Landbay has added eight five-year fixed-rate products at 70% loan-to-value to its Premier range and cut rates across selected small HMO products.
The buy-to-let lender said the new products are aimed at landlords seeking lower loan-to-value options within its...
United Trust Bank has completed a £125,000 second charge loan from application to completion in two days.
The debt consolidation case was submitted on April...
BM Solutions is launching a single application process, allowing brokers to handle product transfers and further advances simultaneously for existing landlord clients.
From Friday 24...
Law firm Thackray Williams has reported a wave of instructions from landlords looking to sell buy-to-let portfolios ahead of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025...
Gen H has opened its Scottish distribution to all brokers on its panel, following an exclusive pilot with Mortgage Advice Bureau in February.
The expansion gives Scottish brokers on the lender’s panel access to Gen H’s income booster mortgage,...
Two thirds of recent home movers say the experience of buying or selling a home has put them off moving again, according to research from the Open Property Data Association (OPDA).
The OPDA said 66% of recent movers were...
Knight Frank, the London-headquartered global property consultancy and estate agent, has downgraded its near-term UK house price forecast as rising mortgage rates and geopolitical uncertainty weigh on the market.
In its latest UK Housing Market Forecast (Q2 2026), the agency...
The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter has confirmed its 2026 Walk and Talk event is now fully booked with 72 participants drawn from across the mortgage and specialist finance market.
The six-day initiative, which takes place along the Grand Union Canal, brings...
Portfolio landlords are becoming increasingly central to the buy-to-let market as investors take a more structured approach to property ownership.
The market has seen a...
In today’s diverse mortgage landscape, brokers are working with a growing number of clients whose circumstances fall outside traditional lending models. From self-employed professionals...
In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly.
One thing comes up time...
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 Duty Land Tax than in 2024-25,...
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...
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 of the 2026 mortgage market, it has become clear that the real winner isn’t a machine, it’s the Augmented Broker.
According...
Recognise Bank has appointed Luke Watson as director of intermediary sales and lending to drive its broker-facing proposition.
Watson (pictured) joins with more than 20 years’ experience across commercial real estate lending, underwriting and credit risk, and has worked across commercial investment, bridging and buy-to-let...
