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Foundation Home Loans’ buy to let and residential brands have launched new two- and five-year fixed-rate EPC Saver products in partnership...
29 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Another slew of buy to let lenders have slashed rates on their products as competition for landlords hots up further. A statement...
03 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Two lenders are making a pitch for landlord borrowers as the buy to let mortgage market continues to be highly competitive. Buy...
07 June 2024
From: Breaking News
Foundation Home Loans has cut rates across its buy to let, core and ‘specials’ range and changed some residential rates as...
30 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Many buy to let landlords have made financial changes during the cost of living crisis to mitigate the rising costs of...
18 May 2024
From: Tax & Finance
Foundation Home Loans’ buy to let product range - Buy to Let by Foundation - has cut fees on some options...
13 May 2024
From: Breaking News
A range of specialist buy to let mortgage products covering multi-occupancy properties, mixed-use or part-commercial properties, and expat investors, has been...
24 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The Penrith Building Society has scrapped mortgage application fees for all buy to let and residential products, including further advances, until...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Landlord confidence has improved over the course of the past quarter according to a respected quarterly sentiment survey. The Q3 2023 BVA...
17 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Moneyfacts, the respected independent mortgage market monitor, is warning that lenders have been withdrawing buy to let fixed deals. Within the buy...
01 June 2023
From: Breaking News
A series of online interviews with landlords suggests far fewer of them have been seriously impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic than...
09 November 2021
From: Breaking News
Foundation Home Loans has launched its new ‘Green ABC+’ fixed rate products for both buy to let and owner occupied mortgages, with...
18 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Some 30 per cent of landlords who plan to remortgage by mid-2022 intent to release equity from their properties according to...
18 August 2021
From: Breaking News
A prominent lettings agency chief says tenants are becoming more eco-conscious, putting increased emphasis on landlords to meet expectations. Mike Cook -...
24 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Foundation Home Loans has cut its buy-to-let rates across all product tiers and property types. Foundation’s 80% loan-to-value (LTV) two-year fix has...
23 September 2020
From: Breaking News
Foundation Home Loans is planning to pull some of its buy-to-let products tomorrow. On Thursday, the specialist lender will remove its two-year...
16 September 2020
From: Breaking News
Foundation Home Loans has reduced rates across a range of five-year buy-to-let mortgage products. The deals, which are offered to both individual...
19 August 2020
From: Breaking News
Foundation Home Loans has cut its shorter-term buy-to-let mortgage products in response to greater demand from investors. Two-year fixed rates within Foundation’s...
24 July 2020
From: Breaking News
Foundation Home Loans has relaunched its buy-to-let product range to its pre-lockdown structure with the reintroduction of large loans, early remortgage,...
03 July 2020
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let borrowers are around 25% less likely to require a mortgage payment holiday than residential borrowers, new research shows. Foundation Home Loans analysed...
15 June 2020
From: Breaking News
Foundation Home Loans has made a range of changes to its buy-to-let product range, which includes increases to loan-to-value (LTV) bands,...
15 June 2020
From: Breaking News
Foundation Home Loans has returned to new lending with the creation and launch of a new set of buy-to-let and residential...
18 May 2020
From: Breaking News
While some lenders, such as HSBC, have stopped all buy-to-let activity during the Covid-19 outbreak due to limitations on physical valuations,...
27 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Foundation Home Loans has made a series of rate reductions across a number of products in its core buy-to-let range. The rate...
11 February 2020
From: Breaking News
Foundation Home Loans has made several criteria changes across its buy-to-let product range. The lender will now assess missed payments on credit...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News
Foundation Home Loans has unveiled a number of rate reductions across a range of buy-to-let products by up to 45 basis...
14 November 2019
From: Breaking News
Almost two-thirds of landlords planning to add to their portfolio over the next 12 months will use a limited company to...
06 November 2019
From: Breaking News
As a landlord, it helps to understand current trends in the private rented sector and how you can maintain your buy-to-let...
31 October 2019
From: Sponsored Content
Foundation Home Loans has launched three new buy-to-let mortgage products. The new deal includes a 75% loan-to-value (LTV) five-year fix at 3.39%,...
18 October 2019
From: Breaking News
Foundation Home Loans has launched a new five-year buy-to-let mortgage product aimed at landlords who seek rate certainty but with a...
03 October 2019
From: Breaking News
Foundation Home Loans has launched two new five-year buy-to-let fixed rate products and reduced rates across other products in its range. Highlights...
19 September 2019
From: Breaking News
A number of landlords would not currently consider investing in the buy-to-let sector as a consequence of buy-to-let tax and legislative...
21 August 2019
From: Breaking News
A third of buy-to-let landlords plan to remortgage in the next year, with those looking to add to their portfolio more...
19 August 2019
From: Breaking News
Foundation Home Loans has cut rates on selected five-year fixed buy-to-let products by up to 0.1%. The specialist lender has made reductions...
08 August 2019
From: Breaking News
There has been a significant increase in both portfolio landlord and limited company buy-to-let business over the past 12 months, according...
11 June 2019
From: Breaking News
Foundation Home Loans has launched what it refers to as a ‘Fix to Flex’ five-year buy-to-let mortgage where early repayment charges...
22 February 2019
From: Breaking News
Foundation Home Loans has refreshed its buy-to-let proposition to ensure the range is more transparent and easier for intermediaries to understand...
28 January 2019
From: Breaking News
Foundation Home Loans has unveiled a new three-year fixed rate product within its buy-to-let range. The limited-edition deal, available to limited companies...
19 November 2018
From: Breaking News
Tenant referencing has once again been a topic of hot debate over the past few weeks, following a fresh study that...
30 October 2018
From: Breaking News
Fears that regulatory changes will pave the way for an exodus from the buy-to-let market may be a little premature, according...
26 September 2018
From: Breaking News
A growing number of landlords are turning to social media to garner more information about rental applicants, according to the latest...
18 September 2018
From: Breaking News
The UK housing market continued to slow last month as reflected by a drop in new mortgage lending, with many buy-to-let...
28 August 2018
From: Breaking News
One in five landlords plan to stay in the buy-to-let market indefinitely, with the same number of portfolio landlords foreseeing the...
21 August 2018
From: Breaking News
Foundation Home Loans has launched its lowest ever fixed rates with its new ‘summer special’ buy-to-let product, designed specifically for individuals,...
02 August 2018
From: Breaking News
Foundation Home Loans has unveiled a new large loan buy-to-let product, available to both individuals and limited companies with prior landlord...
23 July 2018
From: Breaking News
Foundation Home Loans has launched a new short-term let product, as part of the buy-to-let range, available exclusively through Legal &...
10 July 2018
From: Breaking News
Foundation Home Loans has upped the maximum amount landlords can borrow and cut rates across its buy-to-let range, including products for...
15 June 2018
From: Breaking News
One in five landlords in this country entered the buy-to-let sector without even planning to, finding themselves with a property ‘accidentally’...
13 June 2018
From: Breaking News
The private rented sector will not experience a “mass exodus” of private landlords as a result of tax changes and tougher...
22 May 2018
From: Breaking News
Foundation Home Loans has improved its product offering, with a series of price reductions across its buy-to-let product range aimed primarily...
11 May 2018
From: Breaking News
Foundation Home Loans has launched a five-year fixed rate product exclusively through its key packager partners. The new product being offered is available...
25 April 2018
From: Breaking News
Foundation Home Loans has launched a new five-year fixed rate deal for a limited time only, which is aimed at primarily...
20 April 2018
From: Breaking News
Foundation Home Loans has made changes to its but-to-let criteria for landlords seeking fresh funds to help acquire property, in response...
03 April 2018
From: Breaking News
Foundation Home Loans has expanded its HMO product range and re-priced select buy-to-let mortgage rates in response to SWAP rate changes. Highlights...
13 March 2018
From: Breaking News
We all know that regulatory changes to lending in this country has made it harder for portfolio landlords to secure a...
05 February 2018
From: Breaking News
Foundation Home Loans has increased its maximum buy-to-let loan-to-value (LTV) from 75% to 80% on both its standard and first-time landlord...
19 December 2017
From: Breaking News
Foundation Home Loans has announced that it has increased the maximum total borrowing limits on its buy-to-let range from £2m to...
29 November 2017
From: Breaking News
A new set of products has been introduced by Foundation Home Loans across its entire buy-to-let range, in order to offer...
02 November 2017
From: Breaking News
Foundation Home Loans will continue to provide its range of competitive mortgage products to portfolio landlords when new PRA underwriting standards...
15 September 2017
From: Breaking News
Landlords selecting a limited company structure with Foundation Home Loans in order to expand their buy-to-let portfolio will no longer have...
04 September 2017
From: Breaking News
A growing number of landlords are selling off properties and increasing rents in response to regulatory changes and political uncertainty after...
30 August 2017
From: Breaking News
Foundation Home Loans yesterday announced that it is improving its first-time landlord range, with the introduction of a five-year fixed rate...
20 July 2017
From: Breaking News
A new two-year fixed rate mortgage aimed mainly at professional landlords borrowing large amounts has been launched by Foundation Home Loans. The...
19 May 2017
From: Breaking News
Foundation Home Loans has announced that it wants to make it easier for buy-to-let landlords to secure finance to add to...
28 October 2016
From: Breaking News
A leading tax expert has slammed claims made recently that buy-to-let landlords face the risk of double taxation if they choose...
03 October 2016
From: Breaking News
Landlords are increasingly expected to exploit a loophole in the law that allows them to avoid the Chancellor George Osborne’s hefty, punitive...
08 July 2016
From: Breaking News
With impending changes to mortgage tax relief for landlords set to have an adverse impact for many buy-to-let investors, Coventry Building...