Arrears

Landlords reporting rent arrears falls to record low

The proportion of landlords reporting rent arrears has fallen to its lowest level on...

Renters’ Rights Act to reshape buy-to-let risk models

The Renters’ Rights Act is set to trigger a fundamental shift in how lenders assess risk...

Buy-to-let lending rises on remortgage surge as purchase demand remains subdued

Buy-to-let lending increased sharply at the end of 2025, driven by remortgaging activity, while...

Landlords’ awareness of Renters’ Rights Act rises as concern grows over possession delays

Three quarters of landlords are now aware of the Renters’ Rights Act, with concern...

Mortgage debt hits record £1.73trn as high-LTV lending rises

The total value of outstanding UK residential mortgage lending reached a record level in...

Alps launches enhanced landlord protection product ahead of Renters’ Rights Act reforms

Alps has introduced an updated Landlord Legal Expenses and Rent Protection product designed to...

Landlord possession claims fall in 2025 despite looming Renters’ Rights Act

Landlord repossessions declined last year even as the sector prepared for the abolition of...

Court delays stretch to 27 weeks as Section 21 exit looms

Landlords are facing the longest court delays in more than two decades despite a...

Law Society urges court funding boost before Section 21 ban

The Law Society of England and Wales has called on the Government to increase...

Buy-to-let lending rebounds as yields rise

Buy-to-let mortgage lending rebounded sharply in the third quarter of 2025 as falling interest...

Louisa Sedgwick on Paragon and the future of buy-to-let

Three decades into a career she never really planned, Louisa Sedgwick sits at the...

IMLA predicts sustained growth in mortgage lending through 2027

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) is forecasting rising mortgage lending volumes through 2026...

Growth in mortgage lending forecast to continue despite tighter affordability

UK Finance has released its latest Mortgage Market Forecast for 2026 and 2027, projecting...

Digital overhaul spices up specialist lending for Paragon Bank

Paragon Banking Group has reported another year of resilient profit growth, increased shareholder returns...
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COMMENT

Comment

Bank Rate holds, but the pressure is building

The Bank of England's decision to maintain Bank Base Rate (BBR) last month at 3.75% provides another period of stability for the mortgage market,...

How are we supporting the next generation of first-time buyers?

With GCSE and A-level results out over the last fortnight, it feels like the right moment to ask a question the industry doesn't spend...

Let’s not get bogged down in the macro, let’s focus on the ones and twos

In challenging times such as this, it often feels like the first instinct for many in the mortgage market is to talk it down....

Underwriting: Are we saying “no” to the wrong risks?

Over the last two days I’ve talked about the size of the later life lending market and the knowledge gap that still exists around...

The blind spot: residential advisers and the over-55 customer

Yesterday I talked about the supportive nature of the equity release and later life lending community and the fact that collaboration is one of...

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Buy-to-let

ModaMortgages adds fixed-fee options to limited-edition range

ModaMortgages has expanded its limited-edition buy-to-let range with new fixed and percentage-based product fee...
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Rely cuts rates for landlords with large property portfolios

Rely has launched a limited-edition range of buy-to-let mortgages for landlords who own 11...
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Momenti Group expands Mortgage Minds support for brokers

Momenti Group has added group mentoring and one-to-one strategic sessions to its Mortgage Minds...
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Vida introduces part-and-part mortgage option for residential borrowers

Vida Homeloans has launched a part-and-part repayment option across most of its residential mortgage...

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