Buy-to-let

Limited company BTL purchases outstrip remortgages

The latest Mortgages for Business Limited Company Buy-to-let Index has revealed that in the final quarter...

Go Commercial Finance expands panel

Go Commercial Finance has added Atom Bank to its lender panel. The move provides clients...

Fleet Mortgages’ lending shifts towards portfolio landlords

Fleet Mortgages has reported notable quarterly growth in the amount of portfolio landlord applications it...

New rent reporting system unveiled

A new platform has launched today that links tenants’ rental payments with their Experian...

UK Finance: housing market activity remains buoyant

UK’s Finance has reported steady increases in mortgage lending for first-time-buyers and home movers...

New discount BTL deal from the Hinckley & Rugby

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has introduced a new lower-fee two-year discount buy-to-let...

Landbay revises background underlying portfolio stress tests

Landbay is introducing changes to its background underlying portfolio stress tests, amended from 125%...

New retention range from the Skipton

The Skipton Building Society has unveiled a new range of retention products for existing...

Brilliant Solutions expands lender panel

Brilliant Solutions has added the Tipton & Coseley Building Society to its lender panel.  The...

CA launches landlord restriction survey

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has  launched a new survey in conjunction with HM Land...

Al Rayan Bank cuts rates on Buy to Let Purchase Plans

Al Rayan Bank has announced a one percentage point reduction in the rental rates...

Coventry for Intermediaries issues its lowest ever BTL fixed rates

Coventry for Intermediaries has cut rates across its two and five year fixed buy-to-let...

Landbay unveils landlord product for first time buyers

Landbay is extending its lending criteria to now include first time landlords who do...

Paragon unveils new buy-to-let products

Paragon has introduced an extended range of Portfolio and Non-portfolio buy-to-let mortgage products. It has...

Latest POLL

COMMENT

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...

Latest news

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...