Buy-to-let

Together cuts rates for personal finance deals

Specialist lender Together has reduced interest rates across its personal finance products, including right-to-buy...

Paragon’s lending up 29%

Paragon Banking Group has reported underlying profits of £145 million for the year ended...

BUDGET 2017: railcard to boost rental markets?

Philip Hammond announced a new railcard for 26-30 year olds in the Budget today. He...

Newcastle Intermediaries cuts BTL and self-employed rates

Newcastle Intermediaries has reduced rates within its buy-to-let and self-employed mortgage range. Buy-to-let remortgage  deals...

IMLA: leave PRS and buy-to-let alone in Budget

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has warned that Philip Hammond should not be...

Ensure you broaden your revenue base

There’s a huge amount of excitement in the broker community at present — and...

Coventry for Intermediaries launches new Flexx for Term BTLs

Coventry for Intermediaries has launched new Flexx for Term buy-to-let mortgages at 50%-75% LTVs. Rates...

The Bath BS unveils expat BTL mortgage

The Bath Building Society has launched a buy-to-let mortgage product for expats. It is available...

BTL costs unaffected by PRA changes

New data from Mortgage Brain has showed that buy-to-let mortgage costs have remained stable despite...

LendInvest unveils professional landlord deal

LendInvest has launched a buy-to-let loan product targeted at experienced, professional property investors and...

September remortgaging boosted by rate rise expectations

UK Finance has reported that total mortgage lending declined in September but remained higher...

New quartet of Private Label deals

Brightstar Financial has launched four new and exclusive, specialist residential and buy-to-let mortgage products...

Rental market slows over past 12 months

The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) has revealed that a new economic index created by...

Axis Bank partners with eTech

Axis Bank has selected property risk software developer eTech to provide an online solution...

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COMMENT

Housing supply pressures underline the value of a balanced market

The latest figures from the Home Builders Federation make somewhat uncomfortable reading, particularly if you’re a Government which has placed a significant ‘bet’ on...

Spring Statement must tackle planning, regeneration and skills

With many reports suggesting that next week’s Spring Statement will deliver little in the way of new policy and instead focus largely on updated...

Jonny Palmer: Taking on the world’s toughest foot race

On 3 April I’ll be attempting what is considered the toughest foot race on earth: Marathon Des Sables Legendary. When I type that into a...

Why straightforward buy-to-let cases are becoming increasingly rare

The idea of a truly straightforward buy-to-let case now feels increasingly distant. As portfolios grow in size and complexity and borrowing needs evolve alongside...

Technology: from transformation to stewardship

For most of the modern history of UK mortgage lending, stability has not simply been a preference – it has been a necessity. Boards have...

Latest news

Broker confidence holds firm as market sentiment dips

Mortgage advisers ended 2025 increasingly confident in their own businesses even as sentiment towards...

Conveyancing strain grows as volumes rise

Conveyancing volumes rose at the end of 2025 easing fears of another market dip...

Limited company buy-to-let purchases hit record 43%

Limited company landlords accounted for a record 43% of mortgaged buy-to-let house purchases in...

CA warns SDLT shake-up risks delays and higher costs

The Conveyancing Association has criticised HMRC’s proposed changes to Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT)...