Buy-to-let

The Suffolk eases lending rules for foreign nationals, expats and downsizers

Suffolk Building Society has announced a relaxation of its lending criteria for three key...

Afin Bank partners with Pure Panel Management to support underserved borrowers

Afin Bank, the newly licensed digital bank focused on the UK’s underserved diaspora communities,...

Govt declines to publish Renters’ Rights Bill court impact assessment

The government has refused to release a key internal assessment of the Renters’ Rights...

Chetwood Bank merges sales teams for ModaMortgages and CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries

Chetwood Bank has merged the sales operations of its two intermediary-facing brands, ModaMortgages and...

Lendco products now live on Mortgage Brain platforms

Specialist buy-to-let lender Lendco has joined Mortgage Brain’s Sourcing Brain and Criteria Brain platforms. The...

The Mansfield widens expat BTL scope to include EU residents

Mansfield Building Society has extended its buy-to-let offering for expatriates to include applicants currently...

Pepper Money introduces HMO mortgage range

Specialist lender Pepper Money has unveiled a new mortgage product for houses in multiple...

Clydesdale Bank relaxes buy-to-let affordability criteria

Clydesdale Bank has made a series of changes to its buy-to-let affordability assessment, allowing...

Paragon sees 25% rise in BTL lending as loan book strengthens

Paragon Bank has reported a 25% increase in new buy-to-let lending for the first...

Nearly half of landlords plan rent hikes ahead of new legislation

Almost half of UK buy-to-let landlords plan to increase rents in anticipation of the...

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries cuts mortgage rates by up to 35bps

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries has cut rates by up to 35 basis points...

Darlington launches 2-year fixed buy-to-let products from 4.54%

Darlington Building Society has launched a refreshed range of 2-year fixed rate buy-to-let products,...

Six in 10 landlords may miss out on cheaper green mortgages

Landlords could be missing out on lower green mortgage rates by not undertaking new...

HMO conversions cost £68K on Average but can deliver yields as high as 12.5%

New analysis from boutique debt advisory and investment firm Excellion Capital has revealed that...

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Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

The new Chancellor wants to remove barriers to growth; he should start with housing

There was probably a degree of unintended irony in the Treasury choosing to call the Chancellor, John Healey’s, first major market ‘intervention’ his ‘Growth...

Brokers are losing the attention battle 1,000 to 3

Take a client you placed on a 5-year fix last year. Over the life of that deal, their bank is now planning to contact...

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Saffron targets faster mortgage decisions with FintechOS platform

Saffron Building Society has partnered with FintechOS to overhaul its mortgage origination process as...

Prime London prices fall 7% as buyers hold back

Prime London house prices fell by 7% year-on-year in August as uncertainty over borrowing...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help...

UK rate hike risk grows after Fed raises rates

The prospect of UK interest rates rising again is moving back onto the agenda...