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![Refurb-To-Let products target landlords improving properties](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/AgentHouseInHand_400x310.png)
Paragon Bank has launched a new refurb-to-let deal, offering landlords finance to upgrade their properties. The two refurb-to-let products are designed for...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tory Rental Reform and Housing Policies in Full](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate-Agent-400x310.png)
The Conservatives have set out a 78-page manifesto, of which just over two pages are given to housing and related issues. Here...
12 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Capital Gains Tax scrapped for landlords selling to tenants - Tory pledge](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxMan-400x310.png)
The Conservatives say they will scrap Capital Gains Tax for landlords who sell to sitting tenants, if they win the General...
11 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Lenders step up pitch for buy to let landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/L%26G%20Mortgage%20club%20announces%20MortgageApplyNow_400x310.png)
Several lenders have revised their products as competition for buy to let landlords hots up. Melton Building Society has launched four new...
11 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Left wing renter groups slam Labour for prioritising first time buyers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3%20CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
The ink was hardly dry on Labour’s plan for a mortgage guarantee scheme for first time buyers before some left wing...
10 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lenders vie for landlord borrowers as mortgage market hots up](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageCalculator.png)
Two lenders are making a pitch for landlord borrowers as the buy to let mortgage market continues to be highly competitive. Buy...
07 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let lender slashes rates on mortgages](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
Foundation Home Loans has cut rates across its buy to let, core and ‘specials’ range and changed some residential rates as...
30 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Why It No Longer Pays To Be A Landlord](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HouseInspection_400x310.png)
New figures released by Savills, and published by The Times, show exactly why it no longer makes sense to be a...
29 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property Management in 2024: How Tech is Transforming the Game](/upload/images/3(1).png)
Managing rental properties, whether you have a few or a dozen, can be a juggling act. Tenancy management, bills, payments, and...
28 May 2024
From: Sponsored Content
![Revealed - How Landlords Have Cut Costs in Challenging Times](/upload/images/shutterstock_71146096.jpg)
Many buy to let landlords have made financial changes during the cost of living crisis to mitigate the rising costs of...
18 May 2024
From: Tax & Finance
![It's For Life - New loan covers lifecycle of property, not just purchase](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/remortgage_400x310.png)
Real estate finance and investment business TAB has launched a long-term lending service extending to all stages of a property’s life...
17 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlord Tax Alert - new guidance from HMRC](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxTime-400x310.png)
HMRC is appealing to landlords to file Self Assessment tax returns early - and claims there are benefits to doing so. In...
16 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Bad news for landlords as lender increases rates on BTL mortgages](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property-Value_400x310.png)
Santander today in increases selected residential new business fixed-rate deals, as well as some landlord and residential offers. It is also lifting the...
14 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![BTL mortgage lender launches short let products, and cuts some rates](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Foundation Home Loans’ buy to let product range - Buy to Let by Foundation - has cut fees on some options...
13 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlording 101: Essential Skills Every New Landlord Needs to Succeed](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/lendlord/Landlording%20101.png)
Congratulations on taking the leap into becoming a landlord! Property investing offers numerous benefits, from generating passive income to building long-term...
07 May 2024
From: Sponsored Content
![More tenants must borrow to fund deposits - survey’s claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_2227115553.jpg)
The percentage of tenants borrowing money to fund their cash deposits on their next property has risen over the last 12...
26 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![New call to restrict private letting of Right To Buy properties](/upload/images/shutterstock_2017550609.jpg)
A property industry group wants to restrict the private letting of properties bought in the future via the Right To Buy...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![How To Finance Different Types of Property Purchase](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech2-400x310.png)
If you’re moving home and have either plenty of equity or savings you can use for a deposit, plus a decent...
20 April 2024
From: Tax & Finance
![Spain to End the Golden Visa - what next for investors?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Brits%20still%20top%20intenational%20property%20buyers%20in%20Spain%20despite%20Brexit.png)
Spain’s Minister for Housing, Isabel Rodríguez, says the country is taking the first steps to eliminate the Golden Visa. This visa was...
20 April 2024
From: Agent Advice
![Buy to let mortgage changes across wide range of products](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Mortgage-400x310.png)
There’s been a bevvy of buy to let mortgage deal changes this week. Shawbrook has made a series of reductions across its...
18 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rental Market set to strengthen as First Time Buyers hold back](/upload/images/shutterstock_1987709999.jpg)
Around half of first-time buyers say their prospects of owning a home are further away than ever due to the ongoing...
17 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Squeezed landlords increasingly tempted by HMO returns](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalYields-2-400x310.png)
Houses in Multiple Occupation are making up an increasing percentage of buy-to-let business, according specialist lender Shawbrook. In both 2022 and 2023,...
15 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![A Comprehensive Breakdown of Buy To Let in 2024](/upload/images/shutterstock_2127727688.jpg)
A comprehensive new survey gives the lowdown on buy to let in the UK. The study, by Uswitch, is lengthy and covers...
13 April 2024
From: The Big Issues
![Landlords warned of huge rise in tenant fraud attempts](/upload/images/shutterstock_672511930.jpg)
An analysis of over 600,000 tenancy applications has found that fraudulent applications rose by 140% last year. The analysis, carried out by...
12 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Loans extended for landlords with “blemishes” on credit records](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House_pound-400x310.png)
West One Loans has launched a new product range, called W3, containing a 6.84% five-year fix with a 4.99% fee and...
10 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![NRLA and Generation Rent daggers drawn over controversial report](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310%20(1).png)
Landlords and renters’ activists are at either end of the spectrum reacting to a controversial report on the private rental sector. Yesterday...
09 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlord Crisis - Shocking rise in repossessions and arrears](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
There’s been a huge rise in the number of buy to let property repossessions in the first quarter of 2024 compared...
04 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords NOT pricing out First Time Buyers - new figures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageCalculated.png)
The popular narrative may have been that first time buyers have been priced out of the market, partly by landlords: but...
02 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![More buy to let mortgage rate changes from lenders](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/mortgage-400x310.png)
There have been more changes to buy to let mortgage ranges from lenders. Coming into effect today, The Mortgage Works will be...
26 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Council Tax Rebates for renters - think tank’s suggestion](/upload/images/shutterstock_2330022011.jpg)
A think tank is urging the UK government to consider tax perks for private renters to help them save faster for...
21 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![How Technology is Transforming Property Management](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/lendlord/Lendlord%20Article%201%2090x70.png)
The management of BTL properties, whether it's a modest collection of three units or a more sizable portfolio of fifteen, can...
15 March 2024
From: Sponsored Content
![300 per cent council tax premium proposed for long-term empty homes](/upload/images/shutterstock_1123680983.jpg)
Cardiff council is proposing new measures to help bring long-term empty houses back into use. Tomorrow it’s considering introducing a council tax...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Letting agents demand banks cut mortgage rates](/upload/images/shutterstock_2189935121.jpg)
The letting agents’ trade body has made the unexpected move of calling on banks to cut mortgage rates. Rates are typically decided...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Call for eco-tax incentives to make landlords improve, and not sell](/upload/images/shutterstock_1060261916(2).jpg)
Rightmove is calling on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to use next week’s Budget as an opportunity to incentivise landlords to make properties...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Councillors make ‘breakthrough’ proposal for improving rental EPCs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
SNP councillors in Scotland have come up with an innovative suggestion to improve energy efficiency in private rental properties. They want councils...
27 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlord secures buy to let remortgage in 37 working hours](/upload/images/shutterstock_165043277.jpg)
The bank Shawbrook has completed a buy to let remortgage for a new customer in just 37 working hours. The landlord was...
27 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![What’s your view on tenants getting 99% mortgages?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Mortgage-400x310.png)
Rental sector and property industry views are split over the controversial idea of allowing first time buyers to put down a...
26 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Why the 1% mortgage deposit scheme is unworkable](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
The government’s proposal to introduce a new one per cent deposit mortgage scheme to help young people onto the property ladder...
24 February 2024
From: Rental Reform
![Unmortgageable Properties have attractive discounts for investors](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House_pound-400x310.png)
A property finance consultancy claims that unmortgageable properties can be snapped up with a discount of 27 per cent. Apex Bridging says...
24 February 2024
From: Top tips & guides
![Worries grow over dramatic slump in older buy to let landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent-400x310.png)
New figures from lenders trade body UK Finance show a massive fall in buy to let loans for those aged 55...
22 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lower-rate Green Mortgage deals offered to landlords](/upload/images/Sharp%20rise%20in%20property%20transaction%20fall-throught%20cost%20MortgageApplyNow_400x310.png)
Buy to let specialist lender Paragon Bank has introduced offers on its two-year fixed rate BTL mortgages, including its lowest rate...
16 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tax - will Jeremy Hunt target stamp duty in his Budget?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty2_400x310.png)
Although SDLT receipts have been volatile in recent years, the property tax’s effectiveness as a revenue-raiser for the Government is not...
10 February 2024
From: Tax & Finance
![Mortgage Crisis: thousands of landlords in arrears, hundreds of homes repo'd](/upload/images/shutterstock_37821835.jpg)
Data from lenders trade body UK Finance show an 18 per cent leap in buy to let arrears in the past...
09 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let mortgage loans stay steady as wider market improves](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageCalculated_400x310.png)
Confidence has returned to the mortgage market, with sentiment improving steadily month by month in the last quarter of 2023, according...
08 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlord jailed for 11 years for part in £8.75m drugs empire](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Arrested-UK-400x310.png)
A wealthy landlord, who also ran a fake lettings agency, has been jailed for 11 years for allowing ‘ghost tenants’ to...
07 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Capital Appreciation boost for landlords as house prices up again](/upload/images/shutterstock_1713429934.jpg)
UK house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in January, resulting in an improvement in the annual rate of house prices...
01 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage lender launches new range to target more landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Sharp%20rise%20in%20property%20transaction%20fall-throught%20cost%20MortgageApplyNow_400x310.png)
A range of specialist buy to let mortgage products covering multi-occupancy properties, mixed-use or part-commercial properties, and expat investors, has been...
24 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![New mortgage targets landlords planning ‘light refurbs’ on BTL properties](/upload/images/shutterstock_1738632560.jpg)
The Suffolk Building Society has launched new mortgage products aimed at private landlords who are planning refurbishments, such as a new...
18 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Yield league table shows best (and worst) performing regions](/upload/images/shutterstock_2192453705.jpg)
A respected league table of yields in different parts of England and Wales has issued its latest figures. The Fleet Mortgages Buy-to-Let...
18 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Commercial landlords more optimistic despite economic headwinds - lender](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
Despite inflationary and mortgage volatility over the last 12 months, a mortgage lender claims over a third of commercial landlords are...
16 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Building society scraps mortgage application fees for landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/mortgage-400x310.png)
The Penrith Building Society has scrapped mortgage application fees for all buy to let and residential products, including further advances, until...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Building Society warns it may stop lending on holiday lets](/upload/images/shutterstock_2382149531.jpg)
A building society says it is considering ending its policy of lending to buyers of holiday lets. Martese Carton, the director of...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Analyst warns house price boost “like a dodgy prawn at a buffet”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
Analysts have warned landlords and others interested in the housing market from celebrating too much following the latest Halifax index figures. The...
08 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![BTL Mortgage Rates slashed by prominent specialist lender](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
One of the UK’s best known platforms for mortgages has significantly reduced its Buy To Let rates. Starting from 3.79 per cent,...
04 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Massive Slump in buy to let lending - mortgage figures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
UK Finance has published its housing and mortgage market forecasts for 2024 and 2025 together with projections for 2023 full year numbers. Key figures for 2023 -...
03 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rental sector rivals unite against Tory First Time Buyer plans](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Both sides of the rental divide have criticised Conservative proposals to boost housing demand while doing nothing about supply. Over the New...
02 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Investors could save tens of thousands with cash-only purchases](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
A new analysis of discounts available to cash buyer suggests they can save tens of thousands of pounds on some property...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage costs for many landlords rocket upwards - fresh figures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageCalculated1_400x310.png)
Monthly interest costs have surged by 283 per cent since 2021 for landlords using interest-only mortgages, research shows. Octane Capital compared rates...
22 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![House prices will fall further next year warns the Halifax](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceChange.png)
House prices may fall by up to four per cent in 2024 the Halifax is warning. Its Outlook for 2024 report says...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Paragon launches nil-fee five-year BTL fixed-rate mortgages](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Paragon Bank has launched new five-year fixed-rate buy-to-let mortgages with nil product fees. Rates start at 5.80 per cent and there is...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
04 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Government eco-scheme for landlords has zero impact - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EcoHomes-2-400x310.png)
A campaign by a UK government to help landlords retrofit their properties with energy efficient amenities has had almost zero impact,...
28 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Official figures show house prices to suffer significant fall next year](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceChange.png)
The Office for Budget Responsibility - a Treasury department operating independently from the government - released its central forecast for the...
23 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Sunak’s EPC U-turn slows landlord exodus as gloom lifts](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HappyLandlord-400x310.png)
Landlord confidence has improved over the course of the past quarter according to a respected quarterly sentiment survey. The Q3 2023 BVA...
17 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![It’s OK to be a Long-Term Renter!](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3%20CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
Our generations-old obsession with home-ownership may be waning for the first time in recent memory. The introduction of the Housing Act in...
04 November 2023
From: The Big Issues
![Student rent rises should be capped, urges housing analyst](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_pound-400x310.png)
A housing analyst says student rent increases should be capped in the same way as social housing rents are. Rory Hughes, writing...
31 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Capital Appreciation Shock as another index points to sliding house prices](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Housing_Market-400x310.png)
Average house prices are now falling 2.9 per cent annually in England and Wales according to the monthly e.surv index. Yorkshire and...
17 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tenants given powers to force EPC upgrades on landlords - proposal](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
The Green Party wants private tenants to be able to force landlords to improve the energy efficiency of homes. The scheme -...
09 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Time for Renters to get the Recognition They Deserve](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
The rise of ‘Generation Rent’ is well documented, along with the spiralling rent payments they are facing during a tightening cost...
30 September 2023
From: Lettings PropTech
![Discounts Grow for Landlords Expanding Portfolios - Zoopla](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NB%20-%20M%26P%20March%20blog%201%20-%20No%20budget%20boost%20from%20the%20Chancellor%20but%20it's%20not%20all%20doom%20and%20gloom.jpg)
The housing market remains a buyers’ market, with 80 per cent more homes for sale than in September 2021 according to...
29 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![What’s your buy-to-let worth?](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Open%20Property%20Group/OPG_SC_140923.png)
As the ‘big buy-to-let’ sell off gathers momentum, we take a look ways you can guestimate the value of your rental...
14 September 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Landlords flock to Limited Company structures to expand portfolios](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
Three-quarters of landlords who intend to purchase a new property in the next year will use a Limited Company structure, it’s...
12 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lowest mortgage rates for landlords are tied to good EPC ratings](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energy_Efficiency-400x310.png)
Paragon Bank is the latest to reduce mortgage rates for landlords. It’s cut rates across 22 buy-to-let mortgage products, with fixed deals...
08 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Crisis pushes out small landlords as corporates take over](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Dashly, a platform that monitors over £100 billion of mortgages, says landlords in London renewing loans soon will be, on average,...
05 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Warning that interest-only borrowers may face shortfall](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
The number of interest-only (750,000) and part-interest-only (245,000) mortgages has halved since 2015, new Financial Conduct Authority analysis has found. The fall...
04 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlords lose £4,000 per property in a year - new research](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
Yearly returns on the average buy-to-let property in the UK were over £4000 lower in June 2023, compared to the same...
01 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tips for Renters - are you advising your tenants this way?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Section%2021%20use%20found%20to%20be%20overstated.jpg)
A loans company, Moneyboat, has issued a series of tips for renters before and during their tenancies. It claims that by avoiding...
18 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage lenders slammed for ‘daylight robbery' on BTL arrangement fees](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Landlords and brokers are up in arms about alleged profiteering by buy to let mortgage lenders’ arrangement fees. These jumped last autumn...
15 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tax benefits lead landlords to flock towards incorporation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxCoins-400x310.png)
A growing number of landlords are incorporating in order to salvage profits from the difficult buy to let sector, a bank...
10 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let mortgage mayhem goes on - lender in, lender out](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-400x310.png)
Beverley Building Society has entered the buy to let market for the first time with two new products. Its variable rate BTL...
09 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Capital Appreciation to dip for next two years - warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
The latest market snapshot from Zoopla suggests landlords’ capital appreciation over the second half of this year depends almost entirely on...
31 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Shocking new figures offer one reason why rental sector is so strong](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
New housing affordability figures provide one underlying reason why many potential buyers cannot make the move and instead rely increasingly on...
28 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Over the past year, we have witnessed an increase in the proportion of landlords opting to acquire properties through limited companies. This...
15 July 2023
From: Tax & Finance
![House Prices plunge 31%? At least the banks would survive…](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/DemandDown-400x310.jpg)
Details have emerged of an extraordinary ‘stress test’ created by the Bank of England and tested on eight major banks to...
14 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlord arrears rising faster than home owners - new figures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Stressed(F)Tenant-400x310.png)
Arrears in the buy to let sector are worsening at a faster rate than for homeowners. Octane Capital analysed industry figures on...
12 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Another council wants landlords to help house local families](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/FamilyBuyers-400x310.png)
Landlords are being invited to a free event to find out more about help and incentives on offer to help local...
03 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgages - Let’s Keep Things In Perspective](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/House-Percentage-MortgageRates-400x310.jpg)
There is currently a lot of discussion about the mortgage crisis, its impact on borrowers and landlords – and calls for...
24 June 2023
From: Tax & Finance
![New dire warning of rent rises as landlords end fixed-rate deals](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
There’s a new warning this morning that rents are set to soar as landlords struggle with much higher interest rate payments...
16 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlords guide to making the right decisions in 2023](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Open%20Property%20Group/making%20decisions.png)
This year is set to bring sweeping rental reforms that will change the face of lettings forever. Landlords should be following...
02 June 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Buy To Let mortgage products removed from market by lenders](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Moneyfacts, the respected independent mortgage market monitor, is warning that lenders have been withdrawing buy to let fixed deals. Within the buy...
01 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![HMRC in Special Appeal to Landlord Today readers](/upload/images/shutterstock_664739920.jpg)
HMRC has contacted Landlord Today to make a direct appeal to readers to explain the benefits of submitting their 2022 to...
30 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Should benefits be increased to help poorest tenants?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/NewHomeowners1-400x310.png)
Propertymark has told a group of MPs that many benefit recipients are excluded from the private rented sector due to the...
19 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Section 24 petition falls far short of signature target](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-400x310.png)
The Section 24 parliamentary petition, seeking to persuade MPs to reinstate mortgage interest tax relief for landlords, has fallen far short...
11 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tenants offered unique 100 per cent mortgage to “escape renting”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/L%26G%20Mortgage%20club%20announces%20MortgageApplyNow_400x310.png)
Renters are being offered a 100 per cent mortgage by the Skipton Building Society - the first time such a product...
09 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Most landlords no better off despite big rent rises - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LettingAgent-400x310.png)
Most landlords are no better off now, even after substantial rent increases over recent years. Rightmove recently reported that national average asking...
09 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rental demand set to rise because of first time buyer woes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3%20CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
The rental market is likely to see continuing high demand as first time buyers battle increased house prices and higher mortgage...
04 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Shocking price of 40-year mortgages revealed by study](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
The number of borrowers taking out mortgages lasting 35 years or longer has rocketed in the past 12 months, with uptake...
02 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Surprise as government backs cash help for landlords to meet EPC targets](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EnergyEfficiency_Savings-400x310.png)
One of the UK governments has backed a call for private landlords to get cash help to meet new Minimum Energy...