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Landlords seek greater certainty from lenders as mortgage market volatility bites

Landlords are continuing to borrow and invest despite recent mortgage market disruption, but are...

TPFG sees landlord compliance opportunity from RRA

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) says the introduction of the Renters’ Rights Act (RRA)...

Gen H doubles one-touch underwrites on complex mortgage cases

Gen H has doubled the number of complex mortgage cases receiving a one-touch underwrite...

Rosemount launches AI tool for financial promotions approvals

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has launched an AI tool to help adviser members secure...

Fleet Mortgages joins OPDA to support homebuying data reform

Fleet Mortgages has joined the Open Property Data Association (ODPA) as the buy-to-let lender...

The Mortgage Works adds tracker deals and trims fixed rates

The Mortgage Works is adding new two-year tracker products to its buy-to-let range and...

Mortgage brokers see busiest start to year since stamp duty rush

Mortgage intermediaries recorded their busiest start to a year since the stamp duty rush,...

Rental yields edge up as landlords find firmer footing

Rental yields across the private rented sector stabilised in the first quarter of 2026,...

ModaMortgages adds two-year fixes to buy-to-let range

ModaMortgages has expanded its buy-to-let range with the launch of limited edition two-year fixed-rate...

Ben Nichols succeeds Tim Parkes as CEO of RAW Capital Partners

RAW Capital Partners co-founder Tim Parkes has stepped down as CEO, with Ben Nichols...

Keystone cuts buy-to-let fixed rates by 15bps

Keystone Property Finance has reduced rates across its fixed rate buy-to-let product ranges by...

Hanley Intermediaries cuts mortgage rates across residential, RIO and self-build

Hanley Intermediaries has reduced rates across its residential, retirement interest-only (RIO) and self-build mortgage...

Brokers expect near prime demand to rise further in 2026

Brokers are reporting rising demand for near prime mortgages, with Atom bank polling suggesting...

Coventry lowers selected residential and buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates by up to...

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...

Latest news

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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