Buy-to-let

The Marsden beefs up buy-to-let proposition

The Marsden Building Society has extended its range of buy-to-let mortgages available to its...

Paragon: private rented sector remains “steady”

Paragon Mortgages’ latest Private Rented Sector (PRS) trends report for the third quarter of...

Fewer landlords pushing rents up

The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) monthly Private Rental Sector (PRS) Report has...

Specialist lender unveils new name

The financial services group previously known as Jerrold Holdings has now become 'Together'. The...

Landlords are firmly in the political spotlight

The English language is ever-changing and to signify that we only have to look...

Renters more financially vulnerable than homeowners

Those families who rent their homes are less likely to have savings or protection...

Connect Mortgage Club joins Dudley panel

The Dudley Building Society has revealed that Connect Mortgage Club is the latest distributor to join...

Major anniversary for Paragon

Paragon Mortgages' parent company, The Paragon Group of Companies, is celebrating its 30th anniversary...

East of England takes the lead in rent rises

The latest Buy-to-Let Index from Your Move and Reeds Rains has found that rents...

August gross lending up 12% year-on-year

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has estimated that gross mortgage lending reached £20...

Landbay passes BoE criteria stress tests

Peer-to-peer buy-to-let mortgage lender Landbay has published the results of stress tests that were...

FSE London: more technological integration necessary

The intermediary community has been challenged to embrace a wider range of technological enhancements...

FSE London: BTL market share to fall on rate rises

Increases to the Bank Rate and swap rates are likely to have a significant...

FSE London: need for specialist BTL conveyancers

Landlords have been urged to visit mortgage brokers twice a year to ensure they...

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Buy-to-let has matured as a market

Buy-to-let turned 30 last week, and it's a good moment for some much-needed positivity around this market. Whatever the narrative around buy-to-let has been at...

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...

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Eleos launches income protection with redundancy cover

Eleos Life has launched an income protection policy covering redundancy alongside illness and injury...

Trade bodies welcome first-time buyer scheme but call for careful design

Mortgage trade bodies have welcomed the government's proposed Your First Home scheme, while warning...

Advice firm wins first client through ChatGPT after AI visibility push

A financial advice firm secured its first client through ChatGPT within two weeks of...

Alps expands landlord insurance add-ons on Acturis

Alps has made its full range of let property insurance add-ons available through the...