Purchasing any residential property with the intention of letting it out can be an appealing prospect. In the UK, estimates suggest there are now approximately 2.65 million landlords operating within the private rental sector. Does this mean that buy-to-let is the...
After being put on indefinite hold for the past two years, the organisers of the National Landlord Investment Show have officially confirmed the return of live events across the UK. The first in-person National Landlord Investment Show will take place at Manchester...
Medical professionals often run into a variety of unexpected obstacles when looking to apply for a mortgage. From doctors to dieticians to psychiatrists to surgeons, qualifying for a mortgage as a medical professional is not always as easy as it sounds. With the help...
2020 triggered a major shift in the priorities of homebuyers as the realities of spending more time at home than ever before set in. For the first time in recent history, the appeal of urban areas plummeted, and those who had previously been tied to major cities set...
Self-employed workers have always had a tough time qualifying for a competitive mortgage. Today, things are only getting more difficult. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, lenders are scrutinising self-employed borrowers more intensively than ever before, to such...
One of the few things all homeowners have in common is the desire to become mortgage-free. However, most mortgage payers simply resign themselves to the fact that they will be tied to their debt and all associated borrowing costs for decades to come. Not realising...
You may have wondered whether your credit score is better or worse than the UK average, or you may wonder whether average credit scores differ significantly from one part of the country to the next. Each of the UK’s primary credit agencies has a different scoring...
Once little more than a novelty, the UK’s build-to-let sector is slowly but surely finding its way onto the radars of major investors. In particular, Lloyds Bank has outlined an ambitious plan to build an extensive 50,000-strong BTL property portfolio by the end of...
