Buy-to-let

IMLA: outlook for specialist lenders is positive

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has reported that the value of specialist mortgage lenders’...

Aldermore to hold buy-to-let seminars at MBE London

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has announce a buy-to-let seminar programme with Aldermore at the...

BEP Systems unveils landlord portfolio assessment module

BEP Systems has launched a system for lenders to stress test buy-to-let portfolios automatically....

Keystone selects eTech’s Buy to Let Hub

Risk software supplier eTech is to provide Keystone Property Finance with a solution to...

Vida celebrates first anniversary

In the 12 months since Vida Homeloans launched its specialist residential and buy-to-let mortgage...

Paradigm updates buy-to-let lender matrix

Paradigm Mortgage Services has stated that following the 30 September PRA portfolio landlord underwriting changes,...

Record lending month for Landbay

Landbay has reported that it lent £6.31m across 31 mortgages in September, a record month of...

New range from Pepper Money

Pepper Money has revamped its mortgage range and introduced a new online portal. The lender,...

Near 5% returns for Scottish landlords

Scotland has witness a continued rise in demand for rental properties, with prices increasing slightly...

Nine out of 10 regions see rents rise year-on-year

Your Move has reported that rents in both the East of England and the...

Landlords unaware of HMO licensing proposals

Over 85% of all landlords are unfamiliar with new laws that could force them...

AOBP appoints lender committee

The Association of Bridging Professionals (AOBP) has finalised the formation of its lender committee. It...

Housing market activity “in Goldilocks territory”

UK Finance has estimated that overall gross mortgage lending in August was £24.2 billion,...

London Trading Standards tackles rogue letting agents

As part of London Trading Standards Week, representatives from 15 departments are to visit...

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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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FCA warns of surge in impersonation scams as fraudsters target older victims

Almost 5,000 reports of fraudsters impersonating the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) were made in...

AS Financial rebrands to showcase growth beyond mortgages

AS Financial, the London-based financial advisory firm, has unveiled a bold new brand identity...

Reward Funding passes lending milestone

Reward Funding has passed the £350m loan book milestone for the first time in...

London’s luxury lettings market surges 154% as wealthy tenants opt to rent

London’s prime lettings market has more than doubled in size during the first half...