Buy-to-let

Average rents rose 3.5% outside London

HomeLet's Rental Index for October 2015 has reported that when London is excluded, the...

Autumn Statement & Spending Review: buy-to-let

George Osborne has announced that higher rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) will...

Autumn Statement & Spending Review: speech in full

Mr Speaker, this Spending Review delivers on the commitment we made to the British...

Scottish rents take a breather

The latest Scotland Buy-to-Let Index from Your Move has found that Scottish rents are...

Roma Finance rebridges BTL landlord

Roma Finance has lent £400,000 over six months with a five-day completion to a...

More BTL landlords looking for deals on cheaper properties

Increasing numbers of buy-to-let landlords are looking for mortgages on cheaper valued properties, according...

Paragon posts 10% rise in profits

The Paragon Group of Companies has reported a 10.2% increase in underlying profit for...

Landbay partners with My Home Move

Peer-to-peer lender Landbay has announced a new partnership with My Home Move. My Home Move...

Some pre-Xmas relief for tenants

The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) has claimed that fewer tenants are experiencing...

Positive times ahead for buy-to-let

Perhaps understandably, given the level of scrutiny the buy-to-let market faces today, the latest...

1.2% month-on-month fall in rents

Rents across England and Wales have fallen between September and October, according to the...

The Nationwide increases its first-time buyer numbers

The Nationwide Building Society helped 25,700 first time buyers onto the property ladder during...

Virgin Money unveils new BTL exclusives

Virgin Money has made changes to its mortgage range, including the launch of a...

Fleet Mortgages issues limited company BTL guide

Fleet Mortgages has published a new guide for intermediaries focusing on the limited company buy-to-let sector. Entitled...

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Take off the rose-tinted glasses and stop chasing a rate cut

Every six weeks the financial world raises its eyebrows at the prospect of a rate cut, causing celebration when the Monetary Committee duly obliges. There...

URGENT! AI Is coming for you. Or maybe not…

I’ll try to make this as straight to the point as I can. The way that your prospective customers find you via online search...

Mind the gap: Can mortgage advice change the game for protection?

Many industry insiders still talk about the UK protection gap and how vast it is. The numbers speak for themselves with the estimated value of...

Navigating HMO and MUFB complexity with confidence

Historically, larger Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) and Multi-Unit Freehold Blocks (MUFBs) have often been avoided due to their complex layouts, individual planning requirements,...

Why we shouldn’t wait for the FCA to act on later life lending

It might feel odd to be talking about a new year, when we’re barely half-way through this one, but the recent FCA Discussion Paper...

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SortRefer posts record-breaking July as broker demand surges

SortRefer, the Derby-based conveyancing and legal services platform, has reported its strongest month on...

Mortgage lenders under fire as rates lag behind interest rate cuts

Mortgage holders are paying over £1,000 a year more than they should be, according...

Average English homebuyer to gain £41k in borrowing power

Homebuyers across England are set to benefit from a substantial increase in purchasing power,...

Somo revives summer offer with valuation discounts and free beer for brokers

Specialist lender Somo has announced the return of its August promotion, offering 90% off...