Buy-to-let

Property investors need more education on PRA rule changes

There is a lack of awareness amongst the property investor community of the changes...

Vida Homeloans launches new Premier range

Vida Homeloans has unveiled a new ‘Vida Premier’ range of both residential and buy-to-let mortgages. Rates...

Foundation Home Loans broadens HMO offering

Foundation Home Loans has expanded its HMO product range with the introduction of a...

TDS sets new Academy course dates

Deposit protection scheme, Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS), has announced new dates for its Academy...

Whole of Scotland market launch for Kensington and New Street Mortgages

Kensington and New Street Mortgages have announced a whole of market launch into Scotland. ...

East Midlands rents rising fastest in the UK

Landbay's latest Rental Index has reported that residential rents in the East Midlands grew by...

Income from property reaches £16.2bn

Over 1.9 million people received an income from property in 2015-16, with the number...

Landbay sees lending volumes double in six months

Landbay has revealed that it has lent a total of £100 million to buy-to-let...

Newcastle Intermediaries cuts all buy-to-let rates

Newcastle Intermediaries has reduced all its buy-to-let rates by up to 0.10 percentage points. The...

New buy-to-let offering from Masthaven

Masthaven has launched a new buy-to-let mortgage range, which will initially be available exclusively...

Vida Homeloans makes criteria changes

Vida Homeloans has introduced a new maximum LTV of 90% for first time buyers, 100%...

Longer-term mortgages more popular than two-year deals

Paragon’s latest Financial Adviser Confidence Tracking Index report has found that the preference for longer-term...

InterBay Commercial joins Paradigm panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added InterBay Commercial to its mortgage lender panel. Paradigm member firms...

HomeRenter unveils ratings and reviews service

HomeRenter, an online lettings platform, has launched a ratings and reviews service. It enables...

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The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

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Mortgage broker revenue rises as adviser numbers fall

Reported revenue from mortgage broking increased by 15.9% to £1.6bn during 2025 despite a...

Self-employed borrowers face narrower lender choice

Self-employed mortgage applicants have access to more than a third fewer eligible lenders than...

Landlords target growth despite rising costs

More than eight in 10 professional property investors plan to expand their portfolios during...

Home insurance defies wider fall in customer satisfaction

Home insurance has bucked a wider decline in customer sentiment towards UK insurers, according...