OSB Group says first-half originations rose 10 percent to £2.3bn, with remortgaging and portfolio management still driving landlord demand as new buying stayed selective.
LendInvest says professional landlords and portfolio investors drove £917 million of buy-to-let lending in FY26, as the specialist lender returned to profit and assets under management rose 18 percent.
The Bank of England said new mortgage commitments rose 11.5 percent to £78 billion in the first quarter of 2026 even as gross advances fell 12.3 percent to £69.6 billion, giving landlords a clearer read on lending demand than completions alone.
Paragon’s gross buy-to-let mortgage lending fell 4.7 percent year on year to £773.7 million in the six months to 31 March, as the specialist lender…
Landbay says landlords are putting certainty ahead of risk as buy-to-let confidence softens, with rate stability and policy clarity shaping borrowing decisions.
More than half of larger portfolio landlords expect to remortgage within the next 12 months, pointing to a busy refinance market even as many investors…
Mortgage Advice Bureau has announced that the value of arranged mortgages reached £32bn in 2025, a 23 percent increase on the previous year and a…
Fleet Mortgages has removed its minimum income requirement for buy-to-let applicants as part of a wider shake-up of lending criteria aimed at expanding access to…
OSB Group delivered a 19 percent increase in mortgage originations to £4.7bn in 2025, with strong growth in bridging and commercial lending as the specialist…
The UK second charge mortgage market reached £2.14 billion in new lending during 2025, with more than 41,700 agreements completed, according to data from the…
Buy-to-let lending fell sharply in the third quarter of 2025, as landlords paused purchases amid renewed fears of tax rises in next month’s Autumn Budget,…
Buy-to-let lending in the Midlands and northern England captured nearly half of all mortgaged purchases in the first half of this year, fresh Paragon Bank…
Paragon Banking Group has announced a 4.5% growth in its buy-to-let mortgage book, driven by high customer retention and robust operational performance. The company revealed…
