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Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...

Landlords and renters’ activists are at either end of the spectrum reacting to a controversial report on the private rental sector. Yesterday...

Landlords play a crucial role in providing safe and comfortable housing for tenants while also managing rental properties effectively. Staying informed...

New figures from lenders trade body UK Finance show a massive fall in buy to let loans for those aged 55...

A recent survey by digital mortgage lender, Molo, revealed that nearly 60% of UK landlords have seen a rise in late...

In the buy to let market, success goes beyond the transaction of paying rent. Ultimately, fostering a healthy landlord-tenant relationship can...

One of the MPs behind the disastrous mini-Budget - which directly led to soaring interest rates - is to stand down...

An insurance firm claims landlords shopping for a new mortgage deal may be expected by lenders to prepare personal guarantees. Purbeck claims...

Despite a sharp fall in the number of homes bought by landlords in 2023, the number of limited companies set up...

The Penrith Building Society has scrapped mortgage application fees for all buy to let and residential  products, including further advances, until...

A building society says it is considering ending its policy of lending to buyers of holiday lets. Martese Carton, the director of...

Lenders’ trade body UK Finance says there were 11,540 buy to let mortgages in arrears of 2.5 per cent or more of...

A new personal guarantee insurance protection service has been launched for professional landlords - triggered by a surge  in incorporation. Purbeck Personal...

An insurance firm is warning landlords about the risks of personal guarantees as a condition of buy to let mortgages. Purbeck Personal...

A charity has acknowledged that landlords need help to keep their homes, and in turn continue to provide much-needed homes in...

Data from mortgage lenders’ trade body UK Finance will make grim reading for anyone interested in the well-being of the housing...

The business editor of London’s daily newspaper, the Evening Standard, has made a strong statement in support of landlords. Jonathan Prynn, in...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee meets again today with strong expectations that they will agree their 14th successive base...

A new Bank of England forecast predicts that average monthly payments on buy to let mortgages will increase by around £275...

Leeds Building Society has launched a new range of Buy to Let mortgages for landlords operating as a limited company. In addition...

New data from UK Finance, the mortgage lenders’ trade body, throws light on how the mortgage and interest rate crisis may...

Moneyfacts, the respected independent mortgage market monitor, is warning that lenders have been withdrawing buy to let fixed deals. Within the buy...

Mortgage industry tech firm Twenty7tec says March 2023 saw the highest-ever volume of Buy To Let mortgage searches in a single...

Typical monthly interest payments on buy to let mortgages have soared by an average 75.7 per cent in the past year.  Landlords...

It looks like the buy to let mortgage market has bounced back after the disastrous mini-Budget. Moneyfacts, an independent mortgage monitor, says...

The Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority is telling lenders to exercise more scrutiny on loans for buy to let properties. In...

New research from an online buy to let mortgage broker shows that average rates for some typical deals favoured by landlords...

A building society will no longer lend for the purchase of second homes, saying they reduce the stock available for first...

Newable Finance, the finance brokerage & advisory arm of Newable, launches video advert campaign ahead of the new EPC legislations for...

A mortgage broker is accusing buy to let lenders of making life tougher for landlord borrowers. Mel Whiting of Norton Finance says...

Landlords have been hit with steep rises in the cost of buy to let fixed rate mortgages even before the Bank...

Are you a landlord with an EPC rating of D or below? Newable Finance has launched EPC Finance – a range of...

I hope you weren’t holding your breath for the Chancellor to announce a package of help for landlords in his Spring...

There’s more evidence of ex-pats re-entering the buy to let and holiday let markets. The Cambridge Building Society has introduced three buy...

Landlords are being warned that the next Bank of England base rate rise, possibly at its next meeting in early February,...

As I write, at home in bed recovering from Covid, I can’t fail to notice the irony of attempting to predict...

Nearly a million landlords plan to review their buy to let portfolios over the next two years with the number planning...

There’s been a “huge demand” for buy to let mortgages spurred on by dramatic house prices rises, according to a major...

The Guernsey-based lender Skipton International says there’s been a surge in interest in UK buy to let mortgages from overseas over...

There’s been a wholesale lifting in standards of investment and quality in the private rental sector thanks to landlords, and in...

Paragon Bank has launched a range of 80 per cent loan to value buy to let mortgages specifically for properties with...

The Financial Conduct Authority is extending the ban on repossessions by two months until April 1, in light of the pandemic...

Popular buy to let lender Fleet Mortgages’ latest rental yield index shows the consequences of increasing property prices in many regions...

A philanthropist claims the difficulty some younger people have in getting on the property ownership ladder is caused by Baby Boomers...

The number of buy to let mortgages for landlords has dropped to 1,792 - and in comparison to last year that’s...

Who are you? Craig Hayward How do you help landlords and property investors? With over 10 years’ experience we have been helping landlords and...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jason Berry – Group Sales Director What is ‘company name’ and...

TSB has made changes across its buy-to-let and residential mortgage range. Within the buy-to-let range, a new 10-year fixed (With 10-year ERC)...

If you’re an existing landlord with bad credit issues looking to remortgage your buy to let property or perhaps buy a...

Nominations for the ATLAS (Accreditation & Training for Landlords and Agents Service) and LLAS (London Landlord Accreditation Scheme) Awards 2019 are now open...

Buy-to-let investments will continue to offer attractive rates of return compared to other asset classes, but investors will increasingly search out...

The pricing of five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage products continued to fall in the first quarter of the year, according to...

The Mortgage Works (TMW) is increasing the maximum loan-to-value (LTV) for landlords from 75% to 80%. The increase in maximum LTV for...

Changes to the way in which buy-to-let mortgages are assessed and sold has meant that those wishing to invest in property...

New Street Mortgages has unveiled changes to its buy-to-let range, while also making key alterations to its lending criteria. The lender has...

New Street Mortgages has fresh buy-to-let criteria changes, including reducing its lowest rental cover rate from 145% to 125%. From next Monday,...

Keystone Buy to Let Mortgages has streamlined its “classic” range to make product selection more straightforward for brokers and landlords.  All rates...

Keystone Mortgages is now lending to both first-time landlords and limited companies following feedback from mortgage intermediaries and investors.  The lender has...

The number of tenants seriously behind on their rent payments has risen to the highest level in two years. There are now...

There were 15,900 buy to let loans in February, down 13% compared to January but up 11% on the total a...