Buy-to-let

Lettings market under OFT microscope

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has published a report which identifies several consumer...

Buy-to-let growth set to continue: CML

Buy-to-let lending accounted for 11.5% of total gross mortgage lending in 2012, up from...

Exclusive buy-to-let deals from Precise Mortgages

Precise Mortgages has launched four exclusive buy-to-let products with rates starting from 4.44%...

Paragon unveils bond issue

Paragon Group has launched a 6% Sterling retail bond. The bond has fixed interest...

Platform cuts mainstream and buy-to-let rates

Platform has cut the rates on its mainstream and buy-to-let mortgages by up to...

Two new deals from the Skipton

Skipton Building Society has added a pair of new low rate, higher fee fixed...

Updated index re-evaluates buy-to-let volatility

The Model Works says the market needs to understand the behaviour of the buy-to-let...

TBMC added to Pink’s direct panel

Pink Home Loans has added buy-to-let and commercial mortgage specialist TBMC to its lending...

Buy-to-let lender pleased with processing improvements

Keystone Buy to Let Mortgages has hailed its new processing procedures a success after...

Accord cuts selected buy-to-let rates

Accord Mortgages is reducing rates by up to 0.10 percentage points on selected fixed rate...

NLA rolls out Green Deal for landlords

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has launched NLA Green Deal, a Green Deal solution...

Cost of buy-to-let fees analysed

A plethora of fees can add up to 2% to the effective annual cost...

Buy-to-let fixed rates fell over 2012

TBMC has published results from its Landlord Profile Tracking Index for the final quarter...

Rightmove predicts increase in number of landlords

The property supply shortage that has plagued the rental sector in recent years looks...
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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...

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Over the past couple of decades, I have worked alongside literally thousands of AR and DA firms, from businesses employing one or two advisers...

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What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards the leadership in what looks less like a contest and...

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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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