15+ hour, 5+ min ago  (753+ words) Home - Trending news - Mortgage rates ease but remain high after volatile start to spring By Simon Cairnes Published 28th April, 2026 The latest figures from Moneyfacts show the average two-year fixed rate has fallen to around 5. 81%, down from a recent peak of…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago  (804+ words) Home - Trending news - Landlords braced for change but confident about outlook By Simon Cairnes Published 21st April, 2026 New research from Kensington Mortgages reveals that 84% of residential limited company landlords expect rental yields to increase over the next 12 months, while 89% say they…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (606+ words) Home - Buy-to-let - Manchester Piccadilly: Rents and prices rising around key transport hub By Simon Cairnes Published 10th April, 2026 The latest figures show the average property price in Manchester is currently around "254, 000. Flats, which make up a large proportion of stock in…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (838+ words) Home - Buy-to-let - Manchester's buy-to-let hotspots By Simon Cairnes Published 26th March, 2026 Manchester's private rented sector serves a broad mix of tenants, including international and domestic students, young professionals, sector-specific workers and families, with each group tending to cluster in different neighbourhoods....

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (695+ words) Home - Trending news - Ryder Cup bid will bring Greater Manchester global attention By Simon Cairnes Published 2nd April, 2026 Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham confirmed the plan this week, saying the town is in discussions with organisers about staging golf's flagship event…...

4+ week, 21+ hour ago  (733+ words) Home - Trending news - Regulation continues to professionalise the buy-to-let sector By Simon Cairnes Published 31st March, 2026 She says the combined effect of policy changes and rising compliance demands is pushing investors to treat property less as a side activity and more…...

3+ week, 15+ hour ago  (718+ words) Home - Trending news - Useless letting agencies and their staff By Nigel Lewis Published 7th April, 2026 While this makes for good dinner table raconteur material, and indeed the lack of regulation of the industry means the worst operators rarely face the music,…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (456+ words) Home - Trending news - Global instability rippling through mortgage pricing By Simon Cairnes Published 24th March, 2026 "Recent weeks have been a sharp reminder that the UK mortgage and buy-to-let markets do not operate in isolation. While there is a natural tendency to…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (793+ words) Home - Trending news - Manchester underground plans hailed as "once-in-a-generation" opportunity By Simon Cairnes Published 16th March, 2026 At the heart of the scheme is a proposed underground through-station as part of Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR). Moving rail infrastructure of that scale below…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (792+ words) Home - Trending news - Conflict in the Middle East pushes UK mortgage rates above 5% By Simon Cairnes Published 12th March, 2026 The firm's data shows the overall average mortgage rate rose from 4. 97% to 5. 04% on 11 March. Average two-year fixed rates have climbed to 5. 01%, while…...