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CHL Mortgages webinar to examine tax issues affecting landlords

CHL Mortgages is to host a webinar for brokers examining how lender fees, refurbishment...

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...

Affordable student cities deliver some of the highest landlord yields

Lower-cost university locations are producing some of the strongest gross rental yields for student...

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...

ModaMortgages cuts rates with limited edition buy-to-let range

ModaMortgages has launched a limited edition buy-to-let range with rates reduced by up to...

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance....

Landlords adapt portfolios as Renters’ Rights Act beds in

Landlords are adjusting their operating models to the Renters' Rights Act rather than retreating...

Fleet launches broker guide to Renters’ Rights Act changes

Fleet Mortgages has introduced a suite of resources to help brokers discuss the implications...

Portfolio landlords feel growing strain from rental management

Almost three-quarters of portfolio landlords say managing their rental properties has become harder over...

Buy-to-let market reaches £311.6bn as sector marks 30 years

The UK buy-to-let market has grown to almost two million outstanding mortgages worth £311.6bn,...

Rely launches limited edition buy-to-let range with rates from 2.85%

Rely has introduced a limited edition buy-to-let range with rates starting at 2.85% and...

Monmouthshire joins Paradigm lender panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added Monmouthshire Building Society to its lender panel, giving member...

Landlords increasingly favour local markets for property investment

Professional landlords are increasingly concentrating investment in their home regions as local market knowledge...

Buy-to-let company formations fall as landlord incorporation boom slows

The number of new buy-to-let companies being established has fallen this year as the...

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The industry needs to prepare now for Your First Home

The government’s announcement of the Your First Home scheme is genuinely positive news, and anything that boosts confidence among first-time buyers and people trying...

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...

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First-time buyer affordability remains strained despite narrowing house price gap

Only 12.1% of potential first-time buyers can afford the average starter home in their...

Royal London targets GP report delays with digital service

Royal London is expanding its use of digital medical evidence in an effort to...

Equifinance names Jackie Burchill as lending operations director

Equifinance has appointed Jackie Burchill as director of lending operations as the second charge...

House price-to-income ratio falls to 11-year low as mortgage costs rise

The gap between UK house prices and earnings has narrowed to its lowest level...