News & Insight - Buy to let mortgages

New Lender: The Bank of Mum and Dad

There's a new entry to the top 10 mortgage lenders this week... The Bank of Mum and Dad! With more and more first time buyers struggling to get ont...

5 year fixed rate mortgages hit their lowest level of 2019

At the beginning of January this year, the average 5 year fixed rate was 2.935%, which so far, is the highest it’s been this year. In July the rate...

Our Summer 2019 Property Report

The Bank of England’s August Inflation Report reported a weak housing market, but one which is showing signs of stabilization.  The uncertainty s...

TML lift DSS tenant restrictions

08/08/2019TML lift DSS tenant restrictionsEarlier today, The Mortgage Lender (TML) announced that they are changing their criteria on DSS tenants,...

Our Buy to Let Britain report summary

We've reviewed the 9th Edition of the Kent Reliance ''Buy to Let Britain'' report, to provide you with a quick snapshot of the key takeaways and tr...

Is there a Base Rate reduction on the way...?

Speculation that a Base Rate reduction could be coming is increasing. We take a look at the latest reports from the Bank of England Governor, Mark...

Quarterly House Price Report

There are numerous House Price Reports which are shared in the public domain. Each will tell a slightly different story. We are delighted to shar...

Majority of landlords choosing 5 year fix rates

According to Mortgages for Business’ Buy to Let Index, an increasing number of landlords are choosing five year fixed rate products; 84% opted for...

Mortgages for Business completes first BTL deal for Zephyr Homeloans

Mortgages for Business has successfully brokered the first buy to let mortgage to complete with new lender Zephyr Homeloans.