Buy-to-let

Buy-to-let business boost for Blemain

Blemain Finance saw a 150% year-on-year rise in the value of buy-to-let loans completed...

Aldermore unveils limited edition buy-to-let mortgage

Aldermore has launched a new limited edition buy-to-let mortgage, citing the thriving housing market...

Coventry Intermediaries launches new range

Coventry Intermediaries has unveiled a new range of residential and buy-to-let products with rate...

NatWest refreshes BTL range and hikes proc fees

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is introducing a new single policy to cover all buy-to-let borrowers...

The Cambridge reintroduces buy-to-let range

The Cambridge Building Society has introduced a new buy-to-let product range. Rates start at 3.59%...

HTB2 not a universal panacea

It’s somewhat perplexing to see how quickly the mood in the mortgage market can...

Rent arrears could rise

Buy-to-let returns continue to improve, with a five year geared investor making a 6.52%...

Rents soaring to record levels

Rents across England and Wales have overtaken all previous records, according to the latest...

New BTL trackers from Accord

Accord Buy To Let Mortgages has launched new two year tracker deals. They have a...

Remortgaging dominates buy-to-let lending

Landlords expanded their portfolios in the third quarter of 2013, making use of significantly...

Brokers expect rising demand for bridging and BTL

Brokers are continuing to look to expand the range of products they offer, according...

Positive to pay upfront valuation costs on Shawbrook BTL seconds

Positive Lending is to pay for upfront valuation costs associated with Shawbrook secured loans...

Record high for buy-to-let bridging volumes

Landlords in the UK made use of £640 million in short-term secured loans over...

The Source introduces SourceLet

The Source has launched a sister business aimed at capitalising on the growth in...

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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...