Buy-to-let

Paragon sees rise in green buy-to-let lending

Paragon Bank has reported increased buy-to-let lending on more energy efficient properties as landlords...

Molo cuts buy-to-let rates for UK resident landlords

Molo has reduced fixed rates across its UK resident buy-to-let range, including standard, HMO...

Leeds BS offers £200 cashback on product transfers

Leeds Building Society has launched a £200 cashback offer for existing mortgage customers completing...

Fleet Mortgages joins LMS panel link

Fleet Mortgages has joined LMS Panel Link in a move intended to improve lender-law...

Coventry cuts residential and buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected residential and buy-to-let rates by up to 0.12%. The...

GB Bank launches core buy-to-let and bridging product range for intermediaries

GB Bank has launched a new off-the-shelf buy-to-let and bridging range for intermediaries as...

Kensington adds free valuations across residential range

Kensington Mortgages has introduced free valuations across all residential mortgage products while cutting rates...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been...

Quantum completes third securitisation as funding tops £800m

Quantum Mortgages has completed its third public securitisation, taking funds raised through its Bletchley...

Foundation launches limited-edition buy-to-let fixes at 75% LTV

Foundation has launched two limited-edition buy-to-let fixed-rate products for landlord borrowers at 75% loan-to-value. The...

The Suffolk reports rise in expat mortgage demand despite Middle East instability

Suffolk Building Society has reported a sharp increase in expat mortgage applications, with activity...

Accidental landlords – do they need different support?

It is unfair to view buy-to-let investors as one homogenous group. There are so...

Later life lending slows as borrowers remain cautious

Later life mortgage lending slowed during the first quarter of 2026 as older borrowers...

Shawbrook and TML cut buy-to-let rates

Shawbrook and The Mortgage Lender have made a series of changes to their buy-to-let...

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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...

Approvals hit a 2.5-year low: When broker value gets proven – or missed

Net mortgage approvals dropped to 56,200 in May – the lowest since December 2023 - down from 66,000 the month before. Net borrowing fell from...

Removing friction from the homebuying journey

One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...

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Financial services firms sign skills pact ahead of Chancellor’s Mansion House speech

More than 20 financial services organisations have signed a new agreement with government aimed...

Brilliant Solutions partners with Box Socials

Brilliant Solutions has partnered with Box Socials to give its members discounted access to...

Mortgage rates fall at fastest pace in almost two years

Fixed mortgage rates have recorded their biggest monthly reductions for almost two years, as...

Solo first-time buyers face almost a decade of saving before they can buy

Solo first-time buyers face saving for almost a decade before they can afford to...