Buy-to-let

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...

AUTUMN BUDGET: Treasury summary

This is the executive summary from the Treasury's full Budget document. This Budget takes the...

AUTUMN BUDGET: Landlord gloom as Budget raises income tax on property profits

Landlords are set to see an increase in their tax bills following the Chancellor’s...

Word On The Street secures £5.6m GB Bank buy-to-let refinance

Word On The Street has arranged a £5.6m buy-to-let refinance with GB Bank for...

Accord Mortgage cuts buy-to-let rates

Accord Mortgages is reducing rates on its buy-to range this week by up to...

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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...

Approvals hit a 2.5-year low: When broker value gets proven – or missed

Net mortgage approvals dropped to 56,200 in May – the lowest since December 2023 - down from 66,000 the month before. Net borrowing fell from...

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LendInvest posts record £1.44bn lending year

LendInvest recorded its strongest ever year for lending in the 12 months to 31...

Fleet Mortgages broadens buy-to-let criteria for foreign nationals and limited companies

Fleet Mortgages has widened its lending criteria for buy-to-let borrowers, introducing greater flexibility for...

Six-times salary lending quadruples as lenders loosen affordability

The number of mortgage lenders willing to offer loans worth six times a borrower's...

Buy-to-let lending remains ahead of last year despite slower start to year

Buy-to-let lending increased in the first quarter of 2026 compared with a year earlier,...