Buy-to-let

New deals from Barclays

Barclays has announced mortgage rate cuts along with the launch of some highly competitive...

London unaffordable for Generation Rent

Couples who are renting and wanting to start a family in London would need...

TBMC to offer Kensington deals

TBMC has appointed Kensington onto its lending panel. It will now offer all of Kensington’s...

Accord cuts BTL rates and removes processing fee

Accord Mortgages has made buy-to-let rate reductions of up to 0.20 percentage points. In addition, landlords will...

IMLA sees 2016 membership “surge”

Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) members have voted to retain the organisation’s chairman and...

“Substantial” number of landlords hit by delays

More than one in five landlords have to wait longer than four months before...

Kuflink opens new principal office

Bridging lender Kuflink Bridging has had its new head office in Gravesend officially opened by Treasury...

FHL pleased with BTL guides

Foundation Home Loans (FHL) says it is delighted with the response from landlords and their advisers...

TFC Homelans cuts fees

TFC Homeloans is reducing its fees from Black Friday. Brokers can choose from two fee options, based...

Fall in cost of buy-to-let mortgages

Latest data from Mortgage Brain shows further reductions in the cost of most mainstream buy-to-let...

Autumn Statement 2016: letting agents’ fees to go

As had been widely expected, the chancellor today announced that lettings agents fees to...

Autumn Statement 2016: the speech in full

Mr Speaker, It is a privilege to report today on an economy which the IMF...

Profits up but BTL completions down at Paragon

The Paragon Group of Companies plc has reported that underlying profit rose 9.1% to...

Rents hit second highest ever peak

Your Move has revealed that recent rent increases in England and Wales levelled off in...

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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...