Buy-to-let

Green mortgage searches hit record highs in February 2025

The number of green mortgage searches reached an all-time high in February 2025, according...

Furnished Holiday Let tax changes spark surge in searches

Google searches for "furnished holiday let tax changes" have skyrocketed by 1300% over the...

Market Financial Solutions joins Next Intelligence panel

Market Financial Solutions has become the latest provider to join Next Intelligence’s lender panel. Market...

Fleet Mortgages increases lending flexibility with criteria changes

Fleet Mortgages has announced a series of criteria changes with the aim to provide...

ModaMortgages joins Right Mortgage panel

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has added specialist buy-to-let provider, ModaMortgages, to its...

Landbay expands Limited Edition and PT ranges

Landbay has bolstered its limited-edition range with four new products for small houses in...

KRFI includes product transfers in BTL rate reductions

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries (KRFI) has cut rates on two and five-year fixed, variable...

LendInvest cuts buy-to-let rates

LendInvest Mortgages has announced a rate reduction of up to 25 basis points (bps)...

CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries further reduces short-term let rates

CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries has reduced rates across its short-term lets range by 30...

Stamp duty changes not deterring portfolio landlords

Landlords still have the appetite to buy property despite recent changes to stamp duty...

Virgin Money reduces fixed mortgage rates across key products

Virgin Money has announced a range of mortgage rate reductions, set to take effect...

Paragon launches new buy-to-let mortgage platform

Paragon Bank has announced the full market launch of its new buy-to-let mortgage origination...

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) expands lender panel

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has announced the addition of Redwood Bank to its lender...

CHL’s Ross Turrell to retire and be succeeded by Darrell Walker

Ross Turrell, commercial director for specialist lender CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries, is to retire. Turrell...

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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...