Buy-to-let

Connect unveils options for non-regulated advisers

Connect Mortgage Club has launched a new website for intermediaries and non-regulated advisers. The firm,...

Rents continue to rise

Rents rose for a fifth consecutive month in August, according to the latest Buy-to-Let...

CHL volunteers complaints data

CHL Mortgages has disclosed complaints data for the first half of 2012. During the...

TBMC offers exclusive two-year, ERC-free BTL discount

TBMC has launched a new exclusive buy-to-let mortgage through Hinckley & Rugby Building Society....

Mortgages for Business unveils BTL iPhone app

Mortgages for Business has launched Buy To Let, a free iPhone app for residential...

Owning still beats renting

The cost of servicing an interest-only mortgage is lower than the cost of renting...

Tenants expect rents to continue to rise

60% of tenants expect to be paying more for their rented accommodation in 12...

Drop in valuations doesn’t dent annual growth

The total number of residential valuations conducted by Connells during August fell by 10%...

Landlords look to widen portfolios by property type

Adding flats and semi-detached houses to rental property portfolios has increased in popularity amongst...

New deals and rate cuts from AFI

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) has launched a new two-year fix at2.79%, and cut rates...

Mortgages for Business welcomes back old face

Paul Martins has re-joined Mortgages for Business following a three year hiatus. He left the...

Antagonism towards letting agents revealed

Nearly a quarter of all Brits feel that a letting agent has ripped them...

The Ipswich funds Sesame BTL exclusive

Sesame network members can now access to a new exclusive buy-to-let product from Ipswich...

Keystone cuts rates

Keystone Buy to Let Mortgages has reduced all its three year discounted rates by...

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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...

Removing friction from the homebuying journey

One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...

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Financial services firms sign skills pact ahead of Chancellor’s Mansion House speech

More than 20 financial services organisations have signed a new agreement with government aimed...

Brilliant Solutions partners with Box Socials

Brilliant Solutions has partnered with Box Socials to give its members discounted access to...

Mortgage rates fall at fastest pace in almost two years

Fixed mortgage rates have recorded their biggest monthly reductions for almost two years, as...

Solo first-time buyers face almost a decade of saving before they can buy

Solo first-time buyers face saving for almost a decade before they can afford to...