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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...

Why limited company lending is now the real buy-to-let mainstream

It’s funny how quickly the market changes its rhythm. Not long ago, limited company...

Landbay reduces five-year Premier fixed rates

Landbay has cut rates across its five-year fixed Premier products, with prices now starting...

Paragon unveils limited edition 75% LTV buy-to-let offering

Paragon Bank has introduced a new range of limited edition buy-to-let mortgages at 75%...

Keystone cuts buy-to-let rates by 10bps

Keystone Property Finance has cut rates across the majority of its buy-to-let range, reducing...

Foundation trims holiday let rates to strengthen specialist buy-to-let offer

Foundation Home Loans has reduced rates across its core and limited edition holiday let...

UTB cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 190bps

United Trust Bank has announced significant rate cuts across its buy-to-let mortgage range, reducing...

Millennials lead new wave of buy-to-let landlords as southern markets cool

Millennials have overtaken older generations to become the dominant force behind new buy-to-let investment...

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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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Paragon launches tailored buy-to-let service for complex cases

Paragon Bank has launched a Tailored service to support buy-to-let mortgage applications that fall...

Castle Trust Bank adds AVMs to buy-to-let applications

Castle Trust Bank has introduced automated valuation models on eligible buy-to-let cases as part...

HSBC UK cuts mortgage rates by up to 11bps

HSBC UK has reduced rates across its mortgage range, with cuts of up to...

Ampla Finance unveils Untangled rebrand as it broadens specialist lending ambitions

Specialist lender Ampla Finance has launched a new brand identity, Untangled, as it looks...