When Open Banking was first introduced, there was understandable scepticism. Why would banks make it easier for customers to share their financial data? Could organisations that had spent decades competing with one another really work together in a way that benefited everyone? The answer, as… The post Blog: Can homebuying learn from Open Banking? appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
HMOs are still widely viewed as one of the stronger performing areas of the buy-to-let market and, on the surface, it is easy to understand why. Pegasus Insight’s Landlord Trends Q1 2026 research found landlords operating HMOs generated average rental yields of 7.6%, compared with… The post Blog: HMOs still deliver yield, but advisers must look deeper appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Lenders have made 450,000 product updates so far this year, Twenty7tec’s data shows. The software provider is giving existing broker customers who currently use its RESEARCH service a free two-month trial of its ADAPT tool to help them keep on top of changes. Twenty7tec’s data… The post Brokers hit with 450,000 product updates this year: Twenty7tec appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
The average monthly rent in England is £1,442, 13 times what it was in 1988, according to analysis from Generation Rent. The campaign group today published its ‘cost of renting receipt’, which shows the increase in the cost of private rents since the 1988 Housing… The post Monthly rents are now 13 times 1988 level, says Generation Rent appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Vida has rebranded its later-life proposition as Next Chapter Lending with updated criteria for older first-time buyers, home movers and borrowers with loans stretching into retirement. The changes are designed to give brokers clearer guidance on affordability assessments where a mortgage term extends beyond a… The post Vida launches Next Chapter Lending appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
