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Construction output posts sharpest fall in almost two years

UK construction activity suffered its steepest quarterly decline since early 2023 as economic uncertainty...

AdvisoryAI states advisers reclaimed the equivalent of 62 working years in 2025

AdvisoryAI has reported a sharp increase in usage of its artificial intelligence platform during...

Masthaven lowers development finance rates to support scheme viability

Specialist lender Masthaven Finance has reduced rates across its development finance range as part...

Rent growth slows as market cools after pandemic surge

Average rents across Britain rose by just over 2% in 2025, the weakest annual...

Housing confidence lifts despite weak year-end activity

The UK housing market ended 2025 on a subdued footing but confidence is rebounding...

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...

New guidance to help home buyers avoid conditional selling

The Property Ombudsman has published new guidance to help home buyers recognise and avoid...

Clydesdale Bank reduces residential variable mortgage rate pricing

Clydesdale Bank is cutting a number of its residential variable mortgage rates this week,...

The Swansea’s lending rises as mortgage outlook improves

Swansea Building Society completed £117.5 million in gross mortgage lending during 2025, up from...

HSBC trims mortgage rates across first-time buyer and home mover ranges

HSBC UK has reduced rates across a wide range of residential mortgage products, with...

YBS Commercial expands buy-to-let range with new two-year fixed rates

YBS Commercial Mortgages has introduced new two-year fixed-rate products for landlords as part of...

Equity Release Council restructures as remit widens across later life lending

The Equity Release Council has announced a senior management restructure following a decision by...

Paymentshield: home insurance referrals climb sharply as advisers embrace referral model

Advisers are increasingly turning to referrals for home and landlord insurance, with new data...

Positive Lending expands regional sales team with new appointment

Specialist packager Positive Lending has appointed Dean Preston as regional account manager as it...
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Buy-to-let has matured as a market

Buy-to-let turned 30 last week, and it's a good moment for some much-needed positivity around this market. Whatever the narrative around buy-to-let has been at...

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

Bank Rate holds again, but November is now firmly in focus

There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate...

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

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