Buy-to-let

Landlords cautioned over limited company incorporation

Specialist buy-to-let broker Commercial Trust Limited is urging buy-to-let landlords to tread with caution...

Accord offers let to buy market for first time landlords

Accord Buy To Let has expanded its offering for first time landlords after seeing...

Kent Reliance extends day one remortgage option

Kent Reliance has announced that the option to remortgage a property from Day One will...

Majority of landlords aware of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards

Landlords are most likely to have invested in a boiler upgrade in the last...

Virgin Money improves buy-to-let proposition

Virgin Money is now accepting buy-to-let applications from portfolio landlords. Applications from portfolio landlords with...

SimplyBiz Mortgages expect more limited company BTL growth

SimplyBiz Mortgages says its research shows that 68% of brokers think they will write...

LendInvest maintains top rating from ARC Ratings

LendInvest has received the highest possible rating for the quality of its loan servicing from...

Picking the perfect policy

There are currently more than 1.8 million private landlords operating in the UK. Being...

Roma Finance sounds death knell for small landlord

The private rental sector of the future will be dominated by larger institutional landlords...

Lenders and brokers accused of being ‘too quiet’ over buy-to-let changes

Mortgage lenders and brokers have been too quiet over the Prudential Regulatory Authority’s (PRA)...

The Leeds Building Society reduces BTL fixed rates

The Leeds Building Society has cut rates on its no fee buy-to-let mortgages range by...

Octopus Property appoints head of structuring

Octopus Property, part of the Octopus Group, has announced the appointment of Matthew Pritchard...

The Skipton cuts buy-to-let rates

The Skipton Building Society is cutting rates by up to 0.23 percentage points across its...

Home owning cheaper than renting everywhere in the UK

Potential first-time buyers would have lower monthly outgoings if they bought a home rather...

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Jonny Palmer: Taking on the world’s toughest foot race

On 3 April I’ll be attempting what is considered the toughest foot race on earth: Marathon Des Sables Legendary. When I type that into a...

Why straightforward buy-to-let cases are becoming increasingly rare

The idea of a truly straightforward buy-to-let case now feels increasingly distant. As portfolios grow in size and complexity and borrowing needs evolve alongside...

Technology: from transformation to stewardship

For most of the modern history of UK mortgage lending, stability has not simply been a preference – it has been a necessity. Boards have...

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...

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Industry fundraiser launched after MFS staff go unpaid

Staff at Market Financial Solutions (MFS) were due to be paid on Friday 27...

Knowledge Bank to host development finance webinar for brokers

Knowledge Bank is turning its next Lenders’ Live session over to development finance, as...

Digital ID providers given formal backing under money laundering rules

HM Treasury and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology have issued joint guidance...

MJP Conveyancing completes first live TR1 using qualified electronic signature

MJP Conveyancing has completed its first TR1 transfer deed using Veyco QEST, marking a...