Buy-to-let

New functionality for TBMC’s SAQS

TBMC has introduced new functionality for its buy-to-let Sourcing and Quotation System (SAQS) which will...

Precise takes different ICR approach for buy-to-let

Precise Mortgages has put its buy-to-let calculator online so that brokers can see how...

Twenty7Tec improves further advance sourcing

Twenty7Tec has made improvements to its MortgageSource system, that will enable brokers to compare...

Connells: “great December” for housing market

Connells Survey & Valuation has reported that December’s activity in the UK’s housing market was up...

Demand for seconds likely to be greater than ever

There’s always a sense of anticipation at the start of any new year, especially...

Landlords eschew BTLs for HMOs

Bridging lender Roma Finance is seeing buy-to-let landlords convert their properties into Houses in Multiple Occupation...

Average buy-to-let LTVs remain stable

While remortgaging in the final quarter of 2016 continued to account for the bulk...

Sharia compliant BTL Purchase Plans unveiled

Al Rayan Bank has launched Sharia compliant Buy to Let Purchase Plans (BTLPPs) for the...

New fixed rates from Paragon

Paragon Mortgages has introduced a new range of fixed rate mortgage products available for buy-to-let...

2% annual rise in non-London UK rents

Landbay has reported that the average rent paid for a residential property in the UK...

Landlords keen to keep buy-to-let tax relief

Landlords' top New Year’s wish is for the government to keep buy-to-let tax relief...

Do your specialist and mainstream knowledge match up?

So here we are in a new year. 2017 has arrived and, if your...

Jeff Knight joins Foundation Home Loans

Foundation Home Loans (FHL) has appointed Jeff Knight to the newly created role of...

“Unsurprising” rise in limited company BTL applications

Mortgages for Business has reported an increase in the proportion of applications for buy-to-let properties...

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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...

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...

Economic uncertainty weighing on business borrowers

Taken as a whole, Atom bank’s SME Pulse for Q2 shows the current robust health of demand in the commercial market. Around 95% of the...

Right of Light risks: a looming shadow over construction projects

Gone are the days when a Right of Light infringement could be swiftly dealt with by simply taking out an indemnity insurance policy. Specialists used...

Could a move to ‘enhanced advice’ also mean mandatory protection conversations?

The FCA’s recent Mortgage Market Discussion Paper (DP25/2) has got the industry talking about ‘enhanced advice’ – an idea that certain customers, such as...

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BDLA unveils full speaker line-up for 2025 annual conference

The Bridging & Development Lenders Association (BDLA) has confirmed the final programme for its...

Aldermore unveils new limited edition five-year BTL products

Aldermore has launched a pair of limited edition five-year buy-to-let mortgages for landlords, with...

AMI calls on advisers to take part in protection survey

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has launched its annual survey of mortgage and...

Broker confidence holds steady as mortgage market cools

Confidence among mortgage brokers held firm in the second quarter of the year despite...