growing in importance for older tenants

A new report from Paragon has found that retiree renters and those in upper-middle...

Landbay unveils new 75% LTV five-year fixes

Landbay has launched two new buy-to-let products available at 75% LTV, fixed for five...

The Nottingham comes back to mortgage market

The Nottingham has reintroduced mortgages following its temporary product withdrawal in September. The mutual has...

Keystone switches to remote working for all

Keystone Property Finance is to move to remote working for all staff, including the...

LendInvest introduces 3.69% pay rate limited company BTL deal

LendInvest has added a new pay rate product to its buy-to-let range for limited companies...

Paragon back in student market

Paragon Bank has resumed accepting applications on buy-to-let properties that are, or will be,...

Octane Capital unveils buy-to-let calculator

Octane Capital has launched a new calculator that it believes will cut the application...

Portfolio landlords better catered for than ever

Few would deny that being a private rental sector (PRS) landlord over the past...

Covid: areas of most vulnerable tenant workers revealed

New research suggest that up to a quarter of private renters could fall into...

Fall in number of tenants seeing rents rise

40% of agents saw landlords increasing rent in September, compared to 48% in August,...

New BTL criteria and products from West One

West One has launched a new buy-to-let product range, offering rate reductions of up...

Landlords interested by subsidised sustainability savings

45% of landlords have indicated that they intend to make energy efficiency improvements to...

Accord streamlines buy-to-let offering

Accord  is refreshing its entire buy-to-let range in a move designed to provide a...

Summer shift in rental values from urban to rural areas

Rents increased in many rural areas and fell sharply in some cities over the...

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Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

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...

Latest news

Landbay adds 11 tracker products and cuts rates by up to 15bps

Landbay has expanded its buy-to-let tracker range with 11 new products and reduced rates...

Howden expands in North Wales with Wrexham office

Howden has opened its first commercial insurance office in Wrexham as the broker expands...

UK buyers reluctant to compromise despite affordability pressures

UK homebuyers remain committed to purchasing a property but are less willing than buyers...

Keystone trims buy-to-let fixed rates by up to 15bps

Keystone Property Finance has reduced pricing across a number of its buy-to-let mortgage ranges,...