Buy-to-let

TFC teams up with the National Counties

TFC Homeloans has joined forces with National Counties Building Society, adding the mutual to its...

Further curb on buy-to-let signalled

George Osborne has given the go-ahead for the Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee to restrict...

Rents cooling in run-up to Christmas

Rents across England and Wales have fallen below the £800 mark, according to the...

New two-year fixes from Accord Buy to Let

Accord Buy to Let has unveiled a range of short-term fixed rate mortgages for...

Average London house price of £931k in 2025 predicted

Rents are set to increase dramatically and buying a house is getting further out of...

Average time spent in PRS is 12 years

Satisfaction levels remain high among tenants in the private rented sector (PRS), according to...

FHL revamps BTL and adds new limited company option

Foundation Home Loans (FHL) has announced plans to simplify its buy-to-let product range. It is...

Landlord confidence takes a hit

41% of landlords have reported seeing an increase in tenant demand over the last...

CML: 9% month-on-month rise in homemover loans

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has revealed that first-time buyers borrowed £4.6bn for...

New Paragon offering for professional landlords

Paragon Mortgages has introduced a new range of fixed rate and tracker products with...

Lowest seasonal dip in house prices for nine years

Rightmove has reported a seasonal 1.1% (-£3,120) dip in the price of property coming...

Remain positive about buy-to-let

I think it’s fair to say that no-one working within the buy-to-let market anticipated...

TMW cuts buy-to-let rates

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has cut new mortgage rates by up to 0.85 percentage...

BoE: 8.5% rise in gross advances

The proportion of lending for house purchase in the third quarter of the year...

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Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Latest news

CHL cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 25bps

CHL Mortgages has reduced rates across its short-term let and limited edition buy-to-let ranges. The...

Darlington cuts rates across buy-to-let and specialist ranges

Darlington Building Society has reduced mortgage rates by up to 50bps across its buy-to-let,...

HTB backs £2.4m Mitcham scheme

Hampshire Trust Bank has provided a £2.4m development finance facility for a mixed-use scheme in...

The Mansfield reports record mortgage lending for second year running

Mansfield Building Society has reported record mortgage lending for the second successive year, after...