Buy-to-let

June rental rise ‘due to tenant fee ban’

55% of agents have reported landlords increasing rents in June, resulting in the number...

Roma Finance launches new five-year deal for property investors

Roma Finance is now offering a five-year mortgage to allow property investors to purchase...

NatWest makes residential and buy-to-let rate changes

NatWest has introduced rate changes on selected core and semi-exclusive residential products and buy-to-let...

Keystone triples larger loan cashback

Specialist buy-to-let lender Keystone Property Finance has increased the cashback offering across its entire...

First 4 Bridging becomes fully FCA regulated

First 4 Bridging (F4B) has reached fully regulated status with the Financial Conduct Authority...

The Money Group unveils new specialist lending brand

The Money Group has established a new brand, Specialist Money Limited. Jeff List has been appointed...

Pepper UK agrees servicing deal with Habito

Pepper UK has been appointed by online mortgage broker Habito to provide end-to-end servicing...

Majority of BTL lenders offer limited company deals

59% of all buy-to-let mortgage lenders offered products to landlords who use limited companies...

Vida Homeloans joins Master Private Finance panel

Mortgage/protection network JLM Mortgage Services’ specialist mortgage desk, Master Private Finance, has added Vida Homeloans...

Fleet Mortgages extends new build offer and valuation times

Fleet Mortgages has extended its offer and valuation times for new-build purchases across both...

LendInvest makes business development hires

LendInvest has made a number of field based and internal hires to its business development team. Nigel...

Brightstar launches education initiative

Brightstar Financial has introduced an education programme for brokers. The distributor will, over the coming...

Paragon’s new lending up 20% year-on-year

Paragon Banking Group has reported £1.90 billion of new lending across all business lines...

New Masthaven website includes live criteria search

Masthaven Bank has launched a new website for brokers across its mortgage and short-term...

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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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First-time buyer solo females outpace couples

More women are planning to step onto the property ladder alone rather than with...

Melton targets foreign national borrowers with new five-year fixes

Melton Building Society is launching a dedicated foreign nationals mortgage range, aimed at borrowers...

North West leads HMO market share as yields edge below 10%

The North West has the highest proportion of HMOs in the UK at 17.9%,...

Countrywide Surveying Services names associate director for learning & development

Countrywide Surveying Services has promoted Sarah Chalmers-Stevens to associate director of learning and development...