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We caught up with Marylen Edwards, director of mortgages at MT Finance, and asked her about changing investor behaviour and where landlords should be focusing their attention right now.
Borrowers were dealt a blow today as interest rates were held despite mounting concerns over rising unemployment and a floundering economy.
The average completion time for a bridging loan fell for the third consecutive year, coming in at 43 days in 2025, down from 47 in 2024.
MT Finance has cut rates across its commercial mortgage product range and launched an 80% loan-to-value (LTV) offer for house in multiple occupation (HMO) properties.
MT Finance has hired James Briggs as national account manager on its specialist lending team. Briggs was formerly intermediary sales director at Afin Bank.
UK house prices suffered surprise drop in ‘soft’ December. The housing market ended 2025 with a slight fall in monthly growth, against an expected rise, and annual growth of less than 1 per cent, according to Nationwide
The move , which was widely expected in the City, reduces the cost of borrowing to its lowest level since February 2023 and will be welcomed by home owners and small businesses struggling under a heavy burden of debt.
London property prices fell at the fastest pace in nearly two years, driven largely by a sharp decline in flat values, highlighting growing regional divergence in the UK housing market ahead of fiscal policy changes.
The number of homes sold in October reached 98,450, an increase of 2% compared to September, but a reduction of 2% compared to the same month last year, according to the latest HMRC property transactions data.
The time taken to complete the typical bridging loan fell to 41 days in Q3 2025, down from 48 in Q2, according to the latest MT Finance Bridging Trends report.
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee has voted to once again keep the base rate at 4%, a move that had been widely anticipated as inflation remains stubbornly high and global uncertainty continues to limit its room for manoeuvre.
MT Finance Group has announced the promotion of Alex Taylor to business development manager for mortgages.
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