Buy-to-let

The Principality joins Paradigm panel

The Principality Building Society has become the latest lender to join Paradigm Mortgage Services'...

Pepper Money revises entire mortgage range

Pepper Money has revised its range, offering a £0 completion fee option available across its...

Paragon revamps buy-to-let offering

Paragon has revised its buy-to-let mortgage product range. The refreshed offering includes a choice of...

Shawbrook Commercial cuts minimum personal guarantee amount

The Shawbrook Commercial Mortgages team has revised its position on personal guarantees. The new minimum...

New BDM team at Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgages has created a new business development team for the South West &...

Commercial Trust adds Hampshire Trust Bank to lender panel

Specialist buy-to-let and commercial finance broker Commercial Trust Limited has announced the addition of Hampshire...

Accord cuts selected five-year BTL rates

Accord Buy to Let is cutting rates on nine of its five-year fixed rate...

Impending Tenant Fees Act behind rent rises: HomeLet

UK rents for new tenancies have begun to rise at a rate not seen...

TMW cuts two-year and limited company rates

The Mortgage Works (TMW) is cutting rates for selected two-year fixed and tracker mortgages...

Doubt over mainstream lenders’ commitment to non-standard borrowers

Just 9% of mortgage brokers think high-street lenders have become more understanding towards non-standard...

Barclays cuts rates and adds new 70% LTV deals

Barclays is making changes to its residential, buy-to-let and Reward ranges tomorrow (Thursday 11...

Professional landlords want manual underwriting

Research from MT Finance has revealed that over one-third of property investors want buy-to-let...

Fleet Mortgages returns with full product range

Fleet Mortgages has announced its return to the mortgage market with a full product range...

Buy-to-let remortgage transaction levels set to fall

Paragon has claimed that higher tax costs will lead to a lower level of...

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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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MIMHC makes final call as charity lunch nears capacity

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) has made a final call for industry...

Virgin Money to move eligible product transfers to Nationwide from October

Virgin Money is changing its residential product transfer process, with some customers whose deals...

Skipton cuts fixed rates and widens home mover range

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