Buy-to-let

Capital raising interest from portfolio landlords

Portfolio and professional landlords are increasingly looking to capital raise via remortgaging in order...

Precise to offer income supported BTL

Precise Mortgages is to launch Income Supported Buy to Let on 5 December, allowing...

Landlords: tenant fee ban may discourage use of letting agents

Paragon has wanted that 30% of landlords may be discouraged from letting property via...

Highlands & Islands lead Scottish rental market

Your Move Scotland has found that the rental market north of the border continued...

New portfolio landlord product search tool unveiled

Mortgages for Business has issued an update to its online Buy to Let Mortgage...

Foundation Home Loans ups portfolio limits to £3m

Foundation Home Loans has increased the maximum total borrowing limits on its buy-to-let range...

Platform adjusts interest cover ratio requirements

Platform will now assess all buy-to-let mortgage applications made by lower rate tax payers...

Paragon unveils temporary fee removal offer

Paragon is scrapping valuation and application fees on all its buy-to-let Portfolio products for...

East of England the base of rental resurgence

Your Move's latest England & Wales Buy to Let Index has found that rental...

SimplyBiz Mortgages adds FHL to panel

Foundation Home Loans has joined SimplyBiz Mortgages’ lender panel. SimplyBiz Mortgages members will have direct...

New buy-to-let exclusive for 3mc

3mc is now offering an exclusive two-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage deal funded by...

Together cuts rates for personal finance deals

Specialist lender Together has reduced interest rates across its personal finance products, including right-to-buy...

Paragon’s lending up 29%

Paragon Banking Group has reported underlying profits of £145 million for the year ended...

BUDGET 2017: railcard to boost rental markets?

Philip Hammond announced a new railcard for 26-30 year olds in the Budget today. He...

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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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Landlords could face national insurance on rental income

Landlords may soon be required to pay national insurance (NI) on rental income as...

The Right Mortgage launches autumn sales roadshows

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has unveiled plans for a series of autumn...

Vida improves affordability for specialist borrowers

Vida Homeloans has unveiled a series of changes to its mortgage range aimed at...

Pivotal Growth strengthens national presence with two ‘bolt-on’ acquisitions

Pivotal Growth has expanded its UK footprint with the acquisitions of More Choice Financial...