Buy-to-let

New deal seeks to improve property inventory submission

The Deposit Protection Service (the DPS) has said that its new agreement with Imfuna...

Eviction rates fall following healthier tenant finances

The latest Tenant Arrears Tracker by estate agency chains Your Move and Reeds Rains has found that...

Fleet to expand lending proposition

Fleet Mortgages has made the first in a series of product and criteria changes that will...

BTL brokers remain positive despite tax changes

56% of Shawbrook Bank clients are planning on purchasing a buy-to-let property within the...

Property Partner secures new investment

Property crowdfunding platform Property Partner has announced the successful completion of a £15.9m funding round. It...

Older people buying to let to retire

Research from Prudential has identified a trend of ‘buy-to-let-to-retire’ among older people. 20% over-55s...

EQUIS reports 30% increase in loans written

EQUIS has revealed that its members wrote loans worth over £1.1 billion in 2015, representing...

2015 a “brilliant year” for the bridging sector

The latest West One Bridging Index has found that gross annual bridging lending surpassed...

Shawbrook Bank to follow diversification strategy

Shawbrook Bank plc has reported a 63% increase in underlying profit by to over...

Nationwide: UK house price growth remains steady

The Nationwide Building Society has reported an increase of 0.3% in house prices in...

First Complete adds Kent Reliance to lender panel

Kent Reliance has been appointed to the First Complete lender panel. The specialist intermediary lender,...

Countrywide takes stake in The Buy To Let Business

Countrywide plc has made a "significant" investment in Camberley based The Buy to Let...

LMS partners with the Tipton & Coseley

Conveyancing panel manager LMS has announced a new partnership with the Tipton & Coseley...

Tenants will end up paying stamp duty hike

The 3% stamp duty surcharge being introduced by the chancellor on new buy-to-let purchases will just...
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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,...
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Building Societies Association signs Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter

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