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Vida to allow intercompany deposit loans and raises exposure cap

Vida Homeloans has widened its buy-to-let criteria, allowing intercompany loans as a deposit source...

Jupp: Brightstar will keep pushing specialist lending boundaries

Brightstar Group chief executive Rob Jupp has pledged to keep “pushing” the specialist lending...

HLP upgrades CRM for limited company buy-to-let surge

HLPartnership has upgraded its CRM system to better support advisers handling limited company buy-to-let...

Buy-to-let growth matches first-time buyers as demand holds

Buy-to-let lending is expanding at the same pace as first-time buyers and home movers,...

Professional landlords step up borrowing despite Renters’ Rights concerns

Professional landlords remain the principal source of buy-to-let borrowing and advice demand, even as...

Record surge in buy-to-let companies as landlords pivot

A record 66,587 buy-to-let limited companies were incorporated in 2025 due to more landlords...

North West leads HMO market share as yields edge below 10%

The North West has the highest proportion of HMOs in the UK at 17.9%,...

Landbay adds two-year trackers and zero-fee fixes to Premier range

Landbay has expanded its Premier buy-to-let range with the launch of new two-year tracker...

Landlord profits hold up but cracks widen as yields ease

Most landlords remain in profit, but the gap between higher-yielding portfolios and more traditional...

Landlords stay engaged as pricing shifts open remortgage window

Landlords remain active in the buy-to-let market despite a more challenging tax and regulatory...

Buy-to-let lending rebounds as yields rise

Buy-to-let mortgage lending rebounded sharply in the third quarter of 2025 as falling interest...

Paragon adds two-year base rate trackers to buy-to-let range

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let mortgage offering with the launch of six new...

Keystone secures new funding line to expand buy-to-let lending

Keystone Property Finance has secured an additional funding line that it says will enable...

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

Molo has reduced pricing across its UK resident buy-to-let mortgage range, cutting rates on...

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The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up

Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...

Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck

For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

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Halifax retains top spot in broker satisfaction survey

Halifax has once again been named the best overall lender for broker experience in...

Nationwide cuts switcher mortgage rates for existing borrowers

Nationwide is reducing rates across its switcher mortgage range for existing customers by up...

Hinckley & Rugby adds visa mortgage products to offering

Hinckley & Rugby for intermediaries has launched four two-year discount visa mortgage products across...

NatWest strengthens broker support with intermediary team expansion

NatWest has expanded its intermediary leadership team with the creation of two new corporate...