Buy-to-let

Paradigm offers Marsden BTL exclusives

Paradigm Mortgage Services has launched two new Marsden Building Society buy-to-let products, available exclusively...

3mc to distribute for Axis Bank

3mc has been appointed by Axis Bank to distribute its specialist buy-to-let mortgage range...

Rise in short term let enquiries

26% of letting agents have seen an increase in the number of enquiries for...

FHL in new recruitment drive

Foundation Home Loans (FHL) has recruited three new employees to join the administration and...

What’s really driving growth in the private rental sector?

The private rental sector (PRS) is growing at a remarkable pace. Overall the value...

Wide range of rate cuts from TSB

TSB has cut mortgage rates by up to 0.2 percentage points across a range of mortgages...

CML expects upturn in lending in the near term

Gross mortgage lending in May (not seasonally adjusted) showed little change on the previous...

Virgin Money cuts resi and BTL rates

Virgin Money has made changes to its residential and buy-to-let mortgage range.  Intermediary exclusive product change Two-year fixed...

CML: house purchase lending in April “relatively subdued”

The Council of Mortgages Lenders has confirmed that, as previously reported, gross lending in...

The Hinckley & Rugby unveils BTL exclusive

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has introduced an exclusive buy-to-let offset mortgage through London...

Four-fifths of tenants satisfied with landlord

81% of tenants living in the Private Rented Sector (PRS) are satisfied with their...

Front Events to hold networking race day

Front Events, the events company responsible for the Financial Services Expo (FSE), has announced...

Fleet Mortgages unveils automatic DIP system

Fleet Mortgages has launched its new automatic decision-in-principle (DIP) system, which can be used...

Rents rise by £1k p.a. at end of tenancy agreement

Nearly two-thirds of tenants have seen their rent increase on their current property at the...

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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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Clydesdale cuts selected residential product transfer rates

Clydesdale Bank is reducing a range of residential product transfer fixed mortgage rates from...

Foundation shows how revised Property Plus criteria unlock Scottish buy-to-let purchase

Foundation has highlighted how enhancements to its Property Plus proposition helped a broker secure...

HLPartnership sets out leadership transition as Chris Tanner steps back

HLPartnership has announced plans for a leadership transition that will see BetterHome Group chief...

NatWest joins lenders increasing mortgage rates as market uncertainty grows

NatWest has become the latest major lender to announce increases to its fixed mortgage...