Buy-to-let

PRS “coiled for a spring bounce”

Rents fell in January for the third consecutive month. That's according to the...

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...

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Why advisers can be part of the conveyancing team

There is a tendency to think the mortgage adviser’s involvement in conveyancing begins with recommending a firm and then largely ends once the client...

Why the AI revolution could be a golden age for financial advice

Every major technological shift creates the same debate: will it empower professionals to do more, or eventually replace them? Artificial intelligence is simply the latest...

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...

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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...

Square 1 Media joins Momenti Group’s Observatory as corporate partner

Square 1 Media has become a corporate partner of The Observatory, the mortgage market...