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Developers look to steadier lending conditions for confidence

Improving conditions across the lending landscape are helping to lift developer confidence heading into...

Arc & Co. arranges £2.7m industrial investment loan in Bristol

Arc & Co. has completed a £2.675m investment loan secured against an industrial asset...

Interbridge Mortgages secures £300m funding line to support next phase of growth

Interbridge Mortgages has secured a new senior warehouse facility of up to £300m from...

Tanya Elmaz joins BDLA board

Tanya Elmaz, managing director of intermediary sales at property lender Together, has been co-opted...

CHL Mortgages rolls out free valuation HMO and MUFB range as buy-to-let rates ease

CHL Mortgages has launched a new set of limited-edition buy-to-let products offering free valuations...

Saffron brings development finance range to Brickflow platform

Saffron for Intermediaries has entered into a strategic partnership with Brickflow, placing its end-to-end...

Metro Bank lifts income multiples across residential mortgage range

Metro Bank has enhanced affordability across its residential mortgage range, increasing income multiples for...

Limited company ownership set to dominate future buy-to-let purchases

Nearly two thirds of landlords expect to buy future buy-to-let properties through limited company...

The Suffolk lowers holiday let fixed rates and cuts SVR by 25bps

Suffolk Building Society has reduced fixed rates across parts of its holiday let and...

Masthaven cuts bridging rates and broadens AVM use

Masthaven Finance has updated its bridging proposition with rate cuts across key products, wider...

Mortgage leaders prepare for four-day charity ride from Edinburgh to London

Senior figures from across the mortgage industry are preparing to cycle 456 miles in...

Scotland tipped to lead UK house price growth in 2026

Housing markets across Scotland and northern England are poised to deliver the strongest house...

Asset Advantage to hold broker roadshows on deal structuring around the UK

Asset Advantage is embarking on a series of regional events aimed at helping commercial...

Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries raises income multiples across bespoke mortgages

Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries has increased the maximum loan-to-income available across its Bespoke...

COMMENT

Hobson’s Choice: Which root canal treatment would you prefer, Sir?

Now that Andy Pandy from ‘oop norf’ is de facto the Prime Minister elect and will shortly be choosing the colour scheme of No...

Buy-to-let: reality versus a much-peddled narrative

Every few months, it seems, another report emerges suggesting buy-to-let no longer stacks up as an investment proposition. The headlines are often dramatic, the...

A week of progress and reassurance

The past week has brought further reassurance for borrowers. With the Bank of England holding the base rate as expected and inflation remaining steady...

ABS 2026 review: Economic factors stemming growth

As the Global ABS conference ended there was no doubt that it was a huge success, with official numbers being confirmed at 5,500 attendees,...

Government support is fundamental to market growth

We’ve seen another week of mainstream lenders reduce their rates with more reductions predicted this coming week. This shows more comfort and confidence around...

Latest news

Skipton BS cuts residential mortgage rates across fixed range

Skipton Building Society has reduced rates across its residential fixed-rate mortgage range and launched...

Yorkshire BS members save millions through commission-free insurance offer

Yorkshire Building Society says its commission-free insurance proposition has helped members save more than...

Confidence in household finances falls as more families fear impact of unexpected shocks

Nearly a third of UK adults are not confident their household could withstand an...

Landbay cuts Premier buy-to-let rates again as five-year fixes down 17bps

Landbay has reduced rates across its Premier buy-to-let range for the second time this...

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