Buy-to-let

Increase in number of &’trapped renters’

The gap between rental demand, as measured by search activity, and supply, measured by...

BTL ‘galvanised’ rental market over past 15 years: Paragon

Paragon has hailed the benefits of buy-to-let as the sector celebrates its 15th anniversary. The...

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Portfolio landlords reshape buy-to-let market

Portfolio landlords are becoming increasingly central to the buy-to-let market as investors take a more structured approach to property ownership. The market has seen a...

Supporting complex cases in a modern mortgage market

In today’s diverse mortgage landscape, brokers are working with a growing number of clients whose circumstances fall outside traditional lending models. From self-employed professionals...

Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

The 4.3 million borrowers your pipeline is probably missing

There are 4.3 million self-employed workers in the UK and nearly one in five self-employed workers plans to buy a property in the next...

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...

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Barclays cuts rates and launches sub-4% Premier tracker

Barclays will cut selected mortgage rates from Thursday 30 April and launch a Premier...

Millennials still locked out of homeownership

Only 5% of millennials have reached the life milestones they expected as teenagers, according...

Canada Life makes two executive committee appointments

Canada Life has appointed Rose St Louis as its first chief customer officer and...

The Suffolk brings back five-year residential and buy-to-let fixes

Suffolk Building Society is reintroducing four five-year fixed rate mortgage products after withdrawing them...