Buy-to-let

Highest August lending since 2007

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has estimated that gross mortgage lending totalled £22.5 billion...

The Dudley unveils expat mortgages

The Dudley Building Society has launched expat mortgages for purchase, remortgage and buy-to-let with whole...

Large growth in mortgage product numbers and availability

The number of mortgage products available to UK mortgage advisers has risen by 86% over...

One in seven tenants break the rules

One in seven renters have broken one or more rules outlined in their tenancy...

Coutts cuts mortgage rates

Coutts has reduced its residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates. Reductions across all residential mortgage rates...

SimplyBiz Mortgages partners with the Newbury

SimplyBiz Mortgages (SBM) has added the Newbury Building Society to its panel of lenders. ...

AToM unveils low rental coverage BTL

All Types of Mortgages Ltd (AToM) has announced a new packager exclusive product with Foundation...

Fleet appoints new BDM

Fleet Mortgages has announced the appointment of a new business development manager (BDM) covering the...

Buy to Let Club to hold London event

The next Buy to Let Event will take place in Bracknell on 29 September,...

The rise of the ‘silver renter’

Nearly half of tenants living in private rental accommodation across the UK are aged over...

Keystone added to Paradigm panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added Keystone Property Finance to its lender panel. The mortgage services proposition's member...

Together partners with TBMC for auction and bridging finance

Specialist lender Together has announced its partnership with buy-to-let and commercial mortgage broker TBMC. Together...

Rental culture remains insecure

Tenants are experiencing a surge of financial optimism, as more see buying as a...

The Dudley expands introducer panel

The Dudley Building Society has announced that master broker Clever Lending has become the latest...

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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...

Why post-contract variation is becoming the mortgage market’s next battleground

For much of the past decade, mortgage technology investment has focused on origination and with good reason. Faster decisions in principle, automated affordability assessments,...

Will we look back at Q2 as the most stable quarter of 2026?

The first half of 2026 has reminded us how quickly sentiment can change within the mortgage and housing markets. After a fairly stable and promising...

A steadier second half of 2026 in sight?

The first half of 2026 has been a reminder that the mortgage market does not operate in isolation. While domestic economic conditions have remained...

Latest news

Healey takes Treasury as Burnham puts housing among early priorities with Rayner appointment

John Healey was appointed chancellor of the exchequer last night as new prime minister...

Toni Smith on the human factor and the fourth emergency service

After nearly four decades in financial services, Sesame Network distribution director Toni Smith still...

Newcastle widens mortgage support scheme with 95% LTV option

Newcastle for Intermediaries has relaunched its Joint Mortgage Sole Proprietor (JMSP) range with broader...

Shamplina joins Panorama rental fraud investigation

Landlord Action founder Paul Shamplina will appear in a BBC Panorama investigation into criminal...