Buy-to-let

12-year high for first-time buyer numbers

UK Finance has revealed that there were 370,000 new first-time buyer mortgages completed in...

Skipton International extends UK buy-to-let mortgages to foreign nationals

Skipton International is extending its UK buy- to-let mortgage proposition to include applications from...

The Hanley Economic launches 1.84% no fee two-year BTL fix

The Hanley Economic Building Society has launched a no fee two-year fixed rate buy-to-let...

Brexit uncertainty having negative effect on housing market

Paragon’s latest Financial Adviser and Confidence Tracking (FACT) Index has found that mortgage advisers expect...

LendInvest expands lending operations team

LendInvest has reported a record month of signed applications in January 2019 with 428...

The Marsden launches online platform for intermediaries

The Marsden Building Society has introduced a new intermediary online platform. It is for mortgage...

The Mansfield launches new expat buy-to-let product

The Mansfield Building Society has launched a new buy-to-let mortgage product with no completion...

Broker market share will increase in 2019: IMLA

IMLA has predicted that total gross mortgage lending, loans for house purchase and remortgaging...

The Mansfield Building Society introduces new holiday let mortgage

The Mansfield Building Society has launched a new holiday buy-to-let product specifically for borrowers...

Head of national accounts promotion at Foundation Home Loans

Foundation Home Loans has announced the promotion of Grant Hendry to the position of...

Adverse credit criteria searches growing in popularity

Knowledge Bank has published the top five most searched criteria by brokers during January...

The Leeds expands bespoke HMO mortgage range with five-year deals

The Leeds Building Society is updating its bespoke HMO mortgage range for shared houses,...

Leek United unveils new fixed rates

Leek United has launched a new suite of mortgages including fixed rates with interest...

New Leeds deals for L&G Mortgage Club members

Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced two mortgage product updates with the Leeds...

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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...