Buy-to-let

LendInvest partners with Mortgage Brain

LendInvest has teamed up with Mortgage Brain to bring its buy-to-let product to a...

Scottish rents up 0.4% on average last year

Your Move Scotland has reported that average rent in Scotland was £574 per calendar...

Paragon offers new products for all types of landlords

Paragon is offering a refreshed range of mortgage products for portfolio and non-portfolio landlords. New...

HMOs & student accommodation: what do landlords looking for higher yields need to know?

The UK’s growing demand for rental properties means that property continues to be a...

The Leeds launches bespoke HMO mortgage range

The Leeds Building Society has launched a new bespoke mortgage range for shared houses. The...

Fleet pulls range until expected relaunch later in January

Specialist buy-to-let lender Fleet Mortgages has withdrawn access to its products due to a...

Pepper Money launches new limited edition buy-to-let deals

Pepper Money has launched a range of five-year fixed rate buy-to-let limited edition products, with...

Northern regions enjoy highest percentage rental returns

The latest rental tracker for England and Wales from Your Move has found that...

Nobody knows anything

So, welcome to 2019. I hope you enjoyed the Christmas break and managed to...

Connect for Intermediaries begins packaging for Zephyr and Fleet

Connect for Intermediaries has become one of the first distributors to package for Zephyr,...

Kensington Mortgages unveils new 75% LTV rates

Kensington Mortgages has launched new special rates across its 75% loan to value (LTV)...

Computershare Loan Services launches buy-to-let lender

Computershare Loan Services has launched Zephyr Homeloans following a pilot. It is a dedicated buy-to-let...

Skipton to offer automated additional borrowing

From the end of January 2019, Skipton Intermediaries is to introduce additional borrowing through...

L&G Mortgage Club members get Penrith product access

Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced that the Penrith Building Society has joined...

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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...