Finance Industry News from CPFC relating to Buy to Let and Commercial Mortgages

June 2009

Buy to Let Prices Rise and Rents Stabilise
Rental yields have stopped falling and now could be the time to buy according to Smartlandlord - more...

Buy to Let Fixed Rate Mortgages Set For Imminent Rise
Recent sharp rises in the swap rates mean buy to let fixed rates are likely to rise - more...

RICS Sees Residential Market Bottoming
There are signs of house prices having reached the bottom - more... 

Interest rates remain unchanged
Bank base rate remains at 0.5% for third month at June PC - more... 

May 2009

Winners of Business Moneyfacts' Broker Awards are all NACFB members
NACFB members were celebrating when the winners of the 2009 Business Moneyfacts Awards were announced back at the end of March - more...

British Bankers Association launch Website for LIBOR
The BBA has lauched a dedicated website of LIBOR resources for anyone with an interest in how the markets set interest rates - more...

Buy-to-Let Lending Down for the 6th Quarter
New buy-to-let lending fell for the sixth consecutive quarter in the first three months of 2009, according to the CML - more...

Paragon Disagrees With Government Thinking On Buy to Let Sector
Institutional investment not the answer according to Paragon - more....

Positive Signs In Commercial Property Market 
Recent indications that the rate of decline in the commercial property sector is slowing are encouraging, according to one expert. - more....

Interest Rate Falls Have Helped Economy
The decision by the Bank of England's monetary policy committee to bring interest rates down to record lows of 0.5% has helped the economy, according to one economic expert. - more...

Buy to Let Mortgage Products Fall 95% 
The number of available buy-to-let mortgages plummeting from 4384 to just 213 in two years- a reduction of 95% - according to research. - more...