Buy-to-let

Foundation Home Loans launches Property Plus and HMO Plus

Foundation Home Loans has introduced its Property Plus and HMO Plus product ranges, broadening...

Landlords show greater flexibility as Renters Reform Bill reshapes market

As the Renters Reform Bill begins to reshape the private rental sector, new research...

Landbay cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 30bps

Landbay has reduced rates across its product range, with rates cut by as much...

Fleet reduces five-year HMO, MUFB and EPC rates

Fleet Mortgages has reduced rates by up to 25 basis points (bps) on all...

Fewer new tenancies as renters stay put for longer

The number of new tenancies in England and Wales has fallen to its lowest...

LHV Bank provides £14m bespoke buy-to-funding

LHV Bank has completed a £14 million specialist buy-to-let finance package for a private...

Pepper Money completes second charge for BTL investment and home improvements

Pepper Money has completed a second charge mortgage in partnership with The Loan Partnership...

ModaMortgages expands distribution with Mortgage Advice Bureau partnership

ModaMortgages has been added to Mortgage Advice Bureau’s (MAB) panel. The move means MAB’s mortgage...

Incorporation to be used by majority of acquisitive landlords

Seven out of 10 landlords who intend to buy a new buy-to-let property will...

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) partners with Market Financial Solutions

Mortgage, protection and financial planning network, Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA), has announced a new...

Saffron for Intermediaries added to FIBA lender panel

The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) has added Saffron for Intermediaries to its...

Together successfully prices first RMBS of 2025

Together Financial Services Limited has announced the successful pricing of its £276.8 million second...

Vida Homeloans cuts rates across residential and buy-to-let

Vida Homeloans has announced reductions across its residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges, including its...

Mortgage product choice expands raising hopes of rate cuts amid lender competition

Homebuyers are benefiting from a surge in mortgage product availability, with increased competition among...

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Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

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Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage...

First-time buyers turning to side hustles to bridge deposit gap

Almost half of aspiring first-time buyers are using secondary income streams to help fund...

Vida cuts residential rates and loosens criteria for self-employed and contractor borrowers

Vida has reduced selected residential mortgage rates by up to 106 basis points and...

Iress adds AI underwriting tool to The Exchange in protection push

Iress has struck a deal with The Interesting Life Company to offer an AI-powered...