Buy-to-let

General election has little impact on rent prices

The latest Your Move England & Wales Buy-to-let Index has reported that the general...

Brightstar creates three more departmental heads

Brightstar Financial has announced the promotions of three new department heads. Darren Perry, Paul Debney...

Paragon sees rise in professional landlord business

The Paragon Group of Companies has reported total lending and investment for the nine...

FHL appoints new regional area manager

Foundation Home Loans has recruited Annette Tilbury as regional area manager for the South...

New Accord buy-to-let fixed rates

Accord Mortgages has expanded its range of fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages for landlords with...

New low fixes from Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgages has launched four new buy-to-let products, including its lowest rates for 2017...

Accord outlines portfolio lending criteria

Accord Mortgages has published details of its lending criteria for portfolio landlords, which come into...

The Leeds reduced fixed BTL rates

Leeds Building Society has cut rates on its fixed rate buy-to-let deals by up...

Personal Touch unveils buy-to-let workshops

Personal Touch Financial Services has announced a series of buy-to-let workshops this autumn.   Eleven...

Coventry for Intermediaries introduces transitional BTL affordability policy

Coventry for Intermediaries has introduced its transitional buy-to-let affordability policy for remortgagors. The lender will...

L&G Mortgage Club updates Buy to Let Matrix

 has been adapted to include lender positions on buy-to-let portfolios ahead of the PRA...

Foundation Home Loans offers new first-time landlord deals

Foundation Home Loans has revised its buy-to-let range with new first-time landlord products. New five-year...

New website for Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgages has revamped its website, offering a simpler and more intuitive design to...

InterBay unveils bridging proposition

InterBay Commercial is to provide residential and commercial bridging finance for property investors.  Rates...

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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...

Why post-contract variation is becoming the mortgage market’s next battleground

For much of the past decade, mortgage technology investment has focused on origination and with good reason. Faster decisions in principle, automated affordability assessments,...

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Zoopla signs Manchester Super Giants shirt deal

Zoopla has become the first official front-of-shirt partner of Manchester Super Giants for the...

Southwest Knotweed launches identification app

Southwest Knotweed Group has launched an app designed to help mortgage and property professionals...

Broker Conveyancing launches referral hub for advisers

Broker Conveyancing has launched a referral platform intended to make it quicker for mortgage...

House price rise puts mortgage resilience in sharper focus

Homebuyers should consider how they would meet mortgage payments if illness or injury affected...