Buy-to-let

Shawbrook BTL refresh includes new application form

Shawbrook Bank has simplifies its buy-to-let range and launched a new buy-to-let online application form. Its...

New raft of rate cuts from Barclays

Barclays is reducing the rates on a selection of products across its residential, buy-to-let...

22% of landlords expect to buy in the North West

Precise Mortgages has revealed that the North West is expected to be the busiest...

Higher wages helping with rental affordability

The proportion of income that tenants spent on rent decreased between 2016 and 2019...

Pepper Money moves into limited company buy-to-let

Pepper Money has revamped its complete range, with new products including the launch of...

Key promotion for Damian Thompson at Aldermore

Aldermore has announced that Damian Thompson, its director of mortgages, will become its new...

Fall in costs of five-year buy-to-let fixes

The cost of five-year fixed buy-to-let mortgages has resumed a downward trend as we...

Vida Homeloans hire to cover Yorkshire & Manchester

Vida Homeloans has expanded its field sales team with the appointment of Joe Noon as...

Landbay partners with FIBA

Landbay has announced its partnership with The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA), providing...

Warning sounded about “overnight” tax hike for landlords

The Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) is warning landlords who have previously lived in...

We need a regulatory level-playing field

Landlords have had their fair share of new rules and regulations to deal with...

Turn the next generation of portfolio landlords into long-term clients

This market isn’t often surprised, but I suspect there will have been a few...

The Bath BS makes Scotland mortgage move

The Bath Building Society is now offering mortgages in mainland Scotland. As well as its...

LendInvest revamps buy-to-let offering

LendInvest has made a number of changes to its buy-to-let product range, increasing the maximum...

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The self-employed boom and why traditional life cover won’t cut it

There’s a shift happening in how people work and how they buy homes - especially for the self-employed and gig economy worker. Flexibility, autonomy and...

First-time buyers and buy-to-let are not rivals

As we move further into 2026, a familiar narrative is starting to reappear. It suggests that a stronger first-time buyer market will be delivered...

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

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The self-employed boom and why traditional life cover won’t cut it

There’s a shift happening in how people work and how they buy homes -...

LMS deepens partnership with Gen H to support Scottish lending expansion

LMS has extended its relationship with Gen H as the lender moves into the...

Mortgage arrears and possessions fell again in Q4

Mortgage arrears and possessions both declined in the final three months of 2025, with...

PEXA joins BoE lab to test synchronised settlement in property completions

PEXA has been selected to participate in the Bank of England’s Synchronisation Lab, a...