Buy-to-let

TBMC offers Hanley buy-to-let exclusive

TBMC has launched a new exclusive buy-to-let mortgage with Hanley Economic Building Society. The...

Serious rental arrears numbers improve

The total number of tenants in serious rental arrears fell by 9% over the...

Kent Reliance: Generation Let continues to grow and professionalise

Kent Reliance has revealed that the value of property owned by landlords in Great...

A third of landlords feeling more optimistic

Landlords are still experiencing high levels of demand during the third quarter. Paragon Mortgages' latest...

New buy-to-let fixes from the Skipton

The Skipton Building Society is launching a refreshed range of fixed rate buy-to-let products...

CML outlines lender concern over European directive

The forthcoming European mortgage credit directive looks set to be the most significant EU-wide...

London buy-to-let returns exceeding 11%

The Model Works' latest profitability index for London buy-to-lets has reported that five-year, geared,...

The Monmouthshire ups proc fees

The Monmouthshire Building Society has increasing the procuration fees it pays on buy-to-let, holiday...

3mc offers new Precise buy-to-let deal

3mc has announced that it will be distributing a shared exclusive buy-to-let mortgage deal,...

The Mansfield hires commercial development executive

The Mansfield Building Society has appointed Audrey Green to the new position of commercial...

Brilliant Solutions expands lending panel

The Melton Mowbray Building Society and its subsidiary MBS Lending have been appointed to...

BTL lenders “offering landlords what they need”

Buy-to-let borrowers are benefiting from increased competition, which is driving down fees and charges,...

TMW raises maximum first-time landlord LTV

The Mortgage Works (TMW) is increasing its maximum loan to value (LTV) for first...

Brokers expect more business over next year

The latest quarterly intermediary survey from Paragon Mortgages has found that intermediaries are upbeat...

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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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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...

Home movers back digital property packs as support grows for homebuying reform

Most recent home movers support the use of digital property packs and believe the...

Virgin Money increases fixed mortgage rates across core product range

Virgin Money is increasing fixed mortgage rates across much of its purchase and remortgage...

Olmo adds AI-powered automatic file checking for mortgage brokers

Olmo has launched an AI-powered automatic file checking system designed to help mortgage firms...