Buy-to-let

The Mortgage Lender simplifies portfolio buy-to-let underwriting

The Mortgage Lender has joined up with eTech to simplify portfolio buy-to-let underwriting for...

The Leeds cuts selected buy-to-let fixed rates

The Leeds Building Society has reduced rates on selected two and five year buy-to-let...

Connect for Intermediaries unveils its first academy

Connect for Intermediaries is holding its first academy for trainee mortgage brokers this week. It...

London rents up 4% year-on-year

HomeLet’s February Rental Index has revealed that rents in the UK rose by 3.8%...

Landlords set to slash spending

Over one-third of landlords are looking to cut their annual spending as rising running...

The Northview Group surpasses £8bn in securitisation

The Northview Group (NVG) has priced the latest securitisation transaction from its Finsbury Square...

Pepper Money partners with MCI Mortgage Club

Pepper Money’s full range of specialist residential and buy-to-let mortgages are now available to...

Rise in debt criteria search popularity

Searches on Knowledge Bank regarding people with debt issues were four of the five...

TSB unveils new tracker and remortgage products

TSB Bank has introduced a new two-year buy-to-let tracker product for remortgage and house...

Keystone introduces exclusive purchase only deals

Keystone Property Finance has unveiled an exclusive purchase only product range. Pricing of the product...

Gap between buying and renting is narrowing

The latest Halifax Buying vs. Renting Review has found that the gap between the...

Buy-to-let investor jailed for contempt of court

The High Court of Justice has sentenced Robert John McKendrick to six months imprisonment...

The Hinckley & Rugby partners with Paradigm

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society is to work with Paradigm Mortgage Services to...

The Mortgage Lender cuts limited company buy-to-let rates

The Mortgage Lender has cut the initial rates on its limited company buy-to-let range...

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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...