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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.
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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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LendInvest posts record £1.44bn lending year
LendInvest recorded its strongest ever year for lending in the 12 months to 31...
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Fleet Mortgages broadens buy-to-let criteria for foreign nationals and limited companies
Fleet Mortgages has widened its lending criteria for buy-to-let borrowers, introducing greater flexibility for...
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Six-times salary lending quadruples as lenders loosen affordability
The number of mortgage lenders willing to offer loans worth six times a borrower's...
Buy-to-let
Buy-to-let lending remains ahead of last year despite slower start to year
Buy-to-let lending increased in the first quarter of 2026 compared with a year earlier,...
