News & Insight - Buy to let mortgages

New buy to let lenders welcome

It’s been a busy quarter for the buy to let space with new lenders being welcomed into the fray.

Whither interest rates?

Simon Whittaker, Finance Director, offers his prediction on the future of interest rates in the UK.

Stamp Duty Land Tax on Development Land Purchases

Simon Whittaker, Finance Director, looks at which Stamp Duty calculation should be used when purchasing land for residential development.

Keep buy to let lending off the political agenda

Election-wise, it’s going to be an interesting year for the UK.

The pros and cons of taking a 10 year fixed rate buy to let mortgage

Fixing your buy to let mortgage for 10 years is a big commitment, so you have to be pretty sure it's the right step for you. Steve Olejnik consider...

Buy to let lending gets interesting as end of year approaches

When the autumn first arrived I thought we might be in for a less than interesting buy to let journey to the end of the year; however, there is exc...

Why rates will not go up this side of the election

There has been much speculation over recent weeks on when the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee will vote to raise Bank Rate. In fact, we...

Innovation and legislation continue apace in buy to let

Over the last few weeks we have seen vanilla buy to let lenders race to the bottom on price and increase proc fees in an attempt to grab market sha...

New 85pc LTV buy to let finance for purchases

As a fan of innovation in the buy to let mortgage market, I am pleased to announce that Mortgages for Business is involved in piloting a new 85% bu...