Buy-to-let

Keystone appoints business manager

Steve Simpson has been appointed as business manager for Keystone Buy to Let Mortgages. ...

Buy-to-let lending down 5% on previous quarter

New buy-to-let lending in the first quarter of 2012 totalled £3.7 billion (32,300 loans),...

Rate reductions within Godiva BTL range

Coventry Intermediaries has reduced rates and fees on certain Godiva buy-to-let products. It is...

London prime rents triple the UK average

It is cheaper to rent than buy a prime property in the UK, according...

Aldermore’s mortgage lending breaks through £1bn barrier

Aldermore has lent more than £1 billion worth of residential and commercial mortgage funding...

Platform cuts certain BTL rates

Platform has made changes to its buy-to-let range. The Co-operative Bank’s intermediary lender has...

Revealed: costs of capital rents

Households are spending an average 38% of take home pay on rent, according to...

New BTL deals from The Mortgage Works

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has added new products to its buy-to-let mortgage range. The...

Skipton unveils new fixed rates

Skipton Building Society has today launched a new range of fixed rate mortgages for...

“Steady and progressive start” to 2012 for landlords

Property acquisition activity remained strong in the first quarter of 2012, according to independent...

New BM deals offered by TBMC

TBMC is now offering two extra two-year fixed rate deals funded by BM Solutions. The...

Platform extends end dates

Platform has extended end dates of its two year fixed buy-to-let and residential products...

Rise in size of average BTL loan

There was a significant rise in the average buy-to-let loan size during the last...

Complete expects record delegates to its own expo

Complete FS says it is expecting record numbers of delegates to its Complete Mortgage...

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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...