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A high profile mortgage lender operating in the buy to let sector has launched a series of products aimed at investors...

The Guild of Property Professionals has issued a warning that house prices are going to fall. A 645-word statement from the Guild...

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

House prices will fall by 7.9 per cent next year and then will effectively stagnate until 2027 according to a gloomy...

A warning has been issued that as many as 250,000 homes - some likely to be in the private rental sector...

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

Celebrations amongst landlords and home owners over the latest record house price figures mask growing disadvantages for renters, claims a mortgage...

One of the leading agents is advising landlords that the high-end housing market is ‘edgier’ than before - but there’s no...

While some lenders, such as HSBC, have stopped all buy-to-let activity during the Covid-19 outbreak due to limitations on physical valuations,...

Hundreds of buy-to-let mortgage products have been withdrawn from the market due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to Property Master. The online buy-to-let...

Aldermore Bank has relaunched its buy-to-let proposition with a view to offering landlords greater choice, flexibility, new products, reduced rates, and...

The Mortgage Lender has amended its buy-to-let criteria by increasing its lending threshold from £2.5m to £5m, while also removing the...

Boris Johnson’s call for a snap general election on December 12 to try to settle the issue of Brexit took very...

More than half of buy-to-let landlords interviewed as part of a new study commissioned by secured property lender Fitzrovia Finance said...

The number of first-time landlord buy-to-let mortgage products hit a record high of  1,474 in October, up 297 on the same...

Barclays has announced a series of rate reduction to products within its mortgage ranges, including buy-to-let. The lender has cut its 75%...

There has been a notable increase in the number of landlords opting for two-year fixed buy-to-let deals owed in part to...

Leeds Building Society has removed the age limit completely on its buy-to-let mortgages, allowing more customers to borrow into retirement. The lender...

More than two thirds of landlords with four or more properties intend to use limited company status in order to acquire...

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

Skipton International has extended the terms of its mortgage proposition to include studio apartments valued at £250,000 and above in response...

Tipton & Coseley Building Society has announced enhancements to its buy-to-let product criteria. Tipton says that the move is part of its...

Landlords currently looking for the UK’s best buy-to-let areas should consider locations with a high student population, with yields of up...

If you are a landlord who wishes to raise extra finance against a HMO without remortgaging your existing deal then a...

Historically secured loans against buy to let property were seen as a last chance option for a landlords borrowing needs. In...

Buy-to-let returns continue to outperform many major asset classes with property investors in northern areas benefitting from higher yields, owed in...

Brexit uncertainty, higher taxation and more stringent mortgage lending conditions are among the toughest challenges currently facing property investors, including buy-to-let...

Allsop’s latest residential auction in London raised more than £67m, with a success rate of 75%, but buy-to-let investors in the...

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has enhanced the lending criteria on its buy-to-let and home in multiple occupation (HMO) five-year fixed rate...

Thistle Finance has teamed up with global currency specialist, Mercury FX, to offer UK expats new buy-to-let rates through specialist loans...

Cambridge Building Society has joined forces with Legal & General Mortgage Club to offer its buy-to-let range to landlords across England...

Specialist lender, Bluestone Mortgages, has made changes across its buy-to-let mortgage range, including the introduction of interest-only products aimed at customers...

Tougher buy-to-let lending criteria, introduced in September last year by the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA), is making it...

Landbay has launched a new range of buy-to-let products, with a specific focus on enhancing its HMO offering, making it easier...

Many buy-to-let landlords with two-year fixed deals that are about to come to an end are likely to face difficulties in...

Over the next few months, it is anticipated that tens of thousands of private landlords in the UK will face struggles...

There has been a sharp rise in the number of expats in Australia looking to invest in UK buy-to-let property, despite...

A recently launched digital buy-to-let mortgage brokerage service that enables landlords to find, compare and secure the best mortgage deals available...

Specialist buy-to-let mortgage lender Landbay has announced that it is changing its underlying portfolio stress tests for portfolio landlords. It will now...

Vida Homeloans will start to provide specialist residential and buy-to-let mortgages to clients of Personal Touch Financial Services’ after being appointed...

Independent mortgage broker John Charcol has teamed up with online letting agent Upad to help landlords maximise their buy-to-let investment. The partnership...

The phasing out of mortgage interest relief and tougher mortgage lending conditions contributed to what was a rather difficult 2017 for...

Coventry for Intermediaries has launched new Flexx for Term buy-to-let mortgages at 50%-75% loan-to-value (LTV). The new range includes a 1.82% rate...

Vida Homeloans has announced the introduction of new lending criteria for customers with impaired and improving credit records. The specialist mortgage lender...

Foundation Home Loans will continue to provide its range of competitive mortgage products to portfolio landlords when new PRA underwriting standards...

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...

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

Skipton Building Society has announced that it has tightened its portfolio affordability requirements to 150% at 5.5%, and at 5% for...

Coventry Intermediaries has announced that it is setting out additional lending criteria for portfolio landlords with four or more properties, to...

Accord Buy To Let is the latest lender to announce that it is amending details of its buy-to-let lending criteria for...

Specialist bank Aldermore has launched a new guide to help buy-to-let investors and mortgage brokers understand its underwriting changes ahead of...

Vida Homeloans has launched a new expat buy-to-let mortgage range aimed at existing UK property owners living overseas who wish to...

New Street Mortgages has reduced borrowing rates across its entire buy-to-let five-year fixed range by up to 0.65%. The Northview Group subsidiary’s...

A new digital buy-to-let mortgage brokerage service that enables landlords to find, compare and secure the best mortgage deals available for...

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

Mansfield Building Society has increased its maximum loan size from £300,000 to £500,000 across its buy-to-let mortgage range, subject to the...

More banks and building societies should consider lending to self-employed landlords, according to the Mortgage Broker Ltd. The national mortgage broker is...

Nationwide has recorded a significant drop in buy-to-let lending as government measures to clampdown on landlords start to have an impact...

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...

Online mortgage search tool NLA Mortgages has implemented a new sourcing system, allowing landlords to find mortgage products based on their...

Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries has removed its £25,000 minimum income requirement for buy-to-let and increased its maximum loan size by...

Rents across the UK are set to rise considerably faster than house prices over the next three years, according to the...

Tax changes and more stringent mortgage lending conditions will sound the death knell for small buy-to-let landlords, according to Britain’s largest...

Buy-to-let landlords have come under attack from the taxman and now also from the Bank of England, which could make landlord...

Specialist lender Keystone Property Finance has enhanced its offer to buy-to-let landlords by improving its lending criteria and making a number...

Tenants are potentially facing steeper living costs following a significant drop in the supply of rental properties, new figures suggest. Some 87.6%...

The UK’s largest private landlord has sold almost half of his entire portfolio of around 900 residential properties, according to the...

Buy-to-let landlords could be forced to stump up more than 60% deposits in some locations if all lenders introduce stricter borrowing requirements,...

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

Daniel Hill, managing director of Multi-Let UK, explains how you could build and manage a profitable HMO portfolio. Recent research fromMortgages...

Paragon Mortgages has updated its lending criteria for limited company landlords in the wake of recent Government announcements on tax relief...

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

The gap between average incomes and the pay of tenants who want to buy their first property has reached a post-recession...

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

The government is poised to launch a consultation document which is expected to advocate further restrictions on buy-to-let mortgage lending. The formal...