Buy-to-let

The Coventry ups BTL end of term age

The Coventry Building Society is increasing its maximum age at end of term from 75...

Record results for Together

Together has posted record pre-tax profits £90.3m for the year ending 30 June 2016, an...

Month-on-month fall in FTB & home mover activity

Home-owners borrowed £10.6bn for house purchase in July 2016, down 13% month-on-month and 12%...

Fewer ‘dinner party landlords’ predicted

Changes hitting buy-to-landlords, such as a rise in stamp duty for additional homes and...

FHL cuts rates and simplifies fee structure

Foundation Home Loans (FHL) has cut rates across its buy-to-let range and has simplified its...

Virgin Money cuts residential & BTL rates

Virgin Money has updated its mortgage range with a number of rate reductions in...

Keystone hires southern business manager

Keystone Property Finance has expanded its business development team with the appointment of Moises...

More landlords taking day-to-day control of properties

New research has found that two in three landlords live within 10 miles of...

Society of Mortgage Professionals outlines roadshow schedule

The Society of Mortgage Professionals has confirmed the schedule for its second series of 2016...

Network expands headquarters

Connect for Intermediaries has expanded into second floor premises at its headquarters in Hornchurch,...

Your Move: rent rise slowdown may be over

The average rent in England and Wales is now £846 per calendar month, the highest...

Post-Brexit vote bounce for buy-to-let

Buy-to-let activity increased by 12.7% in August as the sector successfully absorbed the Government’s 2015 policy...

TMW increases buy-to-let options

The Mortgage Works (TMW) is reducing rates on two, three and five-year fixed rate buy-to-let...

Fall in costs of buy-to-let mortgages

Mortgage Brain has reported that the costs of buy-to-let mortgages have fallen by as...

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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...

Will we look back at Q2 as the most stable quarter of 2026?

The first half of 2026 has reminded us how quickly sentiment can change within the mortgage and housing markets. After a fairly stable and promising...

A steadier second half of 2026 in sight?

The first half of 2026 has been a reminder that the mortgage market does not operate in isolation. While domestic economic conditions have remained...

How brokers can secure better client outcomes in a volatile market

Experience has always counted in the mortgage market. Brokers who worked through the financial crisis, the Covid pandemic, the Liz Truss mini-Budget and cost-of-living...

Housing reform needs a thriving private rental sector, not just a thriving sales and purchase market

One of the most encouraging developments over recent weeks has been the renewed focus on improving the homebuying and selling process. The Government's plans to...

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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...

Shamplina joins Panorama rental fraud investigation

Landlord Action founder Paul Shamplina will appear in a BBC Panorama investigation into criminal...

Scotland leads Q2 landlord yield growth

Landlord gross rental yields strengthened during the second quarter, driven by growth in Scotland,...

HSBC UK raises residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates

HSBC UK is increasing rates across a range of residential and buy-to-let mortgages from...