Buy-to-let

Two trends behind buy-to-let boom

The saying goes that success begets success and the buy-to-let market certainly seems to...

Increase in average advertised rents for the capital

Average advertised rents in London rose for the first time in four months this...

First time landlords targeted by TMW

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has unveiled a new buy-to-let range aimed at first time...

Growing positivity among adviser community

61% of First Complete mortgage and protection advisers feel more positive about the mortgage...

Accord reduces rates on certain BTL deals

Accord Mortgages has cut the rates on selected buy-to-let products by up to 0.30...

New deals from AFI

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) has unveiled a new range of fee-free products at 85%...

Coventry Intermediaries cuts rates

Coventry Intermediaries has cut rates across its range of residential, offset and buy-to-let options. New...

Buy to let accounts for 13% of total number of mortgages

Gross mortgage lending of £4.2 billion across 33,500 mortgages was advanced to buy-to-let landlords...

Downward pressure continues on BTL fixed rates

TBMC has found that average buy-to-let fixed rates have dropped below variable rates. Its Landlord...

Scottish urban rents rose in Q1 2013

The latest quarterly report from Citylets has revealed that in the first quarter...

Keystone re-jigs proposition

Keystone Buy to Let Mortgages has revamped its offering with new products, rate and...

Q1 fall in buy-to-let rates

During the first quarter of 2013 buy to let rates fell by an average...

Y3S completes Shawbrook’s first buy-to-let secured loan

Y3S has completed the first buy-to-let secured loan for Shawbrook, just 18 days after...

New three-year deal from the Saffron

Saffron Building Society has unveiled a three-year fixed rate without any early repayment charges,...

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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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Advice firms step up technology use as integration remains key obstacle

Financial advice firms are taking a more proactive approach to technology, but integrating new...

Check launches mortgage readiness tool for prospective borrowers

Check.co.uk has added a mortgage readiness feature to its app, bringing together credit, affordability,...

Yorkshire BS team raises £1,000 with 198km treadmill challenge

Seven Yorkshire Building Society colleagues have completed a 198km treadmill ultramarathon to raise money...

The Monmouthshire expands mortgage platform pilot to more intermediaries

Monmouthshire Building Society has widened the intermediary pilot of its new mortgage origination platform,...