Buy-to-let

CMC offers new Precise BTL deals

Connect Mortgage Club (CMC) has launched new buy-to-let products through its partnership with Precise...

Registration open for Financial Services Expo Manchester

Front Events has revealed that visitor registration for May’s Financial Services Expo (FSE) Manchester...

Shawbrook Bank adds new products for property professionals

Shawbrook Bank is launching two new products for property professionals to make the...

Landlords banking on property for retirement income

Over 40% of landlords are putting their trust wholly in property as their means...

City of London sees 31% annual rent rise

City of London landlords are receiving £1,059 more each month than in January 2013...

Better Scottish PRS data needed

Attracting major institutional investors to the private rented homes market requires better data on...

Virgin Money improves residential offering

Virgin Money has made a series of changes across its residential mortgage range. A...

The Saffron makes criteria enhancements

Saffron For Intermediaries has improved its buy-to-let and first-time buyer lending criteria. For buy-to-let,...

Beware of a buy-to-let business grab

The countdown to MMR has begun in earnest and, as our industry is prone...

Major returns for capital landlords

London landlords have seen total annual returns of 14.6% in the year to...

Cost of ‘wasted’ rent revealed

UK homeowners spend an average of £41,900 on rental payments before buying their first...

InterBay now allows BTL packaging

InterBay Commercial has announced that its top tier of Key Partners can now package...

Paragon targets portfolio landlords with new deal

Paragon Mortgages has launched a new five year fixed rate product aimed at large-scale...

Brokers bullish about buy-to-let

Brokers expect growth in buy-to-let business following an encouraging final quarter of 2013, according...

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Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Why the government’s housing ambitions won’t fix the affordability crisis

With the bidding open for the government’s £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme - the main pillar of its long-term housing strategy - homebuying...

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The Monmouthshire gives more than £10k to flood-hit local community

Monmouthshire Building Society has donated more than £10,000 to residents, sports clubs and businesses...

Rent growth slows as house prices edge higher, with Middle East tensions clouding outlook

Private rent inflation eased again in March while UK house prices rose modestly in...

Gen H expands broker sales team with three BDM hires and internal promotion

Gen H has expanded its broker sales team with three new business development managers...

Detached homes dominate new lifetime mortgage lending in early 2026

Owners of detached properties accounted for more than four in 10 new lifetime mortgages...