Buy-to-let

80% rise in rent deposit complaints

Housing charity Shelter is urging renters to make sure their deposits are protected, as...

May rise in rents

Rents rose for a second consecutive month last month, according to the latest Buy-to-Let...

Virgin Money cuts Northern Rock rates

Virgin Money has cut interest rates across a number of its mortgage products. The...

Landlords baulk at Scottish government proposals

The Scottish Property Federation has backed calls by the Scottish Conservatives to scrap proposals...

Landlords aren’t to blame for high rental demand

Bob Young, managing director of CHL Mortgages When the housing market was at its...

The Skipton unveils new buy-to-let products

Skipton Building Society has added new products to its buy-to-let mortgage range. They include three...

New buy-to-let exclusive from TBMC

TBMC is offering a new buy-to-let exclusive with Hinckley & Rugby Building Society. The...

May mortgage market sees return to growth

The latest Housing Market Activity Report by Connells Survey & Valuation has reported return...

NatWest adds new core and corporate mortgage deals

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has introduced new purchase and remortgage deals to its core and...

The Leeds unveils new buy-to-let deals

The Leeds Building Society has launched a new five-year fixed rate buy-to-let deal at...

UK able to exempt buy-to-let from EU mortgage credit directive

The European Parliament's ECON committee has voted on the European directive on credit...

Connect Group targets new areas with appointments

The Connect Group has launched a new buy-to-let and bridging service aimed exclusively at...

Precise Mortgages added to TMP panel

Precise Mortgages has joined The Mortgage Partnership’s lender panel. It is now offering access...

Virgin Money cuts mortgage rates

Virgin Money has cut the interest rates on a number of its fixed rate...

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The nightmare of UK homebuying needs reform

House sellers will be forced to disclose problems with their homes before sale under plans by the Government to cut costs for buyers and...

Goldilocks and the three bear markets

Are you familiar with C/2025 N1 (ATLAS) or you might know it by its nickname 3I/ATLAS? Whatever you want to call it,  it is currently...

Mark Bogard on policy, politics and the future of advice

When Mark Bogard, Chief Executive of Family Building Society, talks about Britain’s housing policy, he is unsparing in his assessment: short-termism, revolving-door ministers and...

Finding efficiency will keep branches as the beating heart of mutual sector

Whether you speak to customers or building societies, they will tell you just how important branches are – even as financial services and wider...

Mortgages, mutuality, members and making a difference

Anyone working in the mortgage market knows that a key area of our measurement is sales. How many cases we complete, the value of...

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Rising sick leave issues as long-term absence costs top £2k per worker

The majority of UK businesses are increasingly anxious about the impact of sickness absence...

Movera strengthens people and culture team with two senior appointments

Home moving brand Movera has expanded its human resources leadership team with two new...

Housing market stalls as buyers and sellers pull back ahead of Budget

Britain’s housing market has stalled for a third consecutive month as uncertainty over next...

First-time buyer homes outpace wider market as affordability improves

First-time buyers are paying more for their homes than they were a year ago...