Buy-to-let

Foundation Home Loans unveils new Limited Edition BTL deals

Foundation Home Loans has announced the launch of two new Limited Edition buy-to-let products...

Keystone Property Finance launches new mainstream BTL range

Keystone Property Finance has introduced a brand new range for landlords purchasing or refinancing...

Newcastle BS announces SVR increase

Newcastle Building Society is to increase its mortgage Standard Variable Rate (SVR). Effective from 1st...

Landbay to hold buy-to-let affordability webinar

To help intermediaries understand buy-to-let affordability challenges, Landbay is hosting a webinar which aims...

Monthly cost of owning a home £42 cheaper than renting it

The monthly cost of owning a home for first-time buyers is now £971 -...

Landlords reveal their ‘go to’ energy efficiency upgrades

LED lighting is the most popular and effective way of improving a property’s energy...

Phoebus and Keystone complete mortgage book migration

Phoebus has completed the migration of Keystone Property Finance’s back mortgage book onto the...

Almost half of landlords maintain positive outlook

46% of landlords remain positive about the future prospects of their buy-to-let business and...

Paragon adds four five-year fixes to offering

Paragon Bank has launched four limited edition five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages. Rates start...

OSB Group unveils new charity partner

OSB Group has announced its new charity partner for the next two years. Following...

Virgin Money unveils BTL and residential changes

Virgin Money is making a series of changes to its buy-to-let and residential mortgage...

Shawbrook makes BTL and semi-commercial changes

Shawbrook has announced a range of changes across its semi-commercial and specialist buy-to-let products for...

MFS secures £500m funding line

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has secured £500 million of new institutional funding which will...

Foundation Home Loans cuts rates and goes back in at 80% LTV

Foundation Home Loans has announced further price reductions across its owner-occupier special products and...

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The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

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Mortgage broker revenue rises as adviser numbers fall

Reported revenue from mortgage broking increased by 15.9% to £1.6bn during 2025 despite a...

Self-employed borrowers face narrower lender choice

Self-employed mortgage applicants have access to more than a third fewer eligible lenders than...

Landlords target growth despite rising costs

More than eight in 10 professional property investors plan to expand their portfolios during...

Home insurance defies wider fall in customer satisfaction

Home insurance has bucked a wider decline in customer sentiment towards UK insurers, according...