Buy-to-let

Autumn Statement & Spending Review: speech in full

Mr Speaker, this Spending Review delivers on the commitment we made to the British...

Scottish rents take a breather

The latest Scotland Buy-to-Let Index from Your Move has found that Scottish rents are...

Roma Finance rebridges BTL landlord

Roma Finance has lent £400,000 over six months with a five-day completion to a...

More BTL landlords looking for deals on cheaper properties

Increasing numbers of buy-to-let landlords are looking for mortgages on cheaper valued properties, according...

Paragon posts 10% rise in profits

The Paragon Group of Companies has reported a 10.2% increase in underlying profit for...

Landbay partners with My Home Move

Peer-to-peer lender Landbay has announced a new partnership with My Home Move. My Home Move...

Some pre-Xmas relief for tenants

The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) has claimed that fewer tenants are experiencing...

Positive times ahead for buy-to-let

Perhaps understandably, given the level of scrutiny the buy-to-let market faces today, the latest...

1.2% month-on-month fall in rents

Rents across England and Wales have fallen between September and October, according to the...

The Nationwide increases its first-time buyer numbers

The Nationwide Building Society helped 25,700 first time buyers onto the property ladder during...

Virgin Money unveils new BTL exclusives

Virgin Money has made changes to its mortgage range, including the launch of a...

Fleet Mortgages issues limited company BTL guide

Fleet Mortgages has published a new guide for intermediaries focusing on the limited company buy-to-let sector. Entitled...

New BTL exclusives from Precise Mortgages

Precise Mortgages has launched a limited edition range of buy-to-let exclusives. New deals include the...

Call for buy-to-let property register

Property investment search portal Buy2Let.com has launched an online petition via the UK Parliament...

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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...

Latest news

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...