Buy-to-let

Rental market “in recession”

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) has claimed that the UK rental market is in...

Tax advice could cause next mis-selling scandal

Mortgage intermediaries have been warned to stay clear of buy-to-let tax advice to avoid...

Strongest July in over a decade for remortgaging

UK Finance has revealed that there were 46,900 new homeowner remortgages completed in July, some...

Magellan Homeloans appoints new regional team

Magellan Homeloans has created a new team of regional account managers (RAMs). The RAMs will...

Foundation Home Loans unveils remortage incentive package

Foundation Home Loans has launched a buy-to-let five-year remortgage special, an incentive package aimed...

Kensington product revamp includes new 95% LTV deal

Kensington Mortgages has announced a number of changes to its mortgage offering in both...

Keystone relaunches buy-to-let offering

Keystone Property Finance has announced its relaunch as a specialist buy-to-let mortgage lender. David Whittaker...

Clear your desks on Friday, says Brightstar

Brightstar Financial is calling on brokers to clear their desks of problem cases this...

UK rents on road to recovery

The average rent in UK has increased by 0.13%, the highest monthly increase since...

Keystone’s buy-to-let deal with Paratus AMC comes to an end

Keystone’s funding contract with Paratus AMC has ended after three years, originating close to...

Accord reduces buy-to-let rates

Accord has reduced buy-to-let rates by up to 0.25 percentage points. New deals include a...

Mantra passes £0.5bn completion mark

Boutique commercial finance consultancy, Mantra Capital, has arranged over £0.5 billion of specialist loan...

‘Joint Borrower Sole Proprietor’ tops criteria searches

Knowledge Bank latest Criteria Activity Tracker has revealed the most search criteria by brokers during...

Kent Reliance cuts five-year fixed BTL rates

Kent Reliance is making rate reductions to its five-year fixed buy-to-let mortgages for 75%...

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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%,...