Buy-to-let

Chetwood Bank reaches £1bn mortgage lending milestone

Chetwood Bank has surpassed £1 billion in mortgage lending in the 2024/25 financial year,...

Why now is the perfect time for expats to consider UK holiday lets

If you’re anything like me, Easter, the recent swathe of bank holiday weekends, and...

ModaMortgages opens door to day one remortgages for bridge exits

Specialist buy-to-let lender ModaMortgages has expanded its criteria to allow day one remortgages for...

West One opens Manchester office to support northern growth strategy

Specialist lender West One Loans has opened a new office in Manchester, as it...

Mortgage arrears fall but warning signs emerge

Mortgage arrears across both homeowner and buy-to-let sectors declined in the first quarter of...

Knowledge Bank sees record-breaking activity

Knowledge Bank recorded more than 100,000 searches in April – the highest monthly total...

Buy-to-let yields climb to highest level since 2011

Buy-to-let investors are now achieving their strongest returns in over a decade, with average...

Kensington Mortgages lowers residential and buy-to-let rates

Kensington Mortgages has announced widespread rate reductions across its residential and buy-to-let mortgage products,...

Landlord confidence divides along regional lines

Landlords in the south of England are markedly more optimistic about the future of...

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

Vida Homeloans has introduced rate reductions across its residential and buy-to-let ranges, with some...

Foundation Home Loans unveils major rate cuts across specialist BTL range

Foundation Home Loans has announced sweeping rate reductions across its specialist buy-to-let product range,...

Propertymark warns of “grave concerns” as Renters’ Rights Bill sparks industry backlash

Propertymark has issued a strong warning over Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill following heated debate...

MT Finance expands J.P. Morgan forward flow deal to £2.5bn

MT Finance has expanded its forward flow agreement with J.P. Morgan by £1bn, taking...

Buy-to-let activity plunges as self-employed and first-time buyer demand surges

The UK mortgage market is undergoing a period of sharp contrasts, according to the...

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Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

The new Chancellor wants to remove barriers to growth; he should start with housing

There was probably a degree of unintended irony in the Treasury choosing to call the Chancellor, John Healey’s, first major market ‘intervention’ his ‘Growth...

Brokers are losing the attention battle 1,000 to 3

Take a client you placed on a 5-year fix last year. Over the life of that deal, their bank is now planning to contact...

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National Friendly adds three senior hires

National Friendly has made three appointments across its marketing, actuarial and business development teams...

Two-thirds of older borrowers assume lenders impose age limits

Almost two-thirds of brokers believe older borrowers still assume all mortgage lenders impose age...

Monmouthshire joins Paradigm lender panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added Monmouthshire Building Society to its lender panel, giving member...

Rosemount to hold 2027 annual conference at Emirates Stadium

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) will stage its 2027 Annual Conference at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium...