Buy-to-let

Paradigm updates buy-to-let lender matrix

Paradigm Mortgage Services has stated that following the 30 September PRA portfolio landlord underwriting changes,...

Record lending month for Landbay

Landbay has reported that it lent £6.31m across 31 mortgages in September, a record month of...

New range from Pepper Money

Pepper Money has revamped its mortgage range and introduced a new online portal. The lender,...

Near 5% returns for Scottish landlords

Scotland has witness a continued rise in demand for rental properties, with prices increasing slightly...

Nine out of 10 regions see rents rise year-on-year

Your Move has reported that rents in both the East of England and the...

Landlords unaware of HMO licensing proposals

Over 85% of all landlords are unfamiliar with new laws that could force them...

AOBP appoints lender committee

The Association of Bridging Professionals (AOBP) has finalised the formation of its lender committee. It...

Housing market activity “in Goldilocks territory”

UK Finance has estimated that overall gross mortgage lending in August was £24.2 billion,...

London Trading Standards tackles rogue letting agents

As part of London Trading Standards Week, representatives from 15 departments are to visit...

Barclays rolls out further advance proc fee

Barclays Mortgages has introduced a procuration payment of 0.30% on all new residential and...

TMW unveils new portfolio landlord criteria

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has introduced new requirements for portfolio lending in response to new...

Together secures new £275m funding

Together has announced the successful completion of its debut public RMBS (residential mortgage-backed security)...

‘Opportunities there for the taking’ from PRA reforms

Paul Welch, CEO of largemortgageloans.com, believes that the PRA's changes to lending regulations – which...

Precise publishes portfolio proposition online

Precise Mortgages has put its portfolio proposition online ready for the Prudential Regulation Authority’s...

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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...

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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...