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Zephyr trims rates on two and five-year buy-to-let deals

Zephyr Homeloans has announced a series of rate reductions across its buy-to-let mortgage range,...

Hope Capital doubles Shawbrook facility after record growth period

Hope Capital has secured an enhanced funding facility with Shawbrook Bank, marking the latest...

Investors turn to refurbishment finance as funding becomes cheaper

Property investors are increasingly turning to refurbishment finance to accelerate renovation projects and mitigate...

Vida enhances affordability criteria and launches new BTL range

Vida Homeloans has introduced a significant overhaul to its residential affordability assessments. The change is...

Q&A: Andrea Glasgow, Hampshire Trust Bank

Mortgage Soup fires the questions at Andrea Glasgow, sales director, specialist mortgages & bridging,...

UTB cuts bridging rates and eases criteria in broker-driven overhaul

United Trust Bank (UTB) has unveiled a series of rate reductions and criteria enhancements...

LendInvest hires chief commercial officer

LendInvest Mortgages has named John Eastgate as its new chief commercial officer. Eastgate (pictured) joins...

London Credit cuts bridging loan rates

London Credit has announced a series of rate reductions across its bridging loan products,...

Kuflink completes rescue deal to prevent receivership

Specialist bridging lender Kuflink has stepped in to save an expat client from receivership...

Fleet trims five-year rates and launches cashback for low-LTV landlords

Fleet Mortgages has announced a series of rate reductions across its five-year fixed buy-to-let...

The Darlington joins Mortgage Intelligence panel to support complex lending cases

Darlington Building Society has joined the lender panel of Mortgage Intelligence, expanding access to...

Loans Warehouse and Brilliant Solutions axed from MAB specialist mortgage panel

Loans Warehouse and Brilliant Solutions were both dramatically removed from Mortgage Advice Bureau’s (MAB)...

Beyond the payslip: the importance of rethinking borrower profiles

In our market, the term ‘non-standard borrower is often used to describe applicants whose...

Gen H lowers New Build Boost rate to 5.95%

Gen H has announced a rate reduction on its New Build Boost mortgage product,...
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COMMENT

Comment

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

Home and away: How appetite for UK property is rising

Conflicts in Ukraine and now the Middle East are a reminder that the catastrophic impact of war is not confined to war zones.   The...

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...

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Economy

Halifax says house prices slipped in March as market lost early spring momentum

UK house prices fell in March and annual growth slowed, with Halifax saying geopolitical...
Appointments

StreamBank hires Paula Purdy and Gary Lomax for northern sales roles

StreamBank has appointed Paula Purdy and Gary Lomax to senior sales roles covering the...
News

First-time buyer demand picks up in early 2026 despite limited supply

First-time buyer demand increased in the first quarter of 2026, according to research from...
News

Modified affordability remortgages more than double after FCA rule change

The number of borrowers switching to a new lender using modified affordability assessments more...

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