Buy-to-let

Landlords avoiding necessary work for EPC ‘C’ rating

Despite the government ruling that all rental properties must have an Energy Performance Certificate...

London is top buy-to-let hotspot

Simply Business, a provider of small business and landlord insurance, has revealed the locations...

Metro Bank ups maximum BTL loan sizes

Metro Bank has increased its maximum loan sizes for its buy-to-let products. The changes include...

RAW Capital Partners joins Paradigm panel

Paradigm has announced the addition of specialist and buy-to-let lender, RAW Capital Partners, to...

Coventry for intermediaries cuts BTL & residential rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a selection of residential and buy-to-let fixed rates by...

HTB adds restricted holiday lets to offering

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has expanded its specialist lending proposition to now include restricted...

54 promotions at Market Financial Solutions

Short-term lender Market Financial Solutions has promoted 54 members of staff. Its team has now...

PEXA reaches £100m transactional milestone

PEXA has processed £100 million worth of UK remortgage transactions through its platform. The increasing...

Annual rent bill for under 45s totals £56.2bn

Hamptons' analysis of official data has established that the amount of rent paid by...

This year is all about the here and now

Talk of interest rates at the moment might well be deemed off limits for...

Market Financial Solutions added to network panel

Market Financial Solutions has joined the panel of lenders of Try Mortgage Network. Try’s network...

Combined salary averages in 2024 mortgage searches up 9.52% YOY

Twenty7tec has reported a year-on-year rise in mortgage searches of 7.96% across 2024. The first...

Landlords see possible benefit from Section 8 in Renters Rights Bill

Landlords believe that possession grounds proposed by the Renters Rights Bill make up for...

Tax and regulation driving landlord market exits

Changing regulations and taxes are by far the leading reasons cited by landlords intending...

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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...