Buy-to-let

Gatehouse Bank reduces selected rates for UK residents

Gatehouse Bank has lowered rental rates across selected Home Purchase Plans (HPP) and buy-to-let...

HTB funds portfolio expansion with £6m facility

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has provided funding to the tune of £6 million to...

Landlord rental yields reach 13-year high

Rental yields for landlords in the UK have reached their highest level since 2011,...

Enra completes £320m securitisation

Enra Specialist Finance, the parent company of West One Loans, has successfully completed its...

MT Finance reduces buy-to-let mortgage rates

MT Finance has cut its buy-to-let mortgage rates by up to 50 basis point...

Cooling rental growth poses new challenges for buy-to-let sector

Latest data from Hamptons reveals a continued slowdown in rental growth for new lets...

UK mortgage market braces for impact as business creation hits 8-year low

Mortgage intermediaries across the UK are being urged to prepare for tougher times as...

Brokers predict two further base rate cuts this year

Landbay has reported that mortgage brokers are now expecting just two more interest rate...

Barclays cuts rates for existing customers

Barclays is making changes to its EMC (existing mortgage customer) products. All the changes are...

Demystifying the specialist buy-to-let journey

The words complex and specialist are often used in the intermediary market, particularly in...

UTB Mortgages launches portal for BTL product transfers

United Trust Bank Mortgages has introduced a new buy-to-let portal for brokers looking for...

Marsden updates expat criteria

Marsden Building Society has made a series of changes to its expat mortgage criteria,...

Paragon Bank reduces switch and further advance rates

Paragon Bank has lowered rates on its switch and further advance products by up...

Rents continue to rise but rental growth slows

The average UK private rent increased by 8.7% in the 12 months to January...

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First-time buyers and buy-to-let are not rivals

As we move further into 2026, a familiar narrative is starting to reappear. It suggests that a stronger first-time buyer market will be delivered...

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

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The Suffolk cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 26bps

Suffolk Building Society has reduced a range of 80% LTV buy-to-let fixed rates by...

Foundation trims specialist buy-to-let rates and broadens product range

Foundation has reduced pricing across much of its specialist buy-to-let range and introduced a...

Paradigm launches mortgage rule review hub for intermediaries

Paradigm has launched a new website page and accompanying video aimed at bringing together...

Hampshire Trust Bank bolsters Midlands broker coverage with new hire

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has appointed Mike Sharp as business development manager for the...