Buy-to-let

Barclays rolls out further advance proc fee

Barclays Mortgages has introduced a procuration payment of 0.30% on all new residential and...

TMW unveils new portfolio landlord criteria

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has introduced new requirements for portfolio lending in response to new...

Together secures new £275m funding

Together has announced the successful completion of its debut public RMBS (residential mortgage-backed security)...

‘Opportunities there for the taking’ from PRA reforms

Paul Welch, CEO of largemortgageloans.com, believes that the PRA's changes to lending regulations – which...

Precise publishes portfolio proposition online

Precise Mortgages has put its portfolio proposition online ready for the Prudential Regulation Authority’s...

Together commits to portfolio landlords

Together has become the latest lender to outline it approach to buy-to-let portfolio landlords...

Strategic upheaval at Paragon

The Paragon Group of Companies has announces a strategic reorganisation as part of its...

LendInvest hires ex-Aldermore commercial mortgages head

LendInvest has appointed Ian Boden as its sales director. Boden (pictured) joins LendInvest...

Metro Bank “committed” to portfolio landlords

Metro Bank will apply the revised underwriting standards to its portfolio buy-to-let business when...

Vida Homeloans reinstates Limited Edition range

Vida Homeloans has reintroduced its Limited Edition range of residential and buy-to-let mortgages. The products...

UK buy-to-let market 25th best in Europe

The UK is now in the bottom five European buy-to-let markets for investors, according...

Accord publishes portfolio landlord approach

Accord Mortgages has published its lending criteria for portfolio landlords, which comes into effect on...

PRA & BTL: there will be no car crash

Looking at the recent trade press headlines about the buy-to-let market, in particular how...

FHL raises maximum BTL loan size

Foundation Home Loans has increased its maximum loan size across its buy-to-let range. The maximum...

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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...