Portfolio BTL

Equity withdrawal for portfolio expansion reaches highest level since records began

Landlords remortgaging in the first half of the year withdrew £1.94 billion in equity...

The Darlington unveils limited company buy-to-let offering

Darlington Building Society has entered the limited company buy-to-let market with two new fixed...

PM Data Services launch Genie buy-to-let sourcing engine

PM Data Services – the team behind digital broker Property Master - has launched...

Professional landlords turn to specialist BTL as profitability reaches new highs

The growth of specialist buy-to-let lending is gathering pace as professional landlords restructure their...

Landlords defy the doom – the buy-to-let bounce-back

While the Bank of England recently voted to hold the interest rate at 4%,...

Landbay opens Premier buy-to-let range to individual landlords

Landbay has widened access to its Premier buy-to-let products, allowing individual landlords to apply...

Paragon unveils streamlined multi-property buy-to-let application

Paragon Bank has introduced a new multi-property buy-to-let mortgage process that allows landlords to...

Brokers report surge in limited company buy-to-let demand

Three-quarters of brokers have seen growing demand for limited company buy-to-let products over the...

Major brand revamp as OSB Group launches Rely and signals Kent Reliance retirement

OSB Group has launched Rely, a new specialist buy-to-let lender aimed at supporting brokers...

YBS Commercial launches fast-track buy-to-let range

YBS Commercial Mortgages has launched a new “Fast Track” buy-to-let range, offering cheaper rates,...

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...

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Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

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Overseas funds used by almost one in 10 home buyers

Almost one in 10 home buyers use money originating overseas to fund all or...

Two-thirds of landlords’ HMOs achieve EPC ratings of A to C

Two-thirds of houses in multiple occupation owned by landlords surveyed by Paragon Bank have...

HMRC nets £104m from landlord tax disclosures

HM Revenue & Customs recovered £104 million from voluntary landlord tax disclosures in 2025/26...

Bruton Knowles strengthens Midlands valuation team with senior appointment

Bruton Knowles has appointed Jimmy James as an associate in its national valuation team,...