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HSBC bank is working with Shelter on housing campaigns. A statement from the charity says: “With support from partners including HSBC UK,...

Analysts have warned landlords and others interested in the housing market from celebrating too much following the latest Halifax index figures. The...

Details have emerged of an extraordinary ‘stress test’ created by the Bank of England and tested on eight major banks to...

An influential housing market analyst says it now looks like house prices will stay flat in 2023, rather than fall. Nicholas Mendes,...

January 9 is the date from which a range of mortgage lenders are honouring their commitment to ensure flats in blocks...

The average prospective buyer now predicts they will be 37 years old by the time they get their first home.  This compares...

Campaigning charity Shelter is partnering with HSBC’s First Direct bank to provide what it calls its first “renter support initiative” called...

Landlords directly affected by the cladding scandal - because they own units in low and medium-rise blocks - have some good...

HSBC has started offering buy-to-let mortgages once again after clearing a backlog of physical property valuations across England and Scotland. The bank...

While some lenders, such as HSBC, have stopped all buy-to-let activity during the Covid-19 outbreak due to limitations on physical valuations,...

HSBC has stopped all buy-to-let lending during the Covid-19 outbreak due to limitations on physical valuations. Research by Moneyfacts has found that...

As we keep being regularly told at the moment, we are living through unprecedented times, with the greatest restrictions on our civil...

Specialist buy-to-let lender Landbay has conducted an independent Bank of England stress test to project the impact of a major economic...

Birmingham has experienced an incredible transformation over recent years. Shaking off its previously industrial image. The UK’s second city has emerged...

Mortgage products offered by Vida Homeloans are now available to buy-to-let landlords in Scotland. The specialist lender’s offerings, which are available to...

CreditLadder has joined forces with Bud to help tenants use rental payment history in credit scoring, with a view to helping...

Tenants who have a personal account with Metro Bank are now able to report their rent through CreditLadder to reference agency...

Recently named as the most rapidly improving locations in the UK – investment in the UK’s second city shows no sign...

Despite the government’s decision to introduce a number of measures to curb the growth of buy-to-let landlords, prompting concern that the...

Looking for a buy-to-let mortgage? There are some excellent deals available – provided you know where to look. The number of buy-to-let...

There has been a significant increase in the number of buy-to-let mortgage products available, with recent research by Mortgage Brain revealing that...

Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...

InterBay Commercial has slashed borrowing rates on its buy-to-let and HMO ranges. The company, which forms part of specialist lending group OneSavings...

A fall in gilt yields will reduce the cost for lenders of longer term funding and hence open the door for...

The Bank of England has said that if the buy-to-let sector threatens Britain’s financial stability it “stands ready to take action...

Property investors are looking North according to HSBC, as the top three cities with the best rental returns are Manchester, Kingston...