Buy-to-let

Investec unveils new BTL bands and pricing

Investec Private Banking is introducing new LTV bands on its buy-to-let mortgages with rates...

Together cuts buy-to-let rates

Together is lowering rates on its buy-to-let mortgage range. The interest rate on its buy-to-let...

Brightstar reveals EasySource registration stats

Brightstar has reported that over 3,000 intermediaries have registered to use its EasySource sourcing...

The Brexit effect on lending

It’s said that the secret to comedy is… timing, and indeed there’s a lot...

Foundation Home Loans expands sales team

Foundation Home Loans has announced the appointment of Joanna Elton as regional account manager for...

The Teachers to lower SVR

The Teachers Building Society is to lower its Standard Variable Rate (SVR) by the...

Virgin Money cuts BTL, H2B and residential rates

Virgin Money has made a number of rate reductions on selected products across its core...

The Dudley improves BTL offering

The Dudley Building Society has introduced new buy-to-let products, rate reductions and criteria changes. All buy-to-let fixed...

Buy to Let Club expands lender panel

Skipton Intermediaries has joined Buy to Let Club’s panel. Skipton offers mortgages up to 75% LTV which...

FSE London seminar programme revealed

The full seminar programme for Financial Services Expo (FSE) London has been announced. FSE London...

FHL reaps rewards from new portal

Foundation Home Loans has said that its new portal has boosted broker participation. Since launching...

New digital proposition from the SMP

The Society of Mortgage Professionals (SMP) has announced a new digital programme. It will begin...

ARLA: future is bright for the rental market

The number of rental properties on letting agents’ books was 184 in July, according...

Accord cuts buy-to-let fixed rates

Accord Mortgages has cut buy-to-let rates, with up to a 0.30 percentage point reduction on its...

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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...

How brokers can secure better client outcomes in a volatile market

Experience has always counted in the mortgage market. Brokers who worked through the financial crisis, the Covid pandemic, the Liz Truss mini-Budget and cost-of-living...

Housing reform needs a thriving private rental sector, not just a thriving sales and purchase market

One of the most encouraging developments over recent weeks has been the renewed focus on improving the homebuying and selling process. The Government's plans to...

The economics of developing the next generation of advisers

Over the past couple of decades, I have worked alongside literally thousands of AR and DA firms, from businesses employing one or two advisers...

Is Andy Burnham the New Messiah or just Starmer with better eyebrows?

What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards the leadership in what looks less like a contest and...

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Second charge mortgage lending volumes dip for first time in more than a year

New business volumes in the second charge mortgage market fell by 1% in May,...

Building Societies Association signs Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter

The Building Societies Association has become the latest organisation to sign the Mortgage Industry...

Sprive urges first-time buyers to plan ahead as Leeds launches 2% deposit mortgage

Sprive has welcomed Leeds Building Society's new 98% loan-to-value mortgage but says borrowers should...

Leeds launches 98% LTV mortgage aimed at widening access for first-time buyers

Leeds Building Society has introduced a new 98% loan-to-value mortgage designed to help more...