Buy-to-let

Fleet Mortgages broadens buy-to-let criteria for foreign nationals and limited companies

Fleet Mortgages has widened its lending criteria for buy-to-let borrowers, introducing greater flexibility for...

Buy-to-let lending remains ahead of last year despite slower start to year

Buy-to-let lending increased in the first quarter of 2026 compared with a year earlier,...

UTB streamlines buy-to-let mortgage process with broker-focused operational changes

United Trust Bank has introduced a series of operational enhancements to its buy-to-let mortgage...

Landbay launches telephone sales team to support broker applications

Landbay has launched a dedicated telephone sales team to provide additional support to brokers...

Nearly one in five private rented homes have left the sector in the past decade

Almost 850,000 homes that were once part of the UK's private rented sector have...

Together launches lower-rate portfolio lending proposition for larger buy-to-let landlords

Together has introduced a new lower-rate lending proposition for portfolio landlords seeking more than...

InterBay broadens buy-to-let range with new LTV option and lower rates

InterBay has expanded its buy-to-let offering with a new lower loan-to-value option, a dedicated...

Foundation adds new 80% LTV specialist buy-to-let products

Foundation has expanded its specialist buy-to-let range with the launch of new 80% loan-to-value...

Redwood Bank strengthens underwriting team with senior appointment

Redwood Bank has appointed Omkar Hushing as senior underwriting manager as it continues to...

Landlords take more targeted approach to HMO investment

Landlords are increasingly adapting houses in multiple occupation to appeal to specific tenant groups,...

Afin Bank promotes Anum Mahmood to national sales director

Afin Bank has promoted Anum Mahmood to national sales director as the specialist lender...

GB Bank joins Mortgage Brain sourcing and criteria platforms

GB Bank has added its buy-to-let and bridging products to Mortgage Brain's Sourcing Brain...

Dudley BS cuts rates by up to 100bps across key lending ranges

Dudley Building Society has reduced rates across its residential, buy-to-let, holiday let and expat...

Landlord sales slow following Renters’ Right Act

The share of homes listed for sale that were previously rented dropped to 9.2%...

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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...

Triple lock or no triple lock? That is not the question

The debate over the State Pension triple lock has returned. But perhaps the more important question is what the debate tells us about the...

Your clients have already asked AI

The FCA published research on 27 August showing that 56% of 18- to 40-year-olds who hold or are considering investments say they trust AI...

The technology that matters doesn’t make the decision

We have a tendency when talking about mortgage technology to start with what it can automate. How many documents can it process, how quickly can...

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Propertymark warns Scottish mansion tax could restrict housing market

Propertymark has warned plans for a Scottish “mansion tax” could make it harder for...

Berkeley calls for stamp duty overhaul to kick-start housing market

Berkeley Group has called on the Government to slash stamp duty for first-time buyers...

Stronger UK growth adds to interest rate uncertainty

Stronger-than-expected UK economic growth has added another complication to the outlook for interest rates...

Tipton expands Credit Plus range with second tier

Tipton & Coseley Building Society has added a second tier to its Credit Plus...