Buy-to-let

Rental culture remains insecure

Tenants are experiencing a surge of financial optimism, as more see buying as a...

The Dudley expands introducer panel

The Dudley Building Society has announced that master broker Clever Lending has become the latest...

New five-year BTL fixes from Paragon

Paragon Mortgages has unveiled a new range of five year, fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage products...

The Coventry ups BTL end of term age

The Coventry Building Society is increasing its maximum age at end of term from 75...

Record results for Together

Together has posted record pre-tax profits £90.3m for the year ending 30 June 2016, an...

Month-on-month fall in FTB & home mover activity

Home-owners borrowed £10.6bn for house purchase in July 2016, down 13% month-on-month and 12%...

Fewer ‘dinner party landlords’ predicted

Changes hitting buy-to-landlords, such as a rise in stamp duty for additional homes and...

FHL cuts rates and simplifies fee structure

Foundation Home Loans (FHL) has cut rates across its buy-to-let range and has simplified its...

Virgin Money cuts residential & BTL rates

Virgin Money has updated its mortgage range with a number of rate reductions in...

Keystone hires southern business manager

Keystone Property Finance has expanded its business development team with the appointment of Moises...

More landlords taking day-to-day control of properties

New research has found that two in three landlords live within 10 miles of...

Society of Mortgage Professionals outlines roadshow schedule

The Society of Mortgage Professionals has confirmed the schedule for its second series of 2016...

Network expands headquarters

Connect for Intermediaries has expanded into second floor premises at its headquarters in Hornchurch,...

Your Move: rent rise slowdown may be over

The average rent in England and Wales is now £846 per calendar month, the highest...

Latest POLL

COMMENT

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...

Latest news

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...