Energy efficiency

Energy-efficient homes ‘may carry higher climate risks’

Some of the UK’s more energy-efficient homes could face greater long-term exposure to flooding...

Solar and heat pump rules could push up mortgage prices

New rules forcing developers to install solar panels and low-carbon heating systems on most...

Lloyds backs sustainable home finance scholarship for mortgage advisers

Lloyds Banking Group has partnered with the Green Finance Institute to fund a six-month...

Tandem Bank appoints Stephen Jones as chair in board shake-up

Tandem Bank has announced a series of board changes, including the appointment of Stephen...

TMA links with eco-Landlord to help brokers navigate EPC overhaul

TMA has formed a partnership with eco-Landlord to support brokers and their landlord clients...

Kensington cuts rates across eKo, residential and buy-to-let ranges

Kensington Mortgages has reduced rates across its eKo proposition and introduced lower pricing on...

The Ecology joins TMA Mortgage Club panel

Ecology Building Society has joined the TMA Mortgage Club panel, extending broker access to...

Millions of homes still fail decency tests despite energy gains

Millions of homes in England continue to fall short of basic quality standards even...

Refurbishment bill to lift England’s rental homes to EPC C put at £19.9bn

Landlords across England face a refurbishment bill of almost £20bn to bring private rented...

Warm Homes Plan increases pressure on self-managing landlords

The government’s renewed focus on energy efficiency in the private rented sector is expected...

Coventry targets energy-efficient buy-to-let with new intermediary range

Coventry for intermediaries has launched a new range of buy-to-let products aimed at landlords...

Nationwide cuts fixed mortgage rates for first-time buyers and home movers

Nationwide has reduced mortgage rates across its fixed rate range for first-time buyers and...

Louisa Sedgwick on Paragon and the future of buy-to-let

Three decades into a career she never really planned, Louisa Sedgwick sits at the...

Atom bank cuts operational carbon emissions by 22% as business continues to grow

Atom bank has reported a 22% reduction in its operational carbon emissions over the...
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COMMENT

Buy-to-let

First-time, accidental or professional? How the landlord profile is shifting in 2026

One of the most common misconceptions that people have about the buy-to-let market is that landlords are a single, uniform group. The reality is...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Searching for sunny uplands

There is a growing sense, shared quietly in boardrooms and rather less quietly over kitchen tables, that the UK has lost a degree of...

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Energy efficiency

Energy-efficient homes ‘may carry higher climate risks’

Some of the UK’s more energy-efficient homes could face greater long-term exposure to flooding...
Housing

New towns plan may help supply but risks falling short, says former RICS chair

The government’s announcement of seven proposed new towns has been broadly welcomed as a...
Buy-to-let

Buy-to-let mortgage rates rise as landlords face fresh cost pressures

Buy-to-let mortgage rates have risen sharply this month, while landlords are also facing further...
Technology

Virgin Money to take mortgage application systems offline for five days

Virgin money has announced that its Virgin Money and Clydesdale online application platforms will...

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