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Rate rises dominate mortgage broker news as landlords face inheritance shift
Mortgage Solutions has published its round-up of the ten most-read mortgage broker stories of the week ending 11 September 2026. Rate movements were among the biggest stories, with increases announced by major banks and Moneyfacts saying further rises were 'inevitable' proving the most read.
Research from Rely suggesting that future landlords would inherit their way into being a landlord also attracted strong reader interest, alongside Paul Flavin's advice on client retention.
The week's most-read stories
The round-up includes a report that Barclays, Santander, NatWest and HSBC have announced rate increases, and Moneyfacts' warning that higher mortgage rates are 'inevitable' as swap rates rise.
Rely's research suggests inheritance will become the 'primary route' into landlording, a development of direct relevance to letting agents and inventory clerks tracking the changing profile of the UK's landlord base.
Other stories in the top ten include landlords being required to register rental properties under new Renters' Rights reforms, and a report that August's house price fall signals more than a normal summer slowdown.
The list also covers a homebuilder's claim that a new shared ownership model would add 30,000 homes a year, Griffiths' analysis of whether to extend now or wait under leasehold reform in the short-lease dilemma, MAB lowering its profit expectations as a 'challenging' market knocks growth, and the JammJar founder's call to 'move on' and let current CRM technology 'die'.
What it means for the lettings sector
For letting agents and inventory clerks, the most relevant items are the Renters' Rights registration requirement for landlords, the suggestion that inheritance will become the primary route into landlording, and the leasehold reform analysis on short leases. Rate rises from major banks may also affect landlords' borrowing costs and remortgage decisions.
Source: Mortgage Solutions