Buy-to-let

Renters’ Rights Act and what it means for professional landlords and brokers

The Renters’ Rights Act marks a new era for the property market. While the...

DPS data points to continued consolidation among landlords

Research from The Deposit Protection Service has shown further signs of consolidation in the...

Market Harborough BS raises buy-to-let loan cap to £3m

Market Harborough Building Society has increased its maximum buy-to-let loan size to £3m and...

Fleet Mortgages rolls out Instamo FastSubmit to selected advisers

Fleet Mortgages has adopted Instamo’s FastSubmit system, giving selected intermediary firms access to a...

Student-led markets dominate Paragon’s buy-to-let hotspot rankings for 2025

Postcodes with strong student populations and robust rental demand accounted for the most active...

TPFG targets buy-to-let growth a regulation looms

The Property Franchise Group says tightening regulation in the rental sector is creating new...

Virgin Money raises selected mortgage and buy-to-let rates

Virgin Money is increasing a range of residential, remortgage, buy-to-let and product transfer fixed...

Landbay opens Scottish market to Premier buy-to-let range

Landbay has made its Premier buy-to-let products available across Scotland after an initial phased...

Simplybiz Mortgages and FIBA expand specialist panel with two sourcing platforms

Simplybiz Mortgages and the Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) have added Brickflow and...

Family Building Society returns to fixed-rate lending with reduced mortgage range

The Family Building Society has returned to the mortgage market with a limited range...

Brokers want live criteria as AI changes how cases are placed

Brokers are increasingly turning to technology to ensure they are working with accurate, up-to-date...

Neurodiversity Celebration Week: Strength in different thinking

In an industry built on detail, judgement, resilience and relationships we often focus on...

Mortgage searches edge higher year-on-year in February

Mortgage search activity eased back from January’s early-year spike in February, but remained ahead...

Clydesdale Bank to raise selected residential and buy-to-let rates

Clydesdale Bank will increase a range of residential and buy-to-let fixed rates from Friday...

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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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National Friendly expands adviser proposition with term assurance launch

National Friendly has moved further into the protection market with the launch of Friendly...

Nationwide names Richard Walker to lead intermediary sales and new-build business

Nationwide has appointed Richard Walker as head of intermediary sales and new build, bringing...

Saffron says brokers should look beyond labels on complex mortgage cases

Borrowers with non-standard incomes, unusual properties or international circumstances should not automatically be treated...

Walsham Brothers expands adviser reach with Paradigm Protect panel deal

Walsham Brothers has added Paradigm Protect to its growing list of distribution partners as...