Buy-to-let

Virgin Money tweaks mortgage range

Virgin Money has made a number of changes to its residential mortgage range. Key Residential...

Aldermore allows fees to be added to loan

Aldermore is now letting mortgage borrowers have the option to add completion and electronic...

John Charcol sees let-to-buy surge

John Charcol has reported a "significant" increase in let-to-buy activity in 2012 and says...

The Mortgage Alliance expands lending panel

The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) has announced the addition of The Business Mortgage Company (TBMC)...

AToM to hold Brighton seminar

AToM (All Types of Mortgages Ltd) has published details of the lenders who are...

Buy-to-let investors target alternative finance

Buy-to-let investments are the most popular use for alternative lending, according to a...

Rents will continue to rise

March saw the average rent in England and Wales rise by 0.5%, to £735...

Southampton tops buy-to-let hotspot poll

Rental yields of 7.82% and private rental accommodation making up almost a quarter of...

Brokers have faith in buy-to-let and secured lending

Brokers expect the most growth to come from buy-to-let and secured loans over the...

Q1 sees slight fall in average rents

The average advertised rent in Great Britain fell by 0.43% in the first quarter...

The Nottingham reduces buy-to-let rates

Nottingham Building Society has launched four new buy-to-let mortgages. There are further reductions for its...

New second charge BTL deal from Shawbrook Bank

Shawbrook Bank has introduced a new second charge buy-to-let product, designed to help customers...

SBG hosts Mortgage Extra Live events

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) is this month hosting a series of mortgage seminars across...

Buy-to-let investors venturing further afield from London

Average rents rose and rental payment arrears fell in the first quarter 2013 compared...

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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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LSL Financial Services appoints interim managing director

LSL Financial Services has appointed Piotr Nowosad as interim managing director to lead its...

Mortgage demand slows in second quarter as higher rates hit affordability

Higher borrowing costs weighed on mortgage demand during the second quarter, although Stonebridge says...

Omni Protect becomes first service provider to adopt Beagle Street intermediary proposition

Omni Protect has become the first service provider for directly authorised firms to offer...

Dudley BS rolls out new mortgage platform to all brokers

Dudley Building Society has completed the rollout of its new mortgage origination platform to...