Buy-to-let

BBA sees major year-on-year rise in lending

Gross mortgage borrowing of £13.6 billion in January was 38% higher than a year...

One in six renters sublet their home

17% of tenants in the UK admits to having rented out part or all...

Packager to hold south coast buy-to-let event

Complete FS has announced the first of a series of seminars designed to help...

Transactions up 9.7% year-on-year

HMRC has revealed that its provisional seasonally adjusted UK property transaction count for January 2016 was 105,940 residential...

New buy-to-let fixes from the Skipton

The Skipton Building Society is offering a refreshed range of fixed rate buy-to-let products with...

New buy-to-let toolbox for brokers

Goldsmith Williams has unveiled a free 'buy-to-let toolbox' for brokers to help them when dealing with...

Paragon introduces online limited company BTL application

Paragon Mortgages will now allow intermediaries to submit applications for limited company buy-to-let purchases online. The...

Accord cuts buy-to-let fixed rates

Accord Buy to Let has cut the rates on its range of three and five-year fixed...

2016: Challenges, changes and opportunities for brokers

To quote a heavily used cliché from Alexander Graham Bell: “When one door closes,...

What will Osborne do on 16 March?

If it’s not in your diaries already then 16 March is certainly a day to...

FTBs still better off buying than renting

UK first-time buyers are on average 10% (£865) a year better off with their...

Rents accelerate into 2016

Total returns from buy-to-let properties have risen to the highest levels since November 2014,...

Hinckley & Rugby mortgage advances up 14%

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society grew its mortgage advances 14% to £128 million in...

CML: January lending up 201% year-on-year

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has estimated that gross mortgage lending totalled £17.9 billion...

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Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

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CHL cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 25bps

CHL Mortgages has reduced rates across its short-term let and limited edition buy-to-let ranges. The...

Darlington cuts rates across buy-to-let and specialist ranges

Darlington Building Society has reduced mortgage rates by up to 50bps across its buy-to-let,...

HTB backs £2.4m Mitcham scheme

Hampshire Trust Bank has provided a £2.4m development finance facility for a mixed-use scheme in...

The Mansfield reports record mortgage lending for second year running

Mansfield Building Society has reported record mortgage lending for the second successive year, after...