Homebuyers paid £15.2bn in Stamp Duty Land Tax in 2025-26, up 9.2% on the previous tax year, as the nil-rate threshold reverted to £125,000.
Analysis by Coventry Building Society of HMRC figures found buyers paid £1.3bn more in Stamp...
Landbay is set to host a broker-focused webinar examining the implications of the Renters’ Rights Act ahead of its implementation.
The buy-to-let lender confirmed that...
Fleet Mortgages has cut pricing on selected five-year fixed buy-to-let products and expanded its 75% loan-to-value offering, while also adding new tracker options for...
HSBC UK has reduced mortgage rates across parts of its residential and buy-to-let range, with cuts of up to 25bps.
The changes span first-time buyer,...
GB Bank has been added to Knowledge Bank’s criteria sourcing platform, giving brokers access to its latest specialist lending criteria through KB PRO.
The move means intermediaries can search GB Bank’s lending appetite across buy-to-let and bridging finance as...
Norton Broker Services has added Scroll Finance to its lender panel, giving brokers access to the specialist lender’s buy-to-let second charge proposition.
The move broadens the packager and master broker’s panel as it looks to widen the range of...
Visionary Finance has completed a £25.5 million facility for an ultra-high-net-worth borrower, secured against a prime Holland Park residence valued at £42.5 million.
The borrower, an Indian national based in the Middle East, was introduced to the broker by...
Fintel plc has disposed of Gateway Surveying Services and APS Legal & Associates to Kairos Professional Services Limited for aggregate cash consideration of up to £1m, in a move the AIM-listed group said would simplify its portfolio and...
The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...
While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection.
Recent data...
With the bidding open for the government’s £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme - the main pillar of its long-term housing strategy - homebuying...
More than half of prospective buyers say they are ready to purchase in 2026, yet many are still delaying because of affordability concerns and uncertainty over what they can borrow, according to new research from Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB).
The firm found that 52% of...
The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...
20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage applications. Processes were straight forward and the range of product options available was far narrower.
There was very little need –...
HLPartnership has added Afin Bank to its lender panel, giving advisers across the network access to another option for borrowers with more complex income profiles or wider eligibility needs.
The network said the addition would give its advisers access to residential lending of up to...
