Buy-to-let

New fixed rates from Paragon

Paragon has added four two-year fixed Portfolio products to its buy-to-let range. Rates start...

Gross mortgage lending up 5% year-on-year

UK Finance has estimated that gross mortgage lending in September was £21.4 billion, 5%...

Connect for Intermediaries adds State Bank of India to panel

State Bank of India has joined Connect for Intermediaries' network panel. The panel has also...

TBMC launches 1.99% BTL exclusive

TBMC has launched a new buy-to-let mortgage exclusive with Hinckley & Rugby Building Society....

Crowdfunder launches buy-to-let alternative

Investment platform MercyCrowd has has designed an 'equity only' model designed to help shield...

Why we’re not writing off the buy-to-let sector

To the outside observer, the buy-to-let sector might well look like it is on...

AToM unveils 85% LTV BlueZest buy-to-let deal

All Types of Mortgages Ltd (AToM) has launched a new 85% LTV buy-to-let product...

Fleet Mortgages cuts rates

Fleet Mortgages has made a number of price and fee cuts across its three core product...

The Ipswich relaunches expat BTL deal

The Ipswich Building Society is relaunching its five-year fixed expat buy-to-let product. It is priced...

Minority of landlords willing to house universal credit recipients

Only 20% of landlords are willing to let to tenants in receipt of housing...

Smart Money unveils unregulated business arm

Smart Money Ltd has launched Smart Money Finance for all its unregulated business activity. Smart...

Phoebus Software agrees comprehensive servicing deal for Castle Trust

Phoebus Software Ltd (PSL) has completed the migration of Castle Trust's mortgage book following...

TMA unveils large portfolio landlord exclusive

TMA Mortgage Club (TMA) is offering an exclusive three-year fixed rate buy-to-let product with...

Castle Trust introduces credit recovery BTL

Castle Trust Capital has unveiled a new range of mortgages aimed at landlords with...

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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...

Tuning into later life lending conversations

There are certain conversations in our profession that can genuinely change the course of a client’s life. Later life lending sits firmly in that...

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Assetz Capital cuts refurb and dev exit loan rates

Assetz Capital has repriced its refurbishment, regeneration and development exit loans, with all borrower...

London Credit strengthens Midlands presence with new BDM hire

London Credit has expanded its regional footprint with the appointment of Sophie Jones-Trutwein as...

Keystone joins LMS Panel Link to widen conveyancing access

Keystone Property Finance has become the latest lender to adopt LMS’s Panel Link and...

The Darlington relaunches foreign currency mortgages

Darlington Building Society has reintroduced foreign currency mortgages to its intermediary range, to support...