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Major lenders start lifting fixed mortgage rates

HSBC and Coventry Building Society have become the first major lenders to announce increases...

Family boosts buy-to-let borrowing by up to 35%

Family Building Society has enhanced its buy-to-let affordability assessment, increasing potential borrowing by up...

NatWest launches 6 x income and broker WhatsApp support

NatWest is giving buyers and remortgagers a major lift increasing loan-to-income (LTI) limits for...

MT Finance cuts commercial rates and unveils 80% LTV HMO deal

MT Finance has reduced rates across its commercial lending range while unveiling a new...

Paragon Bank increases buy-to-let maximum loan limits

Paragon Bank has increased its maximum loan limits across its range of buy-to-let mortgages,...

Assetz Capital cuts rates as developers pivot to conversions amid deepening planning delays

Assetz Capital has reduced pricing across its refurbishment, regeneration and development-exit loans with borrower...

Gatehouse Bank makes criteria changes on buy-to-let plans

Gatehouse Bank has announced a series of criteria updates and reduced documentation requirements across...

Hinckley & Rugby slashes buy-to-let fixed rates

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries has slashed rates on two of its buy-to-let products. The...

Saffron for Intermediaries unveils major updates

Saffron for Intermediaries has unveiled significant mortgage updates including introducing four new lending categories...

Fleet Mortgages Launches new 2-year cashbacks

Fleet Mortgages has launched of three new 65% LTV 2-year fixed-rate products with cashback...

Bank of England set to hold rates as inflation proves sticky

The Bank of England is expected to hold interest rates at 4% this week...

Funding 365 cuts rates to 0.64%

Funding 365 has today revealed rate reductions across its Residential Bridge and Light Refurbishment...

Landlords in low-yield regions face refinancing strain

Buy-to-let landlords in some of Britain’s most expensive areas are facing a fresh refinancing...

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries cuts mortgage rates by up to 35bps

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries has cut rates by up to 35 basis points...

COMMENT

Mutual strength and the broker partnership

The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...

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...

Latest news

The Vernon hires internal BDM to expand intermediary reach

Vernon Building Society has appointed Damien Sabbaghe as intermediary business development manager as it...

Coventry trims first-time buyer and limited company buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has cut selected mortgage rates for first-time buyers and limited company...

TRM adds to PMI team with supervision & development manager hire

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has appointed Gemma Penkethman as PMI supervision &...

Rental yields rise across England and Wales as buy-to-let market enters more volatile period

Rental yields increased annually in every region of England and Wales in the first...

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