Buy-to-let

Cautious second-steppers delay moves as hopes rise for autumn rate cuts

A growing sense of cautious optimism among homeowners is slowing remortgage activity, according to...

Foundation cuts rates and adds new options across complex BTL range

Foundation Home Loans has announced a broad overhaul of its complex buy-to-let range, unveiling...

Paragon Bank unveils “market-leading” two-year BTL fixes

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let offering with the introduction of a limited edition...

Redwood reports near doubling of new lending in 2024

Specialist business bank Redwood has reported a sharp increase in new lending for 2024,...

Virgin Money cuts fixed rates across residential and BTL

Virgin Money is set to reduce rates across a number of its fixed mortgage...

Specialist Hub enlists industry veterans in strategic consultancy push

Specialist Hub has bolstered its senior team with the appointment of two well-known industry...

Limited company landlords driving buy-to-let transformation

Landlords are increasingly turning to limited company structures to manage their buy-to-let portfolios, as...

Keystone Property Finance secures £400m with fifth securitisation

Keystone Property Finance has successfully completed its fifth public securitisation, raising £400m in funding...

Word On The Street appoints new partner

Specialist finance broker Word On The Street has strengthened its leadership team with the...

Millionaire’s Row: Sandbanks tops list of UK’s most expensive seaside spots

Sandbanks, the exclusive Dorset peninsula long favoured by celebrities and footballers, has once again...

Quantum Mortgages expands bridging criteria

Quantum Mortgages has expanded the scope of its bridging loan offering, unveiling a series...

The Mansfield doubles maximum loan sizes

Mansfield Building Society has doubled its maximum loan sizes across both buy-to-let and residential...

RAW Capital Partners completes 70% LTV BTL deal for overseas borrowers

RAW Capital Partners has completed a buy-to-let mortgage at a loan-to-value of 70%, marking...

Paragon simplifies application process for smaller landlords

Paragon Bank has unveiled a simplified buy-to-let mortgage application process for landlords with portfolios...

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A steadier second half of 2026 in sight?

The first half of 2026 has been a reminder that the mortgage market does not operate in isolation. While domestic economic conditions have remained...

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...

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Leeds launches 98% LTV mortgage aimed at widening access for first-time buyers

Leeds Building Society has introduced a new 98% loan-to-value mortgage designed to help more...

Uinsure secures exclusive Lloyds Bank General Insurance panel deal for advisers

Uinsure has added Lloyds Bank General Insurance to its home insurance panel in an...

Clydesdale cuts selected residential product transfer rates

Clydesdale Bank is reducing a range of residential product transfer fixed mortgage rates from...

Foundation shows how revised Property Plus criteria unlock Scottish buy-to-let purchase

Foundation has highlighted how enhancements to its Property Plus proposition helped a broker secure...