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Zephyr Homeloans cuts rates across core buy-to-let offering

Specialist buy-to-let mortgage provider Zephyr Homeloans has unveiled fresh rate reductions across its standard...

CHL Mortgages expands into 80% LTV buy-to-let lending

CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries has entered the 80% loan-to-value (LTV) space with a new...

Family Building Society cuts rates and simplifies buy-to-let range

Family Building Society has announced rate reductions across its owner-occupier and buy-to-let mortgage products,...

Buy-to-let boom slows as landlords focus on refinancing

The pace of the UK’s buy-to-let expansion is slowing as landlords increasingly shift their...

Landlords weigh exit as Renters’ Rights Act adds to pressure

Four out of 10 landlords are considering leaving the rental market within the next...

Keystone boosts efficiency with criteria overhaul

Keystone Property Finance has introduced a raft of criteria enhancements designed to speed up...

CHL Mortgages to host post-Budget analysis webinar for brokers

Brokers seeking clarity on the government’s Autumn Budget will have the chance to hear...

Renters’ Rights Bill: what the new law means for advisers, landlords and lenders

After months of parliamentary back-and-forth, the Renters’ Rights Bill has now become law -...

Vida expands BTL range with flexible Let to Move option

Vida Homeloans has broadened its specialist buy-to-let proposition with the launch of Let to...

The Mortgage Works raises lending limits to support professional landlords

The Mortgage Works has raised its lending limits and refined its affordability criteria in...

Shawbrook expands buy-to-let range with new specialist products

Shawbrook Bank has launched a refreshed buy-to-let range designed to give brokers and landlords...

IMLA warns tax proposal could wipe out profits for higher-rate landlords

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has cautioned that extending National Insurance to landlords’...

Landbay cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 25bps across range

Landbay has reduced rates across its entire buy-to-let range by as much as 25...

Buy-to-let market hold firm as professional landlords take the lead

The buy-to-let sector showed signs of stabilising in the second quarter of 2025, as...

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The industry needs to prepare now for Your First Home

The government’s announcement of the Your First Home scheme is genuinely positive news, and anything that boosts confidence among first-time buyers and people trying...

Why advisers can be part of the conveyancing team

There is a tendency to think the mortgage adviser’s involvement in conveyancing begins with recommending a firm and then largely ends once the client...

Why the AI revolution could be a golden age for financial advice

Every major technological shift creates the same debate: will it empower professionals to do more, or eventually replace them? Artificial intelligence is simply the latest...

Should mortgage advisers consider the emerging secondary market for life policies?

Mortgage advisers regularly help clients navigate major life changes. While much of the focus is naturally on borrowing, refinancing and insurance, there is another...

One mortgage journey no longer fits every borrower

In the mortgage market, we have lots of different ways of describing customers depending on where they are in their lives. We talk about...

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Landlord portfolios expand as average rental yields reach 7.9%

Professional landlords are continuing to expand their portfolios despite higher mortgage costs, with the...

Rely steps in after lender rejects first-time landlord application

Rely has provided a £160,000 buy-to-let mortgage to a first-time landlord after another lender...

Curvestone AI joins Barclays programme as it targets growth in mortgages and wealth

Curvestone AI has been selected for a four-month Barclays Eagle Labs programme aimed at...

Simplybiz Mortgages and FIBA add six lenders to specialist panel

Simplybiz Mortgages and the Financial Intermediary & Broker Association have expanded their Specialist Property...