Buy-to-let

API developed to simplify landlords’ tax returns

Moneyhub has launched a tool to help landlords file their HMRC Self-Assessment UK property...

Zephyr Homeloans joins Brilliant Solutions’ mortgage club

Zephyr Homeloans has joined the panel of Brilliant Solutions’ mortgage club. Members of the direct-to-lender...

Brokers outline their frustrations with lenders

Many brokers share similar frustrations, focused on lenders’ frequent changes to products, rates and...

LendInvest expands legal panel

LendInvest has appointed UK law firm Birketts to its legal panel for buy-to-let and...

Record quarter for Octane Capital

Octane Capital has revealed that the third quarter of 2020 was its biggest quarter...

Landbay to offer free title indemnity insurance

Buy-to-let lender, Landbay, has announced that it will offer free-of-charge title indemnity insurance. Landbay believes...

Majority of regions seeing strengthening yields

Fleet Mortgages has launched the third iteration of its Buy-to-Let Rental Barometer covering Q3 rental...

Zephyr Homeloans cuts rates

Zephyr Homeloans has reduced rates for standard and specialist buy-to-let products. The specialist buy-to-let lender's...

Landbay partners with Primis 

Buy-to-let lender, Landbay, has announced a partnership with Primis Mortgage Network. Primis’ brokers and their...

Vida pulls selection of products

Vida has made temporary changes to its product range in order to deal with...

Foundation Home Loans brings back five-year fix with three-year ERCs

Foundation Home Loans has reintroduced its buy-to-let five-year fixed rate product which comes with...

Fleet Mortgages appoints key account manager

Fleet Mortgages has announced the appointment of Louisa Ritchie as its new key account...

Lenders tightening criteria while borrowing demands rise

The latest Knowledge Bank Tracker has found a common theme in monthly changes in...

Intermediaries expect to write more BTL over next 12 months

48% of brokers say that demand for buy-to-let mortgages is ‘strong’ or ‘very strong at...

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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...

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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,...