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A new scheme will aim to offer landlords more financial freedom to expand their property portfolio or make an alternative investment...

The majority of fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage rates are continuing to fall, according to the latest research from Property Master. The online...

Whether you’re a first-time landlord or an experienced one, there are frequent regulatory changes in the buy-to-let sector that you will...

A third of buy-to-let landlords plan to remortgage in the next year, with those looking to add to their portfolio more...

Take-up of buy-to-let mortgages slowed in June as economic and political uncertainty caused some buy-to-let investors to adopt a ‘wait and...

Paragon has launched several new mortgage products for portfolio and non-portfolio landlords. Products include a 75% loan-to-value (LTV) two-year fix at 3.55%...

Evicting an unscrupulous tenant could potentially cost landlords thousands, even hundreds of thousands of pounds, new research shows. Benham and Reeves has...

Barclays has launched a new five-year fixed rate buy-to-let product at 75% loan-to-value (LTV). The purchase only deal is available at 2.19%...

The Leeds Building Society has introduced rate cuts on a number of five-year buy-to-let mortgages by up to 0.45%. New deals include...

New communities secretary Robert Jenrick and housing minister Esther McVey look set to focus on increasing homeownership, but this appears to...

The Mortgage Lender (TML) will no longer prevent buy-to-let landlords from letting property to tenants in receipt of benefits. The move comes...

Some 55% of landlords planning to add to their portfolio over the next 12 months will use a limited company to...

Leek United has reduced rates on its buy-to-let products by up to 40bps. The lender’s five-year fixed rate buy-to-let product is now...

Foundation Home Loans has cut rates on selected five-year fixed buy-to-let products by up to 0.1%. The specialist lender has made reductions...

BM Solutions has announced that it plans to increase the maximum number of buy-to-let mortgages from three to five with Lloyds...

With the slump in house price growth in London slowing, a growing number of property investors believe that now is a...

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

A number of MPs are currently earning rental income from properties let to private tenants, including eight ministers in Boris Johnson’s...

Accord Buy To Let has introduced two new products aimed at landlords looking for longer term fixed rate deals. For purchasing landlords,...

There is no such thing as 'no-fault' eviction under Section 21, according to evictions specialist Paul Shamplina. The founder of Landlord Action insists...

NatWest has reduced rates on some buy-to-let and residential products. On the lender’s buy-to-let switcher there are reductions of up to 0.15%...

Furness for Intermediaries has launched two five-year fixed rate products for its holiday let range. The new mortgage deals have a borrowing...

Habito has instructed Pepper UK to provide the end-to-end servicing of its new portfolio of buy-to-let mortgages. The online mortgage broker announced...

Boris Johnson is being to urged to do more to support investment in the private rented sector, as research shows that...

Purchasing an investment property via a limited company, rather than as an individual, has become significantly more popular, and that largely...

Furness for Intermediaries has reduced rates on its consumer buy-to-let products by up to 1.1%.   The new discount rate products include...

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

Some 12% of properties in the private rented sector are now owned by a company as tax changes make private landlords...

Accord Buy To Let has cut rates on selected two, three and five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages by up to 0.11%,...

Canada Life Home Finance has reduced rates and increased the maximum loan-to-value (LTV) across its buy-to-let and second home product range. The lender...

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...

Skipton Building Society has refreshed its buy-to-let range and cut rates. Two-year fixed rates will now start from 1.58% at 60% loan-to-value...

Leek United has made a number of changes to its lending policy across its retirement, buy-to-let and remortgage product ranges. In terms...

How does the idea of 12 months’ rent in advance sound? Choices Estate Agents plans to launch a new Advanced Rent...

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

Rental yields have increased to their highest level for two years, according to the latest edition of Kent Reliance for Intermediaries’...

LendInvest has increased its maximum loan size to £750,000 on its five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage products and will now contribute...

Habito has launched its own range of buy-to-let products for individual landlords. The Habito-branded mortgages, which will be available through its new...

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

Barclays has introduced marginal rate cuts across some of its buy-to-let mortgage products. The biggest cut in its buy-to-let range is a...

Landlords stand to benefit from a drop in buy-to-let costs, new figures show. Fresh research from Moneyfacts.co.uk reveals that buy-to-let mortgage costs...

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has cut selected two and five-year rates by up to 0.6% and introduced a range of 50%...

Vida Homeloans has announced the release of a series of new specialist mortgage products, including buy-to-let deals. The products include a 75%...

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

Void periods are one of landlords’ most dreaded occurrences. This is because you are not only failing to collect rental income,...

A new survey by Precise Mortgages has found that 52% of buy-to-let landlords are using rental properties to supplement their employed...

Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson, the two men competing to become the next Conservative Party leader, are being to urged to...

Landbay has revamped its range of buy-to-let mortgage products for professional landlords and reduced rates in a bid to win more...

Private landlords would be banned from above-inflation rent rises if Labour wins power after the next general election, according to a...

Retired homeowners have gained £1,165 each on average in property wealth over the last year despite uncertainty in the property market,...

NatWest has launched a selection of new buy-to-let products at reduce rates designed to appeal to landlord borrowers. Borrowing rates have been...

The choice of first-time landlord buy-to-let products has increased to an all-time high, according to the latest research from Moneyfacts.co.uk. The data...

The Tory leadership contest is well underway with just two candidates - Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt - left in the...

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

A two-speed market has emerged in the buy-to-let sector as most smaller landlords have stopped adding to their portfolios, while their...

Most landlords feel optimistic about the existing UK buy-to-let environment, fresh research suggests. The study by Cambridge and Counties Bank showed that...

Newcastle Intermediaries is now offering its buy-to-let mortgage range to borrowers in Scotland. It comes over three years after the firm, which...

Pepper Money has cut rates on a range of residential and buy-to-let mortgage products. The limited edition summer special offer means that...

Barclays has cut rates on a number of products across its residential, buy-to-let and Reward ranges. The buy-to-let range includes a 2.35%...

Having completed loans primarily to professional landlords, property investors and developers, Octane Capital has passed the £500m lending milestone, just over...

The buy-to-let boom over the past 20 years has contributed significantly to the number of people who own second homes. More than...

Buy-to-let landlords looking to add to their property portfolios are being encouraged to use a specialist mortgage broker as they could...

Buy-to-let mortgage activity increased slightly in April, with landlord investors taking out 5,100 new buy-to-let home purchase mortgages, up from 5,000...

Five new buy-to-let intermediary-only mortgage products have been introduced by Skipton Building Society. Among the new products for purchase or remortgage, which...

Buy-to-let landlords and property enthusiasts will once again descend on the Olympia Conference Centre in London today where they will be...

Coventry for intermediaries has cut rates on its three- and five-year fixed rates and standard buy-to-let products by up to 0.2%. The...

Metro Bank has announced that it will no longer prevent buy-to-let landlords from letting property to tenants in receipt of benefits. The...

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has cut limited company and HMO buy-to-let mortgage rates. TMW is offering a two-year fixed limited company mortgage...

Consumer choice of buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage products has reached a 12-year high, according to new figures. The data, taken from the latest...

There has been a significant increase in both portfolio landlord and limited company buy-to-let business over the past 12 months, according...

Barclays has cut rates across its buy-to-let and residential product range for purchases and remortgages. Rate reductions in the buy-to-let range for...

Thousands of borrowers, including many buy-to-let landlords, could be missing out on a better mortgage deal by not speaking to an...

Keystone Property Finance has launched a new product range for purchase applications only, offering a cashback incentive. The buy-to-let lender’s new range...

West One Loans has launched a new range of first charge buy-to-let mortgage products, including both standard and specialist deals. The new...

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

Saffron Building Society has launched a new range of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) mortgage products to the market.  The four new...

Fleet Mortgages has launched four new five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages, while also reducing prices on three limited company products. The 75%...

In the context of mortgage applications, the term expat mortgages applies to anyone who lives outside the UK but wishes to...

Mansfield Building Society has introduced two new expat consumer buy-to-let mortgage products for borrowers who want to let out their property...

Specialist buy-to-let lender Landbay has conducted an independent Bank of England stress test to project the impact of a major economic...

Accord Buy To Let has reduced rates on more than a third of its buy-to-let product range. No fewer than 25 products...

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

Rents in London look set to rise sharply over the next few months, as the supply of rental accommodation dwindles while...

A new online property management service has been launched by Rentora and comes with a suite of easy management tools to...

Al Rayan Bank has launched a new limited company buy-to-let purchase plan (BTLPP) for landlords to purchase their investment properties in...

A growing number of older investors are turning to buy-to-let property to supplement their income, new figures suggest. Fresh data from Commercial...

Masthaven has announced changes to its buy-to-let mortgage range, including flexible criteria, rates for non-traditional tenants and landlords, as well as...

Accord Buy To Let has launched a new range of 80% loan-to-value (LTV) products, designed to give landlords with smaller deposits...

Coventry for Intermediaries has enhanced the number of buy-to-let mortgages permitted with the group from three to five, doubled the maximum...

Rising UK house prices have left many middle-age workers unable to afford a first home, or as accidental renters after a...

Buy-to-let mortgage activity remained sluggish in March with landlord investors taking out just 5,000 new buy-to-let home purchase mortgages, down 9.1%...

Charter Court has reported a record first quarter with new loan originations of £710m, up from £668m during the corresponding period...

LendInvest has introduced a range of new buy-to-let mortgage products, in addition to reducing rates on select offerings. New buy-to-let rate deals...

TSB has made selected rate changes to its buy-to-let and residential range, including cutting three- and five-year fixed remortgage products at...

Paragon has expanded its product range with the introduction of short-term finance for landlords to fund property refurbishment. The short-term finance products...

There has been an increase in the number of older people investing in the buy-to-let sector, fresh figures show. Commercial Trust has...

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

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has launched its first expat buy-to-let mortgage product range. Available for both purchase and remortgage applications, initial rates...

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...

Precise Mortgages has made its top slicing feature available across its entire buy-to-let range. The lender now accepts top slicing on all...

Sainsbury's Bank has cut rates across its buy-to-let products, amid strong competition among mortgage providers. New buy-to-let rate deals include a five-year...

There is no two ways about it, the buy-to-let market has become much more challenging for property investors of late for...

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has launched a new portfolio range while also reducing a number of five-year fixed rate products by...

The buy-to-let market is starting to show some positive signs, especially in London where activity is picking up again, new figures show. The ongoing political...

Parents with children at university may be considering whether it is worth buying them a property while they continue their education,...

Pepper Money has revised rates across its buy-to-let and residential products and reduced the cost of valuation fees. The specialist lender has...

Barclays has launched a new range of fee-free buy-to-let mortgage products. The bank has also reduced rates on a selection of buy-to-let...

Nationwide were among a small group of mortgage lenders asked to give evidence at a select committee yesterday on restrictions around...

A new All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has been launched with a view to looking into short-term lets. The new group, which...

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...

Landbay has announced that it will be increasing its maximum loan term from 25 to 30 years from 1 May. All products...

The Mortgage Lender has launched a range of buy-to-let mortgage products available at up to 80% loan-to-value (LTV). The new deals, some...

Returns for private landlords have dropped in recent years, while strong returns have instead come from investing in corporate residential landlords, according...

Paragon has refreshed its buy-to-let mortgage range for portfolio and non-portfolio landlords, with products including mortgages with no product fee, no...

Barclays has made alterations to some of its buy-to-let mortgage products. Rate reductions in the buy-to-let range include a two-year fix at...

A number of MPs are currently earning rental income from properties that they bought with public help, according to a fresh...

Castle Trust has launched a new unregulated bridging loan product that can be used for first charge buy-to-let cases of up...

Santander has increased the maximum term, age and loan-to-value (LTV) for its buy-to-let products, while also making amendments to its affordability...

Accord Buy to Let has reduced rates on nine of its five-year fixed rate products. Highlights of the new range, available to...

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has reduced rates on selected two-year fixed and tracker mortgages by up to 0.25%. The subsidiary of Nationwide Building Society has...

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

Roma Finance has announced the launch of a new five-year buy-to-let let product, targeted at landlords who seek flexibility, allowing them...

The cost of living alone has hit 92% of income, making it far harder for single people to get a foot...

TSB has launched new buy-to-let remortgage products within its intermediary range, with rates now starting from 1.59%. There are two-, three- and...

Kensington Mortgages has cut rates across its buy-to-let mortgage range by up to 0.4%. Rates on two-year fixed rate products now start...

Portico has expanded its client offering with the launch of Portico Finance, a mortgage broker and protection service, designed to offer...

Buy-to-let landlords in Scotland will face higher tax bills than their English counterparts from today, according to leading accountants and business...

Platform, the intermediary lender of The Co-operative Bank, will no longer restrict landlords from letting to tenants in receipt of housing...

The cost of taking out a buy-to-let mortgage remains at an historic low, according to the latest analysis from Mortgage Brain. Despite...

NatWest has cut rates on selected buy-to-let products. The lender has reduced its semi exclusive five-year buy-to-let fixed rate remortgage deals by...

Tax and legislative changes have unsurprisingly left many buy-to-let investors with little alternative but to pass costs onto tenants by pushing up...

Virgin Money has increased the maximum loan-to-value on its buy-to-let portfolio landlord range from 70% to 75%, while previous portfolio growth...

Former Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith has criticised policies of former Conservative chancellor George Osborne with regard to housing. Speaking at...

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

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

Zoopla’s decision to issue ‘blanket bans against tenants in receipt of housing-related benefits’ after announcing that it will end ‘No DSS’ wording...

Brexit uncertainty could lead to a rise in demand for holiday let rental homes, which is potentially good news for landlords...

Nationwide has announced that it will no longer prevent buy-to-let landlords from letting property to tenants in receipt of benefits. The move...

The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has published a report calling for wide ranging reforms to the leasehold system in...

One of the UK’s largest and arguably most controversial buy-to-let landlords who has in the past banned ‘coloured people’ from renting...

Buy-to-let mortgage activity remained subdued in January with landlord investors taking out just 5,500 new buy-to-let home purchase mortgages, down 1.8%...

The proportion of landlords acquiring properties in London in cash hit a seven-year high in 2018, according to fresh data from...

A number of buy-to-let landlords are currently thinking about exiting the private rented sector due to recent policy changes, including the...

The chancellor Philip Hammond has once again failed to deliver for private landlords, with yesterday’s rather low-key Spring Statement yet another...

Buy-to-let landlords believe that today’s Spring Statement provides the chancellor Philip Hammond with an opportunity to bolster activity in the buy-to-let...

Leeds Building Society has cut rates across its buy-to-let range to help landlords already facing a tax and mortgage squeeze to...

Buy-to-let landlords collectively contribute £16.1bn to the British economy through pre-tax spending, which is almost double the estimated £8.5bn a decade...

Principality Building Society has reiterated its commitment to ‘supporting’ buy-to-let landlords looking to ‘extend and strengthen their investment portfolios’ by increasing its...

TSB has introduced a new two-year buy-to-let tracker deal and hiked up rates on several remortgage products. The new buy-to-let tracker is...

Keystone Property Finance has introduced a series of new purchase-only buy-to-let products. The new deals are available at 65% or 75% loan-to-value...

The gap between the cost of buying and renting is down 59%, its lowest level in nine years, according to the...

Philip Hammond is once again being urged to reverse the previous chancellor George Osborne’s deeply unpopular tax reforms as they are...

NatWest has bowed to growing industry pressure by lifting restrictions on buy-to-let landlords renting to tenants in receipt of housing benefit. In...

Ipswich Building Society has cut the rates and fees on its existing buy-to-let five-year fixed rate products . There is a five-year...

ARLA Propertymark has compiled some top tips aimed at novice landlords that some experienced buy-to-let landlords may also find useful. Peter Savage,...

Accord Buy To Let has cut rates on selected two and five-year fixed rate mortgages by up to 0.04% and extended...

Barclays launched two new buy-to-let products and cut rates on existing deals this morning.  The newly launched products include a 60% loan-to-value...

The latest UK Finance household lending and deposits data reveals that gross mortgage lending across the residential market dropped in January,...

Affordability is a serious problem, particularly in London, and this puts people wishing to buy their first property under a great...

Vendors will often accept an all-cash purchase offer over a higher-priced offer with a mortgage, highlighting the importance of cash in...

Despite the growing popularity of Airbnb and other short-term letting websites, less than 3% of landlords are currently engaged in the informal...

When it comes to saving for retirement, many of us are split on whether property or a pension is the best...

Foundation Home Loans has launched what it refers to as a ‘Fix to Flex’ five-year buy-to-let mortgage where early repayment charges...

On the surface, registering as a limited company could serve higher taxpayers and larger investors well, while mainstream lenders remain a...

Skipton International has extended its UK buy-to-let mortgages to foreign nationals based abroad. Skipton previously only offered its UK buy-to-let mortgages to...

Buy-to-let mortgage activity continued to slow in December with landlord investors taking out just 5,100 new buy-to-let home purchase mortgages, down...

Confidence in the UK housing market has slumped amid Brexit uncertainty, according to Paragon’s latest Financial Adviser and Confidence Tracking (FACT)...

Hanley Economic Building Society has introduced a fee-free two-year fixed rate buy-to-let product at 60% loan-to-value with a borrowing rate of...

The increasing tax burden on landlords is likely to result in increased rents, according to research from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders...

Mansfield Building Society has launched a buy-to-let mortgage product exclusively for expat borrowers. The new product, available with no completion fee, is...

Journalist and broadcaster Andrew Neil will chair the Government Panel Debate at the National Landlord Investment Show in London, it has...

Following the passing of Karen Buck’s Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 into law, it is important that landlords are aware...

Tipton & Coseley Building Society has launched a range of ex-pat buy-to-let products for intermediaries and direct customers. Two fixed and two...

A new exclusive holiday buy-to-let product has been launched by Legal & General Mortgage Club in collaboration with Leeds Building Society Legal...

Marsden Building Society has launched a new five-year fixed expat buy-to-let product for landlords looking to buy or remortgage a buy-to-let...

A new multi-housing report reveals five trends that are set to dominate the private rented sector between now and 2025.   The...

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

There was a significant increase in the number of landlords exiting the rental market in December 2018 as rents increased for...

Kent Reliance’s buy-to-let maximum loan limit has been cut to £750,000, down from £1m, while the lender has removed its three-year...

The so-called housing charity, Shelter, targeted Ludlow Thompson a few months back, asking its supporters to block the letting agent’s telephone...

Undoubtedly, 2018 was another tough year for landlords. With so many tax and regulatory changes over the past couple of years,...

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...

Cambridge Building Society has unveiled a new range of expat mortgage products for landlords looking to acquire or remortgage a buy-to-let...

With the 31 January deadline for the 2017/18 self assessment tax returns just days away, Blick Rothenberg offers some last minute...

Accord Buy to Let has launched a five-year fixed rate deal at 2.22% up to 60% loan-to-value (LTV), as part of...

After the Tenant Fees Bill received Royal Assent last week, landlords and letting agents will, from June 1st 2019, no longer...

Despite government cuts, a new report claims that buy-to-let landlords in the UK claimed £17.7bn in tax relief last year, up...

Vida Homeloans has reduced rates across its buy-to-let range by up to 0.5%, with the lowest two-year fixed rate now starting...

Foundation Home Loans has refreshed its buy-to-let proposition to ensure the range is more transparent and easier for intermediaries to understand...

It is that time of year again. Filing an annual tax return is a necessary task for every self-employed person, including...

The mayor of London Sadiq Khan is developing rent control proposals as part of his 2020 re-election bid in the hope...

There has been a sharp decline in the number of buy-to-let property purchases as a raft of government tax hikes continues...

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

Barclays has cut rates across its buy-to-let range by up to 0.26%. Buy-to-let purchase and remortgage products now start at 2.3% for...

The majority of private landlords are understandably looking for greater security in the current climate and that largely explains why they...

Teachers Building Society has made various changes to its buy-to-let criteria, including an increase in maximum age, while the society has...

There has been a steady increase in the percentage of rental properties available over the past 12 months and data for...

The number of buy-to-let purchases continues to fall, as reflected by a further drop in new buy-to-let mortgage lending. Fresh data from...

Assertions made by UK Finance that the leasehold system is not in need of major reform have been rejected by Leasehold...

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

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

Commercial Trust Limited has enhanced its buy-to-let comparison table for customers. The new table features a number of new products, which includes...

NatWest Intermediary Services this morning made changes to a number of its buy-to-let, as well as its residential mortgage products, with...

With a new year now upon us, it’s time to look forward to what might happen (and what is definitely happening)...

One of the UK’s largest and most controversial private landlords plans to sell his entire portfolio of around 300 residential properties...

Leeds Building Society has doubled the cashback incentives available on its selected two- and five-year buy-to-let products from £500 to £1,000. Highlights...

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

An experienced buy-to-let landlord in Slough has become the first to be granted a mortgage by Zephyr Homeloans, a new dedicated...

There has been increased demand for buy-to-let property in prime central London in recent months and this trend looks set to continue...

LendInvest has joined forces with mortgage sourcing system Mortgage Brain to bring its buy-to-let product to a wider audience of intermediaries...

Pepper Money has launched a new range of five-year fixed rate buy-to-let limited edition products, with rates starting at 3.28%. The range...

Barclays Mortgages has launched a series of rate reductions across a number of buy-to-let – and residential – ranges for both...

Dodgy solicitor Ross McKay, who helped a fraudster create a £10.8m property empire with the help of Tameside’s criminal underworld, has...

There has been a 15% rise in the number of people renting a home aged 35-54 in the last three years as...

Mortgage lenders have reduced the cost of most of their fixed rate buy-to-let deals for landlords over the past 12 months,...

Brexit has “smashed property market sentiment to smithereens”, according to Jonathan Samuels, the chief executive of the property lender Octane Capital. Buying...

Investors have long turned to residential property as a means of supplementing their income, supported by strong demand from tenants and...

There was a sharp decline in the number of buy-to-let landlords acquiring property in 2018, fresh data from Haart shows. Clearly deterred...

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

Buy-to-let landlords and property enthusiasts will once again descend on the Olympia Conference Centre in London in March where they will...

It’s now three years since the then Conservative Chancellor George Osborne introduced a series of measures aimed, principally, at cooling the...

With 2019 fast approaching, mortgage borrowers are being encouraged to take a few simple steps to ensure they are in the...

Computershare Loan Services has launched Zephyr Homeloans, a dedicated buy-to-lender that provides a range of mortgage products for professional portfolio landlords...

UK rents are expected to increase by 7.5% over the next three years, as the supply of rental accommodation dwindles while...

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

Kensington Mortgages has introduced new rates across its Select product range. The new deals are available across the lender’s 75% loan-to-value (LTV)...

Fleet Mortgages has announced the launch of new products across both its standard and limited company ranges, as well as criteria...

An increasing number of private landlords appear to be waiting to see what impact Brexit and regulatory changes will have on...

HMO properties look very good on paper. Why charge a single rent when you can charge four or five lots of...

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...

Buy-to-let mortgage activity continued to slow in October, as fewer landlords took out home loans as a result of tax changes...

Headline mortgage rates are misleading borrowers and could be costing them thousands of pounds, according to Property Master. It may initially seem...

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...

Draconian tax changes applying to buy-to-let investors will leave many private landlords with little alternative but to evict tenants and sell...

The Mortgage Works has launched a fresh selection of 10-year fixed rate mortgages with rates starting from 2.74%. The specialist buy-to-let arm...

Paragon has joined forces with eTech to include its web-based workflow management system to streamline and simplify the mortgage application process...

Online letting agency Upad is now providing landlords with a new proprietary system to collect rental payments via direct debit. The agent’s new...

The rental income received by 79% of landlords with mortgages is only sufficient to service the interest element of their loans, and not...

Just 4% of landlords and tenants had in April this year heard of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES), claims research by...

Letting a home can be an intimidating task if you’re doing it for the first time. You may have deliberately entered...

There has been a sharp rise in demand from people looking to rent property amid political and economic uncertainty, according to...

Accord Buy To Let has added to its range of buy-to-let mortgage products for existing borrowers, with rates now starting from...

Having ignored calls to stop punishing landlords and rethink its stamp duty attack on the buy-to-let sector, along with the phasing out of mortgage...

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

Property website Zoopla is trialling a new Property Valuation Report (PVR) in nine areas across the country ahead of a broader...

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

One of the government’s suggestions to help fix the UK’s “broken housing market” was to oblige landlords to offer tenancies with...

Loughborough Building Society has launched a new buy-to-let range with two, three and five-year rates available up to 80% loan-to-value (LTV). There...

Legal & General Mortgage Club has launched an exclusive buy-to-let deal through The Mortgage Lender. The five-year fixed rate product is available...

A growing number of mortgage lenders are trying to lure both residential and buy-to-let mortgage borrowers with a wide range of...

Campaigners opposed to mortgage lenders allowing landlords to rent property to people claiming benefits tried to voice their discontent over the...

Even though the most recent Budget offered some welcome relief for landlords and the buy-to-let sector as a whole, there are...

Mortgage lenders have once again been criticised for not permitting landlords to rent property to people claiming benefits – this time...

Landlords are being encouraged to take advantage of existing low mortgage rates ahead of any potential base rate increases next year. There...

Nominations for the ATLAS (Accreditation & Training for Landlords and Agents Service) and LLAS (London Landlord Accreditation Scheme) Awards 2019 are now open...

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

Accord Buy to Let has increased the amount of cashback offered through a selection of its two-year fixed buy-to-let deals. Following the...

Far too many people fail to avoid the trap awaiting borrowers, including buy-to-let landlords, when fixed-rate mortgage deals end, as reflected...

Renting a property is now more expensive than buying in nine out of ten of the largest British cities, fresh data...

Marsden Building Society has unveiled two new expat mortgage products for landlords looking to acquire or remortgage a buy-to-let property in...

Buy-to-let mortgage activity slowed dramatically in September, as the number of landlords taking out new home loans dropped by almost a...

The number of properties acquired by landlords has dropped significantly over the past couple of years following the tax and regulatory...

Panoramic views of London, little noise pollution, three generous sized bedrooms and the prospect of a near 9% gross rental yield...

Buy-to-let landlords who have adopted a high yielding investment strategy may be interested in new analysis of the BTL market that...

Private renting has more than doubled over the past 20 years, and young people are by far the most likely age...

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

Aldermore has reduced the rates on its buy-to-let five-year fixed remortgage products for individual landlords and company landlords by 0.2%. Individual landlords...

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...

Buy-to-let lending for 2018 looks likely to fall well below its estimate of £12bn, as taxes and regulations continue to have an adverse...

Knowledge Bank’s Criteria Activity Tracker for October suggests that property remains a popular investment option. In terms of buy-to-let, two of the...

A shortage of housing supply will push up rents up by an average of 13.7% over the next five years, according...

Paragon has added to its buy-to-let mortgage range to include mortgages for expat landlords with rental property in the UK and...

Buy-to-let is a lot tougher than it once was. Landlords’ returns have been squeezed by the introduction of the 3% stamp duty...

With many landlords finding it harder to secure a mortgage since the Prudential Regulation Authority’s changes were introduced last year, some...

Rents in London’s prime property market have increased further, rising by 1.1% in the 12 months to September, as more people...

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has removed all upper age restrictions across its entire mortgage range, including buy-to-let products. Hinkley & Rugby’s...

Vernon Building Society has launched a new five-year fixed rate deal, as part of its buy-to-let product review. The new product, which...

Buying a property is cheaper than renting in every area of the UK, a recent study found, and yet a growing...

Accord has added to its range of buy-to-let products, including the launch of new cashback options on its two-year fixed rate...

A new buy-to-let affordability calculator, which allows brokers to simply input basic borrowing requirements to see the maximum loan available on...

Investing in buy-to-let property has long been a lucrative business opportunity for both recreational and professional investors, but could harsh tax...

Philip Hammond has once again failed to reverse the previous chancellor George Osborne’s deeply unpopular tax reforms that have had far-reaching...

The organisers of the National Landlord Investment Show have announced the shortlist for the 2018 National LIS Awards. The team at Landlord...

As the Chancellor prepares for today’s Autumn Budget, more residential taxes are widely mooted to be introduced, according to various experts. The...

As the Chancellor prepares to deliver his Budget today, research from Aldermore has revealed the measures prospective first-time buyers want put...

Almost two-thirds of private landlords with tenants receiving Universal Credit have had problems with non-payment and arrears, according to the latest...

Private tenants who pay their rent on time are set to benefit from better credit scores, after Experian said it was...

3mc has teamed up with Pepper Money to launch some new exclusive mortgage products that are up to 0.1% cheaper than...

The number of buy-to-let mortgage deals available to landlords who operate their properties through limited companies has more than doubled in...

The reversal of controversial alterations to mortgage interest relief and the scrapping of the 3% stamp duty surcharge on additional properties understandably...

The proportion of buy-to-let remortgaging hit a record high in the third quarter of the year, as more landlords looked to...