Buy-to-let

NatWest makes residential and buy-to-let rate changes

NatWest has introduced rate changes on selected core and semi-exclusive residential products and buy-to-let...

Keystone triples larger loan cashback

Specialist buy-to-let lender Keystone Property Finance has increased the cashback offering across its entire...

First 4 Bridging becomes fully FCA regulated

First 4 Bridging (F4B) has reached fully regulated status with the Financial Conduct Authority...

The Money Group unveils new specialist lending brand

The Money Group has established a new brand, Specialist Money Limited. Jeff List has been appointed...

Pepper UK agrees servicing deal with Habito

Pepper UK has been appointed by online mortgage broker Habito to provide end-to-end servicing...

Majority of BTL lenders offer limited company deals

59% of all buy-to-let mortgage lenders offered products to landlords who use limited companies...

Vida Homeloans joins Master Private Finance panel

Mortgage/protection network JLM Mortgage Services’ specialist mortgage desk, Master Private Finance, has added Vida Homeloans...

Fleet Mortgages extends new build offer and valuation times

Fleet Mortgages has extended its offer and valuation times for new-build purchases across both...

LendInvest makes business development hires

LendInvest has made a number of field based and internal hires to its business development team. Nigel...

Brightstar launches education initiative

Brightstar Financial has introduced an education programme for brokers. The distributor will, over the coming...

Paragon’s new lending up 20% year-on-year

Paragon Banking Group has reported £1.90 billion of new lending across all business lines...

New Masthaven website includes live criteria search

Masthaven Bank has launched a new website for brokers across its mortgage and short-term...

Canada Life enhances buy-to-let life later offering

Canada Life has lowered the interest rate and increased the maximum loan-to-value (LTV) for...

Accord improves choice within buy-to-let offering

Accord has reduced the rates on selected two, three and five year fixed rate...

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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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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,...