Buy-to-let

Complete FS praises Kent Reliance’s BTL stance

Complete FS believes the offerings of buy-to-let lenders such as Kent Reliance, which has...

The Skipton unveils new deals

The Skipton Building Society has launched a new range of mortgages.  Key deals are as...

New BTL range from Virgin Money

Virgin Money will improve its buy-to-let mortgage offering on Tuesday 3 December. New buy-to-let fixed...

Majority of landlords plan to expand portfolios

Mortgages for Business has forecast that buy-to-let lending will reach £25 billion by the...

Paragon posts record profits

The Paragon Group has reported a 90.5% growth in buy-to-let loans for the year...

Drive for increased market share behind Santander’s BTL changes

Santander for Intermediaries (SFI) has made changes to its buy-to-let lending criteria as it...

London renting costs over 200% more expensive

The average cost of renting a property in Britain increased by 0.75% in October,...

Costs of buy-to-let fixed rates rise

An increase in the cost of longer term swap rates has led to a...

Tenants coping despite record rents

Average rents across England and Wales rose to £758 per month in October, after...

Paradigm to hold buy-to-let roundtables

Paradigm Mortgage Services is to hold two half-day buy-to-let workshops during November and December...

The Hinckley & Rugby makes large reduction on buy-to-let deal

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has cut the interest rate on its buy-to-let two-year...

BTL calculators on new Connect Mortgage Club site

Connect Mortgage Club (CMC), part of the Connect Group, has relaunched its new website...

Accord cuts buy-to-let rates

Accord Buy To Let Mortgages has reduced rates on its five year fixed rate...

Property price bubble talk “premature”, claims buy-to-let specialist

The market is far from the prospect of a ‘property bubble’ and current healthy...

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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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Bank of Ireland expands JBSP mortgage criteria

Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries has widened its Joint Borrower Sole Proprietor (JBSP) mortgage...

Try Financial links with The Insurance Surgery to support complex protection cases

Try Financial has formed a partnership with specialist protection adviser The Insurance Surgery to...

VouchedFor unveils enhanced membership as advisers adapt to AI-led search

VouchedFor has launched Verified+, a new membership tier aimed at helping financial advisers improve...

TMG boss promises Bank Holiday Monday if England reach World Cup final

TMG mortgage network founder and CEO Scott Thorpe has pledged to give every member...