Buy-to-let

Landlords defy the doom – the buy-to-let bounce-back

While the Bank of England recently voted to hold the interest rate at 4%,...

Santander makes third round of November rate cuts as pricing drifts lower

Santander will cut a wide swathe of its residential and buy-to-let pricing next week,...

Metro Bank cuts rates and returns to 80% buy-to-let lending

Metro Bank has made further cuts across its residential, near-prime and buy-to-let product ranges,...

Landbay opens Premier buy-to-let range to individual landlords

Landbay has widened access to its Premier buy-to-let products, allowing individual landlords to apply...

UK Finance: Mortgage arrears fall but repossessions rise

Mortgage arrears across the UK fell in the third quarter of 2025, even as...

ModaMortgages cuts standard and limited edition buy-to-let rates

ModaMortgages, the specialist buy-to-let lender owned by Chetwood Bank, has reduced rates across its...

Foundation trims BTL rates and adds new discount options

Foundation Home Loans has introduced a series of rate cuts and new discount products...

Paragon unveils streamlined multi-property buy-to-let application

Paragon Bank has introduced a new multi-property buy-to-let mortgage process that allows landlords to...

Housing market stalls as Budget fears weigh on buyers and sellers

Britain’s housing market slowed sharply in October as jitters ahead of the Autumn Budget...

Newcastle for Intermediaries cuts mortgage rates

Newcastle for Intermediaries has cut rates across its residential mortgage range, reducing pricing by...

Brokers report surge in limited company buy-to-let demand

Three-quarters of brokers have seen growing demand for limited company buy-to-let products over the...

Major brand revamp as OSB Group launches Rely and signals Kent Reliance retirement

OSB Group has launched Rely, a new specialist buy-to-let lender aimed at supporting brokers...

The Cambridge wins ESG Project of the Year for Rent to Home scheme

The Cambridge Building Society’s Rent to Home initiative has been named ESG Project of...

The Suffolk reduces fixed rates across expat and buy-to-let ranges

Suffolk Building Society has cut rates by up to 20 basis points across 10...

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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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Home movers back digital property packs as support grows for homebuying reform

Most recent home movers support the use of digital property packs and believe the...

Virgin Money increases fixed mortgage rates across core product range

Virgin Money is increasing fixed mortgage rates across much of its purchase and remortgage...

Olmo adds AI-powered automatic file checking for mortgage brokers

Olmo has launched an AI-powered automatic file checking system designed to help mortgage firms...

LendInvest posts record £1.44bn lending year

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