Buy-to-let

Coventry for Intermediaries cuts BTL two-year fixed rates

Coventry for Intermediaries has reduced rates on its two-year fixed buy-to-let range by 0.20...

Two-speed PRS market emerging

The growth of the private rented sector (PRS) is slowing, despite its value hitting...

Intermediaries report stronger landlord demand

As mortgage activity increased in the third quarter of 2017, so did confidence amongst...

Buy-to-let mortgage rates on the rise

Latest research from moneyfacts.co.uk shows that since the base rate announcement on 2 November,...

LSL Group offers exclusive five-year buy-to-let fix

LSL Group is offering two, five-year fixed rate exclusive buy-to-let products with the Leeds...

Industry reviews 2017 sales and lettings performance

NAEA and ARLA Propertymark have published sales and lettings data for 2017. NAEA Propertymark found...

Portfolio landlord boost for Octane Capital

Octane Capital has reported a 27% increase in enquiries from portfolio landlords during October...

The Buy to Let Business expands management team

Paul Elliott is to join the Buy to Let Business' management team in December. He...

Capital raising interest from portfolio landlords

Portfolio and professional landlords are increasingly looking to capital raise via remortgaging in order...

Precise to offer income supported BTL

Precise Mortgages is to launch Income Supported Buy to Let on 5 December, allowing...

Landlords: tenant fee ban may discourage use of letting agents

Paragon has wanted that 30% of landlords may be discouraged from letting property via...

Highlands & Islands lead Scottish rental market

Your Move Scotland has found that the rental market north of the border continued...

New portfolio landlord product search tool unveiled

Mortgages for Business has issued an update to its online Buy to Let Mortgage...

Foundation Home Loans ups portfolio limits to £3m

Foundation Home Loans has increased the maximum total borrowing limits on its buy-to-let range...

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The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

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Self-employed borrowers face narrower lender choice

Self-employed mortgage applicants have access to more than a third fewer eligible lenders than...

Landlords target growth despite rising costs

More than eight in 10 professional property investors plan to expand their portfolios during...

Home insurance defies wider fall in customer satisfaction

Home insurance has bucked a wider decline in customer sentiment towards UK insurers, according...

Nova appoints Andrew Smith as commercial director

Conveyancing provider Nova has appointed Andrew Smith as commercial director as it seeks to...