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HSBC launches energy efficient homes mortgage range

HSBC is set to launch a new mortgage range designed to encourage borrowers to...

Fleet trims five-year rates and launches cashback for low-LTV landlords

Fleet Mortgages has announced a series of rate reductions across its five-year fixed buy-to-let...

Energy efficiency is now a mainstream concern for landlords

The energy efficiency of rental property has moved from being a regulatory side note...

BTL lending criteria changing to tackle net zero risk

Buy-to-let lenders have begun reassessing their approach to energy-inefficient properties in anticipation of looming...

Six in 10 landlords may miss out on cheaper green mortgages

Landlords could be missing out on lower green mortgage rates by not undertaking new...

Seven things mortgage lenders can do to help landlords

As a mortgage broker, I receive countless emails from buy-to-let mortgage lenders boasting about...

Most UK landlords operate solo as tax complexity and modest yields persist

A new HMRC-commissioned study has revealed that the vast majority of UK landlords remain...

Propertymark warns of “grave concerns” as Renters’ Rights Bill sparks industry backlash

Propertymark has issued a strong warning over Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill following heated debate...

Paragon urges phased EPC reforms to avert rental sector disruption

Paragon Bank has called on the government to reconsider its proposed timetable for mandatory...

Fleet Mortgages unveils £1,000 cashback and rate cuts on HMO buy-to-let products

Fleet Mortgages has announced fresh rate reductions across its five-year fixed-rate HMO and multi-unit...

Zephyr cuts rates on all two-year buy-to-let mortgages

Zephyr Homeloans has reduced pricing across its entire range of two-year fixed buy-to-let mortgage...

Gatehouse Bank cuts rates on 2-year fixed buy-to-let deals

Gatehouse Bank has cut rates by 0.24% across its full range of 2-year fixed...

Zephyr Homeloans reduces 2 & 5-yr BTL rates

Zephyr Homeloans has announced rate cuts across its two and five-year fixed rate mortgage...

Paragon expands BTL offering with new 80% LTV products and rate cuts

Paragon Bank has launched two new buy-to-let mortgage products at up to 80% loan-to-value...

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The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up

Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...

Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck

For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

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Halifax retains top spot in broker satisfaction survey

Halifax has once again been named the best overall lender for broker experience in...

Nationwide cuts switcher mortgage rates for existing borrowers

Nationwide is reducing rates across its switcher mortgage range for existing customers by up...

Hinckley & Rugby adds visa mortgage products to offering

Hinckley & Rugby for intermediaries has launched four two-year discount visa mortgage products across...

NatWest strengthens broker support with intermediary team expansion

NatWest has expanded its intermediary leadership team with the creation of two new corporate...