Buy-to-let

Landlords raising capital behind buy-to-let remortgage boost

Paragon Bank has stated that landlords raising capital contributed to an increase in the...

Rightmove: rental demand at record levels

Rightmove has revealed that the average rental asking price is at an all-time high...

Expand portfolios sooner rather than later, BTL borrowers urged

Landlords are set to benefit from tax savings announced in the chancellor’s summer statement....

YBS adds limited company holiday let product

YBS Commercial Mortgages has unveiled a new limited company buy-to-let product aimed specifically at...

Vida Homeloans set to return following securitisation

Belmont Green, the parent company of lender Vida Homeloans, has announced the pricing of...

CSF offers West One buy-to-let semi-exclusives

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has introduced a range of buy-to-let semi-exclusive deals, funded by...

The Mortgage Lender surpasses £1bn BTL application mark

After seeing a record £100m in applications during June, The Mortgage Lender has reached £1bn...

Advisers maintain confidence in buy-to-let market growth

41% of advisers say they expect more buy-to-let business in the next 12 months,...

Mortgage Brain sees rise in product numbers continue

Mortgage Brain has reported that product numbers have continued the trend of improvement, increasing...

Zephyr Homeloans joins MCI mortgage club panel

MCI mortgage club has appointed Zephyr Homeloans to its panel of specialist lenders for...

The Ipswich pulls all buy-to-let products

The Ipswich Building Society is withdrawing all of its buy-to-let products, including expat buy-to-let...

Newcastle Intermediaries relaunches buy-to-let offering

Newcastle Intermediaries has launched a new range of buy-to-let products, offering a choice of...

Landlords are looking at market opportunities

Understandably, as advisers you’re likely to have clients at the moment with plenty of...

Paragon resumes physical valuations in Scotland & Wales

Paragon Bank has announced that surveyors will recommence physical valuations of properties in Scotland...

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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,...