Buy-to-let

Revealed: costs of capital rents

Households are spending an average 38% of take home pay on rent, according to...

New BTL deals from The Mortgage Works

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has added new products to its buy-to-let mortgage range. The...

Skipton unveils new fixed rates

Skipton Building Society has today launched a new range of fixed rate mortgages for...

“Steady and progressive start” to 2012 for landlords

Property acquisition activity remained strong in the first quarter of 2012, according to independent...

New BM deals offered by TBMC

TBMC is now offering two extra two-year fixed rate deals funded by BM Solutions. The...

Platform extends end dates

Platform has extended end dates of its two year fixed buy-to-let and residential products...

Rise in size of average BTL loan

There was a significant rise in the average buy-to-let loan size during the last...

Complete expects record delegates to its own expo

Complete FS says it is expecting record numbers of delegates to its Complete Mortgage...

The Coventry reduces selected rates

Coventry Intermediaries has cut rates on selected residential and buy-to-let mortgages. Its residential two-year fixed...

Could you survive without proc fees?

Are you prepared for any possible changes to the procuration fee model, asks Steven...

The myth of lead generation

There is a noticeable trend towards performance based marketing and lead generation sits at...

Evidence that rental market “softening”: ARLA

The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) says that factors may be combining to...

Increase in number of &’trapped renters’

The gap between rental demand, as measured by search activity, and supply, measured by...

BTL ‘galvanised’ rental market over past 15 years: Paragon

Paragon has hailed the benefits of buy-to-let as the sector celebrates its 15th anniversary. The...

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Maximising embedded value and delivering a great service

While advisers understand the importance of looking after existing clients, nurturing your back book beyond that mortgage-remortgage cycle is certainly easier said than done. It...

Open banking and smart data transformed finance – now it’s time to do the same for property

The UK is set for a 'smart data' revolution, a revolution which began with the advent of open banking, and one which now has...

Richard Pike: Day two from the Global ABS Conference in Barcelona

We’re just coming to an end of day two at the Global ABS conference. Funding is widely available and funders are willing to do...

Service isn’t just a ‘nice-to-have’ – it is the product

Have you ever had a decent meal in a restaurant ruined by slow service and rude staff? This happened to me recently and I...

Richard Pike: our reporter-at-large at Barcelona APS conference

The Global Asset Backed Securities (ABS) conference starts today at the International Convention Centre, Barcelona. Now in its 29th year, it brings together a worldwide...

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The Mansfield improves retirement lending criteria

Mansfield Building Society has extended its support for older borrowers with a series of...

Hilco provides Suffolk holiday park with £4.5m bridging facility

Hilco Real Estate Finance has completed a £4.5m bridging loan secured against Stonham Barns,...

Richard Pike: A conference of positivity – Global ABS Day three

It’s time for reflection of the last three days here in Barca. To readers,...

MIMHC launches fifth annual mental health and wellbeing survey

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) has launched its fifth annual Mental Health...