Buy-to-let

Roma Finance sounds death knell for small landlord

The private rental sector of the future will be dominated by larger institutional landlords...

Lenders and brokers accused of being ‘too quiet’ over buy-to-let changes

Mortgage lenders and brokers have been too quiet over the Prudential Regulatory Authority’s (PRA)...

The Leeds Building Society reduces BTL fixed rates

The Leeds Building Society has cut rates on its no fee buy-to-let mortgages range by...

Octopus Property appoints head of structuring

Octopus Property, part of the Octopus Group, has announced the appointment of Matthew Pritchard...

The Skipton cuts buy-to-let rates

The Skipton Building Society is cutting rates by up to 0.23 percentage points across its...

Home owning cheaper than renting everywhere in the UK

Potential first-time buyers would have lower monthly outgoings if they bought a home rather...

Commercial Trust Limited wins buy-to-let award

Commercial Trust Limited was named 'Best Broker Firm For Buy To Let' at the...

Gatehouse Bank joins SimplyBiz Mortgages’ panel

Gatehouse Bank has become the latest lender to join SimplyBiz Mortgages’ panel. Gatehouse Bank offers...

VIBE Finance selects OMS

One Mortgage System (OMS) has been chosen by specialist brokerage VIBE Finance. The newly launched directly...

The Mansfield unveils expat buy-to-let deal

The Mansfield Building Society has launched an expat buy-to-let mortgage. It is initially available through...

The Ipswich revamps BTL and credit repair ranges

The Ipswich Building Society has added two new products to its buy-to-let range and...

The Marsden cuts 125bps off buy-to-let offering

The Marsden Building Society has relaunched its buy-to-let product range, reducing rates by up to...

New five-year BTL deals from Precise

Precise Mortgages has launched a new five-year fixed rate buy-to-let range with reduced rates and...

The Vernon unveils new buy-to-let range

Vernon Intermediaries has launched a new range of buy-to-let mortgages. The lender has launched mortgages...

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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...