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Paragon Bank is offering four new limited edition buy to let mortgages, with two products suitable for landlords with three or...

Specialist lender Landbay has introduced a new range of non-portfolio buy to let products. It’s designed for landlords with three or less...

Landlords purchased just 10% of homes sold across Britain during the first half of this year - the lowest share for...

Growing mortgage product choice shows growing confidence in aspects of the housing market, even before anticipated rate cuts. That’s the view of ...

The lenders’ trade body, UK Finance, has published a report examining why some landlords are falling into mortgage arrears and why...

The Mortgage Works is today reducing selected Buy to Let rates for new and existing customers by up to 0.25 percentage...

Aspiring and existing landlords are invited to a free Buy To Let Webinar next week. Hosted on Zoom from 12 noon to...

Specialist lender Aldermore has launched new and reduced limited edition Buy To Let and residential owner-occupier mortgage products. For individual and company...

The majority of buy to let landlords plan to raise rents in the coming 12 months, new data suggests. Some 85% of...

The Labour landslide victory in last week’s election won’t change the weather when it comes to mortgage rates, a leading analyst...

Another slew of buy to let lenders have slashed rates on their products as competition for landlords hots up further. A statement...

Fewer landlords feel negative about their buy to let business according to the latest Landbay landlord survey. The specialist lender’s surveys typically...

Molo Finance has made further rate cuts to its UK resident buy to let fixed-rate products. The lender’s BTL rates now start...

Mortgage lenders are continuing a mix of cutting rates and changing criteria in a bid to woo buy to let investors. Precise...

Controversial politician George Galloway has issued a party manifesto saying the payment of “exorbitant rents to wealthy buy to let pensioners”...

A prominent economic analyst warns that many of the rental policies advocated by the major political parties in the General Election...

Three more lenders have revised their buy to let mortgage range as competition continues apace to get landlord customers. Landbay has announced...

Buckinghamshire Building Society has launched a new non-standard credit buy to let mortgage, following what it calls “significant broker demand.” The BTL...

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...

It’s been suggested that a Tory manifesto policy could create a tax loophole that would cost HMRC millions of pounds in...

Several lenders have revised their products as competition for buy to let landlords hots up. Melton Building Society has launched four new...

Two lenders are making a pitch for landlord borrowers as the buy to let mortgage market continues to be highly competitive. Buy...

A Labour councillor who has wanted restricted rights for buy to let landlords and short let hosts has been dropped as...

Nearly half of landlords intend to buy property in the next 12 months, claims another optimistic survey by specialist lender Landbay. Forty...

A row has broken out over the head of a think tank who surprised Labour Party members by being appointed as...

Foundation Home Loans has cut rates across its buy to let, core and ‘specials’ range and changed some residential rates as...

New figures released by Savills, and published by The Times, show exactly why it no longer makes sense to be a...

Just over 40% of landlords say they are undecided on who to vote for on July 4 -  it a bigger...

High profile landlord Fergus Wilson has been sentenced to six months in prison suspended for three years and ordered to pay...

Many buy to let landlords have made financial changes during the cost of living crisis to mitigate the rising costs of...

Foundation Home Loans’ buy to let product range - Buy to Let by Foundation - has cut fees on some options...

Buy to let landlords with properties inside controversial ‘Low Traffic Neighbourhoods’ or LTNs may be in for a windfall. That’s because new...

Buy to let landlords have been savagely attacked by the country’s biggest investment company - which just happens to be a...

Charity Shelter is advertising for the post of ‘Assistant Director: Activism and Advocacy’ - with the postholder charged with supporting “...

The proportion of buy to let properties purchased in Southern England fell to a record low last year, continuing a trend...

The ESPC property portal has announced a free buy to let Insights and Advice event on Thursday May 9, for aspiring...

Only 2% of current properties listed for sale in London have a tenant in situ, according to lettings agency Benham and...

There’s been a bevvy of buy to let mortgage deal changes this week. Shawbrook has made a series of reductions across its...

Almost four in 10 portfolio landlords are continuing to upgrade their properties to EPC C or above, despite proposed regulations being...

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

Specialist investment lender Hodge has joined forces with Propflo, a PropTech startup, to urge customers to make their properties more energy-efficient...

A comprehensive new survey gives the lowdown on buy to let in the UK. The study, by Uswitch, is lengthy and covers...

Paragon Bank’s analysis of its lending data has revealed the top 10 locations for investment by portfolio buy-to-let landlords, those with...

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

Activists are beginning to pile pressure on London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan, claiming the public will be disappointed if he toes...

The latest Halifax house price index results, which show mixed fortunes for the housing market, should be seen as a spur...

There’s been a huge rise in the number of buy to let property repossessions in the first quarter of 2024 compared...

A mortgage firm that works with landlords claims an increasing number of them prioritise energy efficiency when assessing properties to buy.  Some...

There have been more changes to buy to let mortgage ranges from lenders. Coming into effect today, The Mortgage Works will be...

Landlords who paid Capital Gains Tax at 28% - before the Chancellor reduced it to 24% in this month’s Budget -...

A prominent agent who advises many landlord clients says the Capital Gains Tax cuts announced in the Budget are too small...

Buy to let lender Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024.  Manchester, Coventry, Brighton...

A property industry commentator has set out what he calls a plan of action to rejuvenate the buy to let sector. Jonathan...

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

A prominent lawyer has stepped up her criticisms of Housing Secretary Michael Gove and his attacks on buy to let and...

The bank Shawbrook has completed a buy to let remortgage for a new customer in just 37 working hours.  The landlord was...

The buy to let mortgage sector has seen fixed rates fall to their lowest point since September 2022, according to analysis...

Reversing the tax penalties imposed on buy to let landlords in recent years would reduce the impact of short lets on...

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

Buy to let specialist lender Paragon Bank has introduced offers on its two-year fixed rate BTL mortgages, including its lowest rate...

Landlords are selling up in significant volumes these days - partly to cash in on capital appreciation, but mostly thanks to...

Data from lenders trade body UK Finance show an 18 per cent leap in buy to let arrears in the past...

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

Confidence has returned to the mortgage market, with sentiment improving steadily month by month in the last quarter of 2023, according...

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...

Buy To Let lender Paragon Bank has added five-year fixed-rate ‘green’ products to its range of BTL mortgages. Rates start at 4.89...

The chartered surveyor team at Stokemont is giving advice on potential pitfalls in new build homes.  This is from RICS-accredited valuer Bradley...

A majority of Buy to Let landlords have been focused on growing property portfolios in the last 12 months, and not...

Scottish property portal ESPC has announced a free Buy To Let event targeted at aspiring property investors and landlords. The event will...

A range of specialist buy to let mortgage products covering multi-occupancy properties, mixed-use or part-commercial properties, and expat investors, has been...

The Suffolk Building Society has launched new mortgage products aimed at private landlords who are planning refurbishments, such as a new...

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...

One of the UK’s best known platforms for mortgages has significantly reduced its Buy To Let rates. Starting from 3.79 per cent,...

Some 74 per cent of buy to let landlords are optimistic about the property market in the next 12 months, it’s...

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 -...

There’s no prospect of a rapid recovery for the housing market in 2024 despite some green shoots appearing. The warning comes from...

A Labour politician has returned to the subject of rent controls - even though the party has officially abandoned this as...

Citra Living, the Build To Rent arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has announced another new scheme. It is a 95-flat development at...

One in five (20 per cent of) landlords plans to reducing their buy to let holdings according to a new survey. The...

The Mortgage Works is reducing rates on products for new and existing landlord customers by up to 0.40 percentage points, with...

More than a quarter of private landlords plan to increase the size of their property portfolios in the next year, compared...

Landlord confidence has rebounded strongly in recent months according to a survey by a leading buy to let-focussed bank. All aspects of...

As we all now know, the Government has acknowledged that the ban on Section 21 eviction notices cannot not come into...

The asking price of homes coming to the market this month is down 1.7 per cent on October according to Rightmove.  The...

A third of landlords have suggested they are considering retiring or quitting the sector because of attacks and obstacles in the...

Landlords have been selling more homes than they bought in every year since 2016 when a raft of tax and regulatory...

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 third of landlords who own rental property in their personal name are planning to incorporate their portfolio into a limited...

A new survey suggests that over three fifths of landlords say private renting is becoming less attractive as an investment option. The...

Our generations-old obsession with home-ownership may be waning for the first time in recent memory. The introduction of the Housing Act in...

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

A housing analyst says student rent increases should be capped in the same way as social housing rents are. Rory Hughes, writing...

Specialist lender Landbay has issued another upbeat assessment of the buy to jet sector, bucking the trend of most market reports. It...

Landlords need greater support from mortgage advisers in order to navigate the best course through the current economic climate. That’s according to...

New research from lettings agency Benham and Reeves has shown that while net rental yields have increased over the last year,...

A new analysis has given one of the most detailed breakdowns of landlords in England. Using a range of government and industry...