Buy-to-let

Skipton expat lending now includes studio apartments

Skipton International is extending the terms of its mortgage proposition to include studio apartments valued...

NatWest unveils residential and BTL rate cuts

NatWest is making rate changes on selected core and semi-exclusive residential and buy-to-let products. Mark...

Magellan joins Buy to Let Club panel

Buy to Let Club has expanded its distribution panel with the addition of specialist...

Kensington’s renewed warehouse facility secures funding until 2021

Kensington Mortgages has announced the renewal of its warehouse credit line with BNP Paribas...

The Leeds doubles BTL cashback incentives to £1k

The Leeds Building Society has increased the cashback incentives available on selected two and...

Precise Mortgages appoints BDM for London and South East

Precise Mortgages has appointed Nick O’Leary as business development manager (BDM) for the London area. He...

London landlords worse off since Brexit vote in 2016

The latest Landbay Rental Index has found that landlords in the capital are potentially £1,806...

Free registration now open for MBE Leeds

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) Leeds is now open for brokers, IFAs and financial intermediaries...

Zephyr Homeloans joins Complete FS lending panel

Complete FS, has added new buy-to-let lender, Zephyr Homeloans, to its lending panel. Zephyr Homeloans...

Commercial brokers have a positive sentiment for 2019

Shawbrook has reported that brokers remain optimistic about their businesses despite political uncertainty. The annual...

Mortgages for Business completes first buy-to-let deal for Zephyr Homeloans

Mortgages for Business has brokered the first buy-to-let mortgage to complete with new lender...

West One’s loan revamp expands ERC-free offering

West One Loans has made a series of changes to its range of second...

‘Maximum borrowing’ was top Knowledge Bank criterion search in December

Knowledge Bank has revealed the top five, most searched criteria by brokers during December...

Commercial Trust improved online BTL comparison table

Commercial Trust has unveiled its enhanced buy-to-let comparison table for customers, adding a number...

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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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First-time buyers face confidence gap as unexpected costs and delays mount

Nine in 10 first-time buyers believe they understand the home-buying process before starting, but...

Family BS hires Paul Ormonde for Central London broker role

Family Building Society has appointed Paul Ormonde as a business development manager covering Central...

LendInvest raises £300m through latest Mortimer securitisation

LendInvest has completed its eighth Mortimer residential mortgage-backed securitisation, securing £300 million of funding...

TMG adds Gable Mortgages to lender panel

TMG Mortgage Network has added Gable Mortgages to its lender panel, giving member firms...