Foundation Home Loans launches 3-year fixed rate buy-to-lets
Fri 16 Nov 2018Foundation Home Loans has launched 3-year fixed rates within its buy-to-let range with rates starting at 3.19% with an arrangement fee of 1%. The...
Secure Trust Bank enters Right to Buy
Fri 16 Nov 2018
Secure Trust Bank Mortgages has launched a range of mortgages for tenants using the Right...
Octopus Property ‘taking a break’ from buy-to-let
Thu 15 Nov 2018
Octopus Property has stopped receiving new buy-to-let applications until sometime in the...
News
Landbay named as one of the fastest growing tech companies in the UK
Fri 16 Nov 2018
Specialist buy-to-let mortgage lender, Landbay has been named 20th in the Deloitte Technology Fast...
Signature Private Finance hires first sales director
Fri 16 Nov 2018
Short-term property finance specialist Signature Private Finance has appointed Jon Preston as its...
Mortgage Industry launches charity single for homelessness
Thu 15 Nov 2018
A group of mortgage industry lenders and brokers have come together to write and record a charity...
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...
Editor's Pick
Complete FS hires first business support manager
Thu 15 Nov 2018
Specialist lending packager and distributor, Complete FS has appointed Sean Latchem to the newly...
Gatehouse Bank partners with Ascend Properties to extend Build to Rent reach
Wed 14 Nov 2018
Gatehouse Bank has partnered with Ascend Properties, the Manchester-based estate and lettings...
Specialist lenders to help 20% more Scots onto property ladder in 2019
Tue 13 Nov 2018
The number of Scots getting onto the property ladder in 2019 could rise by as much as a fifth...
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,...
Fiduciam grants €5m bridge against French real estate portfolio
Tue 13 Nov 2018
Fiduciam has completed a €5m bridge secured on a portfolio of French properties, including a...
Virgin Money ups maximum buy-to-let lending age to 85
Mon 12 Nov 2018
Virgin Money has increased the maximum buy-to-let lending age to 85 years. At the same time the...
Real rents fall when compared to inflation
Mon 12 Nov 2018
Real rents (adjusted for inflation) have fallen by -2.2% in Great Britain since October 2008,...
LendInvest Buy-to-Let Index sees Colchester top the charts
Mon 12 Nov 2018
LendInvest has released the latest LendInvest Buy-to-Let Index report with Colchester topping 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...