Buy-to-let

Rise in intermediaries’ market confidence

During the final quarter of 2014, intermediaries’ showed greater confidence in the mortgage market...

Keystone cuts buy-to-let rates

Keystone Buy to Let Mortgages has cut its five-year fixed rates by 0.20 percentage points in both...

Virgin unveils new intermediary range

Virgin Money has launched a new mortgage range that is available through all intermediaries...

New BTL and HTB deals from Aldermore

Aldermore has added new buy-to-let and owner occupied mortgages to its product range. New products include: Buy-to-let: Two-year fixed...

Brokers bullish about buy-to-let

82% of brokers expect the buy-to-let market to continue to strengthen during 2015, according...

Buy-to-let volumes up 18% year-on-year

House purchase lending to home-buyers increased slightly month-on-month in December totalling 55,600 loans, according to latest data published...

Landlords warned to get tax affairs sorted

Private landlords are being warned to get their tax affairs in order to avoid...

Rightmove: lowest ever stock of quality property for sale

Rightmove has recorded its busiest ever month for traffic and leads to agents. This...

Brightstar expands specialist first charge team

Brightstar Finance has recruited Kevin Ward to join the specialist first charge and buy-to-let...

Fleet Mortgages reprices following broker feedback

Fleet Mortgages has introduced new lifetime tracker products and a number of price cuts...

Strong January for buy-to-let

Connells Survey and Valuation has reported that the buy-to-let sector surged ahead of other...

Buy-to-let rates continuing to tumble

The average cost of both fixed and variable buy-to-let borrowing is falling, according to...

Focussing on the professionals

In our market, experience counts for a lot. When we were setting up Fleet...

Accord Buy-to-Let cuts fixed rates

Accord Buy-To-Let has cut rates on its five-year fixed rate mortgages by up to...

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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...

Approvals hit a 2.5-year low: When broker value gets proven – or missed

Net mortgage approvals dropped to 56,200 in May – the lowest since December 2023 - down from 66,000 the month before. Net borrowing fell from...

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Together raises £563m through latest residential mortgage securitisation

Together has completed the pricing of a £562.9 million residential mortgage-backed securitisation, marking its...

Molo strengthens leadership team with chief operations officer appointment

Molo has appointed Lynne French as chief operations officer as the specialist mortgage lender...

Gen H highlights interest-only option for first-time buyers with variable incomes

A London couple working in hospitality used a part repayment, part interest-only mortgage to...

Asking prices move further ahead of market values, TwentyCi warns lenders

The gap between sellers' asking prices and independent property valuations has doubled over the...