Buy-to-let

L&C’s Mortgage Finder attracts wide user age range

Mortgage broker L&C has seen over £2.6bn worth of mortgage applications through its online tool since...

Intermediaries expect landlord business to stabilise

65% of mortgage intermediaries expect the level of landlord business to stabilise over the...

Year-on-year declines in first-time buyer and homemover activity

UK Finance has reported that there were 34,900 new first-time buyer mortgages completed in...

The Buy to Let Business joins up with Foundation Home Loans for API launch

Foundation Home Loans has partnered with distributor, The Buy to Let Business (TBTLB), to...

Pepper Money unveils zero completion fee limited edition

Pepper Money has launched a residential and buy-to-let zero completion fee limited edition for...

TSB joins Paradigm panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added TSB to its lender panel. The lender is the 14th...

Second charge criteria searches changed completely in July

Knowledge Bank has revealed the most search criteria by brokers during the month of...

UK Finance: arrears and possessions at an all-time historic low

UK Finance has reported that there were 76,740 homeowner mortgages in arrears of 2.5%...

Landlords most vulnerable in Winchester

Gatehouse Bank has revealed that Winchester is home to the most vulnerable rental market...

LendInvest launches exclusive with Buy to Let Club

LendInvest has introduced an exclusive five-year fixed rate product for intermediaries through Buy to...

Saffron For Intermediaries revamps expat buy-to let range

The Saffron Building Society has unveiled a refreshed range of expat mortgages for landlords...

London rents pass £1,600 mark for first time

Homelet has revealed that average rents in London are £1,615, up 3.3% on last...

Mortgages for Business gets new managing director

Steve Olejnik has been appointed managing director of Mortgages for Business. He takes over from...

Scottish rental market sees divide emerge

Your Move Scotland has revealed that a split has emerged in the Scottish rental market,...

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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? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

Bank Rate holds again, but November is now firmly in focus

There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate...

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...

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ModaMortgages cuts rates with limited edition buy-to-let range

ModaMortgages has launched a limited edition buy-to-let range with rates reduced by up to...

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...