Mortgage

Flats and terraced homes achieve strongest yield growth in 2025: Paragon – Mortgage Strategy

Flats and terraced homes achieved the strongest gross rental yield growth for landlords in 2025, with the Wales and the...

How advisers are reframing the role of bridging finance – Mortgage Strategy

For much of its modern history, bridging finance has been viewed as a product of necessity rather than intent. It...

Taylor Wimpey numbers illustrate challenging climate – Mortgage Strategy

UK housebuilder Taylor Wimpey’s latest trading update shows a slight uptick in completions but a dip in the order book...

CHL Mortgages launches free valuation HMO and MUFB products – Mortgage Strategy

CHL Mortgages has launched a collection of limited-edition free valuation houses of multiple occupancy and multi unit freehold building products....

Leek BS makes rate reductions across core range – Mortgage Strategy

Leek Building Society has announced a series of mortgage rate reductions across the majority of its product range, with all...

Housing transactions up 1% in November 2025: HMRC – Mortgage Strategy

Housing transactions rose by 1% in November 2025, according to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). HMRC data shows that UK...

HSBC UK customers to access L&G annuities – Mortgage Strategy

L&G has partnered with HSBC UK to let customers access annuities as part of their retirement income options. HSBC UK...

Mortgage approvals dip but industry points to resilient market – Mortgage Strategy

Net mortgage approvals for house purchase, which is an indicator of future borrowing, fell by 500 to 64,500 in November,...

Purposeful action succeeds – Mortgage Strategy

Affordability remains a challenge for many would-be homeowners, with house prices still outpacing wage growth in several regions. However, we...

Cynergy Bank launches first mortgage-backed security – Mortgage Strategy

Cynergy Bank has launched its first mortgage-backed security (MBS). The firm’s first securitisation is a cash derecognition residential MBS called...

Lendlord survey shows 66% of landlords planning for growth – Mortgage Strategy

Property management and finance platform Lendlord has published the results of its latest landlord survey, revealing that 66% of landlords...

Mortgage Strategy Bumper Christmas Quiz – Mortgage Strategy

Welcome to the MS Christmas quiz – 82 general knowledge questions with a few mortgage related ones just to keep...