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17 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Surprise, Surprise - renters want landlords to fit eco-friendly features](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energy_EfficientHome-400x310.png)
A survey from NatWest and ratings giant S&P Global shows that 75 per cent of renters across the UK want landlords...
09 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Activist slams bank boss for telling buyers to save for deposits](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
The chief executive of Generation Rent has slammed the chair of the NatWest Bank for comments over first time buyers. At the...
08 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
![Airbnb pushing its landlords to become more energy efficient](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
Airbnb is launching a new Sustainability Hub to help its landlord hosts in the UK retrofit and improve the energy efficiency...
21 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Sunak quietly drops another energy benchmark over the weekend](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
The government's energy efficiency taskforce was quietly disbanded over the weekend, the BBC says. The taskforce was set up in March to...
25 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![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
![Anger as buy to let stress tests make borrowing almost impossible](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-2-400x310.png)
There’s been widespread anger from the mortgage broker community in response to NatWest’s decision to make buy to let stress tests...
14 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Today’s mortgage shock ‘could be death knell for buy to let’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-2-400x310.png)
A mortgage expert is warning that today’s mortgage news from prominent lender NatWest could have permanently serious consequences for buy to...
13 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgages available soon for flats hit by unsafe cladding](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/CladdingScandal400x310.jpg)
January 9 is the date from which a range of mortgage lenders are honouring their commitment to ensure flats in blocks...
30 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Keen To Be Green - Britons becoming more eco-aware](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/MobileEcoHome-400x310.png)
Another bank survey has been released, suggesting a surge in interest in energy efficient homes in the UK. NatWest’s Greener Homes Attitude...
14 October 2022
From: Breaking News
16 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![A Greener Home Time For Tenants?](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/GreenEnvironment-400x310.png)
The latest research from NatWest and IHS Markit has revealed that just seven per cent of homeowners with a gas boiler are...
05 February 2022
From: The Big Issues
![Mortgage lenders stop landlords letting to asylum seekers - claim](/upload/images/library/Row-of-houses400x310.png)
An investigation conducted by The Mirror newspaper claims to have found that 55 out of 72 buy to let mortgage lenders...
09 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Students rents are soaring according to bank study](/upload/images/library/StudentResearch-400x310.jpeg)
Landlords with student tenants, as well as the growing number of institutional landlords of purpose built student accommodation, appear to be...
06 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Why landlords must not use ‘no DSS’ to discriminate against benefit tenants](/upload/360x280_branch_photo_75434_0004.jpg)
In recent years, there has been considerable controversy over the use of ‘no DSS’ in homes being listed for let, with...
29 July 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Why good communication is essential in these difficult times](/upload/360x280_branch_photo_75434_0004.jpg)
As we keep being regularly told at the moment, we are living through unprecedented times, with the greatest restrictions on our civil...
06 April 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![NatWest revamps BTL product range](/upload/Natwest-logo400x310.png)
NatWest this morning reduced its two-year fixed remortgage product at 75% loan-to-value (LTV) by 0.53% from 2.51% to 1.98%. For buy-to-let purchases,...
19 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![NatWest changes its buy-to-let calculator to reflect the landlord’s ‘true costs’](/upload/Natwest-logo400x310.png)
NatWest Intermediary Solutions has made amendments to its buy-to-let calculations and will now use actual rather than projected letting agent costs...
11 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![TML removes restrictions on letting to DSS tenants](/upload/MortgageApproved-1-400x310.jpg)
The Mortgage Lender (TML) will no longer prevent buy-to-let landlords from letting property to tenants in receipt of benefits. The move comes...
12 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![NatWest cuts rates on select BTL products](/upload/Natwest-logo400x310.png)
NatWest has reduced rates on some buy-to-let and residential products. On the lender’s buy-to-let switcher there are reductions of up to 0.15%...
02 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![NatWest introduces new products and reduces rates](/upload/Natwest-logo400x310.png)
NatWest has launched a selection of new buy-to-let products at reduce rates designed to appeal to landlord borrowers. Borrowing rates have been...
02 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Metro Bank is the latest lender to remove restrictions on letting to DSS tenants](/upload/MetroBank-400x310.jpg)
Metro Bank has announced that it will no longer prevent buy-to-let landlords from letting property to tenants in receipt of benefits. The...
12 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Government urged to simplify the benefits system to prevent discrimination](/upload/Nationwide-logo400x310.png)
Nationwide were among a small group of mortgage lenders asked to give evidence at a select committee yesterday on restrictions around...
25 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Co-Op removes restrictions on letting to DSS tenants](/upload/HousingMarket-1-400x310.jpg)
Platform, the intermediary lender of The Co-operative Bank, will no longer restrict landlords from letting to tenants in receipt of housing...
01 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![NatWest reduces BTL rates](/upload/Natwest-logo400x310.png)
NatWest has cut rates on selected buy-to-let products. The lender has reduced its semi exclusive five-year buy-to-let fixed rate remortgage deals by...
29 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla’s decision to ban ‘No DSS’ adverts welcomed by landlord association](/upload/ZooplaLogo2019-white-400x310.jpg)
Zoopla’s decision to issue ‘blanket bans against tenants in receipt of housing-related benefits’ after announcing that it will end ‘No DSS’ wording...
22 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Nationwide is the latest lender to remove restrictions on letting to DSS tenants](/upload/Nationwide-logo400x310.png)
Nationwide has announced that it will no longer prevent buy-to-let landlords from letting property to tenants in receipt of benefits. The move...
21 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![NatWest scraps ‘no DSS’ policy](/upload/Natwest-logo400x310.png)
NatWest has bowed to growing industry pressure by lifting restrictions on buy-to-let landlords renting to tenants in receipt of housing benefit. In...
04 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![NatWest cuts BTL remortgage rates](/upload/Natwest-logo400x310.png)
NatWest Intermediary Services this morning made changes to a number of its buy-to-let, as well as its residential mortgage products, with...
16 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![NatWest increase buy-to-let remortgage rates by up to 0.5%](/upload/Natwest-logo400x310.png)
NatWest has increased rates on its two- and five-year buy-to-let remortgage products by up to 0.5%. The rate hike means that the...
14 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Housing campaigners target NatWest branch over BTL mortgage ‘discrimination’](/upload/Natwest-logo400x310.png)
Campaigners opposed to mortgage lenders allowing landlords to rent property to people claiming benefits tried to voice their discontent over the...
26 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Allowing banks to operate a “no DSS” policy is “housing discrimination”](/upload/HousesofParliament-3-400x310.jpg)
Mortgage lenders have once again been criticised for not permitting landlords to rent property to people claiming benefits – this time...
22 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage lenders slammed for preventing landlords renting to benefit claimants](/upload/Natwest-logo400x310.png)
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has raised serious concerns that the majority of buy-to-let lenders are preventing landlords renting property to...
22 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![NatWest reduces BTL rates by 0.5%](/upload/Natwest-logo400x310.png)
NatWest has cut rates across its buy-to-let ranges by up to 0.5%. Two-year fixed rate buy-to-let products now start from 2.77% at...
30 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Metro Bank teams up with CreditLadder for rent reporting](/upload/MetroBank-logo400x310.png)
Tenants who have a personal account with Metro Bank are now able to report their rent through CreditLadder to reference agency...
03 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![NatWest increases buy-to-let rates](/upload/Natwest-logo400x310.png)
NatWest has increased rates on its buy-to-let mortgage deals. Its two year fixed-rate buy-to-let purchase deal at 60% loan-to-value (LTV) has been...
15 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![NatWest and Barclays change rates for BTL mortgage products](/upload/MortgageLending-400x310.jpg)
Barclays and NatWest have introduced rate changes to some of their buy-to-let purchase mortgage products. Barclays has raised rates across no fewer...
12 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![Landlords remain confident about BTL, study finds](/upload/Natwest-logo400x310.png)
Almost two-fifths of landlords are feeling positive about the future of the rental market, and are thinking about buying more properties...
06 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![TSB and Natwest introduce new BTL mortgage products](/img/default/llt.png)
TSB has introduced a range of new two-year fixed rate mortgage deals, while Natwest has cut rates on selected deals to...
14 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![NatWest reduces buy-to-let income coverage ratio](/img/default/llt.png)
Natwest has lowered its buy-to-let income coverage ratio requirement from 145% to 135% at 5.5%, while it has also introduced more...
02 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![NatWest will ‘continue to support’ portfolio landlords](/img/default/llt.png)
Natwest has announced an overhaul of its underwriting processes for portfolio landlords ahead of September’s regulatory changes for complex buy-to-let, but...
10 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Barclays cuts rates](/img/default/llt.png)
Barclays has announced a selection of rate reductions across its main buy-to-let mortgage range in addition to its core residential and...
12 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Bank of England set to cut interest rates again to ward off Brexit recession](/img/default/llt.png)
Mortgages could get even cheaper as a further cut in interest rates by the Bank of England (BoE) looks likely in...
08 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Investec slash buy-to-let mortgage rates by up to 1%](/img/default/llt.png)
Investec Private Bank announced yesterday that it will be introducing a range of new loan-to-value (LTV) bands across its buy-to-let products with borrowing...
07 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Natwest cuts BTL rates on back of increased “appetite to lend”](/img/default/llt.png)
NatWest Intermediary Solutions has cut its standard buy-to-let two-year fixed range for purchase and remortgage products by 19-23 bps, as it...