Landbay has cut buy-to-let rates by up to 35 basis points today and Nottingham Building Society is lowering landlord deals by up to 15bps tomorrow. At Landbay, rates have been cut across its Premier, Core and Specialist buy-to-let ranges and now start from 3.44%. The… The post Landbay and Nottingham cut buy-to-let rates appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Mortgage Lab has been named the Official AI Knowledge Partner for Mortgage Innovation & Technology Live, taking place on 13 October 2026 at etc.venues County Hall in London. The partnership brings together MIT Live’s reach and standing across the mortgage market with Mortgage Lab’s practical… The post Mortgage Lab is Official AI Knowledge Partner for MIT Live appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Lifetime mortgages are increasingly being used by wealthier homeowners, according to More2life research. The firm said this reinforces the need for consumers to be informed of the full range of later life lending options. Analysis of More2life’s new business volumes shows that 16% of lifetime… The post Lifetime mortgages increasingly used by wealthy homeowners: More2life appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Bellway is the latest housebuilder to call on the government to cut stamp duty to boost the housing market. Bellway chief executive Jason Honeyman asked for ‘an immediate reduction’ in the tax ‘to ease affordability constraints and stimulate demand’. The prime minister has already said… The post Bellway calls on Burnham to cut stamp duty appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Mortgage Advice Bureau director of home moving strategy Ben Thompson is stepping down from the business at the end of the year. Thompson has been with MAB for eight years, including previously serving as deputy chief executive. Most recently, he has been responsible for developing… The post Ben Thompson to leave MAB appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Fraudulent tenancy applications could be exposing the UK’s private rented sector to up to £4.1 billion in financial losses every year, Goodlord research reveals. Goodlord’s research analysed data from over a million tenant references over the last two years and found that 41 tenancy applications… The post Tenancy fraud rise exposing UK rental sector to losses of up to £4.1bn each year: Goodlord appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
July’s remortgage activity continued to strengthen, while purchase and buy-to-let (BTL) searches in the month eased as borrowers navigated affordability pressures and the usual summer slowdown, Twenty7tec data reveals. Twenty7tec’s latest Mortgage Market Snapshot recorded 1,790,196 mortgage searches during July, up 1% on June and… The post Remortgage searches rise 7% in July: Twenty7tec appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
The annual salary required to rent an average-priced home in London jumped by 6.4% year on year to £74,520 in July. The latest salary and rental tracker from Propertymark shows that the capital recorded the strongest monthly growth in average rents of all UK regions,… The post London tenants need £75K salary to afford average rental home appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
ProConvey and Thirdfort have expanded their partnership to end repeated ID checks during home moves. Under the expanded partnership, Thirdfort Identity verification is now embedded within ProConvey’s Fast Track Sale for estate agents and conveyancers, completed by the seller at the point their property is… The post ProConvey and Thirdfort expand partnership appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
HSBC is cutting rates across its residential and buy-to-let ranges tomorrow, following moves by other major lenders. The bank does not give brokers advance notice of the scale of any cuts, but scores of rates are set to fall in the reprice. Santander announced rate… The post HSBC to make sweeping cuts tomorrow appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
