Buy-to-let

Aldermore unveils new buy-to-let rates

Aldermore has made changes across its buy-to-let mortgage range. Its new reduced rates...

Tax and regulation changing landlord behaviour

Paragon’s latest PRS Trends research has found that landlords with between six and 20...

BTL brokers want innovation and consistency

Precise Mortgages has revealed its latest research has found that product innovation and more...

Foundation Home Loans offers new five-year buy-to-let fix

Foundation Home Loans has unveiled a new five-year fixed rate deal called Standard Plus,...

Landlords maintain positive outlook

Private landlords are feeling positive about the future of the market, despite the past...

The Cambridge in buy-to-let partnership with Legal & General Mortgage Club

The Cambridge Building Society is partnering with Legal & General Mortgage Club to offer...

Decade-high February for home-movers and first-time buyers

UK Finance has reported that mortgage lending for first-time buyers, home movers and remortgagors...

Landlords seeking to diversify in hunt for better yields

51% of brokers in the UK have been approached by landlords looking to diversify...

Paymentshield improves landlord insurance offering

Paymentshield has made changes to its landlord insurance product and revealed it will now...

Shawbrook Commercial hires lending manager

Shawbrook Bank has revealed that Stewart Paine has joined the commercial property team as...

LendInvest added to two sourcing systems

LendInvest has partnered with mortgage sourcing partners Twenty7Tec and IRESS’s TriGold system. Both of these...

Bluestone Mortgages introduces interest-only BTLs

Bluestone Mortgages has made changes to its buy-to-let mortgage range and has introduced an interest-only...

TMW revises maximum age criteria for lower LTV BTL applications

The Mortgage Works (TMW) is removing its age limit at application for experienced landlords...

Investec simplifies mortgage proposition

Investec Private Banking has simplified its residential owner-occupier and buy-to-let mortgage ranges, and made...

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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...