London remains the number one international city for Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) property investors with capital pouring in to take advantage of cut-price deals, according to the latest GCC Investment Barometer from AlRayan Bank. The Bank’s third annual research, which surveys 150 high-net-worth investors from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE with a minimum £10 […]
SDKA has dropped its Bridge 75 Residential rate by 50bps to 0.84% per month for loans over £250k and up to 75% LTV. Designed for property investors with an active interest in buy-to-lets, houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) and buildings requiring refurbishments, terms are available from three-to-24 months with a maximum loan size of £10m. […]
Cushman & Wakefield, a leading global real estate services firm, today released its annual Greater China Retail Supply/Demand Trends report. According to the report, by Q2 2025, the total prime retail property stock in the core markets of the 15 major cities we track in Greater China reached 116.7 million sq m. During the past year, […]
The latest research by eXp UK, the nation’s leading self-employed estate agency platform, has revealed that there’s a huge £33,000 house price gap between the average home within close proximity to the nation’s best and worst performing train stations. eXp UK analysed the top 20 best and worst train stations across the country based on cancellation […]
Ultimate Finance today announces a pricing reduction across its bridging finance range, reflecting the lender’s appetite to back more bridging transactions and support property developers and investors’ ambitions. New pricing at a glance · Standard Purchase and Development Exit Bridge from 0.79% per month · Light Refurbishment Bridge from 0.89% per month · Medium Refurbishment […]
The latest analysis from Dwelly, one of the UK’s leading lettings acquisition and success planning experts, has revealed that the number of landlords in England has declined by 1.04%, with the exit of individual landlords driving this reduction – a trend that is set to intensify with the introduction of the Renters’ Rights Bill. Dwelly analysed […]
Specialist finance lender, Masthaven Finance, makes significant rate reductions across its bridging range, alongside a series of product enhancements. Masthaven Finance has today announced a series of rate reductions across its regulated and non-regulated bridging finance range, alongside several product enhancements designed to provide brokers with even greater flexibility. First charge regulated residential bridging sees […]
Momenta Finance has extended and upsized its facility with Shawbrook Bank, increasing the funding line to £50m and securing a three-year extension to support the company’s UK property lending ambitions. The enhanced partnership will drive further origination across a comprehensive suite of property-backed finance solutions. Loans funded by the Shawbrook facility can address property purchase, […]
Landlord research carried out by mortgage market specialist Pegasus Insight shows that while the majority of landlords still expect to increase rents in the year ahead, fewer are planning to do so compared with a year ago. The latest Landlord Trends report (Q2 2025) reveals that 61% of landlords plan to raise rents in the next 12 […]
A five-year fixed rate remains the product of choice among buy-to-let landlords set to remortgage, while interest grows in both two-year and tracker options, new survey data from Landbay can reveal. More than half of landlords (57%) told the BTL lender they will choose a five-year fixed rate when they come to remortgage – a […]
