Buy-to-let

Decline in buy-to-let valuations

April saw a 7% drop in buy-to-let valuations, as the reduction to landlord’s mortgage...

Greater proc fees required for buy-to-let?

David Whittaker of Mortgages for Business expects the amount of gross buy-to-let mortgage lending...

Portfolio BTL market likely to expand

An industry panel at the FSE Manchester event on Wednesday was of the view...

Mortgage volumes down 12% year-on-year

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has revealed that, on a non-seasonally adjusted basis,...

Foundation Home Loans unveils professional landlord deal

Foundation Home Loans has launching a new two-year fixed rate mortgage aimed primarily at professional...

New rates from Platform

Platform has cut select residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates by up to 0.10 percentage points. the intermediary-led...

First Complete and Pink offer BTL insurance system

First Complete and Pink have introduced a new buy-to-let insurance system for advisers. It launches with a...

LendInvest joins Home Builders Federation

LendInvest has joined the Home Builders Federation, the representative body of the private sector home building...

Non-executive director leaves OSB

OneSavings Bank (OSB) has announced the resignation of non-executive director Nathan Moss after three...

TMW cuts minimum ICR for lower rate tax payers

The Mortgage Works (TMW) is adjusting its Interest Cover Ratio (ICR) for lower rate...

Landbay offers retention procuration fee

Landbay has announced its introduction of a retention fee. Intermediaries will now receive a...

One-third of landlords to cut annual spending

As their tax burden increases, over a third of landlords are looking to cut...

Keystone unveils new 3.69% three year BTL deal

Keystone Property Finance has launched a new three-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage at 3.69% to...

New Select mortgage range from Kensington

Kensington Mortgages has unveiled a new Select mortgage range, with rates starting from 2.39% for a...

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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...