Portfolio BTL

Consistency remains in mortgage searches

Mortgage criteria searches remained consistent from August to September, according to results from Legal...

Paragon launches discounted SVR deals

Paragon Bank has introduced four discounted standard variable rate (SVR) buy-to-let mortgages. The...

Rental yields stay steady for the time being

Fleet Mortgages has published the latest iteration of its Buy-to-Let Rental Barometer covering Q3...

Castle Trust Bank joins NACFB

Castle Trust Bank has joined the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) as...

Molo Finance unveils new buy-to-let products

Digital mortgage lending platform, Molo Finance, is adding new products to its buy-to-let range. Relaunching...

Coventry for intermediaries to launch new BTL deals

Coventry for intermediaries is to launch new five-year fixed buy-to-let products on Friday. New deals...

Virgin Money to reintroduce mortgage range

Virgin Money is launching a new range of mortgage products for new customers on...

The Scottish government’s rental freeze is a wrong move

This is an important time for the buy-to-let market and the wider private rental...

Buy-to-let losing its appeal, say retail investors

The majority of retail investors in the UK believe buy-to-let investments have become far less...

Zephyr Homeloans funds 58-property BTL refinance

Zephyr Homeloans has funded a £13m portfolio landlord refinance, which is one of the...

Monthly GetGround incorporations rise 2.5 times in 12 months

GetGround, the buy-to-let company creation and management platform, has reported a 2.5x increase in...

Will this ‘new’ government be any different?

This is an undoubtedly important moment in the future trajectory of the UK housing...

HMOs – the answer to an over-stretched rental market?

The UK private rental sector (PRS) is going from strength to strength, with demand...

Stonebridge adds Connect for Intermediaries to referral and packaging panels

Stonebridge, the mortgage and insurance network, has added Connect for Intermediaries to both its...

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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...

Credit search vs credit scoring

The terms credit score and credit check are often used interchangeably by consumers, many of whom assume they mean the same thing. Yet understanding...

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The Mortgage Works cuts rates for new customers

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has reduced rates by up to 0.30 percentage points across...

MPowered launches YouTube show to demystify homebuying

MPowered Mortgages has created a new YouTube series, On the House, aimed at helping...

Square 1 Media announces May Mortgage Market Debate

Square 1 Media is to hold its next Mortgage Market Debate on Wednesday, 21 May,...

Coventry BS maintains status as one of the best workplaces

Coventry Building Society has been named one of Great Place to Work's UK’s Best...