Buy-to-let

Share of properties held in limited companies doubles in five years

The proportion of rental properties owned within limited companies has more than doubled over...

ModaMortgages cuts rates by up to 10bps

ModaMortgages has reduced rates by up to 10 basis points (bps) across its buy-to-let...

CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries cuts rates and launches new products

CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries has lowered rates by up to 17 basis points (bps)...

Virgin Money cuts purchase, BTL and product transfer rates

Virgin Money has announced that a series of mortgage rate reductions will take effect...

Landbay unveils new buy-to-let product transfer option

Buy-to-let lender Landbay has launched a new product transfer proposition. It allows brokers to start...

Accord Mortgages announces second rate cut in a week

Accord Mortgages has reduced rates across its residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges for the...

RAW Capital Partners fast tracks £1.3m BTL deal in 10 days

RAW Capital Partners has completed a £1.3 million buy-to-let mortgage in 10 days, enabling...

West One introduces AVMs and cuts buy-to-let rates

West One Loans has launched Automated Valuation Models (AVMs) for its buy-to-let products. The introduction...

ModaMortgages partners with LMS Panel Link for conveyancing

ModaMortgages is to partner with LMS, the conveyancer and panel management specialist, to utilise...

Paragon Bank cuts two-year fixed rates

Paragon Bank has reduced rates on its range of two-year fixed-rate buy-to-let mortgages by...

Foundation Home Loans launches Property Plus and HMO Plus

Foundation Home Loans has introduced its Property Plus and HMO Plus product ranges, broadening...

Landlords show greater flexibility as Renters Reform Bill reshapes market

As the Renters Reform Bill begins to reshape the private rental sector, new research...

Landbay cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 30bps

Landbay has reduced rates across its product range, with rates cut by as much...

Fleet reduces five-year HMO, MUFB and EPC rates

Fleet Mortgages has reduced rates by up to 25 basis points (bps) on all...

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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...