Buy-to-let

Brokers benefiting from BTL surge

The Nottingham Building Society has confirmed that buy-to-let landlords have caused a rise in advice enquiries...

Turnover and profits up at Brightstar

Specialist finance distributor Brightstar has reported that its turnover totalled £5.3m for the year...

Pepper expands packager panel

Promise Solutions has been selected as an approved packager by specialist lender Pepper Homeloans. The...

HMOs set to be most popular investor property type

The latest Shawbrook Client Barometer has found that HMOs are predicted to be the...

The Buy to Let Event returns next month

The Buy to Let Club's industry event is returning in April for the first leg...

What was missing from the Budget

This article, as they say in the world of TV, is a two-parter. In...

Accord introduces 10-day sale

Accord Buy To Let has launched a 10-day sale on a range of mortgages. The four...

Virgin Money cuts BTL and residential rates

Virgin Money has reductions to rates on selected products across its buy-to-let and core residential mortgage...

Govt’s BTL action causing rents to rise

Tenants are facing the first rises in market rents since the autumn, according to...

Over £11k spent on rent before buying

A letting agent's study into the UK rental market has found that the average...

New limited company BTL policy for Kent Reliance and InterBay

OneSavings Bank brands Kent Reliance and InterBay Commercial have announced a new policy for...

IMLA: Basel proposals could scupper B&B sale

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders' Association (IMLA) has warned that Basel proposals mean Bradford &...

February lending up 30% year-on-year

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has estimated that gross mortgage lending reached £17.6...

Mortgage Trust open for consumer buy-to-let

Paragon Mortgages is now accepting applications for consumer buy-to-let via its sister brand Mortgage Trust. Its...

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Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

The 4.3 million borrowers your pipeline is probably missing

There are 4.3 million self-employed workers in the UK and nearly one in five self-employed workers plans to buy a property in the next...

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

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The Swansea reports mortgage growth at AGM

Swansea Building Society has reported growth in assets, mortgages, savings and capital reserves for...

Wealthy Advisers Club draws more than 400 advisers to London conference

The Wealthy Advisers Club has held its latest flagship conference at Kensington Town Hall,...

CHL cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 25bps

CHL Mortgages has reduced rates across its short-term let and limited edition buy-to-let ranges. The...

Darlington cuts rates across buy-to-let and specialist ranges

Darlington Building Society has reduced mortgage rates by up to 50bps across its buy-to-let,...