British Business Bank commits £100m to Oxford Quantum Circuits in £260m funding round The investment follows the Bank’s £7m backing of OQC’s Series A round in 2022. theintermediary.co.uk/2026/0…

FTBs save for an average of six years before buying, MAB finds Data showed 45% of buyers are motivated by finding more internal or external space for a growing family.  theintermediary.co.uk/2026/0…

Tipton & Coseley Building Society cuts BTL rates and relaunches 6.5x income mortgages The lender has cut rates by up to 0.22% and lowered arrangement fees across parts of its mortgage range. theintermediary.co.uk/2026/0…

Charles Street Finance launches green refurb bridge product to support energy efficiency upgrades The new product offers loans up to £600,000 for property purchase or remortgage, with borrowers given 18 months to complete energy-saving works.  theintermediary.co.uk/2026/0…

Leeds Building Society cuts mortgage rates by up to 0.32% The lender said the cuts are aimed at supporting first-time buyers, home movers and borrowers approaching the end of their current mortgage term. theintermediary.co.uk/2026/0…

Buckinghamshire Building Society launches 1-year discounted mortgage with no ERCs The new product is available at 5.89% with a £2,500 product fee. theintermediary.co.uk/2026/0…

Countrywide Surveying Services to host property and mortgage leaders at Future Insight Forum Countrywide Surveying Services will bring together senior figures from the mortgage, lending and property sectors for its annual Future Insight Forum in London. theintermediary.co.uk/2026/0…

Building Societies Show donates profits to Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter The inaugural Building Societies Show has donated its £1,250 profit to the Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter following an event that attracted more than 500 brokers. theintermediary.co.uk/2026/0…

Pluto Finance and Blackstone partnership completes first German deals Pluto Finance has completed €93m of lending across two German transactions through its strategic partnership with Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies. theintermediary.co.uk/2026/0…

Investors should budget £86,000 for refurbishment projects, says Octane Capital Property investors should build contingency funding into refurbishment plans as average project costs approach £86,000, according to analysis from Octane Capital. theintermediary.co.uk/2026/0…

Glenhawk completes £1.4m bridging loan for Bristol holiday let acquisition The transaction was introduced by Portway Finance and structured at 75% loan-to-purchase-price, enabling the borrowers to move quickly after a previous transaction fell through. theintermediary.co.uk/2026/0…

Seven in 10 renters do not have a will, research finds MoneySuperMarket's survey of 2,000 UK adults found that just 24% of renters have a will, compared to 45% of mortgage holders. theintermediary.co.uk/2026/0…

Green BTL lending rises H1 as landlords target EPC-compliant properties, Paragon finds In its half-year results for the six months to 31st March 2026, Paragon reported £435.7m of new buy-to-let lending on properties with EPC ratings of A to C. theintermediary.co.uk/2026/0…

Are more common heatwaves changing how clients think about their homes? Harpal Singh, CEO at conveybuddy, discusses how rising temperatures and more frequent heatwaves could reshape property suitability. theintermediary.co.uk/2026/0…

Molo cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 0.10% Molo has reduced rates across its UK resident buy-to-let range, with cuts of up to 0.10% on HMO and MUFB products. theintermediary.co.uk/2026/0…

Target Group reports 40% boost in efficiency with new AI-powered Collections Guru agent Target Group found handling times were reduced by 30%, screen toggling by 40%, and dependency on subject knowledge by 40%.  theintermediary.co.uk/2026/0…

Brokers expect rise in foreign national mortgage enquiries, Gen H survey finds Nearly half of brokers surveyed by Gen H expect foreign national mortgage enquiries to increase over the next 12 months. theintermediary.co.uk/2026/0…

Buckinghamshire Building Society partners with Mortgage Broker Tools The partnership is part of the society’s ongoing efforts to improve access for brokers and support them with practical tools.  theintermediary.co.uk/2026/0…

Knowledge Bank’s AffCalc surpasses 50 lender milestone Shane Chawatama said: “Reaching more than 50 lenders on AffCalc is a significant milestone and one we're incredibly proud of." theintermediary.co.uk/2026/0…

Kensington cuts mortgage rates and adds free valuations across residential range The lender said the change extends its existing proposition of free valuations on buy-to-let mortgages to all residential products. theintermediary.co.uk/2026/0…