13th January 2026 CHL launches free valuation HMO and MUFB products Two-year fixed rates on the new HMO and MUFB products start from 2.44%, five-year fixed rates from 4.54%.
13th January 2026 Two-thirds of landlords plan buy-to-let purchases via limited... 63% of landlords expect to purchase buy-to-let properties through limited companies.
13th January 2026 Suffolk BS cuts rates on holiday-let products 80% LTV holiday-let 2 Year Fixed rate drops 26bps to 5.19% from 5.45%.
13th January 2026 UK rents hold steady but remain unaffordable as regional towns see... Bootle recorded the largest rent rise in Q4 2025, with average room rents up 18% year on year.
13th January 2026 Landlords see rental yields rise to 7.7% as North-South divide narrows Average rental yields across England and Wales reached 7.7%, rising 0.3% annually and 0.2% quarterly in Q4 2025.
13th January 2026 Developers gain confidence as lending stabilises 67% of developers expect UK market conditions to improve in 2026, according to new analysis from Octane Capital.
13th January 2026 Case study: Arc & Co. arranges £2.7m loan for Bristol industrial site Arc & Co. has completed a £2.675m investment loan secured against an industrial site in Bristol, arranged with Habib Bank.
13th January 2026 Keystone upgrades HMO valuation process with new tech partnership Keystone is the first lender to integrate Method xi directly via API.
13th January 2026 Buy-to-let searches slump in December but remain 7% up year on year Total mortgage searches reached 1,088,120 in December, down 22.6% month on month but up 10.75% compared with the same period last year.
13th January 2026 Case study: HTB completes £13.7m funding for West Yorkshire... The funding supports the second phase following the successful delivery of 31 homes in the scheme's first phase.