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![Mortgage lender encourages landlords to sell to tenants at cut price](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HappyLandlord-400x310.png)
A mortgage lender has introduced a product which effectively encourages a landlord to sell to a sitting tenant at a discounted...
05 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lenders drop buy to let mortgage rates, with more falls to come](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceChange.png)
Molo Finance has made further rate cuts to its UK resident buy to let fixed-rate products. The lender’s BTL rates now start...
26 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rents and Service Charges blamed for higher housing costs](/upload/images/shutterstock_2261764233(1).jpg)
Housing costs - rents and mortgages - are rising by about 3.6% a year according to a Barclays Bank assessment. This figure...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Extra spending on rent is less than inflation rate - bank data](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
New data sourced from millions of Barclays current accounts reveals growing stability in UK housing costs, which saw their lowest uplift...
09 April 2024
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
![Phil Spencer emphasises importance of energy efficient retro-fitting](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/Phil%20Spencer.png)
Barclays is working with TV guru Phil Spencer to give home owners some £2,000 to make selected energy-efficiency improvements to their...
07 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![AirBnb demands mortgage lenders allow owners to short-let homes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/ToLetBoard-400x310.png)
Airbnb has gone into battle against mortgage lenders opposed to their customers letting out their homes. The short let platform is calling...
16 January 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
![Another Green mortgage launched for good EPC buy to lets](/upload/images/library/EPCRating-400x310.png)
One of the biggest buy to let lenders is the latest mortgage firm to launch a green product. From today the Barclays...
24 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Interest Rates - what about Unlucky Accidental Landlords?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/LandlordStressed-400x310.png)
Many homeowners face situations where they have no other option but to rent out their home. Often there are periods where...
06 November 2021
From: Tax & Finance
![Glimmer of hope for landlords owning cladding leaseholds](/img/default/llt.png)
Landlords directly affected by the cladding scandal - because they own units in low and medium-rise blocks - have some good...
23 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Landlord added to rogues' register after letting out illegal bank vault](/img/default/llt.png)
A landlord who let out a former bank vault as an illegal flat described by the local council as “dangerous” has...
21 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight into problems for tenants in shared flats and houses](/img/default/llt.png)
A new survey gives an insight into problems involving tenants who share apartments and houses - and how those difficulties could...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Barclays limits buy-to-let lending up to 70% LTV](/img/default/llt.png)
Barclays has announced that it is restricting all buy-to-let deals to a maximum limit of 70% loan-to-value (LTV). The bank, which was...
04 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Barclays stops lending to portfolio landlords and increases rates](/img/default/llt.png)
Barclays has withdrawn its product for portfolio landlords and hiked rates across a range of buy-to-let deals in a bid to...
29 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage advisor jobs - shortage of advisors to meet demand](/img/default/llt.png)
Mortgage advisor jobs - shortage of advisors to meet demand The mortgage market, like all other parts of the property industry,...
25 June 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Barclays refreshes BTL mortgage range](/img/default/llt.png)
Barclays has made changes to some of its buy-to-let products to ensure its proposition is in line with existing market conditions. The...
16 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Barclays cut BTL rates by up to 0.1%](/img/default/llt.png)
Barclays is cutting selected rates by up to 10 basis points on its fixed buy-to-let mortgage range with all products coming...
22 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Barclays expands buy-to-let mortgage range](/img/default/llt.png)
Barclays has launched a range of new buy-to-let mortgage products. The newly introduced deals include a buy-to-let remortgage range, including a two-year...
08 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Why good communication is essential in these difficult times](/img/default/llt.png)
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
![Barclays permits BTL mortgage borrowers to request a payment holiday](/img/default/llt.png)
Landlords who have a buy-to-let mortgage with Barclays are now being offered a repayment holiday, in accordance with government guidance to...
06 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Barclays withdraws all portfolio buy-to-let products](/img/default/llt.png)
With the coronavirus pandemic continuing to escalate, Barclays has announced that it is withdrawing all portfolio buy-to-let products and is no...
26 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Barclays refuses to offer buy-to-let borrowers a payment holiday](/img/default/llt.png)
Landlords who have a buy-to-let mortgage with Barclays will not be offered a repayment holiday, despite government guidance to offer borrowers...
24 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Barclays introduces fresh rate cuts](/img/default/llt.png)
Barclays has introduced a new set of rate reductions to its buy-to-let and residential ranges. In total, there have been 19 changes,...
02 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Barclays introduces new 5-year fixed rate deal](/img/default/llt.png)
Barclays has launched a new five-year fixed rate buy-to-let product at 75% loan-to-value (LTV). The purchase only deal is available at 2.19%...
14 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Barclays reduces two-year fix to 1.65%](/img/default/llt.png)
Barclays has announced a series of rate reduction to products within its mortgage ranges, including buy-to-let. The lender has cut its 75%...
07 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Lowering of mortgage costs ‘will be very much welcomed’ by BTL investors](/img/default/llt.png)
There has been an ‘unprecedented’ drop in the cost of fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages, according to the latest research from Property...
09 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Barclays trims lending rates](/img/default/llt.png)
Barclays has introduced marginal rate cuts across some of its buy-to-let mortgage products. The biggest cut in its buy-to-let range is a...
09 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Barclays introduces new products and reduces rates](/img/default/llt.png)
Barclays has cut rates on a number of products across its residential, buy-to-let and Reward ranges. The buy-to-let range includes a 2.35%...
20 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Barclays reduces rates on BTL range](/img/default/llt.png)
Barclays has cut rates across its buy-to-let and residential product range for purchases and remortgages. Rate reductions in the buy-to-let range for...
07 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Landbay seeks to reassure investors on buy-to-let credentials](/img/default/llt.png)
Specialist buy-to-let lender Landbay has conducted an independent Bank of England stress test to project the impact of a major economic...
29 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Zero fee buy-to-let range launches at Barclays](/img/default/llt.png)
Barclays has launched a new range of fee-free buy-to-let mortgage products. The bank has also reduced rates on a selection of buy-to-let...
26 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Barclays cuts rates on BTL range](/img/default/llt.png)
Barclays has made alterations to some of its buy-to-let mortgage products. Rate reductions in the buy-to-let range include a two-year fix at...
17 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![New mortgage and protection service launched by Portico](/img/default/llt.png)
Portico has expanded its client offering with the launch of Portico Finance, a mortgage broker and protection service, designed to offer...
02 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Sharp rise in cost of 5-year rate BTL mortgage products](/img/default/llt.png)
There has been a significant increase in the cost of popular fixed term buy-to-let mortgage rates, fresh data shows. The latest research...
25 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Barclays expands BTL range and reduces rates](/img/default/llt.png)
Barclays launched two new buy-to-let products and cut rates on existing deals this morning. The newly launched products include a 60% loan-to-value...
28 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![‘Mixed picture’ for BTL mortgage rates](/img/default/llt.png)
The average cost of three out of six categories of fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage has increased over the past month, while...
05 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Legal & General acquires its first BTR scheme in Scotland](/img/default/llt.png)
Legal & General has unveiled its first Build to Rent (BTR) scheme in Scotland to help meet the increasing demand for...
30 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Barclays reduces buy-to-let rates on a range of products](/img/default/llt.png)
Barclays has cut rates across its buy-to-let range by up to 0.26%. Buy-to-let purchase and remortgage products now start at 2.3% for...
23 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Barclays announce BTL rate cuts](/img/default/llt.png)
Barclays Mortgages has launched a series of rate reductions across a number of buy-to-let – and residential – ranges for both...
09 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Fixed BTL mortgage rates on the rise](/img/default/llt.png)
Mortgage lenders have increased their fixed rate buy-to-let deals for landlords, according to Property Master. The firm’s mortgage tracker, which follows a...
08 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Barclays reduces buy-to-let fees](/img/default/llt.png)
Barclays hopes to attract new business from landlords by remaining competitive in their buy-to-let pricing. The bank, which has reduced rates across...
18 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Barclays cuts buy-to-let rates](/img/default/llt.png)
Barclays has reduced its buy-to-let rates, with two-year fixed rate deals now starting from 1.5% up to 60% loan-to-value (LTV). There is...
31 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Metro Bank teams up with CreditLadder for rent reporting](/img/default/llt.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 and Barclays change rates for BTL mortgage products](/img/default/llt.png)
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
![First-time buyers offered chance to get foot on the property ladder through BTL](/img/default/llt.png)
First-time buyers will no longer have to own a residential property in order to access finance from Barclays to invest in...
11 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![Barclays are now offering ‘stunning’ BTL rates](/img/default/llt.png)
Barclays has reduced rates on buy-to-let and residential products, as part of a wider revamp of its product range, with BTL...
28 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Barclays introduces new BTL mortgage products](/img/default/llt.png)
Barclays is launching a new buy-to-let mortgage range and exclusive offers for existing mortgage customers, while it has also announced that...
11 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![More than 1,000 mortgages for first-time landlords](/img/default/llt.png)
Despite the government’s decision to introduce a number of measures to curb the growth of buy-to-let landlords, prompting concern that the...
12 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Best buy-to-let mortgages: rates at a record low](/img/default/llt.png)
Looking for a buy-to-let mortgage? There are some excellent deals available – provided you know where to look. The number of buy-to-let...
11 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Barclays unveils 10-year fix buy-to-let mortgage at 2.99%](/img/default/llt.png)
Private landlords are being offered an opportunity to secure low interest rates for a decade, after Barclays launched a 10-year buy-to-let...
31 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Rate cuts will enable more people to ‘invest in the buy-to-let market’](/img/default/llt.png)
Given the recent changes to buy-to-let mortgage interest relief and stamp duty charges, New Street Mortgages is among those buy-to-let lenders...
26 January 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
![Property investors target UK’s northern cities](/img/default/llt.png)
Plans for the Northern Powerhouse scheme, designed to rival London and the South East as the main driver of economic growth...
29 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let lending set to ‘cool significantly’](/img/default/llt.png)
Mortgage lenders look set to impose more stringent checks on buy-to-let landlords seeking funds to acquire property, as part of a...
18 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![Another lender increases BTL rental calculation to 140%](/img/default/llt.png)
With impending changes to mortgage tax relief for landlords set to have an adverse impact for many buy-to-let investors, Coventry Building...
07 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![Stricter lending criteria could see investors locked out of buy-to-let](/img/default/llt.png)
Buy-to-let landlords could be forced to stump up more than 60% deposits in some locations if all lenders introduce stricter borrowing requirements,...
05 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![Another lender introduces stricter criteria for landlords](/img/default/llt.png)
Barclays has become the latest lender to impose more stringent checks on landlords looking for mortgages. From 26 May, the bank will...
20 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![New Buy-to-Let Legislations – What Are the Implications for Landlords?](/img/default/llt.png)
LandlordToday welcomes David Rowand of Cairn Estate Agency with a guest post on implications for landlords from the new buy-to-let legislation. Landlords across the...
08 January 2016
From: Sponsored Content
![Bank of England poised to act on buy-to-let](/img/default/llt.png)
The Bank of England has said that if the buy-to-let sector threatens Britain’s financial stability it “stands ready to take action...