Landlords who earn more than £50,000 a year from properties held in their personal name have been warned they have just two days left to meet a key tax deadline. Sole traders and landlords who earn over this threshold from self-employment and property income have… The post Landlords have just two days to meet key tax deadline appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
ProtectionBooked.co.uk and MortgagesBooked.co.uk (launched at the end of March) are live and focus on delivering booked appointments rather than cold leads. The platform connects advisers with motivated borrowers actively seeking mortgage and protection advice, helping brokers spend less time chasing leads and more time closing… The post ProtectionBooked platform launched appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Legal & General increased lifetime and retirement interest-only mortgage lending by 23% in the first half of this year to £128m, up from £104m in the first six months of last year. In its half-year results, L&G’s core operating profit rose by 7% to £918m.… The post L&G reports growth in lifetime mortgages and protection appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Almost 23,000 households expected to move on the 28 August 2026, which is almost four times the daily average. The forecast, which comes from HomeOwners Alliance and reallymoving’s analysis of more than 750,000 removal quotes, found that August has been the most popular month to… The post Nearly 23,000 households expected to move on busiest moving day of 2026 appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
TMG Mortgage Network has added Handelsbanken to its lender panel. The addition of Handelsbanken will provide TMG advisers with access to the bank’s relationship-led mortgage proposition and UK branch network. TMG Mortgage Network head of club and partner strategy Danny Belton says: “We believe this… The post TMG adds Handelsbanken to lender panel appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Paragon Bank has appointed Colin Sanders to spearhead the development of a new bridging proposition. He joins Paragon with more than three decades of specialist lending experience after having previously led bridging lender Omni Capital as its CEO, before founding Tuscan Capital and selling the… The post Paragon appoints Sanders and Patel to develop bridging proposition appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Gable Group is gearing up to launch a 100% loan-to-value mortgage after securing funding. The mortgage is set to be a five-year fixed over a 35-year term, backed by insurance from subsidiary Gable Sure. It will not require a guarantor or any other form of… The post Gable Group prepares to launch 100% LTV mortgage appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Buy-to-let remortgage activity has returned to a record high, as 57% of landlords with a mortgage refinanced in the 12 months to June, according to research from Pegasus Insight. The latest Landlord Trends report found this was up 10 percentage points on the previous quarter,… The post Buy-to-let remortgaging at record high: Pegasus appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Mortgage Strategy talks to Suzanne O’Connor, chief relationship officer at LMS, Q: You’ve spent 15 years working with lenders through some of the biggest changes the mortgage market has experienced. Looking back, what stands out most? Suzanne O’Connor: When I joined LMS, we worked with… The post Blog: 15 years at the heart of the mortgage market appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Afin Bank has expanded its intermediary sales team with three new regional business development managers (BDMs). The appointments come as the lender enters its second year and follow the launch of its regulated bridging proposition, alongside its residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges. Sabiha Moghal has… The post Afin Bank boosts team with three new BDMs appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
