Buy-to-let

New Street Mortgages introduces free BTL valuations

New Street Mortgages has made changes to its buy-to-let offering. The Northview Group...

Rise in first-time buyer borrowing

UK Finance has revealed that in June, first-time buyers borrowed £5.9bn, up 26% on...

Buy-to-let mortgage costs coming down

Mortgage Brain has reported further rate and cost reductions of most mainstream buy-to-let products...

FP Show expands lending remit

The Finance Professional Show (FP Show) will take place on 8 November at Olympia in...

Octane Capital refinances BTL portfolio despite credit issues

Octane Capital has completed a £1.1m refinance of a complex buy-to-let portfolio comprising four properties...

Landbay partners with Positive Lending

Positive Lending is to join Landbay’s panel of distribution partners. Landbay will help Positive Lending...

TMA unveils BTL Hub in advance of PRA changes

TMA has launched a dedicated website, the ‘BTL Hub’, to support advisers, ahead of...

AToM outlines September roadshow programme

All Types of Mortgages Ltd (AToM) has revealed the dates and locations for its September...

Trio of new broker BDMs for Together

Together has appointed three new business development managers to cover the North East, London...

Positive offers Marsden’s older borrower range

Positive Lending is adding Marsden Building Society’s Older Borrower products to its lending portfolio.  The...

Castle Trust outlines PRA phase 2 stance

Castle Trust Capital has revealed its approach to implementing of the PRA Phase 2...

New HMO deal from FHL

Foundation Home Loans has added a new HMO product to its buy-to-let range. It...

The Leeds to continue serving portfolio landlords

The Leeds Building Society has outlined its approach to buy-to-let lending rule changes coming into...

Capital’s commuter belt stretching further eastwards

Residential rents in the East of England increased by 2.35% in the 12 months...

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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...