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Foundation launches limited-edition buy-to-let fixes at 75% LTV

Foundation has launched two limited-edition buy-to-let fixed-rate products for landlord borrowers at 75% loan-to-value. The...

Bailey signals Bank Rate hold as Iran conflict clouds outlook

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has signalled that interest rate cuts are likely...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself...

Call for later life lending advice silos to be broken down

Industry figures have called for closer links between mortgage advisers, wealth managers and later...

Property transactions remain resilient despite market volatility

Residential property transactions edged lower in April, although industry figures said activity remained resilient...

West Brom lends more than £1bn as first-time buyers dominate new homebuyer loans

West Brom Building Society completed more than £1 billion of new homeownership lending in...

The Suffolk reports rise in expat mortgage demand despite Middle East instability

Suffolk Building Society has reported a sharp increase in expat mortgage applications, with activity...

The Right Mortgage sets out June roadshow programme

The Right Mortgage has announced details of a series of member roadshows taking place...

Fleet joins LMS Panel Link to improve law firm connectivity

Fleet Mortgages has joined LMS Panel Link as the buy-to-let lender looks to improve...

Barclays to cut residential mortgage rates

Barclays Mortgages is reducing rates across selected residential purchase, remortgage and existing customer products...

Building societies need to start putting intelligence into motion

If you were at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference in Edinburgh last month...

Later life lending slows as borrowers remain cautious

Later life mortgage lending slowed during the first quarter of 2026 as older borrowers...

Shawbrook and TML cut buy-to-let rates

Shawbrook and The Mortgage Lender have made a series of changes to their buy-to-let...

Homebuying stress outweighs divorce for many buyers

Almost half of homeowners say moving house is the most stressful life event they...

COMMENT

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...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

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ModaMortgages cuts rates with limited edition buy-to-let range

ModaMortgages has launched a limited edition buy-to-let range with rates reduced by up to...

First-time buyers face confidence gap as unexpected costs and delays mount

Nine in 10 first-time buyers believe they understand the home-buying process before starting, but...

Family BS hires Paul Ormonde for Central London broker role

Family Building Society has appointed Paul Ormonde as a business development manager covering Central...

LendInvest raises £300m through latest Mortimer securitisation

LendInvest has completed its eighth Mortimer residential mortgage-backed securitisation, securing £300 million of funding...

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