Buy-to-let

Void periods: important to all buy-to-let investors

The buy-to-let market is continuing to boom thanks to a number of factors contributing to...

Commercial Trust warns of prison sentences for landlords

Landlords has been warned that they may face a prison sentence if they don’t...

P2P lender to join the CML

Landbay has become the first peer-to-peer lender to be invited to join the Council...

Precise enhances multiple property landlord criteria

Precise Mortgages has improved its criteria for landlords with multiple properties. The number of buy-to-let...

Accord cuts buy-to-let rates

Accord Buy to Let has reduced the rate on selected mortgages by up to...

Renters still pay £58 less per month than buyers

Latest research by Zoopla.co.uk has found the purchasing a property is more cost-effective than...

2015 trends in PRS continuing into Q4

The stability seen throughout 2015 in the private rented sector (PRS) continued in the...

Paradigm signs exclusive deal with Brightstar

Paradigm Mortgage Services has agreed an exclusive two-year partnership with Brightstar. Paradigm will, from today,...

Scottish average rents on the slide

As the Scottish government moves forward with proposals for rent controls and details of the...

Pepper unveils 1.99% deal

Pepper Homelands has announced its latest product offering. It is introducing two-year tracker rates...

New legislation could cause “legal minefield”

New legislation that came into force on 1 October will limit landlord’s powers to...

Shawbrook appoints new CEO

Steve Pateman has agreed to join Shawbrook Group plc as its new chief executive...

Freedom Finance ramps up intermediary staffing levels

Freedom Finance has revealed a more than doubling of its its intermediary-focussed staff numbers after...

Dragonfly reviews buy-to-let offering

Dragonfly Property Finance has made key changes to its buy-to-let product range. The lender has introduced the following...

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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...

A walk on the supply side

The UK government’s stated goal to build 1.5 million homes during the current parliamentary term underlines a strong political focus on addressing the housing...

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Renters cut back as deposit savings hit six-month low

The number of renters actively saving for a property deposit has fallen to its...

Eight in 10 first-time buyers moved back in with parents to get on the ladder

Four in five first-time buyers moved back in with parents to save for a...

Landlords desert the market amid growing fears over Renters’ Rights Bill

Small landlords are quitting the private rental sector in increasing numbers, as concerns mount...

Clydesdale Bank cuts selected rates and unveils new products

Clydesdale Bank is set to implement rate reductions across a range of residential mortgage...