Buy-to-let

Rising yields presenting opportunities for professional landlords

The growth of the private rented sector (PRS) is subdued on the back of...

Belmont Green Finance closes £500m securitisation

Belmont Green Finance has closed a successful £500 million UK mortgage-backed securitisation. The transaction is...

Significant increase in rents during Q2

The Deposit Protection Service's Rent Index said the UK experienced a sharp increase in...

Office move for VIBE Finance following new appointments

VIBE Finance has moved to new office premises after taking on two case managers. The...

LendInvest improves five-year buy-to-let offering

LendInvest has increased its maximum loan size to £750,000 on its five year fixed...

TMW cuts two and five-year fixed rates

The Mortgage Works has reduced selected two and five-year buy-to-let fixed rate mortgages by...

33,000 properties “being let illegally” due to EPC failings

A new study has estimated that poor measurement standards currently used by the property...

Average rents up 1.8% year-on-year

Tenant referencing firm HomeLet has reported that demand for rental properties remaining high and that...

First-time landlord criteria searches most popular in June

Knowledge Bank has revealed the top five most searched-for lender criteria by brokers in...

Habito moves into buy-to-let lending

Online mortgage broker Habits has unveiled a range mortgages for individual landlords. The offering includes...

IMLA predicts a shrinking of PRS over next decade

A new report from the Intermediary Lenders Association (IMLA) has revealed how the buy-to-let...

Landbay secures further £1 billion in funding

Buy-to-let lender Landbay has agreed a £1 billion deal with an institutional investor to...

Keystone joins TBMC panel

Keystone Property Finance has joined the lender panel of The Business Mortgage Company (TBMC). The...

Most property investors think government is failing the market

97% of property investors don't believe the government is doing enough to support the...

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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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Santander lowers higher LTV rates for FTBs with 95% 5-year fix at 4.72%

Santander will cut rates by up to 0.32% across its 85%-95% LTV first-time buyer...

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%,...