Teachers Building Society loosens buy-to-let criteria
2 hours agoAt the same time the society has increased the maximum age at the end of the term from 75 to 83 and raised the maximum term of the mortgage from 35...
Legal & General acquires Build to Rent site in Chelmsford
4 hours ago
The Build to Rent site, known as Chelmer Waterside, forms part of a major mixed-use...
Octane Capital: 2019 to show shades of similarities to 2009
Fri 18 Jan 2019
While it could be a difficult year for the bridging market, they believe...
News
The Mortgage Lender hires underwriter for the South East
4 hours ago
McLoughlin is The Mortgage Lender’s second onsite underwriter appointment. She joins from Capital...
Oblix Capital hires director of development
4 hours ago
With over 35 years’ experience in real estate development, he joins Oblix Capital from Bank of...
1.7 million more people in PRS sector than a decade ago
Fri 18 Jan 2019
Younger households are more likely to rent privately than older households; in 2017 those in the 25...
Blog
2019 is set to be a critical year for the future of letting agency
Wed 2 Jan 2019
Neil Cobbold, chief operating officer of PayProp UK The next 12 months will shape the future of...
Buy to let changes for 2019
Tue 11 Dec 2018
Andrew Turner, chief executive at Commercial Trust. As 2018 draws to an end, there has been much...
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Customer achieves £40,000 equity growth with Precise’s refurbishment buy-to-let
Tue 15 Jan 2019
After the Decision in Principle (DIP) was received, Precise Mortgages completed on the bridging...
Fiduciam closes first 2019 Spanish bridging loan
Tue 15 Jan 2019
Fiduciam has issued its first Spanish loan of the year, a €850,000 loan secured over a luxury...
Kensington renews funding line
Tue 15 Jan 2019
This funding will allow Kensington to fund almost £1bn worth of new originations, securing funding...
Brace yourselves! 2019 could be 2009 all over again
Mon 10 Dec 2018
Jonathan Samuels, founder and chief executive of Octane Capital And so the end of another year...
Is the short-term lending market robust enough to deal with the fallout from Brexit?
Mon 10 Dec 2018
What a mess! Most people provisioned for uncertainty, not many for huge internal political chaos,...
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...
Complete FS welcomes Zephyr Homeloans to lending panel
Thu 10 Jan 2019
Zephyr was launched by Computershare, the financial services administration company, on behalf of...
Pepper Money launches 5-year fixed rate buy-to-let products
Wed 9 Jan 2019
Pepper Money has launched a range of 5-year fixed rate buy-to-let limited edition products, with...
Kuflink hires underwriter
Tue 8 Jan 2019
Kuflink’s short-term finance division, Kuflink Bridging, has hired Hiran Patel from Equifinance...
Investors in the North get best yields
Mon 7 Jan 2019
Property investors in the North East achieved an annual yield of 5% in the year to November 2018,...
Communication is Key
Fri 14 Sep 2018
Brian West, director, Central Bridging Excellent communication with your borrowers, as well as...
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...