Buy-to-let

The Skipton cuts rates

Skipton Building Society has cut rates on a selection of its residential and buy-to-let...

The Teachers cuts rates by up 80 bps

The Teachers Building Society has reduced the rates on the majority of its mortgage...

Complete expands lender panel

Aldermore Residential Mortgages has become the latest intermediary focused lender to join the panel...

PRS “coiled for a spring bounce”

Rents fell in January for the third consecutive month. That's according to the...

Lettings market under OFT microscope

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has published a report which identifies several consumer...

Buy-to-let growth set to continue: CML

Buy-to-let lending accounted for 11.5% of total gross mortgage lending in 2012, up from...

Exclusive buy-to-let deals from Precise Mortgages

Precise Mortgages has launched four exclusive buy-to-let products with rates starting from 4.44%...

Paragon unveils bond issue

Paragon Group has launched a 6% Sterling retail bond. The bond has fixed interest...

Platform cuts mainstream and buy-to-let rates

Platform has cut the rates on its mainstream and buy-to-let mortgages by up to...

Two new deals from the Skipton

Skipton Building Society has added a pair of new low rate, higher fee fixed...

Updated index re-evaluates buy-to-let volatility

The Model Works says the market needs to understand the behaviour of the buy-to-let...

TBMC added to Pink’s direct panel

Pink Home Loans has added buy-to-let and commercial mortgage specialist TBMC to its lending...

Buy-to-let lender pleased with processing improvements

Keystone Buy to Let Mortgages has hailed its new processing procedures a success after...

Accord cuts selected buy-to-let rates

Accord Mortgages is reducing rates by up to 0.10 percentage points on selected fixed rate...

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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...

Credit search vs credit scoring

The terms credit score and credit check are often used interchangeably by consumers, many of whom assume they mean the same thing. Yet understanding...

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Spring surge in property listings creates market opportunities

The average asking price for newly listed properties has risen by 1.1% (+£3,876) this...

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance appoints senior portfolio director

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance (STB CF) has announced the appointment of Carl Pykett...

Inflation expectations rise slightly as BoE releases latest survey

Public expectations for inflation and interest rates have edged higher, according to the Bank...

£1 billion lost annually as 50,000 London social homes used fraudulently

A shocking new report reveals that around 50,000 social housing properties in London are...