Buy-to-let

Fleet Mortgages’ lending shifts towards portfolio landlords

Fleet Mortgages has reported notable quarterly growth in the amount of portfolio landlord applications it...

New rent reporting system unveiled

A new platform has launched today that links tenants’ rental payments with their Experian...

UK Finance: housing market activity remains buoyant

UK’s Finance has reported steady increases in mortgage lending for first-time-buyers and home movers...

New discount BTL deal from the Hinckley & Rugby

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has introduced a new lower-fee two-year discount buy-to-let...

Landbay revises background underlying portfolio stress tests

Landbay is introducing changes to its background underlying portfolio stress tests, amended from 125%...

New retention range from the Skipton

The Skipton Building Society has unveiled a new range of retention products for existing...

Brilliant Solutions expands lender panel

Brilliant Solutions has added the Tipton & Coseley Building Society to its lender panel.  The...

CA launches landlord restriction survey

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has  launched a new survey in conjunction with HM Land...

Al Rayan Bank cuts rates on Buy to Let Purchase Plans

Al Rayan Bank has announced a one percentage point reduction in the rental rates...

Coventry for Intermediaries issues its lowest ever BTL fixed rates

Coventry for Intermediaries has cut rates across its two and five year fixed buy-to-let...

Landbay unveils landlord product for first time buyers

Landbay is extending its lending criteria to now include first time landlords who do...

Paragon unveils new buy-to-let products

Paragon has introduced an extended range of Portfolio and Non-portfolio buy-to-let mortgage products. It has...

New guide for prospective tenants

Property specialist Kate Faulkner has urged tenants to conduct research into properties before renting,...

Metro Bank cuts residential and buy-to-let rates

Metro Bank has reduced rates across its five-year fixed residential and buy-to-let product ranges, as...

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HMOs: market realities, future prospects, and the broker opportunity

The HMO sector remains one of the most dynamic parts of the private rented market, with recent data showing it’s both a significant asset...

Bridging the Pond: How large is the US bridging finance market, and compared to the UK?

When we first got started with LendInvest in the UK, post the financial crisis, bridging finance was a much more nascent product than it...

Passing the affordability exam

As teachers and students of various ages have spent August nervously opening exam results following years of study that will determine their ability to...

Investors are changing their approach – and lenders should too

The buy-to-let market never stands still, but the pace of change in recent years has been remarkable. The days of the so-called ‘accidental landlord’,...

Leasehold fees, specialists and the need to shop around

Leasehold properties account for around 20% of all dwellings in the UK, and while that figure may change in the future with government legislation...

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EXCLUSIVE: Mortgage industry launches festive concert to aid homeless

A collective of leading mortgage brokerages are joining forces this festive season to raise...

Virgin Money and Clydesdale Bank cut product transfer window to four months

Virgin Money and Clydesdale Bank are reducing the length of time customers can apply...

The Leeds cuts mortgage rates and lowers barriers for first-time buyers

Leeds Building Society has announced a raft of mortgage rate reductions of up to...

Accord widens access for those on Universal Credit and without indefinite leave to remain

Accord Mortgages has relaxed key elements of its lending criteria in a move it...