Buy-to-let

October sees “temporary” relief for tenants

ARLA Propertymark has reported that the number of tenants experiencing rent rises fell by...

LendInvest appoints head of key accounts

LendInvest has promoted Andy Virgo from business development manager (BDM) to head of key...

Fleet cuts 80% LTV rates

Fleet Mortgages has made rate cuts to two of its 80% LTV products in both...

Volumes and profits up at Paragon Group

Paragon Group has reported a rise in pre-tax profit of 5.0% to £164.4 million. 2019...

Nottingham For Intermediaries revamps broker portal

The Nottingham For Intermediaries has unveiled a new online portal for brokers, promising an...

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries joins Brilliant Solutions’ lender panel

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries has joined the Brilliant Solutions Mortgage Club lender panel. The club's...

Landlords in Scotland maintain confidence in sector

Landlords in Scotland are committing to continuing to rent private properties signalling confidence in...

Accord cuts 80% LTV buy-to-let rates

Accord Buy to Let has cut rates on a number of its 80% loan...

Vida Homeloans makes “most significant” range changes since launch

Vida Homeloans has launched new residential and buy-to-let product ranges. It follows the recent launch...

InterBay Commercial joins F4B panel

Specialist distributor First 4 Bridging (F4B) has added InterBay Commercial, to its lending panel. F4B’s...

“Disappointing” September completions data published

UK Finance has revealed that there were 29,100 new first-time buyer mortgages completed in September...

NatWest cuts residential and BTL rates

NatWest has introduced rate reductions on selected core and semi-exclusive residential products. It has made...

HMRC quizzing tenants over landlords’ tax arrangements

Tenants are being asked about the tax status of their landlords by HMRC. An HMRC...

Paragon offers new discounted variable rate products

Paragon has unveiled a new range of buy-to-let purchase and remortgage products for portfolio...

Latest POLL

COMMENT

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...

Latest news

Skipton cuts fixed rates and widens home mover range

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across its fixed mortgage range by an average...

Quantum Mortgages promotes Mihramane and Ajaib

Quantum Mortgages has made two internal promotions across its sales and completions teams as...

Complex incomes hindering aspiring Scottish buyers

More than half of Scottish adults with complex incomes who do not own a...

MAB adds three senior hires across marketing, finance and technology

Mortgage Advice Bureau has strengthened its executive team with three senior appointments spanning marketing,...