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Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson has welcomed housing secretary Angela Rayner’s speech today, which addressed the regulation of property agents. During her speech at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, Rayner highlighted that some estate agents, letting agents and property management agents are exploiting leaseholders… The post Rayner’s focus on ‘cowboy’ property agents welcomed by Propertymark appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.

Nationwide for Intermediaries will increase fixed and tracker rates by up to 21bps from 30 September. This includes rates across the lender’s house purchase, existing customers, moving home, first-time buyer and remortgage products. Nationwide for Intermediaries will also increase rates on its switcher and additional… The post Nationwide for Intermediaries to hike rates by up to 21bps appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.

TSB and Virgin Money are set to increase rates again. At TSB, the changes are to its product transfer rates and the biggest increase will be on its residential and buy-to-let one-year fixed rates, which will go up by 30bps on Thursday. Two and five-year… The post TSB and Virgin Money to raise rates again appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.

Seven in 10 (70%) of young people aged 18 to 40 say their student loan makes it harder to save for a property deposit (equivalent to more than 1.5 million), OneFamily reveals. With both high rents and bills, as well as student loan repayments, OneFamily… The post Seven in 10 young people say student loan stopping them from buying a home: OneFamily appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.

The Co-operative Bank for Intermediaries is shortening its product transfer window, while Barclays is improving the way it calculates fees for existing customers who are refinancing. Co-op says that from Friday, borrowers will be able to secure a new product transfer rate up to four… The post Co-op cuts transfer window and Barclays tweaks charges appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.

Leeds Building Society has appointed Steven Croke as its chief information officer, subject to regulatory approval. Croke brings more than 30 years of experience delivering technology transformations in financial services. He joins the society from Gartner, where he was most recently VP executive partner of… The post Leeds BS hires Croke as CIO appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.

Starting from 29 September, we’ll be announcing the winners of the Mortgage Innovation & Technology Awards 2026, one category at a time across our social media channels, building the excitement all the way to Mortgage Innovation & Technology Live. So, if you’re a finalist, or… The post The wait is almost over… the MITAs winners to be announced appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.

More than half (54%) of Scottish adults aged 18 to 34 say the rising cost of living is having the biggest impact on their ability to buy a home, Pepper Money reveals. Research from Pepper Money’s Scotland Specialist Lending Study shows that 39% of Scots… The post More than half of young Scots say the cost of living has derailed homeownership plans: Pepper appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.

Recently, the buy-to-let (BTL) market has had to contend with a difficult mix of higher borrowing costs, increased operating costs and regulatory change. However, this picture is starting to change as rental growth strengthens again in parts of the country, while BTL interest rates have… The post Comment: Resilience is paying off in buy-to-let appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.

A cross-sector report has urged the government to provide urgent clarity on its delivery plan to ensure rental properties meet new energy performance certificate (EPC) standards by 2030. The National Residential Landlords Association and Energy Saving Trust organised a round table in June for stakeholder… The post Urgent call for delivery plan for 2030 EPC rules appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.