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Mortgage & Finance

Mortgage choice soars for first time landlords

By Graham Norwood

The choice of buy to let mortgage deals for first...

Letting on Airbnb? New mortgage products offered to landlords

By Graham Norwood

Suffolk Building Society has just become one of the few...

Brace, Brace - landlords warned mortgage rates are set to rise

By Graham Norwood

Landlords are being warned that the next Bank of England...

Mortgages linked to better EPCs are ‘key’ for buy to let lender

By Graham Norwood

Paragon Bank increased buy to let lending to landlords by...

Tax clampdown on landlords planned for New Year - claim

By Graham Norwood

If you let out holiday properties or have switched to...

New service offers incorporation and mortgage lending online

By Graham Norwood

PropTech firms GetGround and Molo are partnering to offer landlords a...

Mortgage boost for landlords with buy to let deals on the rise

By Graham Norwood

New research from online buy to let mortgage broker Property...

Funding platform matches landlords with appropriate lenders

By Graham Norwood

A PropTech platform called Pitch 4 Finance has launched to...

Soaring house prices lure expat and foreign national investors

By Graham Norwood

There’s been a “huge demand” for buy to let mortgages...

Landlords losing tenants taking up 95 per cent mortgage deals

By Graham Norwood

One in six landlords have allegedly lost tenants who have...

Mortgage bonus for landlords expanding rental portfolios

By Graham Norwood

There’s good news for landlords considering investing or refinancing in...

Breakthrough! Lender creates buy to let mortgage offer in 48 hours

By Graham Norwood

A bank says it can provide a formal mortgage offer...

New mortgages launched for non-specialist buy to let companies

By Graham Norwood

Specialist buy to let lender Landbay has launched a range...

It CAN be done - Landlord loan scheme extended

By Graham Norwood

Scottish private sector landlords and tenants who face financial difficulties...

Hundreds of buy to lets involved in UK’s largest single incorporation

By Graham Norwood

Over 330 rental properties have been incorporated into a single...

Cash purchases fall as more landlords rely on mortgages

By Graham Norwood

There’s been another fall in the proportion of landlords purchasing...

Landlords wanted for scheme with improvement grants and loans

By Graham Norwood

A council has launched a pilot scheme involving private landlords...

New call to scrap stamp duty surcharge to stop supply dwindling

By Graham Norwood

The National Residential Landlords Association is calling on the Chancellor...

Investment rush imminent as overseas buyers try to beat deadline

By Graham Norwood

On top of the rush to beat the stamp duty...

Limited company mortgages launched by prominent BTL lender

By Graham Norwood

The Mortgage Works, the specialist buy to let arm of...

Tenant income tumbles but so far no damage to rental market

By Graham Norwood

The latest survey from PropTech platform Goodlord suggests the lettings...

Larger out-of-city properties likely to be in demand in 2021 says insurer

By Graham Norwood

While there is optimism over Coronavirus vaccines, it’s likely that...

Coronavirus Cash Crisis - over half of landlords have lost income

By Graham Norwood

More than 50 per cent of private landlords have lost rental...

Short-term mortgages likely for landlords as uncertainty continues

By Graham Norwood

Consumer service Which? says it anticipates landlords choosing short term...

Accord increases maximum LTV to 80%

By Marc Da Silva

Accord will be increasing its maximum loan-to-value (LTV) for its...

BTL product numbers dip as rates start to rise

By Marc Da Silva

There appears to have been an increase in demand for...

Santander increases BTL mortgage rates

By Marc Da Silva

Santander has increased a selection of its buy-to-let mortgage rates...

West One introduces new limited edition BTL products

By Marc Da Silva

West One has launched two limited edition buy-to-let mortgage products,...

LandInvest makes changes to range of BTL products

By Marc Da Silva

LandInvest has made a series of changes to its buy-to-let...

Accord once again offering BTL mortgages for first-time landlords

By Marc Da Silva

Accord Buy To Let has announced that it is now...

TSB will no longer lend on buy-to-lets that do not meet minimum EPC standards

By Marc Da Silva

TSB will no longer lend on buy-to-let properties in England...

BTL mortgage demand rises as investors return to the market

By Marc Da Silva

There was a surge in demand for buy-to-let property in...

BTL landlords urged to consider property incorporation

By Marc Da Silva

Now is potentially a good time for buy-to-let landlords to...

Pepper Money relaunches BTL products

By Marc Da Silva

Pepper Money has reintroduced buy-to-let purchase mortgages for individual investors...

Landlords are ‘planning for the future’ by remortgaging properties

By Marc Da Silva

There was a notable increase in buy-to-let remortgage business in...

Paragon confirms evidence of ‘strong and stable demand for buy-to-let’

By Marc Da Silva

Buy-to-let properties in the UK are currently in high demand...

Rise in mortgage products ‘is a vote of confidence in the buy-to-let sector’

By Marc Da Silva

There has been a steady increase in the numbers of...

Newcastle Intermediaries re-enters buy-to-let market

By Marc Da Silva

Newcastle Intermediaries has relaunched its buy-to-let offerings. The lender’s two-year fixed...

Swansea BS lowers rates on buy-to-let and holiday let mortgages

By Marc Da Silva

Swansea Building Society has cut rates across its buy-to-let and...

Roma Finance introduces new holiday let product

By Marc Da Silva

Roma Finance has launched a holiday let and serviced accommodation...

Here is how to avoid unwarranted suspicion when applying for a mortgage

By Marc Da Silva

With fraudulent mortgage applications up by 5% in 2019, anti-money...

Accord withdraws BTL products and cuts rates

By Marc Da Silva

Accord has withdrawn 18 buy-to-let mortgage products, but has reduced rates...

Ipswich withdraws BTL products following high demand from applicants

By Marc Da Silva

Ipswich Building Society has withdrawn its five-year standard buy-to-let and...

Paragon launches new online system for landlords

By Marc Da Silva

Paragon has launched a new online system for its landlord...

HSBC re-enters buy-to-let market with new mortgage range

By Marc Da Silva

HSBC has started offering buy-to-let mortgages once again after clearing...

The share of buy-to-let mortgages hit 14% in Q1 2020

By Marc Da Silva

The share of gross mortgage lending for buy-to-let purposes during...

Paragon sees significant growth in visits to buy-to-let intermediary portal

By Marc Da Silva

Paragon Bank has recorded a sharp rise in the number...

Leek United launches new BTL products

By Marc Da Silva

Leek United has launched new buy-to-let products for both non-homeowner...

Accord Buy To Let relaunches product range at up to 80% LTV

By Marc Da Silva

Accord Buy To Let’s mortgage offering is now back to...

TMW launches one-year fixed rate BTL mortgage at 1%

By Marc Da Silva

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has launched a one-year fixed rate buy-to-let...

The Mortgage Lender slashes fees on large buy-to-let loans

By Marc Da Silva

All buy-to-let loans above £500,000 are now offered by The...

Rising rent arrears ‘likely to mount’ as tenants face financial hardship

By Marc Da Silva

Many buy-to-let landlords are heavily exposed to young renters most...

Challenger bank continues to support BTL landlords

By Marc Da Silva

Redwood Bank has increased its average loan to buy-to-let landlords...

Barclays cut BTL rates by up to 0.1%

By Marc Da Silva

Barclays is cutting selected rates by up to 10 basis...

West One Loans relaunches 70% BTL mortgage range

By Marc Da Silva

West One Loans has relaunched its buy-to-let range up to...

New BTL products ‘offer landlords more choice’

By Marc Da Silva

Paragon has expanded its buy-to-let product offering by introducing a...

Buy-to-let mortgage arrears drop 6% year-on-year

By Marc Da Silva

There were 4,420 buy-to-let mortgages in arrears of 2.5% or...

Barclays expands buy-to-let mortgage range

By Marc Da Silva

Barclays has launched a range of new buy-to-let mortgage products.  The...

Santander relaunches a range of buy-to-let remortgage products

By Marc Da Silva

Santander has launched a range of buy-to-let remortgages with rates...

Most lenders ‘have cut down the sorts of landlords that they will lend to’

By Marc Da Silva

While some lenders, such as HSBC, have stopped all buy-to-let...

Mortgage payment calculator launched by MoneySuperMarket

By Marc Da Silva

MoneySuperMarket has joined forces with its joint venture partner Podium...

Mortgage products drop by a third

By Marc Da Silva

Almost a third of all mortgage deals, including buy-to-let products,...

Skipton relaunches buy-to-let range

By Marc Da Silva

Skipton Building Society is expected to relaunch its buy-to-let lending to...

Mansfield BS caps BTL lending at 65% LTV

By Marc Da Silva

Mansfield Building Society has limited lending to 65% loan-to-value across...

Coronavirus concerns: BTL borrowing options have been ‘drastically reduced’

By Marc Da Silva

Hundreds of buy-to-let mortgage products have been withdrawn from the...

Nationwide launches ‘simple online service’ to help those affected by Covid-19

By Marc Da Silva

Nationwide Building Society has developed a dedicated coronavirus support page...

Barclays withdraws all portfolio buy-to-let products

By Marc Da Silva

With the coronavirus pandemic continuing to escalate, Barclays has announced...

Mortgage payment holiday online form now available

By Marc Da Silva

Customers from Yorkshire Building Society, Accord Mortgages, Accord Buy to...

Mortgage payment holiday will apply to limited company BTL products

By Marc Da Silva

The three-month mortgage payment holiday to landlords whose tenants are...

Three month mortgage payment holiday for buy-to-let landlords

By Marc Da Silva

The chancellor’s promise of a three-month mortgage payment holiday to...

1.2 million people relying on overdrafts to fund rent or mortgage payments

By Marc Da Silva

Some 13% of people use their overdraft to cover the...

The Nottingham introduces new limited company BTL products

By Marc Da Silva

The Nottingham for Intermediaries has launched a new range of...

Skipton enhances expat BTL proposition

By Marc Da Silva

Skipton International has launched a new remortgage offer that it...

A growing number of landlords opting for two-year fixed rate products

By Marc Da Silva

There was a notable increase in the percentage of landlords...

Foundation Home Loans cuts rates across core BTL product range

By Marc Da Silva

Foundation Home Loans has made a series of rate reductions...

Landbay introduces limited edition BTL product including free property valuation

By Marc Da Silva

Landbay has launched a new buy-to-let mortgage product for a limited...

Paragon sees growth in specialist mortgage business

By Marc Da Silva

Paragon’s specialist portfolio buy-to-let lending grew during the final quarter...

Pepper Money launches new BTL products for limited companies

By Marc Da Silva

Pepper Money has launched a new range of two and...

The Mortgage Lender makes ‘criteria enhancements’ to BTL range

By Marc Da Silva

The Mortgage Lender has amended its buy-to-let criteria by increasing...

New online BTL comparison site launched

By Marc Da Silva

An online comparison site has been launched by Buy-to-Let Direct...

TMW cuts rates across BTL range

By Marc Da Silva

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has reduced the two and five-year...

Virgin Money’s new ‘three for two’ rate designed to offer ‘peace of mind’

By Marc Da Silva

Virgin Money has launched a new ‘three for two’ rate...

Principality Building Society reduces buy-to-let rates

By Marc Da Silva

Principality Building Society has unveiled a number of rate reductions...

Metro Bank reduces buy-to-let rates

By Marc Da Silva

Metro Bank has cut rates by up to 0.2% across...

Coventry reduces buy-to-let rates

By Marc Da Silva

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced rates on its five-year fixed...

Fleet Mortgages reduces BTL rates at 80% LTV

By Marc Da Silva

Fleet Mortgages has cut rates to two of its 80%...

Buy-to-let repossessions surge in Q3 2019

By Marc Da Silva

The number of private landlords’ properties being repossessed jumped by...

Sharp rise in number of BTL mortgaged properties taken into possession

By Marc Da Silva

There was a significant increase in the number of buy-to-let...

Skipton looks to expand buy-to-let mortgage lending

By Marc Da Silva

Skipton International has announced plans to expand its buy-to-let mortgage...

Intermediaries forecast ‘increased BTL business over the next 12 months’

By Marc Da Silva

The mortgage industry is predicting a 1% increase in buy-to-let...

More than 40% of mortgage holders do not have life insurance

By Marc Da Silva

Millions of people across the UK are putting loved ones...

Skipton targets high net worths with latest BTL offering

By Marc Da Silva

Skipton International has amended its mortgage criteria to enable borrowers...

Zephyr Homeloans cuts BTL fees and rates

By Marc Da Silva

Zephyr Homeloans has reduced rates across its range of five-year...

Virgin Money eases stress test rate for buy-to-let mortgages

By Marc Da Silva

Virgin Money has announces changed to the stress test rates...

Pepper updates BTL range

By Marc Da Silva

Pepper Money has unveiled a series of new buy-to-let rate...

Foundation Home Loans introduces new buy-to-let mortgage products

By Marc Da Silva

Foundation Home Loans has launched three new buy-to-let mortgage products.  The...

Accord slices BTL rates by up to 0.44%

By Marc Da Silva

Accord Buy to Let has announced a series of rate...

The pace of BTL mortgage rate falls slow

By Marc Da Silva

Buy-to-let mortgage rates continue to fall, albeit at a slower...

Dudley Building Society launches new buy-to-let product

By Marc Da Silva

The Dudley Building Society has introduced a buy-to-let product aimed...

Number of buy-to-let deals for first-time landlords hits record high

By Marc Da Silva

The number of first-time landlord buy-to-let mortgage products hit a...

More than half of landlords likely to reuse same broker for their next mortgage

By Marc Da Silva

The majority of landlords are most likely to source their...

BTL mortgage approvals increased by 5.5% year-on-year in July

By Marc Da Silva

Buy-to-let mortgage approvals increased in July, up 5.5% year-on-year, suggesting...

Boost for landlords as buy-to-let mortgage costs continue to fall

By Marc Da Silva

Landlords will welcome the news that buy-to-let mortgage costs are...

Leeds BS launches 10-year fixed rate mortgage range

By Marc Da Silva

Leeds Building Society has this morning launched a new range...

Virgin Money targets BTL landlords looking for ‘longer interest rate certainty’

By Marc Da Silva

Virgin Money is targeting buy-to-let landlords looking to lock into...

Fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages fall further

By Marc Da Silva

The majority of fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage rates are continuing...

A third of all BTL landlords intend to remortgage over the next 12 months

By Marc Da Silva

A third of buy-to-let landlords plan to remortgage in the...

Buy-to-let mortgage lending figures ‘are a concern’

By Marc Da Silva

Take-up of buy-to-let mortgages slowed in June as economic and...

More than half of landlords plan to use limited companies to acquire property

By Marc Da Silva

Some 55% of landlords planning to add to their portfolio...

BM Solutions set to almost double max number of BTL mortgages

By Marc Da Silva

BM Solutions has announced that it plans to increase the...

Accord Buy To Let introduces new products and cuts rates

By Marc Da Silva

Accord Buy To Let has introduced two new products aimed...

NatWest cuts rates on select BTL products

By Marc Da Silva

NatWest has reduced rates on some buy-to-let and residential products. On...

More than half of all BTL lenders offered limited company products in Q2

Purchasing an investment property via a limited company, rather than...

Growing number of landlords choosing two-year fix rate deals

By Marc Da Silva

There has been a notable increase in the number of...

Accord Buy To Let’s latest changes offer ‘more choice and much better value’

By Marc Da Silva

Accord Buy To Let has cut rates on selected two,...

Canada Life Home Finance cuts buy-to-let rates and increases maximum LTV

By Marc Da Silva

Canada Life Home Finance has reduced rates and increased the maximum...

Leek United removes affordability assessment for BTL landlords

By Marc Da Silva

Leek United has made a number of changes to its...

Habito launches new mortgage range for the buy-to-let market

By Marc Da Silva

Habito has launched its own range of buy-to-let products for...

Lowering of mortgage costs ‘will be very much welcomed’ by BTL investors

By Marc Da Silva

There has been an ‘unprecedented’ drop in the cost of...

Barclays trims lending rates

By Marc Da Silva

Barclays has introduced marginal rate cuts across some of its...

Drop in buy-to-let mortgage costs spells boost for landlords

By Marc Da Silva

Landlords stand to benefit from a drop in buy-to-let costs,...

TMW reduces rates and introduces 50% LTV products

By Marc Da Silva

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has cut selected two and five-year...

Vida introduces new BTL products

By Marc Da Silva

Vida Homeloans has announced the release of a series of...

Number of deals available to first-time landlords has ‘boomed to a record high’

By Marc Da Silva

The choice of first-time landlord buy-to-let products has increased to...

Landbay refreshes its range for professional landlords and cuts rates

By Marc Da Silva

Landbay has revamped its range of buy-to-let mortgage products for...

Leeds BS scraps age limit for buy-to-let landlords

By Marc Da Silva

Leeds Building Society has removed the age limit completely on...

NatWest introduces new products and reduces rates

By Marc Da Silva

NatWest has launched a selection of new buy-to-let products at...

Pepper Money reduces buy-to-let rates

By Marc Da Silva

Pepper Money has cut rates on a range of residential...

Buy-to-let investors urged to use a mortgage broker

By Marc Da Silva

Buy-to-let landlords looking to add to their property portfolios are...

New mortgage data shows the BTL sector is ‘holding its head above water’

By Marc Da Silva

Buy-to-let mortgage activity increased slightly in April, with landlord investors...

West One launches new first charge BTL mortgage range

By Marc Da Silva

West One Loans has launched a new range of first...

Thousands missing out on best mortgage deals by not speaking to advisers

By Marc Da Silva

Thousands of borrowers, including many buy-to-let landlords, could be missing...

Buy-to-let mortgage lending drops 9.1%

By Marc Da Silva

Buy-to-let mortgage activity remained sluggish in March with landlord investors...

BTL mortgage specialist sees record first quarter

By Marc Da Silva

Charter Court has reported a record first quarter with new...

LendInvest introduces new BTL deals and reduces rates

By Marc Da Silva

LendInvest has introduced a range of new buy-to-let mortgage products,...

Precise Mortgages makes slicing available across its entire buy-to-let range

By Marc Da Silva

Precise Mortgages has made its top slicing feature available across...

Zero fee buy-to-let range launches at Barclays

By Marc Da Silva

Barclays has launched a new range of fee-free buy-to-let mortgage...

Government urged to simplify the benefits system to prevent discrimination

By Marc Da Silva

Nationwide were among a small group of mortgage lenders asked...

TMW cut rates and launches new product ‘to support a wide range of landlords’

By Marc Da Silva

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has reduced rates on selected two-year...

Buy-to-let remortgage activity set to fall

By Marc Da Silva

With some landlords finding it harder to make a profit...

Kensington Mortgages reduces buy-to-let rates

By Marc Da Silva

Kensington Mortgages has cut rates across its buy-to-let mortgage range...

Co-Op removes restrictions on letting to DSS tenants

By Marc Da Silva

Platform, the intermediary lender of The Co-operative Bank, will no...

BTL mortgage costs remain broadly unchanged

By Marc Da Silva

The cost of taking out a buy-to-let mortgage remains at...

Virgin Money amends buy-to-let mortgage criteria

By Marc Da Silva

Virgin Money has increased the maximum loan-to-value on its buy-to-let...

Sharp rise in cost of 5-year rate BTL mortgage products

By Marc Da Silva

There has been a significant increase in the cost of...

Nationwide is the latest lender to remove restrictions on letting to DSS tenants

By Marc Da Silva

Nationwide has announced that it will no longer prevent buy-to-let...

Buy-to-let mortgage lending remains sluggish

By Marc Da Silva

Buy-to-let mortgage activity remained subdued in January with landlord investors...

Landlords’ ‘significant contribution’ to the economy set to soar

By Marc Da Silva

Every little helps to boost Tesco sales, and yet Britain’s...

Foundation Home Loans launches flexible five-year BTL product

By Marc Da Silva

Foundation Home Loans has launched what it refers to as...

Property still beats a pension, new figures show

By Marc Da Silva

When it comes to saving for retirement, many of us...

Santander launches one-year fixed rate buy-to-let product

By Marc Da Silva

Santander has launched what is believed to be the first...

Mortgage tips to take into the New Year

By Marc Da Silva

With 2019 fast approaching, mortgage borrowers are being encouraged to...

Landlords urged to look beyond product fees and factor in extra mortgage costs

By Marc Da Silva

Headline mortgage rates are misleading borrowers and could be costing...

Softening mortgage market highlights BTL concerns

By Marc Da Silva

Buy-to-let mortgage activity continued to slow in October, as fewer...

The days of rock bottom BTL mortgage interest rates ‘may be numbered’

By Marc Da Silva

It could be the end of the road for rock...

TMW introduces 10-year fix buy-to-let mortgage at 2.74%

By Marc Da Silva

The Mortgage Works has launched a fresh selection of 10-year...

The rent most landlords receive is just servicing the interest on their mortgages

By Marc Da Silva

The rental income received by 79% of landlords with mortgages is...

Cashback incentives becoming a ‘more prominent feature of the BTL market’

By Marc Da Silva

A growing number of mortgage lenders are trying to lure...

Allowing banks to operate a “no DSS” policy is “housing discrimination”

By Marc Da Silva

Mortgage lenders have once again been criticised for not permitting...

Are you paying too much for your mortgage?

By Marc Da Silva

Far too many people fail to avoid the trap awaiting...

New expat buy-to-let range launched by Marsden BS

By Marc Da Silva

Marsden Building Society has unveiled two new expat mortgage products...

The mortgage industry is “not fit for purpose”, claims Together

By Marc Da Silva

Panoramic views of London, little noise pollution, three generous sized...

BTL mortgage arrears fall, but concern grows about impact of Universal Credit

By Marc Da Silva

The number of buy-to-let mortgages in arrears of 2.5% or...

BTL landlord uses bridging finance to add to portfolio

By Marc Da Silva

With many landlords finding it harder to secure a mortgage...

Hinckley & Rugby scraps maximum age limit

By Marc Da Silva

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has removed all upper age...

Buy-to-let product numbers for limited companies double in last year

By Marc Da Silva

The number of buy-to-let mortgage deals available to landlords who...

Leeds Building Society launches initial interest-free BTL range

By Marc Da Silva

Leeds Building Society has launched a new range of buy-to-let mortgages...

Buy-to-let remortgaging hits all-time high

By Marc Da Silva

The proportion of buy-to-let remortgaging hit a record high in...

Mortgage lenders slammed for preventing landlords renting to benefit claimants

By Marc Da Silva

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has raised serious concerns that...

TMW announces BTL changes

By Marc Da Silva

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has announced changes to its buy-to-let...

Aldermore announce changes to BTL proposition

By Marc Da Silva

Aldermore has updated its proposition for buy-to-let and residential mortgages. The...

Rise in remortgaging shows ‘landlords remain committed to the market’

By Marc Da Silva

Many landlords remain committed to the buy-to-let sector despite government...

Five-year fixed rates drop to record low

By Marc Da Silva

The average rate on a five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage...

Landlords being encouraged to re-evaluate mortgage position

By Marc Da Silva

Do you know how much you could save by switching...

Accord launches buy-to-let tax guide for landlords

By Marc Da Silva

A new guide to help brokers navigate recent and upcoming...

New HMO rules: have you got the right finance in place?

By Liz Syms

It is estimated that around 160,000 properties will be affected...

Clydesdale Bank refreshes buy-to-let range

By Marc Da Silva

Clydesdale Bank has launched two new buy-to-let deals and cut...

TMW cuts BTL rates and expands limited company offering

By Marc Da Silva

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has reduced rates on selected buy-to-let...

TSB reduces buy-to-let rates by up to 0.3%

By Marc Da Silva

TSB has cut rates on selected two-, three- and five-year...

Barclays reduces buy-to-let fees

By Marc Da Silva

Barclays hopes to attract new business from landlords by remaining...

Buy-to-let lenders adjust rates ‘upwards’ following Bank rate increase

By Marc Da Silva

A number of lenders have now passed on the recent...

Buy-to-let lending continues to fall as landlords back out of market

By Marc Da Silva

Tax and regulation changes continue to have an adverse impact...

Accord reduces rates on BTL products

By Marc Da Silva

Accord has cut its buy-to-let mortgage rates by up to...

Barclays cuts buy-to-let rates

By Marc Da Silva

Barclays has reduced its buy-to-let rates, with two-year fixed rate...

Aldermore launches new 5-year fixed rate BTL product for individual landlords

By Marc Da Silva

Aldermore has launched a new buy-to-let remortgage product for individual...

Leeds refreshes two-year buy-to-let tracker range

By Marc Da Silva

Leeds Building Society has refreshed its range of two-year buy-to-let...

Greater demand for two-year fixed rate deals

By Marc Da Silva

Demand for two-year fixed deals rose in the second quarter...

Investec launches 10-year fix buy-to-let mortgage at 3.69%

By Marc Da Silva

Investec Private Bank is offering landlords the opportunity to lock...

TBMC and Precise team up to launch buy-to-let refurbishment product

By Marc Da Silva

TBMC has joined forces with Precise Mortgages to pilot a...

Precise Mortgages launches into holiday buy-to-let market

By Marc Da Silva

Precise Mortgages has launched into the holiday buy-to-let market and...

Mortgage intermediaries forecast a more stable outlook for buy-to-let business

By Marc Da Silva

The level of landlord business looks set to stabilise over...

When was the last time you reviewed your mortgage options?

By Marc Da Silva

It is important to regularly review your mortgage options, and...

Landlords urged to remortgage after Bank of England hike

By Marc Da Silva

The Bank of England’s decision to raise interest rates by...

Rents likely to rise as Bank of England increases interest rate to 0.75%

By Marc Da Silva

Many buy-to-let landlords have so far refrained from passing on...

Accord reduces buy-to-let rates

By Marc Da Silva

Accord Buy To Let has cut rates across its mortgage...

Cost of five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages fall

By Marc Da Silva

The cost of five-year fixed rate mortgages has continued to...

Principality reduces 5-year fixed rate deal

By Marc Da Silva

Principality Building Society has cut the rate on its five-year...

Paragon launches portfolio BTL range in Scotland

By Marc Da Silva

Paragon has expanded its buy-to-let mortgage offering in Scotland to...

Sainsbury’s reduces buy-to-let rates

By Marc Da Silva

Sainsbury's Bank has cut rates across its buy-to-let products, as...

Number of first-time landlord products hits record high

By Marc Da Silva

A record number of first-time landlord mortgage products have been...

Broker braced for buy-to-let remortgage rush

By Marc Da Silva

A number of buy-to-let landlords are expected to rush to...

Buy-to-let mortgage costs remain stable

By Marc Da Silva

The cost of taking out a buy-to-let mortgage remains at...

Landlords urged to be cautious over limited company incorporation

By Marc Da Silva

Landlords are being advised by buy-to let broker Commercial Trust...

Virgin Money confirm support for buy-to-let portfolio landlords

By Marc Da Silva

Virgin Money is now accepting buy-to-let portfolio landlord applications, ensuring...

Landlords could save thousands by switching their mortgage deal

By Marc Da Silva

Landlords are being reminded to do all they can to...

BTL share of mortgage lending up for first time since Q1 2017

By Marc Da Silva

Buy-to-let mortgages accounted for 13.9% of new lending during the...

More landlords opting for 5-year fixed rate deals

By Marc Da Silva

A growing number of landlords are opting for five-year fixed...

The Mortgage Lender extends BTL range to whole of market

By Marc Da Silva

The Mortgage Lender has extended its buy-to-let offering, ensuring that...

Furness reduces rates on buy-to-let and holiday let range

By Marc Da Silva

Furness Building Society has refreshed its buy-to-let and holiday product...

Significant increase in BTL remortgaging activity

By Marc Da Silva

There was a sharp rise in remortgaging activity during the...

LendInvest moves to speed up the BTL application process

By Marc Da Silva

LendInvest has moved to help streamline the loan application process...

Sharp decline in buy-to-let lending as tax and tougher mortgage rules bite

By Marc Da Silva

Buy-to-let mortgage lending plummeted during March, as reflected by the...

Don’t fall victim to your lenders’ SVR

By Marc Da Silva

Buy-to-let landlords are being reminded to do all they can...

Cost of 5-year fixed BTL rates continue to fall

By Marc Da Silva

The pricing of five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage products continued...

Number of BTL mortgage products hits record high

By Marc Da Silva

Buy-to-let investors now have plenty of choice when looking for...

Fewer lenders for portfolio landlords to choose from

By Marc Da Silva

Almost half of portfolio landlords who had submitted a mortgage...

Landlord remortgaging activity for home improvements hits record high

By Marc Da Silva

The number of landlords remortgaging in order to raise funds...

TMW scraps age limit for experienced BTL landlords

By Marc Da Silva

The Mortgage Works (TMW) is removing all upper age restrictions...

New limited edition BTL range launched by Paragon

By Marc Da Silva

Paragon has launched a new range of buy-to-let mortgage products...

BTL borrowers burdened by PRA rule change

By Marc Da Silva

A growing number of buy-to-let are struggling to obtain mortgages...

Five-year BTL mortgage interest rates fall to record lows

By Marc Da Silva

The average five-year fixed rate has fallen to a joint...

Buy-to-let landlords to face remortgaging issues

By Marc Da Silva

Many buy-to-let landlords with two-year fixed deals that are about...

Profits at Nationwide fall due to ‘subdued buy-to-let mortgage market’

By Marc Da Silva

Nationwide has seen profits fall following a drop in buy-to-let...

BTL mortgage activity dips as rules get tougher

By Marc Da Silva

Activity in the buy-to-let mortgage market took a dip in...

Landlords have shown remarkable resilience despite buy-to-let crackdown

By Marc Da Silva

But-to-let landlords have shown remarkable resilience and adaptability in the...

Ticking time bomb of interest-only mortgages

By Marc Da Silva

Many interest-only mortgage borrowers, including a significant proportion of buy-to-let...

BTL mortgage sales rose sharply in November

By Marc Da Silva

Buy-to-let mortgage sales increased by 10.8%, or £334.1m, in November...

Buy-to-let mortgages now make up almost a fifth of all mortgages - Paragon

By Marc Da Silva

Buy-to-let mortgages made up 17% of all mortgage cases in...

Buy-to-let mortgage rates are ‘shooting upwards’

By Marc Da Silva

The average two-year tracker buy-to-let mortgage rate has increased by...

Sharp rise in buy-to-let remortgaging activity

By Marc Da Silva

Remortgaging activity has increased significantly in recent months, helped in...

Specialist lender delivers funding to landlord in just 24 hours

By Marc Da Silva

Together teamed up with second charge master broker Smart Money...

Buy-to-let mortgage lending remains flat

By Marc Da Silva

Mortgage lending to buy-to-let investors remained largely unchanged in August...

Tax and affordability test changes prompt landlords to set up structures

By Marc Da Silva

A growing number of landlords are turning to corporate structures...

Legal & General Mortgage Club updates BTL matrix

By Marc Da Silva

Legal & General Mortgage Club’s Buy to Let Matrix has...

More landlords likely to use specialist lenders due to new changes - Together

By Marc Da Silva

As the buy-to-let industry braces itself for yet more changes,...

Landlords race to remortgage and take advantage of record low BTL rates

By Marc Da Silva

Buy-to-let landlords are rushing to remortgage as record low rates...

Lender competition fuels surge in BTL deals

By Marc Da Silva

The total number of buy-to-let mortgage products on the market...

TMA launch buy-to-let exclusive with Skipton

By Marc Da Silva

TMA Mortgage Club has launched an exclusive two-year buy-to-let fixed...

Lender sees sharp rise in expat mortgage enquiries

By Marc Da Silva

More than £500m worth of expat mortgage enquiries for UK...

BTL mortgage sector continues to see a shift towards limited company lending

By Marc Da Silva

The number of rented homes owned through a company has...

Barclays are now offering ‘stunning’ BTL rates

By Marc Da Silva

Barclays has reduced rates on buy-to-let and residential products, as...

Metro Bank looks to support landlords by entering consumer BTL market

By Marc Da Silva

Metro Bank has announced that it will now accept consumer...

Vida launches expat buy-to-let mortgage range

By Marc Da Silva

Vida Homeloans has launched a new expat buy-to-let mortgage range...

Leeds BS introduces new buy-to-let tracker with no early repayments charge

By Marc Da Silva

Leeds Building Society has added to its buy-to-let range by...

New digital BTL mortgage brokerage service ‘puts landlords in control’

By Marc Da Silva

A new digital buy-to-let mortgage brokerage service that enables landlords...

Race row landlord wants specialist insurance to deal with smell of curry

By Marc Da Silva

Britain’s biggest and arguably most contentious buy-to-let landlord, who recently...

BTL deals available to limited companies double in a year

By Marc Da Silva

It is a currently a challenging time for buy-to-let landlords,...

What impact will Brexit have on interest rates and the mortgage market?

By Paul Mahoney

Article 50, the starting gun for the UK to leave...

BTL lenders fuelling discrimination against tenants on housing benefit

By Marc Da Silva

A significant number of landlords are being prevented from renting...

Buy-to-let lending ‘unlikely to recover in the near future’

By Marc Da Silva

The UK property market continued to rally last month, with...

Some landlords miss out on ‘good mortgage deals’ because of ‘lazy’ brokers

By Marc Da Silva

Many buy-to-let landlords are simply not getting the best mortgage...

Best buy-to-let mortgages: rates at a record low

By Marc Da Silva

Looking for a buy-to-let mortgage? There are some excellent deals...

Gearing among buy-to-let landlords is ‘low and getting lower’

By Marc Da Silva

Gearing among landlords remained low in the first quarter of...

Aldermore cuts buy-to-let mortgage rate

By Marc Da Silva

Aldermore has reduced its buy-to-let mortgage rate by 0.2% as...

Brokers prepare to help landlords understand tax changes

By Marc Da Silva

A series of workshops are being held across the UK...

Santander to scrap controversial mortgage clause

By Marc Da Silva

Santander is getting rid of a controversial clause in its...

New BTL loans for small portfolio landlords launched

By Marc Da Silva

Post Office Money has launched a new range of buy-to-let...

Barclays unveils 10-year fix buy-to-let mortgage at 2.99%

By Marc Da Silva

Private landlords are being offered an opportunity to secure low...

Buy-to-let lending falls following introduction of new rules

By Marc Da Silva

Paragon Bank witnessed a sharp decline in its buy-to-let lending...

More buy-to-let landlords turn to bridging finance

By Marc Da Silva

The Bank of England’s decision to crack down on buy-to-let...

Buy-to-let lending ‘returned to normal’ in Q4 2016

By Marc Da Silva

Buy-to-let lending returned to some form of normality during the...

Lender announces criteria changes to open up products to more landlords

By Marc Da Silva

Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries has removed its £25,000 minimum...

Number of buy-to-let landlords struggling to pay mortgages hits 2-year high

By Marc Da Silva

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are struggling to keep...

What are the implications of the PRA changes for landlords?

By Marc Da Silva

A number of mortgage lenders have now revised their affordability...

Bank of England questions big banks over buy-to-let lending

By Marc Da Silva

The government’s decision to grant the Bank of England’s Financial...

Buy-to-let mortgage rates: Borrowing just got even cheaper

By Marc Da Silva

There has been a sharp decline in the cost of...

Lender cuts rates to help landlords ‘plan and balance’ their costs

By Marc Da Silva

The Mortgage Works (TMW), the specialist buy-to-let arm of Nationwide...

Buy-to-let lending falls as mortgage crackdown hits landlords

By Marc Da Silva

Buy-to-let landlords have come under attack from the taxman and...

Landlord borrowing falls by 7% as lull hits buy-to-let market

By Marc Da Silva

The level of buy-to-let borrowing was down 7% between August...

Greater ‘appetite’ for buy-to-let properties after ‘topsy-turvy’ summer

By Marc Da Silva

From a landlord’s perspective, it has been a tough year,...

Landlords overwhelmingly support compulsory client money protection

By Marc Da Silva

Four out of five buy-to-let landlords believe that client money...

TSB removes mortgage application fees

By Marc Da Silva

TSB has scrapped the mortgage application fee from all its...

Buy-to-let lending plummets

By Marc Da Silva

There was a sharp decline in the amount buy-to-let investors...

Regulator set to introduce tougher buy-to-let lending rules

By Marc Da Silva

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has confirmed that it will...

Society of Mortgage Professionals launches buy-to-let CPD events

By Marc Da Silva

The Society of Mortgage Professionals (SMP) has announced that it...

Buy-to-let lending remains subdued

By Marc Da Silva

Mortgage lending may have rebounded in August with gross lending...

Brexit fears were ‘wide of the mark’ and ‘misguided’, say experts

By Marc Da Silva

Fears raised over the UK housing market in the wake...

Buy-to-let mortgage rates plummet to record lows

By Marc Da Silva

Buy-to-let investors are continuing to enjoy a fall in mortgage...

Coventry Building Society increases maximum age of BTL borrowing to 85

By Marc Da Silva

Coventry Building Society has increased the age in which it...

Aldermore launches ‘limited edition’ buy-to-let product

By Marc Da Silva

Aldermore has launched a new ‘limited edition’ buy-to-let mortgage product...

Buy-to-let rates cut by TSB

By Marc Da Silva

TSB has launched a range of new fixed rate buy-to-let...

Buy-to-let rates cut by Skipton

By Marc Da Silva

Skipton Building Society has launched a range of new fixed...

Accord announces cuts to its fixed BTL range

By Marc Da Silva

Accord Buy To Let has reduced rates on its entire...

Precise Mortgages cuts buy-to-let borrowing rates

By Marc Da Silva

A number of mortgage brokers will be offering cheaper buy-to-let...

Nottingham BS refreshes BTL mortgage range

By Emma Lunn

Nottingham Building Society has refreshed its buy-to-let mortgages offering with...

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