Almost two million landlords will increase portfolios next year
6 hours agoAlmost 80% of landlords plan to increase their portfolios over the next 12 months, equating to 1.95 million investors, investor forum and advice...
EXCLUSIVE: Steve Olejnik urges lenders to halt Universal Credit ‘discrimination’
Fri 19 Oct 2018
Mortgages for Business managing director Steve Olejnik has accused lenders of...
Central Bridging completes £1.8m bridging loan for overseas investor
Fri 19 Oct 2018
Central Bridging has just completed a £1.8m bridging loan in nine working days for a...
News
There’s been £5bn of merger and acquisition activity in specialist finance sector
Fri 19 Oct 2018
The last 12 months has seen the specialist finance sector continue to thrive, with more than £5bn...
The Mortgage Works cuts limited company and 80% LTV rates
Thu 18 Oct 2018
TMW is now offering a 2-year fix at 4.69% to 80% LTV with £1,000...
Q&A: Specialist underwriting vs mainstream underwriting
Thu 18 Oct 2018
Clare Jarvis speaks to underwriter Zenzi...
Blog
It’s less than two weeks to section 21 changes
Fri 21 Sep 2018
Andrew Turner, chief executive, Commercial Trust Landlords with tenancies pre-dating October...
Communication is Key
Fri 14 Sep 2018
Brian West, director, Central Bridging Excellent communication with your borrowers, as well as...
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Connect for Intermediaries unveils unsecured lending panel
Wed 17 Oct 2018
The panel will have four lenders: Funding Circle, iwoca, Whiteoak and...
Pepper cuts 2-year fixes
Wed 17 Oct 2018
The range now has a maximum LTV of 90%, with 2-year fixes starting at...
Crystal partners with Shawbrook for refurb-to-let product
Wed 17 Oct 2018
Crystal Specialist Finance has partnered with Shawbrook Bank to launch the lender’s...
Planning for a successful bridge
Tue 31 Jul 2018
Planning and careful planning defines a successful bridging loan. John Hardman, head of sales at...
Specialist Finance Primer: Farm financing
Wed 25 Jul 2018
Robert Suss, co-founder UK Agricultural Finance Given the uncertainty of the effects of Brexit...
New HMO rules and how these affect London landlords
Fri 25 May 2018
New government rules regarding HMO licensing will come into force in England, on October 1,...
Kuflink opens second office in London
Tue 16 Oct 2018
Kuflink is primarily based in Gravesend in...
Typical buy-to-let 5-year fix now lowest on record
Tue 16 Oct 2018
Average 5-year fixes were priced at 3.77% in October 2016 before falling to 3.43% in October...
Masthaven Bank has now generated £500m in assets
Tue 16 Oct 2018
There has been £1bn of loan applications since...
Landlord purchases fall by 30% in three years
Mon 15 Oct 2018
Landlords spent £12.1bn on buy-to-let in the first half of 2018, 30% or £5.2bn less than in the...
Property prices 42% higher in areas with lots of residential gardens
Wed 23 May 2018
What features of a garden are particularly appealing to a...
A glimpse of the future of banking
Thu 18 Jan 2018
Steve Barber is managing director of Bridging Finance Solutions It is 2027 and you need to do...
A look ahead to 2018 for buy-to-let
Tue 19 Dec 2017
Andrew Turner is chief executive of Commercial Trust Will the New Year bring renewed optimism...