Buy-to-let

Intermediaries arrange £33bn for SMEs

Broker-originated SME lending climbed to £33bn in 2025, up 25% year-on-year, according to the...

Vida to allow intercompany deposit loans and raises exposure cap

Vida Homeloans has widened its buy-to-let criteria, allowing intercompany loans as a deposit source...

Mercantile Trust enhances criteria and unveils new calculator

Mercantile Trust has announced a series of lending criteria enhancements alongside the launch of...

Paragon creates new intermediary relationship team to bolster broker support

Paragon Bank has established a dedicated intermediary relationship team as it seeks to deepen...

Gatehouse trims two-year buy-to-let rental rates for expats and overseas investors

Gatehouse Bank has lowered rental rates across parts of its two-year fixed-term buy-to-let range...

Keystone lifts LTV caps on Refurb to Let loans

Keystone Property Finance has increased maximum loan-to-value limits across its Refurb to Let range,...

Mercantile Trust joins Twenty7tec’s sourcing panel to widen specialist access

Twenty7tec has added Mercantile Trust to its lender panel within RESEARCH, extending the range...

Jupp: Brightstar will keep pushing specialist lending boundaries

Brightstar Group chief executive Rob Jupp has pledged to keep “pushing” the specialist lending...

BDLA addresses Market Financial Solutions crisis

The Bridging and Development Lenders Association (BDLA) has sought to reassure the market following...

TMA links with eco-Landlord to help brokers navigate EPC overhaul

TMA has formed a partnership with eco-Landlord to support brokers and their landlord clients...

Landlord possession claims fall in 2025 despite looming Renters’ Rights Act

Landlord repossessions declined last year even as the sector prepared for the abolition of...

Market Financial Solutions applies for administration

Market Financial Solutions has confirmed it has made an application to the court to...

MAB hosts strategic lender Summit at Century Club 

Leading figures from the UK mortgage lending community gathered last night at the exclusive...

HLP upgrades CRM for limited company buy-to-let surge

HLPartnership has upgraded its CRM system to better support advisers handling limited company buy-to-let...

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Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

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The Coventry cuts limited company buy-to-let rates for brokers

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected limited company buy-to-let rates by up to 20...

Paragon Bank introduces limited edition 60% LTV buy-to-let products

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let range with a new tranche of 60% loan-to-value...

TwentyCi hires Nick Huntley to lead sales at TwentyEA and TwentyConvey

TwentyCi has appointed Nick Huntley as sales director for TwentyEA and TwentyConvey as the...

HSBC cuts mortgage rates by up to 34bps across core ranges

HSBC UK has reduced mortgage rates across its product range, with cuts of up...