What’s happening in the mortgage market right now?
The UK mortgage market has experienced a significant shift in March 2026, with the outlook changing dramatically in just a matter of weeks.
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The UK mortgage market has experienced a significant shift in March 2026, with the outlook changing dramatically in just a matter of weeks.
If you are a landlord, this spring is an important time to get up to date with the changes coming to the private rented sector in England.
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax is an important change that some people may need to prepare for now.
From 6 April 2026, it becomes mandatory for sole traders and landlords with qualifying income over £50,000. HMRC says this will then extend to those with qualifying income over £30,000 from 6 April 2027 and over £20,000 from 6 April 20281.
Mortgage rates are back in the headlines, and if your current deal ends in 2026, this is a sensible time to review your options.
Mortgage brokers regularly speak to clients who are focused on the obvious household costs: mortgage payments, energy bills, council tax. Home insurance often gets treated as a simple renewal.
If illness or injury stopped you working, even for a few months, what would happen to the mortgage?
If you are thinking about selling this spring, now is the moment to get organised. Spring often brings more buyers back into the market, but it also brings more competing listings. Buyers have choice, and they tend to move fastest when a home looks well-presented and the sale feels straightforward.
If your mortgage deal is due to end this year, it is worth getting ahead of it now. Not because you need to panic, but because leaving it late can limit your choices and increase the chance of ending up on your lender’s Standard Variable Rate (SVR), which can be higher and can change.
Mortgage brokers regularly speak to clients who are focused on the obvious household costs: mortgage payments, energy bills, council tax. Home insurance often gets treated as a simple renewal.
After a few uncertain years for the housing market, there may be some steadier news for homeowners
According to new figures from Rightmove, UK house prices are expected to rise by around 2 per cent during 2026, marking a modest improvement after a relatively flat period1.
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Protect Mortgage Solutions Ltd trading as Protect Mortgage Solutions is an appointed representative of HL Partnership Limited which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
Protect Mortgage Solutions Ltd are registered in Scotland.
Registered No: SC501786. Registered Office: 7 Queens Gardens, Aberdeen, AB15 4YD.

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Please be aware that by clicking on to the above links you are leaving the Protect Mortgage Solutions Ltd website. Please note that Protect Mortgage Solutions Ltd nor HL Partnership Limited are responsible for the accuracy of the information contained within the linked site(s) accessible from this page.
If you click this referral link and make a purchase (or take another qualifying action), we may receive a commission or referral fee – at no extra cost to you.
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