Buy-to-let

Elise Coole becomes Keystone COO

Keystone Property Finance has promoted Elise Coole to the position of chief operating officer...

CSF posts record annual performance in 2019

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has reported a decade of continual growth with a record...

Knowledge Bank sees continuing mortgage market volatility

Knowledge Bank's latest monthly analysis of brokers’ criteria searches has revealed a number of surprising...

Gatehouse Bank cuts all buy-to-let rental rates

Gatehouse Bank has cut the rental rates on its complete buy-to-let range, offering the largest reductions...

West One Loans appoints national account manager

West One Loans has appointed Annette Tilbury as national account manager. Tilbury (pictured) joins from Foundation...

Landlords set to put 500,000 homes up for sale

26% of landlords plan to cash in on at least one property this year,...

Castle Trust introduces 10-year term loan

Castle Trust has launched TermTen, a 10-year term loan that is fixed for five...

Brightstar creates head of mortgages position

Brightstar Financial has promoted Gina Blagden to the new role of head of mortgages. Blagden...

Paragon cuts rates on 14 products

Paragon has refreshed a number of mortgage products for portfolio and non-portfolio landlords. The changes...

Paragon expects continued rise in complex buy-to-let business

Specialist lender Paragon believes that the increase in portfolio and complex buy-to-let business seen...

Rents and tenant demand fall

ARLA Propertymark has reported that the number of tenants experiencing rent rises fell by...

October rise in first-time buyer completions

UK Finance has reported that there were 32,260 new first-time buyer mortgages completed in...

PMS and Sesame add Hampshire Trust Bank to lender panels

PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network, part of Sesame Bankhall Group, have expanded their...

The Leeds refreshes buy-to-let proposition

The Leeds Building Society has reduced rates on selected fee free two-year buy-to-let fixed...

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The continued evolution of the later life lending market

Later life lending has moved well beyond being an occasional enquiry about equity release or a maturing interest-only case. It is now a consistent and...

What does the year hold for specialist first charge residential mortgages?

A few months into 2026, it is already clear that many borrowers continue to fall outside the criteria set by high street and mainstream...

A turning point for British Islamic home finance

A quick question for brokers: what would you do if 80% of a fast-growing community told you the market was not serving them properly? That...

Mutual sector ambition needs tech-driven scale

The Government’s commitment to doubling the size of the mutual sector has been welcomed across financial services. Building societies continue to play a critical...

Conveyancing fees will rise and you can blame the Government

Tax is complicated and making sure you pay the right amount can be challenging - just ask MP Angela Raynor or indeed former Chancellor...

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CIExpert expands Critical Thinking research into IP

CIExpert is set to launch Critical Thinking 2026 on 12 March, expanding its flagship...

Vida to allow intercompany deposit loans and raises exposure cap

Vida Homeloans has widened its buy-to-let criteria, allowing intercompany loans as a deposit source...

Second charge lending tops £2.14bn

The UK second charge mortgage market surpassed £2.14bn in new lending during 2025 with...

23% of would-be homeowners stay in jobs they dislike to secure a mortgage

Almost one in four aspiring homeowners have remained in roles they dislike in order...