Buy-to-let

Virgin Money trims fixed rates and launches new purchase deals

Virgin Money will cut a range of fixed mortgage rates and introduce new products...

UTB reshapes lending division as Sundeep Patel departs

United Trust Bank (UTB) has announced a major restructuring of its lending operations alongside...

Rents ease in parts of UK but affordability pressures persist

The North East remains the most affordable region in the UK for tenants with...

Dudley Building Society launches new buy-to-let fixed rates

Dudley Building Society has launched 2- and 5-year fixed-rate products across residential and buy-to-let...

Hinckley & Rugby slashes buy-to-let fixed rates

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries has slashed rates on two of its buy-to-let products. The...

Together completes £367mn mortgage-backed securitisation

Together Financial Services has completed the successful pricing of its second residential mortgage-backed securitisation...

Saffron for Intermediaries unveils major updates

Saffron for Intermediaries has unveiled significant mortgage updates including introducing four new lending categories...

Landlords weigh exit as Renters’ Rights Bill nears Royal Assent

More than a third of UK landlords are considering selling their properties in the...

HMO availability falls sharply as landlords consider exit

The number of house shares available across England has dropped sharply, with new research...

Together lifts loan book to record £7.9bn as profits rise

Together Financial Services reported a record loan book and higher profits for the year...

Nigel Robbins joins MT Finance as national account manager

MT Finance has appointed Nigel Robbins as its new national account manager and coincides...

Prime London market stalls over summer

The prime London housing market slowed over the summer, with sales volumes and achieved...

Rugby World Cup legend to host MIMHC Charity Ball 2025

Rugby World Cup winner and sporting icon Will Greenwood MBE has been confirmed as...

Market Financial Solutions launches ‘Fusion Premier’ range for portfolio landlords

Market Financial Solutions has launched a new ‘Fusion Premier’ range, designed to allow large...

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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...

Why the government’s housing ambitions won’t fix the affordability crisis

With the bidding open for the government’s £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme - the main pillar of its long-term housing strategy - homebuying...

Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

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MAB research shows confidence among buyers is rising, but many still hesitate

More than half of prospective buyers say they are ready to purchase in 2026,...

Market Harborough cuts fixed rates and adds pre-completion switch option

Market Harborough Building Society has cut fixed mortgage rates by up to 36bps and...

Together appoints corporate sales director for Teesside and North Yorkshire

Together has appointed Kristi Capaldi as corporate sales director for Teesside and North Yorkshire,...

Ceta unveils rent guarantee products for landlords facing longer possession delays

Ceta has launched four wholesale rent guarantee products, arguing that longer possession timelines under...