Buy-to-let

2% annual rise in non-London UK rents

Landbay has reported that the average rent paid for a residential property in the UK...

Landlords keen to keep buy-to-let tax relief

Landlords' top New Year’s wish is for the government to keep buy-to-let tax relief...

Do your specialist and mainstream knowledge match up?

So here we are in a new year. 2017 has arrived and, if your...

Jeff Knight joins Foundation Home Loans

Foundation Home Loans (FHL) has appointed Jeff Knight to the newly created role of...

“Unsurprising” rise in limited company BTL applications

Mortgages for Business has reported an increase in the proportion of applications for buy-to-let properties...

Personal Touch to go LIVE in Birmingham

Adviser network Personal Touch has revealed details of its fifth annual 'LIVE' event. The member event...

Landbay unveils professional landlord mortgage offering

Landbay has introduced a new range of products for professional landlords. The buy-to-let lender's new offering...

New buy-to-let range from the Mansfield

The Mansfield Building Society has unveiled a buy-to-let range up to 75% LTV and...

Insecurity in private rental sector hitting families hard

Citizens Advice has revealed that 39% of people living with their children in privately...

SimplyBiz Mortgages’ seasonal showcase returns

SimplyBiz Mortgages has will stage its second whole of market ‘Seasonal Showcase’ event on...

Halifax unveils new mortgage cashback offer

First-time buyers are being offered £500 by Halifax. The offer is also available to homemovers,...

Latest ex-pat buy-to-let data published

Up to 40% of expat mortgage customers are investing in buy-to-let property in Greater...

Peston and Hague confirmed for ARLA’s 2017 conference

The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) has secured former Foreign Secretary and Leader...

Landlords increasingly opting for five-year fixes

Paragon Mortgages’ latest Financial Advisors Confidence Tracking (FACT) Index report reveals that fixed term...

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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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Bridging Soup launches major market research initiative

Bridging Soup has launched a new research initiative to build a clearer picture of...

Just one in seven homes records five years of growth

Fewer than one in seven UK homes increased in value during every year of...

Word On The Street arranges £108m of property finance in record year

Word On The Street arranged more than £108 million of property finance across 239...

Beverley enhances SIPP income assessment

Beverley Building Society has introduced a tiered approach to assessing income from self-invested personal...