Buy-to-let

Significant warehouse credit line increase for Kensington

Kensington Mortgages' existing warehouse facility has added an additional 30% of funding capacity. This will allow...

The PRS remains an attractive proposition for landlords

From a mortgage market, and to a lesser extent, housing market perspective, the Spring...

Limited company status gaining in popularity for landlords

Landlords with bigger portfolios have swung dramatically to using limited company status for new...

Trio of new BDMs for Accord Mortgages

Accord Mortgages has appointed three new business development managers (BDM) in London North, London...

TBMC unveils new website

TBMC has launched its new website designed for intermediaries to access its range of...

Barclays makes mortgage rate cuts

Barclays has made changes to its residential and Reward product ranges. These changes include introducing new...

Foundation Home Loans appoints regional sales manager

Foundation Home Loans has appointed Paul Flude as its new regional sales manager for...

Portfolio landlords don’t need to be taxing

For those doing their tax returns early in the year, I am sure you...

L&G Mortgage Club offers FHL buy-to-let exclusive

Legal & General Mortgage Club has launched an exclusive portfolio product from Foundation Home...

Landbay joins The Right Mortgage & Protection Network panel

Landbay is now available on The Right Mortgage & Protection Networks panel, providing brokers...

OSB’s loan book increases by 23%

OneSavings Bank has published its preliminary results for 2018.  Underlying profit before tax increased 15%...

PMS and Sesame unveil exclusive FHL buy-to-let fix

PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network have launched an exclusive new buy-to-let mortgage for...

The Mortgage Lender joins Mortgage Intelligence panel

Mortgage Intelligence and Next Intelligence have added The Mortgage Lender to their panel. The appointment...

First-time buyer completions at three-year high

First-time buyers saw their completion rate for mortgage offers via intermediaries reach a three-year...

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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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Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost?...

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...