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Whether you’re a first-time landlord or a seasoned investor, finding the right buy-to-let investment is far from simple. With many factors to...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has appointed Paul Smee as a new director, as the trade body looks to accelerate growth...

There was a drop in the number of properties let last month, as a lack of supply restricted choice for potential...

Mortgage lending rose for all borrowers, including buy-to-let landlords, in May, although there is a possibility that the drop in lending...

The number of mortgages approved for buy-to-let acquisitions fell in April, according to the latest figures, which suggest that many landlords...

The UK property market continued to rally last month, with gross mortgage lending surging by 19% compared with February, but it...

Landlords are under mounting pressure which is making them vulnerable to non-compliance in their accounting following a raft of changes, including...

The UK’s rental market showed signs of weakness last month, as the number of homes to let fell as uncertainty and...

Following the events of 2016, it’s easy to see why experts across the country are torn when it comes to the...

The number of second homes liable to pay stamp duty increased to 62,800 in the final quarter of last year, up...

Can we predict what the next 12 months may bring for the buy-to-let mortgage market? Many experts have attempted to do...

There was a significant rise in the amount buy-to-let landlords borrowed to invest in property before the introduction of new affordability...

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are struggling to keep up with their mortgage payments, new figures show Mortgage arrears among landlords...

Buy-to-let landlords will be left with little alternative but to raise rents or sell their properties due to the government’s punitive...

Buy-to-let landlords have been left disappointed at the 'missed opportunity' in the Autumn Statement to support those that invest in the...

The level of buy-to-let borrowing was down 7% between August and September as the introduction of the 3% stamp duty surcharge...

There was a sharp decline in the amount buy-to-let investors borrowed to acquire property in August, reflecting the fact that a...

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has confirmed that it will introduce tougher underwriting standards for buy-to-let lenders by the start of...

Mortgage lending may have rebounded in August with gross lending last month reaching a nine-year high of £22.5bn, but the buy-to-let...

Fears raised over the UK housing market in the wake of the Brexit vote were ‘wide of the mark’ as illustrated...

The buy-to-let mortgage market’s recovery continued in June with the number of loans up 12% month-on-month, according to the latest mortgage...

The number of buy-to-let mortgage arrears looks set to fall below 7,000 by the end of the year, supported by low...

Buy-to-let house purchase lending was under half what it was in the in the months leading up to the stamp duty changes, while...

The new lending criteria proposals for underwriting standards for future buy-to-let mortgage contracts put forward by the Prudential Regulatory Authority's (PRA)...

There has been a significant fall in the number of ‘To Let’ and ‘Let’ properties, according to the latest figures from...

Mortgage lending to landlords plunged by 65% in April compared with the previous month, owed largely to the unusually high level...

Mortgage lending continued to slow last month as would-be investors are put off buy-to-let by the rise in stamp duty costs,...

The volume of interest-only mortgages has fallen significantly since 2012, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). Fresh data shows that...

April’s stamp duty increase for buy-to-let investors is already having an impact on the housing market, with the latest figures from...

Lending to buy-to-let landlords soared last month, with the latest figures revealing that buy-to-let investors borrowed £7.1bn, up 87% month-on-month and...

Just 600 buy-to-let properties were repossessed in the first quarter of 2016, contributing to the lowest ever number of mortgages ending...

There was a significant drop in the volume of buy-to-let valuation instructions recorded last month following the introduction of higher stamp...

Tenants in London are paying an average of 7.7% more for new tenancies compared to this time last year. The figure comes...

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has warned against further intervention in the buy-to-let market as the forthcoming tax crackdown looks...

Data released today by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) shows lending to first-time buyers continues to outnumber buy-to-let purchases by...

Accountants KPMG has warned that the upward trend in buy-to-let may reverse in 2016 due to the tax changes being introduced...

Proposals by the Treasury to hand greater powers to the Bank of England to make access to buy-to let-lending harder risks...

The Council of Mortgage Lenders is warning of a possible slump for the buy-to-let market in the next two years. “Buy to...

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