Portfolio BTL

Virgin Money unveils new two and five-year fixed rates

Virgin Money is launching new residential and buy-to-let mortgage products. The new deals will be...

Sirius completes £12.4m dev exit deal

Sirius Property Finance has completed a complex £12.4m limited company buy-to-let mortgage to finance...

Majority of landlords don’t plan to sell any BTL properties

64% of buy-to-let landlords are not planning to sell any of their properties in...

Landbay introduces new two-year trackers

Landbay has bolstered its like-for-like remortgage range with the addition of three new two-year...

Molo adds new large HMO and large MUFB offering

Molo Finance has expanded its buy-to-let product proposition with a new product range for...

Over 40% of BTL landlords plan to buy extra properties

41% of buy-to-let landlords plan to buy more property in the next 12 months,...

LendInvest secures £500m funding

LendInvest plc has announced a £500 million investment to fund part of its future...

May rise in net mortgage approvals for house purchases

The Bank of England has reported that net mortgage approvals for house purchases increased...

Brokers predict limited company BTL lending rise

49% of mortgage brokers expect the volume of buy-to-let portfolio limited company lending they...

Paragon unveils discounted SVR deal

Paragon Bank has introduced a limited-edition Discounted Standard Variable Rate (SVR) product to its...

Cynergy Bank launches EPC C+ term loan

Cynergy Bank has launched a new product to help residential landlords make energy efficiency...

IMLA report calls for support for private landlords

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has published its latest research report, looking at...

Mercantile Trust offers free EPC guide amid lack of awareness over new rules

Mercantile Trust has published research which indicates a lack of awareness among brokers and...

Only one in 10 landlords currently intending to expand portfolios

The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) has conducted research which found that the majority property...

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Heavy refurbishment: structuring finance for complex property upgrades

Investors are rethinking their approach to property - heavy refurbishment is no longer just an option; it’s a necessity for unlocking value in today’s...

Why predicting 2025 interest rates feels like a fool’s errand

In my first (and for some reason clearly not my last) article last month, I attempted (perhaps foolishly) to discuss where rates might go...

Helping university students onto the property ladder

As we head towards the Easter break, thousands of first-year university students up and down the country will be preparing for exams and making...

Lenders must step up on high LTV products

Things are on the up for borrowers with a smaller deposit. The financial information website Moneyfacts publishes a regular update on mortgage product numbers,...

Why it matters that bridging hit more than £10bn last year

We see many numbers bandied around in the financial industry, which can sometimes have a numbing effect. So why should we all, especially brokers, care...

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Seven out of 10 homebuyers likely to miss stamp duty deadline

Seven out of 10 (71%) homebuyers with accepted offers expect to miss the 31st...

First-time buyer mortgage sales declined in London over the past decade

First-time buyer mortgage sales in London declined significantly between 2013 and 2023, as increasing...

UTB appoints BDM for the north and Scotland

Fran Arnold has joined the sales team at United Trust Bank Mortgages as business...

International demand for UK property investment ‘more diverse than expected’

The UK property market is attracting investment from a much broader range of international...