Buy-to-let

LendInvest added to SimplyBiz Mortgages panel

LendInvest has joined SimplyBiz Mortgages’ lender panel. LendInvest offers buy-to-let mortgages to professional landlords on...

London rental growth picking up once again

Landbay's latest Rental Index has revealed that the average rent for a property in...

Shift in broker criteria searches in March

Knowledge Bank's latest criteria activity tracker has shown a shift in broker searches regarding...

Cost of five-year buy-to-let fixed rates fall

Online mortgage broker Property Master has revealed that the cost of many popular five-year...

Kensington makes buy-to-let rate reductions

Kensington Mortgages has made rate changes across its buy-to-let mortgage range. Rates have decreased...

TDS introduces fee suite of tools in advance of Tenant Fees Act

TDS has become the first Tenancy Deposit Protection Scheme to introduce a range of...

New buy-to-let incentives from TSB

TSB has launched new buy-to-let products with a £300 cashback offer or free legal...

Roma Finance unveils bridge to term product

Roma Finance is utilising institutional funding for a medium-term mortgage product that customers can...

Connect for Intermediaries to hold more training academies

Connect for Intermediaries has planned seven extra training academies this year following demand after...

Platform removes housing benefit lending restrictions

Platform has removed all letting conditions that restrict landlords letting to tenants who receive...

Limited company lending behind growing accountant use

Research from Kent Reliance for Intermediaries has found that 58% of landlords are involving...

NatWest cuts residential and BTL rates

NatWest has made rate cuts on selected core and semi-exclusive residential and buy-to-let products. These...

Renters drawn to Bristol: Your Move

The average rent in February 2019 was 0.4% higher than the same point a...

Landlords report average tax increase of £3,039

Paragon has reported that 58% of landlords saw an increase in their 2017-18 tax...

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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...