Portfolio BTL

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...

Foundation Home Loans introduces Special Edition green BTL two-year discounts

Foundation Home Loans has extended its ABC+ Green mortgage range with the addition of...

MFS and Arc & Co. complete £2m BTL mortgage

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) and Arc & Co. have worked together to deliver a...

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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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AI used by more than half of consumers considering complaints

More than half of consumers who made or considered making a formal complaint about...

BetterHome Group UK appoints Anthony Glasgow as chief operating officer

BetterHome Group UK has appointed former Connells Group executive Anthony Glasgow as chief operating...

Sub-5% mortgage fixes virtually wiped out as rates surge

The number of sub-5% fixed mortgage deals has collapsed by 99% since the beginning...

The Leeds highlights £165k mortgage borrowing potential for buyers earning £30k

Leeds Building Society is urging brokers to consider the mortgage options available to lower-paid...