Just £13,400 is needed for a Minimum retirement income, but only if housing costs are excluded

The £38m revolving credit facility covers six sites with a GDV of approximately £168m.

The transaction was completed in just 12 working days from initial contact.

Free valuations are now available on single HMOs with up to six beds.

The average two-year fixed buy-to-let rate has dropped below 5% for the first time since September 2022.

The new range is open to individual and limited company borrowers.

First-time buyers will now also be allowed to access the lender's 'Helping Hand' mortgage offer at the new maximum LTV, enabling borrowing of up to six times income.

The average private renter in England spends 32.4% of their income on rent.

Andy Shaw, head of later life lending at SPF Private Clients, explores how the Bank of Mum and Dad is using lifetime mortgages to help offspring onto the housing ladder.

New SDLT rules took effect on 1 April 2025, driving developer interest in mixed-use assets