Buy-to-let

Rental yields at three-year high

Confidence in landlords' own lettings at its highest level for 18 months and 8%...

Kensington Mortgages updates buy-to-let offering

Kensington Mortgages has upgraded its buy-to-let proposition. The latest changes will include loans of up to...

Vida cuts five-year fixed buy-to-let rates

Vida Homeloans has reduced several five-year fixed rate buy-to-let products by up to 0.75 percentage...

Sainsbury’s Bank adds Sesame to broker panel

Sesame has become the latest broker partner for Sainsbury's Bank. The bank provides a range...

Report shows shift to low cost high yield buy-to-let properties

A special report commissioned by The Mortgage Lender to mark the launch of its...

Paragon’s mortgage lending up 7%

Paragon has published its third quarter trading update. It shows a 7% increase in total...

Foundation Home Loans introduces new large loan offering

Foundation Home Loans has launched a new large loan product, facilitating larger buy-to-let loans...

Thistle sees large rise in landlords switching to incorporation

Thistle Finance has revealed a 30% rise in the number of landlords in the...

New Paragon buy-to-let exclusives for 3mc

3mc has unveiled new exclusive buy-to-let products with Paragon Bank on the lender’s portfolio...

Hampshire Trust Bank appoints new NED

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announces the appointment of Astrid Grey as an independent non-executive director (NED). Grey (pictured)...

The Leeds unveils 2.32% no fee BTL mortgage

The Leeds Building Society has introduced a two-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage as part of a...

Buy-to-let transaction volume growth slowing

LendInvest's latest Buy-to-Let Index report has found that Luton reclaimed the top spot in July 2018 for...

The Mansfield’s range now includes holiday lets

The Mansfield Building Society has launched a new holiday buy-to-let product, allowing loans up...

LendInvest and Onfido partner to expedite buy-to-let ID checks

LendInvest and identity verification provider Onfido have announced a partnership designed to streamline LendInvest’s...

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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...