Buy-to-let

Landbay cuts Premier buy-to-let rates again as five-year fixes down 17bps

Landbay has reduced rates across its Premier buy-to-let range for the second time this...

Kensington trims rates across buy-to-let product range

Kensington Mortgages has reduced rates across a number of its buy-to-let mortgage products, with...

GB Bank expands sourcing reach with Xplan Mortgage listing

GB Bank has made its simplified core buy-to-let range available through Iress’ Xplan Mortgage...

Buy-to-let: reality versus a much-peddled narrative

Every few months, it seems, another report emerges suggesting buy-to-let no longer stacks up...

HSBC cuts rates across residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges

HSBC UK is reducing rates across a wide range of residential and buy-to-let mortgage...

The Dudley cuts rates across residential, buy-to-let and expat ranges

Dudley Building Society has reduced rates across its residential, buy-to-let and expat mortgage products,...

Gatehouse launches limited-edition HPPs and cuts selected BTL rates

Gatehouse Bank has introduced a range of limited-edition Home Purchase Plan and buy-to-let products...

Zephyr Homeloans reduces buy-to-let fixed rates by 15bps

Zephyr Homeloans has reduced all fixed rates across its buy-to-let mortgage range by 15bps,...

Vida widens SPV criteria for buy-to-let landlords

Vida Homeloans has expanded its buy-to-let lending criteria to support a wider range of...

The Mortgage Works backs landlord EPC compliance pilot with Eco Approach

The Mortgage Works has partnered with retrofit specialist Eco Approach to provide free energy...

TML expands buy-to-let range with limited-edition products and rate reductions

The Mortgage Lender has launched a new range of limited-edition buy-to-let products and reduced...

Molo cuts buy-to-let and semi-commercial rates by up to 30bps

Molo has reduced rates across its UK resident buy-to-let and semi-commercial mortgage ranges, with...

Bank holds rates at 3.75%

The Bank of England left interest rates unchanged at 3.75% today despite inflation remaining...

Landbay cuts buy-to-let rates across core and specialist ranges

Landbay has reduced rates by up to 20 basis points across its Core and...

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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...

Removing friction from the homebuying journey

One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...

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Financial services firms sign skills pact ahead of Chancellor’s Mansion House speech

More than 20 financial services organisations have signed a new agreement with government aimed...

Brilliant Solutions partners with Box Socials

Brilliant Solutions has partnered with Box Socials to give its members discounted access to...

Mortgage rates fall at fastest pace in almost two years

Fixed mortgage rates have recorded their biggest monthly reductions for almost two years, as...

Solo first-time buyers face almost a decade of saving before they can buy

Solo first-time buyers face saving for almost a decade before they can afford to...