Leek Building Society has expanded its lending criteria. The society has doubled its maximum storey limit for flats, alongside introducing enhanced income flexibility for qualifying applicants. The headline change sees the lender increase its maximum acceptable height for new build flats from six to 12… The post Leek BS enhances lending policy with new 12-storey property criteria appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
The average price of a UK home passed £300,000 for the first time in January, according to the latest Halifax house price index. Halifax’s own lending figures show that house prices increased at the fastest rate since November 2024, rising 70bps in January 2026 compared… The post Average house price tops £300,000 for the first time: Halifax appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Buckinghamshire Building Society has announced a series of rate reductions across its residential and buy-to-let product ranges. The changes include reductions on the lenders’s discounted buy to let products, including – Everyday Buy to Let two-year discount cut from 5.24% to 4.89% and Limited Company… The post Bucks BS cuts rates across resi and BTL ranges appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
TSB is making selected rate changes to its residential, product transfer and additional borrowing ranges, effective tomorrow (6 February). The lender is increasing rates on residential products including two-year fixed house purchases up to 90% loan-to-value (LTV) by 0.05% and five-year fixed house purchases up… The post TSB lifts rates by up to 0.15% appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
The average cost of a rental property in England during January 2026 was £1,201, a rise of 2.4% compared to the same period last year, Goodlord’s latest data reveals. across England. This is a far lower level of rental inflation when compared to figures recorded… The post Average rents increase 2.4% in Jan as demand softens: Goodlord appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Keystone Property Finance has hired two new business development managers (BDMs) Golbarg Eraghi and Michelle Braham as it continues to grow and scale. Eraghi and Braham have joined to cover West London and the South West respectively, and will further strengthen Keystone’s regional broker support.… The post Keystone Property Finance hires two BDMs appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
The equity release market is achieving “only a fraction of its potential” despite strong recent growth, later life lending platform Air says. Equity Release Council data shows total lending grew by 11% last year to £2.57 billion. Its adviser research found 80% expect total lending… The post Equity release lending ‘only a fraction of its potential’ appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
JammJar has integrated with Twenty7tec’s RESEARCH platform as part of its Winter26 product update. The integration enables advisers to run mortgage searches without leaving the platform. Sourcing parameters are automatically populated using existing client and case data, with brokers able to select products, generate illustrations… The post JammJar integrates with Twenty7tec’s research platform appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
NatWest has increased rates on its new business, existing customers and additional borrowing product ranges. The lender’s rate increases include two-year fixed rate purchase products where the 60% LTV product with a fee of £995 has lifted by 11bps to 3.75% and the 60% LTV… The post NatWest hikes rates by up to 24bps appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
A new survey from Investec has found that 96% of brokers in the high net worth sphere,expect business growth over the next 12 months, up from 91% in 2025 and 81% in 2024 While optimism is high, challenges remain. Macroeconomic volatility continues to rank as… The post Investec survey finds HNW brokers more optimistic than ever appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
