Buy-to-let

Wey Bridging Finance joins BDLA

Wey Bridging Finance has become the latest lender to join the Bridging & Development...

Redwood Bank cuts stress rates to ease affordability strain for landlords

Landlords are set to gain an affordability boost after Redwood Bank reduced its stressed...

The Dudley cuts rates and launches new expat buy-to-let range

Dudley Building Society has introduced two new five-year fixed-rate products for expat buy-to-let borrowers,...

Millennials lead new wave of buy-to-let landlords as southern markets cool

Millennials have overtaken older generations to become the dominant force behind new buy-to-let investment...

Mortgage industry gears up for Take Me Home 25 Christmas Charity Concert

Support continues to build for what is shaping up to be the mortgage industry’s...

Two lenders under one roof and a new-look team

The past 12 months or so have been anything but dull at Chetwood Bank....

The Mortgage Lender reduces buy-to-let rates and launches £500 cashback offer

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has cut rates across its buy-to-let range and introduced a...

Buying a first home cheaper than renting in most UK cities, Lloyds finds

First-time buyers could save thousands of pounds a year by purchasing rather than renting,...

The Cambridge launches limited company buy-to-let range

The Cambridge Building Society has entered the limited company buy-to-let market, expanding its specialist...

IMLA warns Chancellor: ‘Hands off the housing market’

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has warned Chancellor Rachel Reeves against targeting the...

Housing market stalls as buyers and sellers pull back ahead of Budget

Britain’s housing market has stalled for a third consecutive month as uncertainty over next...

Wales leads UK for rental yields as returns strengthen in Q3

Wales has extended its lead as the UK’s top-yielding region for landlords, according to...

The Mortgage Works expands limited company buy-to-let range

The Mortgage Works has today introduced a series of new products designed to strengthen...

Arc & Co. and Quantum Mortgages complete £3.4m buy-to-let facility

Arc & Co. has arranged a £3.4 million buy-to-let facility with Quantum Mortgages to...

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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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Asking prices move further ahead of market values, TwentyCi warns lenders

The gap between sellers' asking prices and independent property valuations has doubled over the...

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...