Buy-to-let

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Gross advances and new commitments on the rise

The overall value of the residential loan amounts outstanding was £1,272 billion in the...

New limited edition BTL from Fleet

Fleet Mortgages has launched a new standard buy-to-let 'limited edition' product. The deal is a...

Sharp rise in remo valuations last month

The number of valuations for remortgaging rose 25% in August compared to July, according...

32% of Brits have bought a property as an investment

A new study of 2,000 homebuyers has found that the average UK home buyer...

HSBC significantly broadens buy-to-let proposition

HSBC is making its buy-to-let range of mortgages available to non-HSBC customers for the...

Platform tweaks rates

Platform has cut rates on its buy-to-let mortgage range by up to 0.10 percentage points. Deals...

Precise reduces buy-to-let rates

Precise Mortgages has cut rates on its buy-to-let mortgage range. The changes follow the improved rates on...

FSE London seminar programme published

The Financial Services Expo (FSE) London seminar programme will cover three theatres. On both days there...

Over-55s still in property purchase market

37% of homeowners over the age of 55 are planning at least one more property...

TFC teams up with Mortgageforce

TFC Homeloans has joined forces with Mortgageforce to enable its members to access specialist...

New deal with lower completion fees from Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgages has launched a product with lower completion fees for loans up to £150,000. The deal,...

New Accord deals help landlords manage upfront costs

Accord Mortgages has unveiled a range of product fee-free fixed rate mortgages with either...

HMOs remain profitable even if rates rise

Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) are the most stable and profitable form of buy-to-let investment,...

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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...