Buy-to-let

10% rise in limited company mortgage completions for purchase

Mortgages for Business' latest Limited Company Buy-to-let Index has reported that during the second...

Private Label brand resurrected by Brightstar Financial

Brightstar Financial is re-launching Private Label as a specialist lending brand. The brand was originally...

Scottish rents fall because of general election

Your Move Scotland has reported that the average rent north of the border dropped...

New expat guide for UK BTL interest relief changes

Skipton International has launched a guide to help expat buy-to-let investors with new changes...

Openwork teams up with LSS portal

Openwork has appointed Landlord Support Services (LSS) to its provider panel. It will be actively...

New expat BTL deals from the Saffron

Saffron For Intermediaries has improved its specialist deals for ex-pat borrowers and 'everyday' buy-to-let...

FSE Wales: portfolio landlord broker proc fees to rise

Financial advisers involved in the buy-to-let sector, especially in writing portfolio landlord mortgage business,...

Only portfolio landlords benefit from limited company structure

Buy-to-let investors could see their income cut by £1,000 each year by purchasing through...

Barclays introduces new mortgages rates

On 27 June Barclays is launching new residential and buy-to-let mortgage products, including exclusive...

Landbay to offer accounting services to landlords

Landbay is to launch an accounting, reporting and tax compliance service to help landlords...

Santander moves to boost buy-to-let market

Santander has made fee reductions on both its 60% loan to value (LTV) and...

Bank of Ireland UK boosts choice with new range

Bank of Ireland UK had broadened choice across all loan to values in its...

13 new deals from Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgages has launched a new product range covering its three key borrower groups:...

Landlord confidence takes a hit

Kent Reliance has reported that landlords’ confidence has fallen as investors face the prospect...

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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...