Buy-to-let

Landlords looking towards new purchases

The latest Mortgages for Business' Complex Buy to Let Index has found that choice...

Tenants faced with higher rents in North East and Wales

The UK rental market ended last year strongly with the average asking rent peaking...

Rental sector firmly part of Scottish life

Scotland’s rental sector has changed the dynamic of Scotland’s housing sector with living...

The government is letting down Generation Rent

With much of the media focus on Government schemes like Help to Buy it...

Santander unveils improved deals

Santander for Intermediaries (SFI) has made changes to its buy-to-let criteria, offering landlords who...

Fall in rate rise for average rents

Annual rent rises have halved over the course of 2013, according to the latest...

November lending more muted than previous month

The total number of loans advanced to home-owners for house purchase decreased in November,...

Increase in tenants with severe arrears

There was a rise in the number of tenants in severe arrears in the...

New Mortgage Trust range includes 2.89% tracker

Mortgage Trust has revamped its product range, which now includes a new two-year tracker...

New trackers and product refresh from Paragon

Paragon Mortgages has launched a range of lifetime tracker products, as well as refreshing...

January specials from Mortgage Trust

Buy-to-let lender Mortgage Trust has unveiled a range of limited quota products available exclusively...

Landlords confident about rental sector in 2014

A new landlord sentiment survey has found that prospects are bright for the rental...

Landlord optimism remains at record high

Paragon Mortgages has found that landlords are looking towards next year with an increasing...

New deals from the Nottingham

The Nottingham Building Society has launched eight new mortgage products.  The deals are six new buy-to-let...

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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...

Latest news

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...

Brokers invited to webinar on boosting landlord income strategies

Brokers are being offered an opportunity to learn how to help landlords accelerate income...