UK Property & Short-Term Finance Insights
The average UK room rent reached a record £769 a month in the third quarter of 2026, according to SpareRoom. Average rents rose 1% from £762 a year earlier, while the number of rooms advertised fell by 4.7% year on year. The decline in supply…
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Accord Mortgages will be reducing rates on its buy-to-let (BTL) range, effective tomorrow (8 October). The biggest changes from the intermediary-only lender affect selected products available for house purchase up to 80% loan to value (LTV) and include reductions of up to 0.43% on two-year…
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Almost half of 18 to 40 year-olds have experienced housing insecurity in the past five years, new research suggests. A survey by financial education charity Money Ready found that 48% of adults in that age range had faced problems such as rent or mortgage arrears,…
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The mutual expanded support for buyers with smaller deposits and eased criteria on newer apartment blocks.
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This week, Specialist Lending Solutions speaks to Calum Knight, business development manager (BDM) for East Anglia, Essex and Kent at Tab.
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Simply Asset Finance, a specialist SME lender, has extended its funding partnership with Lombard, part of NatWest Group, to broaden access to finance for the UK’s SMEs.
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One Mortgage System (OMS) and second charge lender Step One Finance have deepened their partnership with the integration of a bespoke loan origination system.
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Mortgages with 35-year terms are becoming increasingly common but how do you manage them, particularly as you approach and enter retirement? We asked Mojo Mortgages’ John Fraser-Tucker for the lowdown
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More than £900 million was invested in the UK build to rent (BTR) sector in the third quarter of 2026, Savills reports. Savills reveals year-to-date investment has reached more than £4 billion, which is above the level recorded at the same point in any previous…
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