Buy-to-let

Shawbrook cuts buy-to-let and commercial mortgage rates

Shawbrook has announced pricing reductions across several of its buy-to-let and commercial products. The lender...

Molo unveils new buy-to-let rates

Molo Finance has announced rate reductions across its buy-to-let mortgage range. These changes are designed...

Landbay issues new 75% LTV AVM buy-to-let deals

Landbay has launched a new range of two-year and five-year products, available through an...

Keystone Property Finance cuts rates by up to 15bps

Keystone Property Finance has reduced rates by up to 15 basis points across its...

Marsden revises expat mortgage criteria

Marsden Building Society has made several changes to its expat mortgage criteria, including accepting...

ModaMortgages appoints new intermediary sales development manager

ModaMortgages has appointed Chantel Ford as its new intermediary sales development manager. Ford (pictured)...

Virgin Money reduces buy-to-let fixed rates

Virgin Money is reducing selected buy-to-let fixed rates tomorrow (Tuesday 20 August). The changes will...

Measures in the King’s Speech could spice up the PRS

It still feels a bit strange to refer to it as the King's Speech,...

Have we reached a tipping point?

As the curtains closed on a hugely successful Olympic Games in Paris, Tom Cruise...

Skipton calls for Autumn Statement support for landlords

Skipton Group is urging the government to consider ways to incentivise and support landlords...

Paragon Bank cuts 20 BTL products by up to 20bps

Paragon Bank has revamped its range of buy-to-let mortgages, with 20 products reduced by...

CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries joins Crystal panel

CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries has been appointed to Crystal Specialist Finance’s lender panel. The appointment...

Remortgaging landlords still favouring five-year fixed rates

Latest data from Landbay reveals that buy-to-let landlords are continuing to opt for the...

LendInvest Mortgages unveils new BTL rates from 3.69%

LendInvest Mortgages has launched its lowest buy-to-let mortgage rates of the year. Starting from 3.69%,...

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Will we look back at Q2 as the most stable quarter of 2026?

The first half of 2026 has reminded us how quickly sentiment can change within the mortgage and housing markets. After a fairly stable and promising...

A steadier second half of 2026 in sight?

The first half of 2026 has been a reminder that the mortgage market does not operate in isolation. While domestic economic conditions have remained...

How brokers can secure better client outcomes in a volatile market

Experience has always counted in the mortgage market. Brokers who worked through the financial crisis, the Covid pandemic, the Liz Truss mini-Budget and cost-of-living...

Housing reform needs a thriving private rental sector, not just a thriving sales and purchase market

One of the most encouraging developments over recent weeks has been the renewed focus on improving the homebuying and selling process. The Government's plans to...

The economics of developing the next generation of advisers

Over the past couple of decades, I have worked alongside literally thousands of AR and DA firms, from businesses employing one or two advisers...

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Bruton Knowles launches land referencing application after six-figure investment

Bruton Knowles has launched a land referencing application designed to reduce the time required...

World Cup, heatwaves and politics cool housing market

Political uncertainty, higher mortgage rates and a summer dominated by holidays, heatwaves and the...

Second charge mortgage lending volumes dip for first time in more than a year

New business volumes in the second charge mortgage market fell by 1% in May,...

Building Societies Association signs Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter

The Building Societies Association has become the latest organisation to sign the Mortgage Industry...