Buy-to-let

Kensington cuts buy-to-let rates across core range

Kensington Mortgages has reduced rates across its buy-to-let mortgage range, including its Prime, Core...

Landlords plan rent rises as rent freeze proposal emerges

More than six in 10 landlords are planning to raise rents over the next...

Fleet Mortgages appoints BDM for Wales and South West

Fleet Mortgages has appointed Claire Graham as business development manager for Wales and the...

Molo cuts buy-to-let rates for UK and overseas landlords

Molo has reduced rates across its UK resident, non-UK resident and expat buy-to-let mortgage...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 2

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk...

Lifting and shifting to the cloud isn’t real transformation

As we gear up to spend time at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference...

Fleet Mortgages names new managing director

Fleet Mortgages has appointed Nicola Richardson as its new managing director. Richardson (pictured) has been...

BM Solutions streamlines refinancing with combined application for landlords

BM Solutions is launching a single application process, allowing brokers to handle product transfers...

Landbay adds 70% LTV Premier products and cuts small HMO rates

Landbay has added eight five-year fixed-rate products at 70% loan-to-value to its Premier range...

Landlords move to sell portfolios before Renters’ Rights Act takes effect

Law firm Thackray Williams has reported a wave of instructions from landlords looking to...

Mortgage mental health walk hits capacity as 72 sign up

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter has confirmed its 2026 Walk and Talk event is now...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 1

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk...

Portfolio landlords reshape buy-to-let market

Portfolio landlords are becoming increasingly central to the buy-to-let market as investors take a...

CHL cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 25bps

CHL Mortgages has reduced rates across its short-term let and limited edition buy-to-let ranges. The...

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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...

Is Andy Burnham the New Messiah or just Starmer with better eyebrows?

What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards the leadership in what looks less like a contest and...

Approvals hit a 2.5-year low: When broker value gets proven – or missed

Net mortgage approvals dropped to 56,200 in May – the lowest since December 2023 - down from 66,000 the month before. Net borrowing fell from...

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LSL Financial Services appoints interim managing director

LSL Financial Services has appointed Piotr Nowosad as interim managing director to lead its...

Mortgage demand slows in second quarter as higher rates hit affordability

Higher borrowing costs weighed on mortgage demand during the second quarter, although Stonebridge says...

Omni Protect becomes first service provider to adopt Beagle Street intermediary proposition

Omni Protect has become the first service provider for directly authorised firms to offer...

Dudley BS rolls out new mortgage platform to all brokers

Dudley Building Society has completed the rollout of its new mortgage origination platform to...