Buy-to-let

Saffron offers five-year BTL deals

Saffron For Intermediaries has launched two five-year fixed rate options on its buy-to-let mortgages. The...

BTL getting more competitive all the time

‘Subdued’ is not a word you often hear with regards to the UK property...

Brightstar website cloned

Brightstar Financial has had its website cloned by fraudsters under the name of Goldenstar...

New buy-to-let fixes from Kent Reliance

Kent Reliance has unveiled three-year fixed rates across its standard range of buy-to-let mortgages....

New hire for Capital Advances

Former Essex-based packager Les Daley has joined Capital Advances. He has been tasking with officially...

Brokers missing a trick with buy-to-let

Brokers are turning away potential buy-to-let clients because the property they want to borrow...

Unlock value in BTL market via second charge

When I look at the new business board in my office, apart from giving...

CMC to hold buy-to-let seminar

Connect Mortgage Club (CMC) has announced five specialist lenders will be supporting its buy-to-let...

Allow buy-to-lets into SIPPs, urges lender

Following the Budget, Paragon Mortgages, is asking the government to allow greater freedom in...

Rent rises speed up

Annual rent rises across England and Wales have accelerated, according to the latest Buy-to-Let...

Paragon completes £350m securitisation

The Paragon Group of Companies has announced that a special purpose vehicle, Paragon Mortgages...

Fall in complaints for CHL Mortgages

CHL Mortgages has once again released its own complaints figures. This move follows the recent...

Largest monthly difference in rent vs mortgage since 2009

The cost of owning a home in the UK is now on average £124...

Virgin Money offers new 75% LTV buy-to-let deals

Virgin Money has increased its maximum buy-to-let LTV from 70% to 75% and has...

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Should mortgage advisers consider the emerging secondary market for life policies?

Mortgage advisers regularly help clients navigate major life changes. While much of the focus is naturally on borrowing, refinancing and insurance, there is another...

One mortgage journey no longer fits every borrower

In the mortgage market, we have lots of different ways of describing customers depending on where they are in their lives. We talk about...

Closing the protection gap starts with informed clients

Millions of people have no protection insurance coverage and could be left vulnerable in the event of a death in the family, serious illness...

The fall in BTL company formations isn’t the whole story

It is often the case with housing and mortgage market data that the headline figure attracts most of the attention, while some of the...

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...

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Building safety remediation list grows ahead of new developer levy

The number of residential buildings being monitored under government cladding remediation programmes has risen...

Conveyancer numbers fall 15% as firms face mounting workload pressures

The conveyancing workforce in England and Wales has contracted by 15% in little more...

Lendlord adds free rent increase notice tool for landlords

Lendlord has introduced a free tool designed to help landlords prepare the Form 4A...

LendInvest and MDA flag development finance risks from Building Safety Levy

LendInvest and MDA Consulting have published guidance for property lenders and developers ahead of...