Buy-to-let

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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...

OSB Group changes BTL affordability assessments

OneSavings Bank (OSB) will be implementing changes to its affordability assessments for all new...

In defence of the FCA

At this time of year I’m hoping the seasonal spirit is flowing through you...

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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...