Buy-to-let

Virgin Money cuts mortgage rates

Virgin Money has cut the interest rates on a number of its fixed rate...

Rental market remains buoyant

Rents rose further in the three months to April, as fresh tenant demand continued...

Birthday greetings for Aldermore

Aldermore is celebrating the second anniversary of its launch into the specialist residential and...

Paragon reports increase in profits

The Paragon Group of Companies plc has reported its results for the first half...

The Coventry unveils capped tracker deal for buy-to-let

Coventry Intermediaries has launched a buy-to-let capped tracker product. It is priced at Bank...

Making sense of buy-to-let data

Bob Young, managing director of CHL Mortgages While the buy-to-let sector has certainly enjoyed...

April saw rent rises return

Rents rose for the first time in three months in April, according to the...

Steady growth for Scottish rental market

Scotland’s rental market continues to experience strong growth according to the latest rental report...

Business manager appointed for Keystone Buy to Let Mortgages

Phil Riches has joined Mortgages for Business as business manager – southern region -...

Tenants face higher energy bills than homeowners

Private tenants across England are more likely to incur higher energy bills than homeowners,...

Landlords want innovation in buy-to-let market

74% of landlords agree that the buy-to-let market needs greater innovation, according to research...

TBMC offers new buy-to-let exclusive

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

New buy-to-let deals from the Skipton

The Skipton Building Society has added new products to its buy-to-let product range. The...

Landlords remain optimistic about buy-to-let

Property investors remain positive about the outlook for the buy-to-let market, according to the...

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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...