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Foundation Home Loans refreshes full product ranges

Foundation Home Loans has refreshed all products within its core buy-to-let and owner-occupied ranges...

Belmont Green prices second securitisation of 2023

Belmont Green, trading as Vida Homeloans, has issued its second residential mortgage-backed security (RMBS)...

HTB provides £12.1m specialist BTL loan

Hampshire Trust Bank's (HTB) specialist mortgage division has completed another large loan as it...

41% of landlords view EPC regs as important for climate emergency strategy

41% of landlords believe that, outside of legal obligations, new EPC requirements are important...

Landlords have good reason for increased PRS confidence

Running the rule over the latest BVA BDRC landlord research survey results, it is...

Landlords more aware of EPC requirements

80% of landlords have already carried out some remedial works to properties in response...

Tenant demand hits all-time high, reports Paragon

Tenant demand reported by landlords has reached an all-time, according to new research conducted...

Recognise Bank finances family owned property investment firm

SME specialist Recognise Bank has agreed a £416,000 fixed rate loan solution for a...

Fleet reports annual rental yields up in all regions

Fleet Mortgages has released the latest iteration of its Buy-to-Let Rental Barometer covering Q1...

Q&A: James Gilliam, managing director, Pure Panel Management

BestAdvice fires the questions at James Gillan, managing director at Pure Panel Management BestAdvice (BA):...

Molo Finance adds MUFB to product range

Molo Finance has expanded its buy-to-let product suite by launching Multi-Unit Freehold Blocks (MUFB),...

Foundation Home Loans reduces buy-to-let and owner-occupier rates

Foundation Home Loans has announced rate reductions of up to 0.75% on selected buy-to-let...

TML completes complex buy-to-let cases “in a matter of weeks”

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has completed two cases for a landlord who needed a...

First-time landlords are not a dying breed

The ongoing debate about the private rental sector (PRS) having anywhere near adequate supply...

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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...

Top five reasons why renters should consider short-term protection insurance

In an unpredictable world, financial security can often feel like a luxury, especially for renters who may already juggle living expenses, rent payments, and...

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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...