Buy-to-let

SimplyBiz Mortgages to stage ‘seasonal showcase’

SimplyBiz Mortgages has announced an inaugural 'Seasonal Showcase' event taking place on 9 December.   It completes...

Mortgage rate movement stays unsettled

Mortgage rates remain unsettled with mixed movement seen for all main product types over...

Growing volumes of first-time buyer lending

First-time buyers accounted for 19% of intermediary business over the last three months, the...

Lloyds outlines MCD changes

Lloyds Banking Group has revealed details for its implementation of the Mortgage Credit Directive...

CML: rise in first-time buyer activity

First-time buyers saw month-on-month and year-on-year increases in activity by volume and by value in September,...

Berkeley Alexander offers full cover for unoccupied BTLs

General insurance provider Berkeley Alexander has upgraded its landlord buy-to-let product, with reduced premium rates...

FHL unveils semi-exclusive BTL range

Foundation Home Loans (FHL) has launched a new 'semi-exclusive' range of products via six of...

Aldermore unveils its lowest BTL term variable deal

Aldermore has introduced a new limited edition buy-to-let remortgage product, its lowest ever buy-to-let...

Fleet sets new lending target for 2016

Fleet Mortgages has said it will hit its lending targets for 2015. In the...

BM Solutions revises BTL notional/stress rate

BM Solutions is updating the notional/stress rate used in the rental assessment for buy-to-let...

DPS: tenants don’t want longer tenancies

Eight out of 10 of those renting accommodation want tenancy agreements of one year or...

TFC teams up with Pepper Homeloans

TFC Homeloans has added Pepper Homeloans to its mortgage lender panel. Brokers can now access...

The Mansfield unveils new specialist buy-to-let

The Mansfield Building Society has added a specialist product available for regulated activity, light...

Charter Court passes £2.5bn completion milestone

The owner of Precise Mortgages and Charter Savings Bank has published its results for...

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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...