Rental inflation continued to track well below wider inflationary metrics in May as average rents continued to sit just 1.7% higher than they were at the same point in 2025, the Goodlord Rental Index reveals. Goodlord says the latest data suggests last month’s data was… The post Annual rent inflation at lowest level in 10 months: Goodlord appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Mortgage Strategy is proud to announce the return of Mortgage Innovation & Technology Live 2026 – the flagship event designed for forward-thinking mortgage and protection business leaders looking to navigate change, embrace innovation, and build more resilient, future-ready firms. Taking place on Tuesday 13 October… The post MIT Live returns for 2026 appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
The ongoing discussions around the future roadmap for buying and selling property are undoubtedly well intentioned and there is no question that many across the industry have spent years trying to improve what remains an overly slow, fragmented and stressful process for consumers. Digitisation, upfront… The post Blog: We cannot keep telling advisers to wait for homebuying reform appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
For much of the past decade, buy-to-let (BTL) affordability has been framed as a simple equation: rent divided by a stressed interest rate, multiplied by an interest coverage ratio (ICR). If the numbers worked, the deal progressed. If they didn’t, the answer was no. In… The post Buy-to-Let Watch: BTL has grown up appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
LMS has welcomed Fleet Mortgages to Panel Link, a ecosystem that connects lenders with law firms who meet quality, security, and compliance criteria. Fleet Mortgages – established in 2014 and acquired by Starling Bank in 2021 – is an intermediary-only lender that specialises in buy-to-let… The post Fleet Mortgages joins LMS Panel Link appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
