Buy-to-let

Cumberland cuts rates on core holiday let products

Cumberland Building Society has reduced rates by 0.20% on its core holiday let range...

Finova warns specialist buy-to-let demand risks being held back by gaps in lender support

New analysis from Finova suggests that, despite strong margins and lower perceived risk, specialist...

Halifax takes top spot for broker experience in latest lender benchmark

Halifax has been named the best mainstream lender and the top performer for overall...

Lloyds to cut Product Transfer fees in New Year

Lloyds Banking Group has angered some mortgage advisers after confirming it will slash procuration...

Together warns budget tax rises will squeeze landlords and older homeowners

Together has warned that measures announced in the Autumn Budget could increase strain on...

Budget U-turns and tax shocks dominate expert webinar

The Autumn Budget’s confused signalling, long lead times and heavy hit on property investors...

Yorkshire Building Society brings mortgage brands under one division

Yorkshire Building Society is consolidating its mortgage operations into a single Homes division in...

HTB completes refinance in race to beat bridging deadline

Hampshire Trust Bank has delivered a £400,000 refinance for an experienced landlady in Egham,...

Later life borrowing rises as older buyers turn to mortgages in greater numbers

UK Finance’s latest later life mortgage lending update for Q3 2025 suggests that borrowing...

Specialist Hub and Scroll Finance launch new buy-to-let second charge at lowest market price

Specialist Hub has partnered with Scroll Finance to launch what they describe as the...

Market Financial Solutions expands wellbeing drive as sector faces recruitment challenges

Market Financial Solutions has stepped up its internal support programmes following a study showing...

Kensington cuts residential and buy-to-let rates

Kensington Mortgages has lowered rates by up to 0.47% across its residential Select and...

Zephyr cuts rates on large HMO and MUFB products

Zephyr Homeloans has lowered pricing across its large HMO and MUFB ranges. The lender is...

AUTUMN BUDGET: Further damage to buy-to-let investors

Yesterday’s Budget represented yet another decisive step in the dismantling of the traditional buy-to-let...

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What the agents say: 2026 housing market predictions

Next year should be a year of steady progress for the housing market. After a challenging 2025 where we saw little to no house...

Graham McClelland on Britain’s broken mortgage market

When Graham McClelland, the youthful and quietly intense chief executive of Gen H, arrived at the City of London office of the fast-growing mortgage...

Younger consumers are ready for protection. So why aren’t we reaching them?

For years, the protection market has assumed that younger adults are less engaged with financial risk planning. Yet the latest findings from Bruised Britain...

The buy-to-let market continues to defy expectations

Perception and reality are often mistaken for one another. That is especially true in the buy-to-let market, where sentiment frequently diverges from what is...

Advisers are missing a clear chance to help clients with survey advice

For years, advisers have often seen surveys as something outside their core work. Some did not know enough about them. Some were unsure how...

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MPs launch inquiry into OBR’s first 15 years

The Treasury Committee has launched an inquiry to reflect on the Office for Budget...

Atom backs investor’s move into commercial property with £3m warehouse loan

Atom bank has completed a £3 million commercial mortgage to support an established residential...

CHL Mortgages widens upper LTV range with new fixed-rate options

CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries has expanded its upper loan-to-value range with a series of...

Swansea Building Society expands West Wales leadership remit

Swansea Building Society has promoted Sioned Jones to area manager, West Wales, with effect...