Buy-to-let

14% rise in number of tenants with serious arrears

There was a 13.8% quarterly increase in the number of tenants seriously behind on...

Sharp rise in limited company BTL transactions

There was a significant rise in activity from investors looking for finance using a limited...

Keystone improves Classic Range criteria

Keystone Buy to Let Mortgages has made two major changes to its Classic Range lending criteria...

New BDMs for Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgages has expanded its sales team with the addition of two further field-based business...

Colin Bell joins Hampshire Trust to spearhead commercial launch

Colin Bell has become managing director of commercial mortgages at Hampshire Trust Bank. He has...

Keystone sets Classic Range app cut-off date

Keystone Buy to Let Mortgages is to prioritise Classic Range purchase applications that are...

TFC offers free legals on Precise deals

TFC is rolling out its ‘free legals’ offer on Precise Mortgages deals to all brokers,...

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...

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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...