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

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

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

A think tank is urging the UK government to consider tax perks for private renters to help them save faster for...

Rightmove is calling on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to use next week’s Budget as an opportunity to incentivise landlords to make properties...

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

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

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

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 average price of a home in Wales fell to £234,086 at the end 2023 following continued economic and financial pressures,...

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

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 -...

Both sides of the rental divide have criticised Conservative proposals to boost housing demand while doing nothing about supply. Over the New...

New data from HM Revenue and Customs reveals a 22 per cent annual drop in residential transactions in the year to...

Many landlords say they’re set to expand investments in 2024 despite facing up to 80 per cent higher costs in the...

Monthly interest costs have surged by 283 per cent since 2021 for landlords using interest-only mortgages, research shows. Octane Capital compared rates...

Consumer Price Inflation in November was 3.9 per cent - significantly lower than the 4.4 per cent expected by many analysts. It’s...

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

A respected financial body is warning that landlords face rising costs of up to 80 per cent in the next two...

A mortgage lender survey suggests landlords are returning to fixed rate mortgages. Landbay says more investors are opting for five-year fixed mortgages...

UK house prices rose an average of 0.2 per cent month on month in November - prompting the Nationwide to call...

One of the first forecasts for the rental market for 2024 suggests that strong growth will continue. Property consultancy JLL says that...

The buy-to-let sector has seen fixed rates fall and product choice grow month-on-month, according to the latest analysis by Moneyfactscompare. Overall buy-to-let...

Paragon Bank is the latest to reduce mortgage rates for landlords. It’s cut rates across 22 buy-to-let mortgage products, with fixed deals...

House prices fell 1.9 per cent in August and are down 4.6 per cent over the year, according to Halifax.  It’s the...

August saw a further softening in house prices which are now 5.3 per cent down on a year ago. The Nationwide says...

In an unusual move, London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan says home owners in dire financial difficulties should be able to switch...

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

A finance house says it’s seeing an increase in tenants offering to buy their properties off their landlords. James Briggs, head of...

The latest market snapshot from Zoopla suggests landlords’ capital appreciation over the second half of this year depends almost entirely on...

One of the country’s leading mortgage brokers predicts a rise in the Bank of England base rate next month - and...

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

The government has taken limited action over the soaring cost of mortgages - but there’s no direct help for landlords and...

A mortgage expert is warning that a housing market crash now looks ”inevitable” as expectations run high of what many be...

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

A typical two-year fixed mortgage deal now has an interest rate of more than 6.0 per cent for the first time...

There’s a new warning this morning that rents are set to soar as landlords struggle with much higher interest rate payments...

There’s been widespread anger from the mortgage broker community in response to NatWest’s decision to make buy to let stress tests...

The Halifax says house prices were flat in May, but fell 1.0 per cent in a year - the first annual...

House prices were largely unchanged in May, edging down by just £130 compared to April - but on an annual basis...

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

Renters are being offered a 100 per cent mortgage by the Skipton Building Society - the first time such a product...

Virgin Money has cut a range of its core, exclusive and buy to let deals. BTL core and exclusive highlights include -...

Buy to let specialist lender Landbay has brought back its green five-year fixed rate range as well as launching two new...

The Mortgage Works, the specialist buy to let mortgage wing of the Nationwide Building Society, has revised its product range for...

The Bank of England has raised base rate by 0.25 per cent to 4.25 per cent - the highest level since...

The Financial Conduct Authority has set out ways in which mortgage lenders can help customers struggling with payments - but landlords...

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

A buy to let mortgage broker is warning landlords that as many as one in three investors fail their lender's affordability...

An influential housing market analyst says it now looks like house prices will stay flat in 2023, rather than fall. Nicholas Mendes,...

House prices rose by 9.8 per cent year-on-year in December compared with the same month in 2021, the Office for National...

Landlords are being offered fresh advice if they have been hit with higher interest payments following the base rate rise to...

The Bank of England has increased base rate to 4.0 per cent - its 10th rate rise in a row. Avinav Nigam,...

Although most landlords will be on fixed rate mortgages, those suffering because of recent interest rate rises have some good news...

The perennial shortage of new homes in the capital has now collided with a sharp increase in government regulation, a tripling...

New data produced this morning by the Nationwide suggests prospective first time buyers are having a tough time - and many...

Yes, it’s that time again when the property hoi polloi impose their predictions for the following year on us and so,...

The lenders’ trade body - UK Finance - says that despite the wider economic problems there has been no impact on...

Although the property and mortgage markets have been in a state of flux for the past few months, with rising interest...

There’s been a dramatic short-term improvement in the number of mortgage products available for buy to let landlords. The independent mortgage market...

Landlords are being advised to check when their current mortgage fixed terms are expiring or see whether they wish to have...

The government must explain how it will help the private rental sector - both landlords and tenants - through the cost...

The Bank of England has increased its base rate from 2.25 per cent to 3.0 per cent. This is the largest hike...

There’s rather a lot going on in the economy as I write this and, by the time it is published, who...

Landlords have been told that if they want a fixed-rate mortgage to help them through the current financial crisis they will...

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England has agreed to raise interest rates by 0.5 per cent to 2.25...

There’s widespread speculation that the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee will today announce another interest rate rise - and it...

We seem to be living in a continuous stream of ‘once in a lifetime’ events. From Brexit, to the pandemic and...

The UK’s buy-to-let market has changed beyond recognition over the last few years and with a recession on the horizon, landlords...

Who are you? I am the Head of Broking for Newable Finance. A specialist commercial finance brokerage. What is Newable Finance? Newable Finance is...

A leading financial analyst says what are generally called “period properties” are set to become financial nightmares for landlords or owner...

On August 4 the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee voted to raise the base rate from 1.25 to 1.75 per...

A senior Conservative has made a surprise plea for a two year rent freeze in the private rental sector with no...

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has announced that base rate is rising from 1.25 to 1.75 per cent. The rate is now...

A senior figure at the Bank of England is warning that base rate could rise to 2.0 per cent or more...

New research showed a large month-on-month increase in the cost of typical buy to let fixed rate mortgages popular with landlords.   Online...

A prominent financial analyst says the fast-rising costs of renting mean tenants are becoming less financially resilient - and this applies...

The latest Bank of England base rate increase will serve only to increase the pain on landlords, it’s been claimed. This is...

The Bank of England is this week expected to increase base rate for the fifth time in a row. The Bank’s monetary...

Whether it’s increasing the amount we recycle, choosing sustainable products, or reducing our carbon footprint by limiting the amount we travel,...

Independent mortgage sector monitor Moneyfacts says the choice for landlords wanting to borrow remains very strong - but increasingly interest rates...

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

An online specialist mortgage broker claims that lenders are getting quicker at passing in interest rate rises to landlords. Property Master says...

As we approach what is commonly the busiest month of the year, there is one question many in the sector many...

Landlords now have to pay as much as £40 extra per property because of interest rate rises. That’s the calculation of online...

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 insulated from the worst effects of interest rate rises because lenders are so keen to win and keep...

A new fixed-rate platform has been launched that says it will save landlords thousands of pounds in management fees. Rentd claims to...

The choice of buy to let mortgage deals for first time landlords has soared according to the independent market monitor Moneyfacts.  “Our...

There’s a 15 year record high in the number of buy to let mortgage products available for current or new landlords. The...

One of the biggest buy to let lenders is the latest mortgage firm to launch a green product. From today the Barclays...

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

The Bank of England may have voted to keep its base rate at a historic low of 0.1 per cent yesterday,...

Foundation Home Loans has launched its new ‘Green ABC+’ fixed rate products for both buy to let and owner occupied mortgages, with...

Rik Smith, Head of Tenant Services at Goodlord, outlines in this tips piece how agents can support tenants with rising energy...

Specialist lender Landbay has launched two new buy to let mortgage products for first time landlords who want to invest in...

Specialist buy to let lender Landbay is the latest to try to turn landlords green by offering discounted mortgages for rental...

There’s good news for landlords considering investing or refinancing in the buy to let sector as interest rates are beginning to...

The mortgage market is becoming increasingly competitive for landlords who want to take advantage of offers as the economy comes out...