Buy-to-let

Zoopla: Rental demand slips as buyers return

Zoopla’s latest Rental Market Report shows the rental sector entering a new phase of...

Investec trims rates as high-net-worth borrowers regain confidence

Investec Bank has cut pricing on fixed and tracker products for both residential and...

Quantum Mortgages cuts rates and expands larger loans criteria

Quantum Mortgages has introduced a series of rate reductions and criteria enhancements across its...

Market Financial Solutions intensifies training push across specialist lending sector

Market Financial Solutions has underlined its commitment to raising educational standards across the specialist...

The Cumberland joins L&G’s Ignite platform to widen broker access

L&G’s Ignite platform has added Cumberland Building Society as a lender partner, expanding broker...

Metro Bank halves minimum buy-to-let loan size to widen access

Metro Bank has cut its minimum buy-to-let loan size from £100,000 to £50,000 as...

LendInvest reports stronger profitability in H1

LendInvest has reported a rise in profitability and lending activity in its half-year results...

MIMHC launches programme to train over 100 Mental Health First Aiders

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) Foundation has announced its most ambitious programme...

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries to withdraw from new lending this month

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries will withdraw from new lending on 17 December, bringing an...

Landbay cuts Premier rates and unveils new holiday let MUFB products

Landbay has announced rate reductions of up to 10 basis points across its Premier...

RAW Capital Partners widens remit with new UK mortgage range

RAW Capital Partners has expanded into the mainstream UK lending market with the launch...

Agents and brokers urged to guide landlords through tougher MEES changes

Lettings agents and mortgage brokers are expected to play a central role in preparing...

Early winter slowdown as lender criteria changes hit 2025 high

Knowledge Bank’s November data reveals a quieter month for broker searches set against a...

Zoopla forecasts stronger start to 2026 as market steadies after Budget jitters

The UK housing market is set to enter 2026 with renewed momentum after months...

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What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

The new Chancellor wants to remove barriers to growth; he should start with housing

There was probably a degree of unintended irony in the Treasury choosing to call the Chancellor, John Healey’s, first major market ‘intervention’ his ‘Growth...

Brokers are losing the attention battle 1,000 to 3

Take a client you placed on a 5-year fix last year. Over the life of that deal, their bank is now planning to contact...

Triple lock or no triple lock? That is not the question

The debate over the State Pension triple lock has returned. But perhaps the more important question is what the debate tells us about the...

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Royal London pays income protection claim before customer pays first premium

Royal London has paid an income protection claim to a customer who became unable...

Novello joins OPDA as it prepares AI-led surveying platform

Novello Chartered Surveyors has joined the Open Property Data Association as the surveying firm...

Virgin Money raises selected mortgage rates and launches new 60% LTV deals

Virgin Money is increasing selected residential and buy-to-let rates from 16 September while withdrawing...

Clydesdale to raise residential product transfer rates by up to 0.20%

Clydesdale will increase selected residential product transfer fixed rates from Wednesday 16 September. The lender...