Buy-to-let

‘Dramatic’ growth in rents on the cards?

Landbay has revealed that the 15 months since the Bank of England's Monetary Policy...

Accord Buy To Let updates house purchase range

Accord Mortgages is offering free standard valuation and up to £1,000 cashback on all...

Platform changes BTL interest cover ratio

Platform will now assess eligible buy-to-let remortgage applications, without additional borrowing, using a minimum of...

New holiday let product from Together

Together has created a new holiday let product in response to demand from professional...

The Hinckley & Rugby introduces lower BTL reference rate

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has introduced a new online buy-to-let calculator for...

North West is home to fastest rising rents in the UK

Your Move's England & Wales Buy to Let Index has found that most areas...

Metro Bank reduces BTL and residential rates

Metro Bank has made changes to both its residential and buy-to-let product ranges. Rates for...

Demand for rental accommodation up 10% month on month

ARLA Propertymark (Association of Residential Letting Agents) has reported that, after several months of...

New fixed rates from Paragon

Paragon has added four two-year fixed Portfolio products to its buy-to-let range. Rates start...

Gross mortgage lending up 5% year-on-year

UK Finance has estimated that gross mortgage lending in September was £21.4 billion, 5%...

Connect for Intermediaries adds State Bank of India to panel

State Bank of India has joined Connect for Intermediaries' network panel. The panel has also...

TBMC launches 1.99% BTL exclusive

TBMC has launched a new buy-to-let mortgage exclusive with Hinckley & Rugby Building Society....

Crowdfunder launches buy-to-let alternative

Investment platform MercyCrowd has has designed an 'equity only' model designed to help shield...

Why we’re not writing off the buy-to-let sector

To the outside observer, the buy-to-let sector might well look like it is on...

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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)...