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Houses in Multiple Occupation are making up an increasing percentage of buy-to-let business, according specialist lender Shawbrook. In both 2022 and 2023,...
15 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A comprehensive new survey gives the lowdown on buy to let in the UK. The study, by Uswitch, is lengthy and covers...
13 April 2024
From: The Big Issues
The Generation Rent group has thrown its weight behind a ban on mortgages for holiday homes buyers - and its chief...
26 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A building society says it is considering ending its policy of lending to buyers of holiday lets. Martese Carton, the director of...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Yearly returns on the average buy-to-let property in the UK were over £4000 lower in June 2023, compared to the same...
01 September 2023
From: Breaking News
A building society that last summer scrapped all lending on some holiday homes has now come up with another unusual policy...
27 February 2023
From: Breaking News
December saw a further sharp slowdown in annual house price growth to 2.8 per cent from 4.4 per cent in November...
03 January 2023
From: Breaking News
The Guild of Property Professionals has issued a warning that house prices are going to fall. A 645-word statement from the Guild...
06 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Mortgage activity is forecast to fall by six per cent by year-end as the market feels the brunt of interest rate...
17 August 2022
From: Breaking News
A study of what has happened to a private rental sector hit by rent controls provides lessons to those in the UK...
27 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Landlords are being advised not to panic buy ahead of what may be more difficult lending conditions as the cost of...
26 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Buy To Let may have had a resurgence in the past year but long-term lending patterns suggest landlords have been hit...
28 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Celebrations amongst landlords and home owners over the latest record house price figures mask growing disadvantages for renters, claims a mortgage...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News
PropTech firms GetGround and Molo are partnering to offer landlords a one-stop-shop for dealing with the administrative details of buy to let...
16 July 2021
From: Breaking News
A record pipeline has been reported by one of the leading buy to let mortgage lenders as landlords race to beat...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News
Zoopla says it’s a two-tier market with London trailing badly trailing the rest of the country. UK rents outside London are up...
10 November 2020
From: Breaking News
Vida Homeloans has introduced a new flexible mortgage product designed for budding buy-to-let investors including professional and first-time landlords. The launch of...
24 September 2020
From: Breaking News
The government has published its response to the House of Commons, Communities and Local Government Select Committee’s (HCLG) report on cladding...
09 September 2020
From: Breaking News
There has been a significant increase in demand for buy-to-let properties in recent weeks, according to Landbay. It would appear, based on...
30 June 2020
From: Breaking News
The share of gross mortgage lending for buy-to-let purposes during the first quarter of the year was 14%, thus supplying around...
10 June 2020
From: Breaking News
There was an increase in buy-to-let activity in the first three months of 2020, the latest mortgage lending data shows. According to...
05 June 2020
From: Breaking News
Mortgage approvals slumped to the lowest on record in April as the UK spent the month in the coronavirus lockdown, the...
03 June 2020
From: Breaking News
OneSavings Bank (OSB) has increased the loan-to-value (LTV) to 75% across their buy-to-let ranges available through Kent Reliance for Intermediaries, Precise...
20 May 2020
From: Breaking News
Skipton International has returned to remortgage lending for overseas buyers looking to invest in the UK buy-to-let market. Skipton International had recently...
19 May 2020
From: Breaking News
The Mortgage Works (TMW) has temporarily withdrawn its high loan-to-value (LTV) buy-to-let mortgage products. The specialist buy-to-let arm of Nationwide Building Society...
01 April 2020
From: Breaking News
A deluge of taxes and an uncertain market has seen a number of landlords abandon the buy-to-let industry in recent years. Some...
20 February 2020
From: Breaking News
Paragon’s specialist portfolio buy-to-let lending grew during the final quarter of 2019. Specialist buy-to-let lending was 1.1% higher year-on-year at £375.4m, whilst...
31 January 2020
From: Breaking News
Skipton International has announced plans to expand its buy-to-let mortgage lending and increase offshore savings deposits. Skipton, which offers buy-to-let mortgages to...
13 November 2019
From: Breaking News
There was a further increase in mortgage lending for first-time-buyers and home movers in August compared with the previous month and...
16 October 2019
From: Breaking News
A growing number of tenants are experiencing rent hikes due to the widening supply-demand imbalance in the market, according to Carter...
11 September 2019
From: Breaking News
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...
16 August 2019
From: Breaking News
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%...
17 May 2019
From: Breaking News
One of the UK’s largest and arguably most controversial buy-to-let landlords who has in the past banned ‘coloured people’ from renting...
18 March 2019
From: Breaking News
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%...
18 March 2019
From: Breaking News
The latest UK Finance household lending and deposits data reveals that gross mortgage lending across the residential market dropped in January,...
27 February 2019
From: Breaking News
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...
18 January 2019
From: Breaking News
One of the UK’s largest and most controversial private landlords plans to sell his entire portfolio of around 300 residential properties...
15 January 2019
From: Breaking News
An increasing number of private landlords appear to be waiting to see what impact Brexit and regulatory changes will have on...
18 December 2018
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let mortgage activity continued to slow in October, as fewer landlords took out home loans as a result of tax changes...
13 December 2018
From: Breaking News
Activity in the buy-to-let market dropped further in July as a result of government interventions and a wider housing slowdown, new...
13 September 2018
From: Breaking News
The number of buy-to-let landlords acquiring new properties continues to tumble as recent tax changes bite, but property remains a viable...
13 September 2018
From: Breaking News
The government must move now to start supporting those that invest in the private rented sector or risk seeing significantly more...
29 August 2018
From: Breaking News
The UK housing market continued to slow last month as reflected by a drop in new mortgage lending, with many buy-to-let...
28 August 2018
From: Breaking News
With savers receiving appalling returns from banks and building societies, many people are unsurprising still interested in investing in buy-to-let as...
24 August 2018
From: Breaking News
The buy-to-let market is expected to remain subdued for the next three years mired by tax changes and tougher mortgage lending...
21 August 2018
From: Breaking News
Higher taxes, tougher mortgage lending conditions, along with political and economic uncertainty are making investment in buy-to-let less attractive to many existing and potential...
16 August 2018
From: Breaking News
The Swansea Building Society will now offer its buy-to-let and holiday let products through TBMC’s mortgage panel after joining forces with...
31 July 2018
From: Breaking News
Paragon has seen a significant increase in mortgage lending supported by its buy-to-let offering. Best known for its specialist focus on buy-to-let...
24 July 2018
From: Breaking News
Vida Homeloans has cut its buy-to-let fees on smaller buy-to-let loans to 1% in a bid to win more business from...
11 July 2018
From: Breaking News
Landlords are being advised by buy-to let broker Commercial Trust Limited to seek specialist tax advice before making the decision to...
28 June 2018
From: Breaking News
Banks will almost certainly be forced to raise mortgage rates as cheap money provided by a closed Bank of England scheme...
27 June 2018
From: Breaking News
Rents in the UK are set to increase as demand for rental properties grows, but the number of homes coming on...
15 June 2018
From: Breaking News
Kensington Mortgages has increased the loan-to-value limits and reduced rates on a series of its buy-to-let mortgages to improve the affordability...
15 June 2018
From: Breaking News
Brexit uncertainty, higher taxation and more stringent mortgage lending conditions are among the toughest challenges currently facing property investors, including buy-to-let...
14 June 2018
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let mortgages accounted for 13.9% of new lending during the first quarter of this year, new figures reveal. Fresh data from the...
13 June 2018
From: Breaking News
Allsop’s latest residential auction in London raised more than £67m, with a success rate of 75%, but buy-to-let investors in the...
06 June 2018
From: Breaking News
Landlords continue to feel the pinch after the latest phase of the government crackdown on buy-to-let came into effect last month,...
23 May 2018
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let mortgage lending plummeted during March, as reflected by the latest data released by UK Finance. Fresh figures from the banking industry...
17 May 2018
From: Breaking News
Various reports suggest that a number of buy-to-let landlords plan to exit the private rented sector due to concerns about the...
14 May 2018
From: Breaking News
There has been a sharp rise in demand for buy-to-let mortgages after a number of two-year fixed deals came to end. A...
27 April 2018
From: Breaking News
Mortgage lending fell to a four-year low during the final quarter of last year as tax reforms continue to deter buy-to-let...
14 March 2018
From: Breaking News
There has been much debate about Brexit and how it will impact the property market and the economy as a whole. ...
02 March 2018
From: Breaking News
Many buy-to-let landlords with two-year fixed deals that are about to come to an end are likely to face difficulties in...
23 February 2018
From: Breaking News
There has been a sharp rise in the number of expats in Australia looking to invest in UK buy-to-let property, despite...
08 February 2018
From: Breaking News
Despite a challenging 2017 for the buy-to-let market, characterised by tax and regulatory changes, including the first stage of the phasing out...
24 January 2018
From: Breaking News
Accord Buy To Let is offering landlords who remortgage a £500 cashback on selected loans, including eight remortgage deals. The intermediary-only lender,...
08 January 2018
From: Breaking News
The phasing out of mortgage interest relief and tougher mortgage lending conditions contributed to what was a rather difficult 2017 for...
03 January 2018
From: Breaking News
What a year it’s been! There was an unanticipated snap general election, the unexpected result, and consequently what we have now...
29 December 2017
From: Breaking News
Mortgage lending to buy-to-let investors remained largely unchanged in August despite an overall increase in residential mortgage lending, according to the...
16 October 2017
From: Breaking News
It is currently a challenging time for letting agents, following a raft of changes introduced by the government prompting concern that...
25 September 2017
From: Breaking News
It is currently a challenging time for letting agents, following a raft of changes introduced by the government prompting concern that...
13 September 2017
From: Breaking News
The steady levels of mortgage activity seen through the first half of the year continued into July, with gross mortgage lending...
25 August 2017
From: Breaking News
New Street Mortgages has unveiled changes to its buy-to-let range, while also making key alterations to its lending criteria. The lender has...
17 August 2017
From: Breaking News
The anti-landlord policies adopted by the government has had an adverse impact on private landlords, especially the smaller players, over the...
26 July 2017
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords are currently in retreat in the property market, leaving many prospective first-time buyers, including many existing tenants, in a...
26 July 2017
From: Breaking News
Mortgage lending rose for all borrowers, including buy-to-let landlords, in May, although there is a possibility that the drop in lending...
14 July 2017
From: Breaking News
The Council of Mortgage Lender’s (CML) buy-to-let forecast for 2017 and 2018 has been revised down from previous expectations at the...
23 June 2017
From: Breaking News
From unfavourable tax changes to tougher mortgage lending conditions, the past 18 months or so have been difficult for many buy-to-let...
15 June 2017
From: Breaking News
The number of buy-to-let landlords registering to buy property fell last month by 3.7% in England and Wales compared with the...
07 June 2017
From: Breaking News
There has been a significant increase in the number of people investing in the buy-to-let sector for the first time over...
01 June 2017
From: Breaking News
Ipswich Building Society has expanded its ever growing range of mortgages with the launch of three new five-year fixed rate products,...
26 May 2017
From: Breaking News
A growing number of private landlords are successfully adjusting their investment strategies to mitigate the impact of changes in tax and...
24 May 2017
From: Breaking News
It is a currently a challenging time for buy-to-let landlords, following a raft of changes introduced by the government which are...
23 May 2017
From: Breaking News
The UK property market continued to rally last month, with gross mortgage lending surging by 19% compared with February, but it...
21 April 2017
From: Breaking News
There has been a sharp rise in the number of landlords using limited companies to manage their buy-to-let portfolios as a...
05 April 2017
From: Breaking News
The number of buy-to-let loans secured by buy-to-let landlords increased in January to the second highest monthly level since the introduction...
16 March 2017
From: Breaking News
Enquiries from investors seeking to invest in the buy-to-let market rose sharply in the final three months of 2016, new figures...
14 March 2017
From: Breaking News
The chancellor’s pledge to create a £690m competition fund for English councils to tackle urban congestion and develop local transport networks,...
09 March 2017
From: Breaking News
The buy-to-let boom of recent years has fed the stereotype that Brits are obsessed with property. Ever since Margaret Thatcher declared...
28 February 2017
From: Breaking News
More banks and building societies should consider lending to self-employed landlords, according to the Mortgage Broker Ltd. The national mortgage broker is...
17 February 2017
From: Breaking News
Can we predict what the next 12 months may bring for the buy-to-let mortgage market? Many experts have attempted to do...
27 January 2017
From: Breaking News
Online mortgage search tool NLA Mortgages has implemented a new sourcing system, allowing landlords to find mortgage products based on their...
23 January 2017
From: Breaking News
While many will agree that 2016 was not the best year for buy-to-let, as the government introduced a raft of anti-landlord...
20 January 2017
From: Breaking News
The number of people investing in the buy-to-let sectors is expected to fall in the first quarter of the year ahead...
16 January 2017
From: Breaking News
Rents will continue to increase next year, owed in part to a reduction in housing supply in the private rented sector...
20 December 2016
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let lending has fallen significantly as tougher lending rules and the introduction of the 3% stamp duty surcharge on additional homes...
15 December 2016
From: Breaking News
Rents across the UK are set to rise considerably faster than house prices over the next three years, according to the...
12 December 2016
From: Breaking News
Tax changes and more stringent mortgage lending conditions will sound the death knell for small buy-to-let landlords, according to Britain’s largest...