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New research suggests that a like-for-like comparison shows short lets earning 21 per cent more than the same home let out...

The most recent interest rate rise has swung the balance making it cheaper to rent than to buy, according to lettings...

New data highlights an increase of 37 per cent in demand for landlord insurance in the first quarter of 2022, compared...

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...

Who are you? My Name is Alec Chohan, and I am a senior finance broker within the Newable Finance team based in...

May saw a slight slowing in the rate of annual house price growth to 11.2 per cent from 12.1 per cent...

New analysis by Rightmove is tracking first-time buyer affordability over the last 10 years - and it shows why so many...

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

An online property platform says it expects May’s sales figures for new build searches to be slightly below expectations. This is as...

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

Landlords have enjoyed more capital appreciation with the average UK house price rising again in April, up by 1.1 per cent...

A prominent buy to let mortgage expert says yesterday base rate rise by the Bank of England is expected to hit...

House prices rose less than expected last month after expanding at the fastest rate for almost two decades.  The Nationwide says annual...

With the rising cost of living and the UK’s inflation crisis creating financial uncertainty, many are looking to make more secure...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Mark Walton and I am the Managing...

Capital appreciation for landlords has seen another surge according to the latest house price index, just released by the Halifax. It shows...

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

Private renters who are trying to save a deposit on a home to buy are having to run in order to...

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

Has there ever been a better time to buy-to-let?  Zoopla just last week revealed that demand and rent prices, especially in city...

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

Nearly one in three British adults think property will be the best performing investment in 2022, making it the top pick...

The average capital appreciation is forecast to break the £100,000 barrier this year.  Official data revealed those selling up last year received...

With Christmas and the New Year now over, landlords, investors and property experts are back to questioning what the coming twelve...

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

The Covid pandemic has had a significant impact on the economy, with long term consequences that are still not fully appreciated....

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ latest index suggests there’s no end in sight to rent rises in 2022. RICS’ monthly sentiment...

The New Year is typically a time for people to take stock of their finances and ensure that they’re on strong...

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

One of the UK’s most prestigious agencies claims that deals to buy the country’s dearest homes have been negotiated using asset-backed...

A leading market forecaster has described the level of rent rises in one part of the country as “going ballistic”. “The London...

As we enter 2022 the private rented sector can look back on a year which marked the start of its recovery...

The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years, in response to calls...

Landlords with mortgages may be sighing with relief as some commentators are forecasting that the Bank of England will not, after...

In recent years, letting property has become more challenging due to a range of tax and regulation changes and since March...

The demise of the buy to let market has been much predicted over recent years. Major tax changes, a three per...

Many agencies give their forecasts for the following year or years in the late autumn, but one of the most detailed...

Many homeowners face situations where they have no other option but to rent out their home. Often there are periods where...

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

The Primis mortgage network, owned by estate agency-led company LSL Property Services, says it’s seen a surge of enquiries regarding holiday...

New research from online buy to let mortgage broker Property Master reveals there are currently 41 BTL mortgages at the record...

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

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

The spring market in Florida is white-hot at the moment, rivalling the increasing temperatures across the state as people begin their...

New research shows that monthly payments for the mortgage are likely to be cheaper than rent for a comparable home -...

A combination of the longer stamp duty holiday and sustained low interest rates are likely to spur a new wave of...

The absence of good alternative investments and the modest pace of capital growth for property in recent years are thought to...

Landbay has responded to the growing demand for buy-to-let property by increasing its maximum loan sizes from £1m to £1.5m on...

Who are you? Ian Wiggett What does it say on your business card? Managing Director of Henry Adams Lettings and Henry Adams...

There has been a sharp decline in the number of buy-to-let mortgage products available due to the coronavirus crisis. Moneyfacts UK Mortgage...

MoneySuperMarket has joined forces with its joint venture partner Podium to launch a mortgage payment holiday calculator to help people, including...

Redwood Bank has passed on the full Bank of England Base Rate reduction of 0.5% to its existing lending products. The challenger...

The Bank of England’s extraordinary decision to cut interest rates to just 0.25% yesterday with no warning, reflecting the level of...

The cost of buy-to-let mortgages has dropped further, the latest research from Property Master shows.  The biggest month-on-month fall in cost was...

Shawbrook Banks has simplified its buy-to-let range down to just three products, a few months after streamlining its range from 10 to...

Momentum towards an interest rate cut is growing after a third of members of the Bank of England’s rate-setting committee signalled...

Property investors are being advised to head north for better returns, with new research revealing that Bootle in Merseyside is currently...

Buy-to-let landlords generally recognise the importance of taking a deposit from a tenant and placing it in a government-backed tenancy deposit...

Residential property prices, much like the economy, are likely to grow faster than initially anticipated next year thanks to the greater...

Despite the recent tax and regulatory changes, buy-to-let continues to look an attractive income investment at a time of low-interest rates...

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

House sharing has becoming increasingly popular as more (and older) people opt to live with housemates over ownership or renting alone....

As a landlord, it helps to understand current trends in the private rented sector and how you can maintain your buy-to-let...

The average homeowner in this country could be £352,500 better off than the average private renter over the next 30 years, even...

Buy-to-let mortgage rates continue to fall, albeit at a slower rate, the latest data provided by Property Master shows.  October’s report from...

There has been a dramatic rise in demand for rental accommodation in prime London, underpinned by uncertainty in the sales market,...

Paragon has refreshed its buy-to-let mortgage range, offering lower interest rates, no up-front fees and £350 cashback on selected products. The new...

Platform has announced reductions to borrowing rates across a range of mortgage products, including buy-to-let deals. The intermediary mortgage brand of The...

There has been an ‘unprecedented’ drop in the cost of fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages, according to the latest research from Property...

The Scottish government is consulting on introducing rent controls north of the border with a view to protecting private sector tenants...

The number of people remortgaging on to five-year fixes remains high ahead of a potential increase in interest rates. Almost half -...

Platform has cut selected buy-to-let rates by up to 0.1%, while also announcing plans to scrap from next week restrictions on...

Fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage costs look set to rise in the near term, according to Property Master. Property Master’s May 2019 Mortgage...

Saffron Building Society has introduced a new limited company buy-to-let mortgage product, available at 75% loan-to-value on a two-year fixed rate...

With some landlords finding it harder to make a profit as a result of changes to buy-to-let taxation, remortgage activity looks...

There has been a significant increase in the cost of popular fixed term buy-to-let mortgage rates, fresh data shows. The latest research...

Rental income for buy-to-let landlords has increased by a staggering 15% over the past 12 month to hit £18.7bn, up from...

With just five weeks until the UK is set to leave the EU, the impact of leaving the bloc without a...

The average cost of three out of six categories of fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage has increased over the past month, while...

A no-deal Brexit could trigger a deep and damaging recession with worse consequences for the UK economy than the 2008 financial...

Santander has launched what is believed to be the first ever one-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage. The short-term deal, which is available...

Amid continued speculation that interest rates will rise later this year, the majority of landlords chose a five-year fixed rate when...

Many people tend to hold off on buying property during times of uncertainty and that appears to be precisely what is...

UK rents are predicted to rise 11.4% in the next five years, according to a forecast by CBRE. Alongside fairly ‘moderate’ growth...

Following a year dominated by Brexit uncertainty, political instability, higher interest rates and more stringent mortgage regulations, many buy-to-let landlords will...

With savers continuing to receive poor returns from banks and building societies, thousands of people unsurprisingly continue to turn to residential...

NatWest has increased rates on its two- and five-year buy-to-let remortgage products by up to 0.5%. The rate hike means that the...

It could be the end of the road for rock bottom buy-to-let mortgage interest rates, according to a leading expert. Buy-to-let landlords...

Rents in London are expected to increase further in 2019 due to the widening supply-demand imbalance in the capital’s rental market,...

Leeds Building Society has launched what it claims are two ‘market-leading’ discounted buy-to-let variable mortgages that it hopes will attract existing...

The number of buy-to-let mortgages in arrears of 2.5% or more of the outstanding balance dropped in the third quarter of...

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...

A number of lenders have now passed on the recent interest rate hike to mortgage customers, which means that borrowers, including...

Activity in the buy-to-let market dropped further in July as a result of government interventions and a wider housing slowdown, new...

Leeds Building Society has refreshed its range of two-year buy-to-let tracker products. The lender’s new tracker rates now start at 1.29% up...

On 29 March 2019, the UK is scheduled to leave the European Union (EU). Despite the profound significance of this event,...

Demand for two-year fixed deals rose in the second quarter of the year ahead of the highly-anticipated rise in interest rates...

Investec Private Bank is offering landlords the opportunity to lock into low interest rates for a decade, after the lender launched...

Britain’s biggest and arguably most contentious buy-to-let landlord increased rents on hundreds of homes within an hour of the Bank of...

The Bank of England’s decision to raise interest rates by 0.25% last week could be a sign of things to come,...

The Bank of England’s decision to raise the interest rate yesterday, from 0.5% to 0.75%, will increase the interest costs of...

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

The cost of five-year fixed rate mortgages has continued to fall despite fears of an imminent interest rate rise, new figure...

There was a sharp rise in remortgaging activity during the first three months of 2018 as buy-to-let landlords lock in lower...

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

There has been a significant increase in the number of millennials investing in property crowdfunding, new research by Shojin Property Partners...

Over the past year, the government has introduced 3% Stamp Duty levy, new stress tests for portfolio landlords and started to...

Who are you? I am Director of Remax Key Properties, West Kensington. How long have you been trading? I’ve worked in property since graduating...

When the Bank of England increased the interest rate to 0.5% in late 2017, buy-to-let landlords throughout the UK felt the...

Around a third of buy-to-let investors are still unaware of how regulatory changes could impact their ability to borrow or refinance...

Foundation Home Loans has expanded its HMO product range and re-priced select buy-to-let mortgage rates in response to SWAP rate changes. Highlights...

The average five-year fixed rate has fallen to a joint record-low of 3.43%, a rate last seen in October 2017, according...

The average cost of renting a home is now increasing across every UK region for the first time in 19 months,...

The buy-to-let property market is currently experiencing a wave of reforms, with the government looking to alter the way in which...

Skipton Building Society this morning relaunched a number of its fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages cutting rates by up to 0.25%. The society...

International investors’ interest in the UK buy-to-let market is starting to increase once more, according to a new Liquid Expat Mortgages...

Remortgaging activity has increased significantly in recent months, helped in no small part by record low mortgage rates and continued house...

Over 450 buy-to-let landlords and property investors attended the Olympia Conference Centre in London last week where they were able to...

The second phase of the Prudential Regulation Authority changes, coupled with the recent interest rate hike, appear to have had minimal...

The Bank of England’s decision to increase interest rates yesterday could lead to rents rising across the country as some landlords...

Aldermore has launched two new limited edition five-year fixed rate remortgage deals aimed at buy-to-let landlords as the specialist lender looks...

The average cost of renting a property in the UK rose by 2.1% in September, while tenants in the capital faced...

The total amount of rent paid to private landlords is now more than double the amount of mortgage interest paid to...

Renters in London face a five year delay in buying a home of their own if they leave savings in cash,...

The steady levels of mortgage activity seen through the first half of the year continued into July, with gross mortgage lending...

If the existing mortgage deal on your buy-to-let property is about to come to an end, you may want to change...

  For many years, rent has been called “dead money” and young people have been urged to “get on the housing ladder”...

But-to-let landlords are a resilient bunch of people who continue to adopt a ‘positive’ attitude towards the private rented sector (PRS)...

Flat fees for buy-to-let mortgages have dropped to their lowest level for 12 months after falling by more than 5% in...

Skipton Building Society reduced its borrowing rates across its buy-to-let mortgage range by up to 0.28% this morning. Skipton’s new buy-to-let range for...

The Council of Mortgage Lender’s (CML) buy-to-let forecast for 2017 and 2018 has been revised down from previous expectations at the...

The private rented sector north of the border continues to offer good investment opportunities despite existing political uncertainties and recent tax...

An increasing number of landlords are opting for longer term fixed rate mortgages, according to one of the country’s leading mortgage...

Despite recent tax changes, buy-to-let property remains an attractive investment at a time of low interest rates and volatile stock markets,...

Recent tax changes mean that investing in buy-to-let property will no longer deliver the returns it once did for many landlords,...

Article 50, the starting gun for the UK to leave the European Union was triggered six weeks ago and now the UK...

The recent conviction of letting agent Thirunga Damayantharan for illegally keeping £15,000 of tenancy deposits has taken the total value of...

Having long provided mega double-digit returns for investors, investment in buy-to-let continues to outperform other major asset classes, including bonds, cash...

Despite the government’s decision to introduce a number of measures to curb the growth of buy-to-let landlords, prompting concern that the...

The vast majority of Britons, including many renters who could soon find their rents rising as landlords look to recoup their...

Buy-to-let property is still an attractive investment at a time of low interest rates and volatile stock markets, according to according...

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

With interest rates at a record low level, competition among mortgage providers, somewhat unsurprisingly, continues to hot up, with lenders shaving...

With interest rates at a record low level, competition among mortgage providers, somewhat unsurprisingly, continues to hot up, with lenders shaving...

Despite the recent tax crackdown, buy-to-let continues to look an attractive income investment at a time of low interest rates and...

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

Private landlords are being offered an opportunity to secure low interest rates for a decade, after Barclays launched a 10-year buy-to-let...

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...

Buy-to-let mortgage rates were largely unaffected by a sharp increase in swap rates in the final quarter of 2016, but this...

Average buy-to-let loans and deposits increased last year, as a result of increasing property prices and the tougher stance by mortgage...

The buy-to-let sector is continuing to struggle with valuations contracting 26% on an annual basis following a turbulent year, according to...

The average cost of renting a home has increased outside of London as rent paid rose 2% and pay fell over...

Buy-to-let mortgage rates are expected to fall in 2017 for ordinary landlords with one or two properties, but get more expensive...

The Bank of Ireland has become the latest lender to announce that it is increasing its rental stress rate for buy-to-let...

A number of mortgage lenders have now revised their affordability criteria, in line with the Prudential Regulation Authority’s (PRA) supervisory statement...

Fleet Mortgages has launched three new limited company products for those borrowers using corporate structures to purchase or remortgage property. The buy-to-let...

The Mortgage Works is the latest lender to announce that it is increasing its rental stress rate for buy-to-let landlords as...

But-to-let landlords face paying an extra £6,700 on their mortgages when new rules forcing them to take out longer term loans...

The Mortgage Works (TMW), the specialist buy-to-let arm of Nationwide Building Society, has cut interest rates on some of its two-year...

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

A quarter of all residential properties acquired in the summer were either a buy-to-let investment or a second home, fresh data...

TSB has scrapped the mortgage application fee from all its products, including buy-to-let deals. Aside from the removal of the mortgage application...

The huge rush to acquire buy-to-let property in the first quarter of the year ahead of the stamp duty change deadline...

A new off-plan development of 64 high end flats located in the heart of Manchester city centre has been launched onto...

A new tool that allows landlords to compare rents online has been launched by Landbay. The peer to peer lender’s ‘Rent Check’...

A new range of five year, fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage products for individual and limited company landlords has been launched by...

Tenants are now spending two-thirds of their disposable income on rent as sky-high prices put even more homes out of reach. The...

The buy-to-let market in Scotland has remained resilient throughout 2016 and continues to offer enticing rental yields for landlords, according to...

Mortgages could get even cheaper as a further cut in interest rates by the Bank of England (BoE) looks likely in...

Investec Private Bank announced yesterday that it will be introducing a range of new loan-to-value (LTV) bands across its buy-to-let products with borrowing...

Dudley Building Society has introduced a range of new fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage products with interest rates lowered across all its...

TSB has launched a range of new fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage products with interest rates lowered on certain products by up...

Rent increases for tenants across Britain continue to far outstrip inflation as demand exceeds the supply of rental stock on the...

Skipton Building Society has launched a range of new fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage products with interest rates lowered on certain products...

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

The historic referendum vote in favour of leaving EU raises questions over what impact this will have on the UK private...

Interest rates in Britain remain frozen at an all-time low of 0.5%, after the Bank of England decided against the first cut...

London Central Apartments III (LCA III), the latest property investment fund to invest in prime central London’s private rented sector (PRS)...

There is no need for landlords to panic following Britain’s decision to exit the European Union, according to the National Landlords...

As predicted, the pound is in freefall and the world stock markets are gyrating but this will be short lived once...

The public vote in favour of Brexit is a shock to many people and has already resulted in a sharp decline...

Many buy-to-let landlords will have one eye on Sutton Kersh’s summer auction in July which will feature a mixture of properties,...

With just hours remaining until the polls close, the outcome of the EU referendum is too close to call. The sense of...

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

Almost three quarters (72%) of pensioners who have an investment property said they would struggle to make ends meet if they...

Mortgage lenders are slashing rates on mortgage deals designed for landlords, according to Moneyfacts.   The data analysis site points out that with...

The Bank of England has revealed its tougher borrowing standards to prevent buy-to-let lending overheating the wider housing market.  The Bank’s financial...

The Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD), could bar accidental landlords from switching to cheaper mortgage deals on affordability grounds. Many could be told...

A property crowdfunding website has claimed that “traditional” buy-to-let could become unprofitable in seven out of 10 UK towns and cities...

Skipton Building Society has launched a refreshed range of fixed rate buy-to-let products with interest rates lowered on certain products by...

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...

Buy-to-let landlords are increasingly searching for lower-priced properties in a bid to secure higher yields, new research suggests. Seven in 10 landlords...

The buy-to-let mortgage market is on course for a busy end to a successful year as lenders jostle to bring more...

Platinum Property Partners (PPP) has warned landlords to plan ahead to futureproof their investment. It says standard buy-to-let properties will lose...

Bank of England governor Mark Carney has indicated that UK interest rates could rise "at the turn of this year". In a...

Experts warn that rents will rise after Chancellor George Osborne announced a cut in tax relief to landlords in the summer...

I recently visited Life Residential at their bright and modern West London headquarters. I carried out a quick interview with Joint Managing...

Fleet Mortgages has announced a series of rate reductions across its product range for individual landlords. The five-year fixed rate at 75%...