Buy-to-let

Decade-high February for home-movers and first-time buyers

UK Finance has reported that mortgage lending for first-time buyers, home movers and remortgagors...

Landlords seeking to diversify in hunt for better yields

51% of brokers in the UK have been approached by landlords looking to diversify...

Paymentshield improves landlord insurance offering

Paymentshield has made changes to its landlord insurance product and revealed it will now...

Shawbrook Commercial hires lending manager

Shawbrook Bank has revealed that Stewart Paine has joined the commercial property team as...

LendInvest added to two sourcing systems

LendInvest has partnered with mortgage sourcing partners Twenty7Tec and IRESS’s TriGold system. Both of these...

Bluestone Mortgages introduces interest-only BTLs

Bluestone Mortgages has made changes to its buy-to-let mortgage range and has introduced an interest-only...

TMW revises maximum age criteria for lower LTV BTL applications

The Mortgage Works (TMW) is removing its age limit at application for experienced landlords...

Investec simplifies mortgage proposition

Investec Private Banking has simplified its residential owner-occupier and buy-to-let mortgage ranges, and made...

Fleet Mortgages cuts rates across all three core ranges

Fleet Mortgages has today cut the rates of a number of its fixed rates...

Platform announces higher LTV rate cuts

Platform has cut two and five-year fixed rates on select 85 and 90% LTV...

New Paragon limited edition deals for portfolio landlords

Paragon has unveiled a new range of Limited Edition buy-to-let mortgage products for portfolio...

Over half of disposable income spent on rent

The latest Landbay Rental Index has reveal that rental payments in the UK now...

PRA changes are driving brokers towards specialist lenders

Kent Reliance has claimed that the Prudential Conduct Authority's (PRA) new guidelines for portfolio...

Shawbrook: landlords remain optimistic about buy-to-let

A Shawbrook survey has found that despite the uncertainty of Brexit and increasing tax...

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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...