Buy-to-let

Foundation reduces BTL rates by up to 0.25%

Foundation, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has reduced rates across its buy-to-let range by up...

Landbay launches product transfer products

Buy-to-let lender, Landbay, has launched five new Product Transfer (PT) tracker products within its...

Coventry and Accord both cut BTL rates 

Coventry for Intermediaries and Accord Mortgages have both reduced rates across their buy-to-let ranges. Coventry’s...

UTB cuts rates by 1% and launches 95% LTV

United Trust Bank (UTB) Mortgages has reduced rates by up to 1% and launched...

Steve Hayes joins Specialist Hub

Steve Hayes has joined the Specialist Hub alongside Mike Brooks, with both now fully...

UTB appoints Frankie Kitchen as BTL key account manager

United Trust Bank (UTB) Mortgages has appointed Frankie Kitchen as a buy-to-let key account...

Landbay launches new remortgage AVM products

Buy-to-let lender, Landbay, has launched new premier remortgage AVM two-year fixed-rate products and reduced...

GB Bank cuts 65% LTV BTL rates by 0.30%

GB Bank has reduced its 65% LTV buy-to-let core range rates by an additional...

Together cuts fixed rates and expands criteria

Specialist lender Together has reduced rates across its fixed-rate product range and announced it...

Bank lending to smaller property investors falls 14%

The value of lending from UK-regulated banks to small and medium-sized property investment businesses...

Renters face higher costs amid strong demand

Two in three (63%) recent movers ended up paying more rent than planned, as...

ModaMortgages cuts rates across limited-edition BTL range

ModaMortgages has announced a reprice of its limited-edition buy-to-let range, with rate reductions across...

Keystone launches special edition HMO range

Keystone Property Finance has launched a number of special edition HMO & MUFB products...

Foundation reintroduces pound-for-pound remortgage product

Foundation has reintroduced its F1 pound-for-pound (£4£) remortgage product and reduced rates across its...

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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...

Removing friction from the homebuying journey

One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...

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Financial services firms sign skills pact ahead of Chancellor’s Mansion House speech

More than 20 financial services organisations have signed a new agreement with government aimed...

Brilliant Solutions partners with Box Socials

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Mortgage rates fall at fastest pace in almost two years

Fixed mortgage rates have recorded their biggest monthly reductions for almost two years, as...

Solo first-time buyers face almost a decade of saving before they can buy

Solo first-time buyers face saving for almost a decade before they can afford to...