Buy-to-let

HMOs in the sights of purchasing landlords

Research from Paragon has found that landlords are planning to acquire Houses in Multiple...

Shawbrook BTL refresh includes new application form

Shawbrook Bank has simplifies its buy-to-let range and launched a new buy-to-let online application form. Its...

New raft of rate cuts from Barclays

Barclays is reducing the rates on a selection of products across its residential, buy-to-let...

22% of landlords expect to buy in the North West

Precise Mortgages has revealed that the North West is expected to be the busiest...

Higher wages helping with rental affordability

The proportion of income that tenants spent on rent decreased between 2016 and 2019...

Pepper Money moves into limited company buy-to-let

Pepper Money has revamped its complete range, with new products including the launch of...

Key promotion for Damian Thompson at Aldermore

Aldermore has announced that Damian Thompson, its director of mortgages, will become its new...

Fall in costs of five-year buy-to-let fixes

The cost of five-year fixed buy-to-let mortgages has resumed a downward trend as we...

Vida Homeloans hire to cover Yorkshire & Manchester

Vida Homeloans has expanded its field sales team with the appointment of Joe Noon as...

Landbay partners with FIBA

Landbay has announced its partnership with The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA), providing...

Warning sounded about “overnight” tax hike for landlords

The Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) is warning landlords who have previously lived in...

We need a regulatory level-playing field

Landlords have had their fair share of new rules and regulations to deal with...

Turn the next generation of portfolio landlords into long-term clients

This market isn’t often surprised, but I suspect there will have been a few...

The Bath BS makes Scotland mortgage move

The Bath Building Society is now offering mortgages in mainland Scotland. As well as its...

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Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

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...

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PMS reports double-digit growth in mortgages and protection

PMS Mortgage Club says it is on course for its strongest performance in five...

Property firms urged to engage early with digital home-moving reforms

Property professionals have been urged to start testing digital home-moving processes now rather than...

DPMSG launches consumer guide to Smart Property Data

The Digital Property Market Steering Group has launched a consumer-focused video explaining how Smart...

Together joins Equity Release Council as later life market broadens

Together has become a member of the Equity Release Council as the specialist lender...