Buy-to-let

Conveyancing ‘mayhem’ from stamp duty hike likely

Broker Conveyancing has warned that the increases to stamp duty land tax for buy-to-let...

Kensington celebrates 20th anniversary

Specialist lender Kensington is celebrating its 20th anniversary with an industry lunch in London. It...

Accord cuts 75% LTV buy-to-let rates

Accord Buy to Let has reduced the rates on its range of two-year fixed...

Together rescues buy-to-let investor

Specialist lender Together has rescued a property investor whose lender had let him down. ...

Duo joins Complete FS

Complete FS has appointed two new members of staff to its broker facing teams. Davinia...

Average rents rose 3.5% outside London

HomeLet's Rental Index for October 2015 has reported that when London is excluded, the...

Autumn Statement & Spending Review: buy-to-let

George Osborne has announced that higher rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) will...

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...

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A steadier second half of 2026 in sight?

The first half of 2026 has been a reminder that the mortgage market does not operate in isolation. While domestic economic conditions have remained...

How brokers can secure better client outcomes in a volatile market

Experience has always counted in the mortgage market. Brokers who worked through the financial crisis, the Covid pandemic, the Liz Truss mini-Budget and cost-of-living...

Housing reform needs a thriving private rental sector, not just a thriving sales and purchase market

One of the most encouraging developments over recent weeks has been the renewed focus on improving the homebuying and selling process. The Government's plans to...

The economics of developing the next generation of advisers

Over the past couple of decades, I have worked alongside literally thousands of AR and DA firms, from businesses employing one or two advisers...

Is Andy Burnham the New Messiah or just Starmer with better eyebrows?

What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards the leadership in what looks less like a contest and...

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Second charge mortgage lending volumes dip for first time in more than a year

New business volumes in the second charge mortgage market fell by 1% in May,...

Building Societies Association signs Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter

The Building Societies Association has become the latest organisation to sign the Mortgage Industry...

Sprive urges first-time buyers to plan ahead as Leeds launches 2% deposit mortgage

Sprive has welcomed Leeds Building Society's new 98% loan-to-value mortgage but says borrowers should...

Leeds launches 98% LTV mortgage aimed at widening access for first-time buyers

Leeds Building Society has introduced a new 98% loan-to-value mortgage designed to help more...