Buy-to-let

Buy-to-let profitability rebounds as rental yield hits 10-year high

Buy-to-let profitability has rebounded strongly with average rental yields matching their highest levels in...

Pressure on landlords takes shine off buy-to-let rate cuts

Buy-to-let mortgage rates have fallen to their lowest levels since September 2022 but record...

Chetwood Bank puts Alan Cleary back in the driving seat

Chetwood Bank has announced it has appointed respected industry expert Alan Cleary as interim...

Aldermore cuts rates and unveils new limited edition deals

Aldermore has cut mortgage rates across its residential and buy-to-let ranges, while also introducing...

United Trust Bank removes cap on landlord portfolios in BTL shake-up

United Trust Bank (UTB) has announced significant changes to its buy-to-let mortgage criteria, lifting...

Aspen delivers £6.3m dual facility in five days

Aspen Bridging has completed a £6.3m dual facility in just five days, funding two...

Landbay unveils new holiday let deals

Landbay has launched a new suite of holiday let mortgages as the lender looks...

University students face loneliness epidemic but shared homes offer relief

British universities are grappling with what has been described as a loneliness epidemic, with...

The Buckinghamshire added to Primis panel

Buckinghamshire Building Society has joined the Primis lender panel, giving members of the network...

London outmigration falls to lowest level in over a decade

The long-running exodus of London homeowners to the rest of the country has slowed...

The sourcing system effect in specialist lending

In specialist lending, the right fit for a client has never been as simple...

Why the Renters’ Rights Bill should be a wake-up call for advisers and landlords

The Renters’ Rights Bill is shaping up to be one of the most significant...

Rents hit new record as landlords brace for fresh regulation

The average advertised rent across Great Britain rose to a record £1,577 a month...

Alps joins Open GI platform with landlord protection products

Alps, the managing general agent specialising in insurance add-on policies and claims solutions, has...

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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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L&G Mortgage Club adds estate agency referral service

L&G Mortgage Club has partnered with GOTO Estate Agency to launch a referral service...

Family BS relaunches fixed rates with 0.60% increase

Family Building Society has reintroduced its fixed-rate mortgage range with rates increased by 0.60...

Mortgage rates face further pressure as inflation rises to 3.1%

Mortgage rates could face further upward pressure after UK inflation climbed back above 3%...

OneDome takes integrated homebuying service nationwide

OneDome has launched a national television campaign promoting its integrated homebuying service, which brings...