Buy-to-let

The Leeds cuts buy-to-let rate

Leeds Building Society has made reductions in the headline rate on a number of...

3mc completes major deal with Aldermore

Mortgage distributor 3mc has completed a £1.65 million commercial mortgage transaction, which has been...

Aldermore to extend lending to north of the border

Aldermore is to begin lending on residential and buy-to-let properties in Scotland from Monday...

Kent Reliance targets expats with new buy-to-let deal

Kent Reliance has launched a new product to add to its buy-to-let mortgage range....

Hometrack wins InterBay Commercial contract

Hometrack has won a contract to supply automated valuation and risk tools to specialist...

NLA to move to accredited membership

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has committed to accredit all landlord members by 2020. In...

Two trends behind buy-to-let boom

The saying goes that success begets success and the buy-to-let market certainly seems to...

Increase in average advertised rents for the capital

Average advertised rents in London rose for the first time in four months this...

First time landlords targeted by TMW

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has unveiled a new buy-to-let range aimed at first time...

Growing positivity among adviser community

61% of First Complete mortgage and protection advisers feel more positive about the mortgage...

Accord reduces rates on certain BTL deals

Accord Mortgages has cut the rates on selected buy-to-let products by up to 0.30...

New deals from AFI

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) has unveiled a new range of fee-free products at 85%...

Coventry Intermediaries cuts rates

Coventry Intermediaries has cut rates across its range of residential, offset and buy-to-let options. New...

Buy to let accounts for 13% of total number of mortgages

Gross mortgage lending of £4.2 billion across 33,500 mortgages was advanced to buy-to-let landlords...

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Why predicting 2025 interest rates feels like a fool’s errand

In my first (and for some reason clearly not my last) article last month, I attempted (perhaps foolishly) to discuss where rates might go...

Helping university students onto the property ladder

As we head towards the Easter break, thousands of first-year university students up and down the country will be preparing for exams and making...

Lenders must step up on high LTV products

Things are on the up for borrowers with a smaller deposit. The financial information website Moneyfacts publishes a regular update on mortgage product numbers,...

Why it matters that bridging hit more than £10bn last year

We see many numbers bandied around in the financial industry, which can sometimes have a numbing effect. So why should we all, especially brokers, care...

Top five reasons why renters should consider short-term protection insurance

In an unpredictable world, financial security can often feel like a luxury, especially for renters who may already juggle living expenses, rent payments, and...

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Seven out of 10 homebuyers likely to miss stamp duty deadline

Seven out of 10 (71%) homebuyers with accepted offers expect to miss the 31st...

First-time buyer mortgage sales declined in London over the past decade

First-time buyer mortgage sales in London declined significantly between 2013 and 2023, as increasing...

UTB appoints BDM for the north and Scotland

Fran Arnold has joined the sales team at United Trust Bank Mortgages as business...

International demand for UK property investment ‘more diverse than expected’

The UK property market is attracting investment from a much broader range of international...