Mortgage
Research shows £40bn of property owned by offshore tax haven firms
UK property with a market value of £39.8bn is held by overseas companies not subject to domestic tax laws. The...
Barclays cuts mortgage rates by 0.3%
Barclays has announced a reduction in certain mortgage rates across its residential, buy-to-let and Reward ranges starting from tomorrow (August...
FHA Loans For Homes Damaged In Natural Disasters
Was your home damaged or destroyed by flooding, mudslides, or coastal erosion? Was it in the path of a wildfire?...
Paragon Bank cuts 2-year landlord rate by 45bps
Paragon Bank has cut the rate on its core two-year buy-to-let fix by 45 basis points, which now starts at...
BTL sellers see capital gains dip in 2023
The average buy-to-let investor who sold this year made £95k, £10k less than in 2022. This is according to the...
North outperforms South for capital appreciation and rental yields
The North of England is outperforming the South for both capital appreciation and rental yields, new research from property investment...
TSB moves homeowner and BTL variable rates
TSB has changed its homeowner and landlord variable mortgage rates today (14 August). The high street bank says its homeowner...
FHA Loan Rules For Borrowers With Non-Traditional Credit
FHA loans have flexible standards regarding the kinds of credit history a borrower brings to the loan application process. By...
Comment: Landlords get professional
The past 12 months of rising interest rates have led to a notable outcome: landlords increasingly are choosing to acquire...
Mint strengthens underwriting team with two new hires
Specialist lender Mint Property Finance has hired two new team members to its underwriting team. Leigh Harwood joins Mint as...
Sainsbury’s Bank ‘closes chapter’ as mortgage book sold to The Co-op
The Co-operative Bank has confirmed its plans to acquire Sainsbury’s Bank’s mortgage portfolio as the supermarket lender ‘closes the chapter’...
Propertymark calls for tougher rules on abandoned properties
The chief executive of Propertymark has written to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities calling for...
