Buy-to-let

Aldermore reduces two-year BTL rates

Aldermore has cut its two-year fixed rates for private individuals on buy-to-let mortgages and remortgages....

Five new deals from Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgages has introduced five new products across both its individual and limited company ranges. Lifetime trackers...

Sharp rise in AIPs at Octopus Property

Octopus Property has reported an increase in Agreements In Principle (AIPs) for its two to five-year...

New functionality for TBMC’s SAQS

TBMC has introduced new functionality for its buy-to-let Sourcing and Quotation System (SAQS) which will...

Precise takes different ICR approach for buy-to-let

Precise Mortgages has put its buy-to-let calculator online so that brokers can see how...

Twenty7Tec improves further advance sourcing

Twenty7Tec has made improvements to its MortgageSource system, that will enable brokers to compare...

Connells: “great December” for housing market

Connells Survey & Valuation has reported that December’s activity in the UK’s housing market was up...

Demand for seconds likely to be greater than ever

There’s always a sense of anticipation at the start of any new year, especially...

Landlords eschew BTLs for HMOs

Bridging lender Roma Finance is seeing buy-to-let landlords convert their properties into Houses in Multiple Occupation...

Average buy-to-let LTVs remain stable

While remortgaging in the final quarter of 2016 continued to account for the bulk...

Sharia compliant BTL Purchase Plans unveiled

Al Rayan Bank has launched Sharia compliant Buy to Let Purchase Plans (BTLPPs) for the...

New fixed rates from Paragon

Paragon Mortgages has introduced a new range of fixed rate mortgage products available for 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...

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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...