Buy-to-let

Paragon to pay product switch proc fee

Paragon Mortgages has become the latest lender to introduce procuration fees for brokers. It will pay a...

New buy-to-let rates from Santander

Tomorrow (26 April) Santander is launching a range of new buy-to-let remortgages. The bank will be...

Trio of limited edition deals from Mortgage Trust

Mortgage Trust has unveiled three new limited edition products for buy-to-let property purchases and remortgages. These...

Clever Lending hires new sales manager

Clever Lending has appointed Scott Leach to the position of sales manager. Leach (pictured) has previously...

BTL percentage-based fees more popular than flat fees

Mortgages for Business' latest Buy-to-let Mortgage Costs Index, has stated that percentage based arrangement fees have...

HMO renting could be solution to ‘tenant tax’

79% of tenants could not afford the average rent rise needed for most landlords...

Record month for Complete FS

Complete FS has reported that March was its best month for new business since 2008 with...

New BTL affordability assessment from Santander

From 19 April Santander will assess eligible buy-to-let remortgage applications, where no increase in borrowing...

CML: home buying up slightly

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has reported that in February, home buyers borrowed...

Landlords target affordable investments

The first quarter of the year saw landlords opting for smaller mortgages and cheaper properties,...

Accord moves into consumer buy-to-let market

Accord Buy To Let will now accept buy-to-let mortgage applications from borrowers classed as...

New buy-to-let range from the Monmouthshire

The Monmouthshire Building Society has launched a new range of two-year buy-to-let house purchase...

Equity release “to help fill buy-to-let vacuum”

The Society of Mortgage Professionals has warned that, after doubling in volume from £20.1bn...

Improvement in landlord understanding of tax relief changes

Paragon Mortgages has reported an increased understanding of the implications of the government’s changes to...

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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...