Buy-to-let

Paragon Bank unveils cheapest buy-to-let five-year fix since 2022

Paragon Bank has launched its most competitively priced five-year fixed-rate buy-to-let mortgage in almost...

CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries launches free valuations and cuts rates

Specialist buy-to-let lender CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries has unveiled a series of enhancements to...

Buy-to-let market could be mere months away from seismic shift

As the Renters Reform Bill works its way through parliament there should be much...

Virgin Money drops fixed rates across residential and BTL ranges

Virgin Money is to implement a range of rate reductions across its fixed mortgage...

HMO market valued at £78 billion amid rising demand for shared living

New analysis from property technology firm COHO has valued the House in Multiple Occupation...

ModaMortgages joins All Money Matters panel to widen reach through 1APP

ModaMortgages has joined the lender panel of All Money Matters, giving brokers using the...

Fleet Mortgage cuts rates on 2- and 5-year fixes

Fleet Mortgages has made a 15 bps price cuts to a variety of 2-...

Gatehouse Bank cuts rates on 2-year fixed buy-to-let deals

Gatehouse Bank has cut rates by 0.24% across its full range of 2-year fixed...

HTB raises lending ceiling to £35m to meet demand from portfolio landlords and scaled-up developers

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has increased its maximum customer exposure to £35 million across...

Coventry BS moves into limited company buy-to-let arena

Coventry for intermediaries has launched its first ever range of limited company buy-to-let mortgages. The...

Keystone enters refurbishment market with new refurb-to-let range

Keystone Property Finance has made its first move into the refurbishment lending market with...

Molo trims buy-to-let rates

Molo has announced a series of rate reductions across its UK resident buy-to-let mortgage...

First-time buyer boost as buying and renting costs align as mortgage rates stabilise

The monthly cost of buying a home is now the same as renting across...

West One reduces residential mortgage rates by up to 30bps and introduces £1,000 cashback remortgage product

Specialist lender West One Loans has implemented a series of rate reductions across its...

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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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Second charge mortgage lending volumes dip for first time in more than a year

New business volumes in the second charge mortgage market fell by 1% in May,...

Building Societies Association signs Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter

The Building Societies Association has become the latest organisation to sign the Mortgage Industry...

Sprive urges first-time buyers to plan ahead as Leeds launches 2% deposit mortgage

Sprive has welcomed Leeds Building Society's new 98% loan-to-value mortgage but says borrowers should...

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...