Buy-to-let

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is...

Home and away: How appetite for UK property is rising

Conflicts in Ukraine and now the Middle East are a reminder that the catastrophic...

1.3 million households facing mortgage cost shock

Around 1.3 million additional UK households are now exposed to higher mortgage costs following...

Coventry trims first-time buyer and limited company buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has cut selected mortgage rates for first-time buyers and limited company...

Rental yields rise across England and Wales as buy-to-let market enters more volatile period

Rental yields increased annually in every region of England and Wales in the first...

Keystone restores fixed rate buy-to-let products as market stabilises

Keystone Property Finance has brought back fixed rate options across its buy-to-let range, widening...

Lendlord launches tool to help landlords evidence Renters’ Rights Act compliance

Lendlord has launched a compliance tool aimed at helping landlords evidence service of the...

Gatehouse exits BTR platform to fuel home finance growth

Gatehouse Financial Group has sold its build-to-rent platform to Apollo in a move designed...

Landlords tighten tenant checks ahead of renters’ rights overhaul

Landlords are preparing to tighten tenant selection processes as the Renters’ Rights Act approaches,...

One month before rental reforms, landlords and tenants face a new legal landscape

Landlords and tenants in England are being urged to prepare for the first phase...

Landlords continue shift to company structures as incorporation set to rise in 2026

The number of companies established to hold buy-to-let portfolios is forecast to rise by...

Landlords’ awareness of Renters’ Rights Act rises as concern grows over possession delays

Three quarters of landlords are now aware of the Renters’ Rights Act, with concern...

Buy-to-let mortgage rates rise as landlords face fresh cost pressures

Buy-to-let mortgage rates have risen sharply this month, while landlords are also facing further...

Virgin Money to take mortgage application systems offline for five days

Virgin money has announced that its Virgin Money and Clydesdale online application platforms will...

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What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

The new Chancellor wants to remove barriers to growth; he should start with housing

There was probably a degree of unintended irony in the Treasury choosing to call the Chancellor, John Healey’s, first major market ‘intervention’ his ‘Growth...

Brokers are losing the attention battle 1,000 to 3

Take a client you placed on a 5-year fix last year. Over the life of that deal, their bank is now planning to contact...

Triple lock or no triple lock? That is not the question

The debate over the State Pension triple lock has returned. But perhaps the more important question is what the debate tells us about the...

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LSL mortgage revenue rises 8% as remortgage demand grows

LSL Property Services has reported an 8% increase in mortgage revenue during the first...

Foundation opens financial services careers to young people with talent programme

Foundation has completed its first Future Talent Programme, giving 18 young people workplace experience...

Rely uses AVM to deliver immediate offer on landlord remortgage

Rely has issued an instant mortgage offer for a landlord remortgaging a single buy-to-let...

Law firms urged to consider later life lending in IHT planning

Law firms should consider later life lending as part of broader inheritance tax planning...