Buy-to-let

LendInvest revamps buy-to-let offering

LendInvest has made a number of changes to its buy-to-let product range, increasing the maximum...

CSF outlines Q1 webinar programme

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has published details of its first webinars for 2020, with...

IMLA predicts positive two years for mortgage market

A new report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has predicted that the...

Richard Rowntree takes over from John Heron at Paragon

Paragon has appointed Richard Rowntree as managing director of mortgages. Rowntree (pictured) joins from the Bank...

TMA adds Zephyr Homeloans to lender panel

TMA has announced the addition of buy-to-let lender, Zephyr Homeloans, to its panel. TMA members...

The Hanley Economic joins ex-pat buy-to-let market

The Hanley Economic Building Society has introduced a new ex-pat proposition into its buy-to-let...

Resilient 2020 forecast for rental market

HomeLet's latest Rental Index suggests that the rental sector is set to see the...

99.9% of Scottish landlords complying with tenancy deposit laws

Deposit protection scheme, SafeDeposits Scotland, has reported that 290 cases of non-compliance with tenancy...

Foundation Home Loans welcomes five new sales recruits

Foundation Home Loans has expanded its sales team with five new recruits covering both...

Legal & General Mortgage Club expands buy-to-let panel

State Bank of India (UK) has announced that its buy-to-let product range is to...

Elise Coole becomes Keystone COO

Keystone Property Finance has promoted Elise Coole to the position of chief operating officer...

CSF posts record annual performance in 2019

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has reported a decade of continual growth with a record...

Knowledge Bank sees continuing mortgage market volatility

Knowledge Bank's latest monthly analysis of brokers’ criteria searches has revealed a number of surprising...

Gatehouse Bank cuts all buy-to-let rental rates

Gatehouse Bank has cut the rental rates on its complete buy-to-let range, offering the largest reductions...

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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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L&C strengthens senior team with partnerships and technology hires

L&C Mortgages has expanded its senior leadership team with the appointment of Rachael Hunnisett...

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...