Buy-to-let

Northview Group to pull New Street brand

Kensington Mortgages is to become the Northview Group’s principal brand. The retirement of the New Street...

2018 high for number of rental properties letting agents manage

ARLA Propertymark has reported that the number of rental properties letting agents managed increased...

The Hinckley & Rugby now accepts portfolio landlords

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has extended its buy-to-let underwriting to allow for...

Warning sounded over possible financing rush with HMO rules

Commercial Trust is predicting that there could be a spike in financing enquiries over...

Stabilisation ahead for buy-to-let market?

Mortgage Brain has reported that while the cost of buy-to-let mortgages remain at record...

TMW cuts five-year rates

The Mortgage Works has cut its five-year fixed rate mortgage products by up to 0.50...

Landlords cautioned over limited company incorporation

Specialist buy-to-let broker Commercial Trust Limited is urging buy-to-let landlords to tread with caution...

Accord offers let to buy market for first time landlords

Accord Buy To Let has expanded its offering for first time landlords after seeing...

Kent Reliance extends day one remortgage option

Kent Reliance has announced that the option to remortgage a property from Day One will...

Majority of landlords aware of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards

Landlords are most likely to have invested in a boiler upgrade in the last...

Virgin Money improves buy-to-let proposition

Virgin Money is now accepting buy-to-let applications from portfolio landlords. Applications from portfolio landlords with...

SimplyBiz Mortgages expect more limited company BTL growth

SimplyBiz Mortgages says its research shows that 68% of brokers think they will write...

LendInvest maintains top rating from ARC Ratings

LendInvest has received the highest possible rating for the quality of its loan servicing from...

Picking the perfect policy

There are currently more than 1.8 million private landlords operating in the UK. Being...

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Alan Cleary: Taking the helm at Chetwood Bank

When Alan Cleary retired from the mortgage industry in 2021 he thought his days of running banks were behind him. After more than three decades...

The sourcing system effect in specialist lending

In specialist lending, the right fit for a client has never been as simple as picking the top rate from a list. In sectors like...

Why the Renters’ Rights Bill should be a wake-up call for advisers and landlords

The Renters’ Rights Bill is shaping up to be one of the most significant legislative changes to the private rented sector (PRS) in decades. Expected...

Living in a box. Am I living in a cardboard box?

More young people are living with their parents than ever before. The bank of Mum and Dad has evolved into the hotel of Mum and...

Accountants, brokers and the clash of expectations

There’s an old accountant’s joke about financial advisers: the difference between us is that advisers want to look richer than their clients, while accountants...

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RICS survey points to further slowdown as landlords exit and sales activity eases

The August 2025 RICS Residential Market Survey has revealed a further weakening in sales...

TPFG helps generate 12,800 mortgages in first half of 2025

Estate agent network The Property Franchise Group (TPFG), the UK’s largest multi-brand property franchisor,...

Revealed: Where buyers can still find homes under £150,000

Just 12% of homes for sale across Great Britain are priced below £150,000 new...

You can’t just turn on a tap and expect housing supply to flow

Yawn and stretch, the government have appointed a new housing Czar in place of...