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A study of what has happened to a private rental sector hit by rent controls provides lessons to those in the UK...

Landlords are being advised not to panic buy ahead of what may be more difficult lending conditions as the cost of...

Buy To Let may have had a resurgence in the past year but long-term lending patterns suggest landlords have been hit...

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

PropTech firms GetGround and Molo are partnering to offer landlords a one-stop-shop for dealing with the administrative details of buy to let...

A record pipeline has been reported by one of the leading buy to let mortgage lenders as landlords race to beat...

Zoopla says it’s a two-tier market with London trailing badly trailing the rest of the country. UK rents outside London are up...

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...

The government has published its response to the House of Commons, Communities and Local Government Select Committee’s (HCLG) report on cladding...

There has been a significant increase in demand for buy-to-let properties in recent weeks, according to Landbay.  It would appear, based on...

The share of gross mortgage lending for buy-to-let purposes during the first quarter of the year was 14%, thus supplying around...

There was an increase in buy-to-let activity in the first three months of 2020, the latest mortgage lending data shows. According to...

Mortgage approvals slumped to the lowest on record in April as the UK spent the month in the coronavirus lockdown, the...

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...

Skipton International has returned to remortgage lending for overseas buyers looking to invest in the UK buy-to-let market.  Skipton International had recently...

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has temporarily withdrawn its high loan-to-value (LTV) buy-to-let mortgage products.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...

A deluge of taxes and an uncertain market has seen a number of landlords abandon the buy-to-let industry in recent years.  Some...

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...

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...

There was a further increase in mortgage lending for first-time-buyers and home movers in August compared with the previous month and...

A growing number of tenants are experiencing rent hikes due to the widening supply-demand imbalance in the market, according to Carter...

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...

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%...

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

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...

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

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

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

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

The number of buy-to-let landlords acquiring new properties continues to tumble as recent tax changes bite, but property remains a viable...

The government must move now to start supporting those that invest in the private rented sector or risk seeing significantly more...

The UK housing market continued to slow last month as reflected by a drop in new mortgage lending, with many buy-to-let...

With savers receiving appalling returns from banks and building societies, many people are unsurprising still interested in investing in buy-to-let as...

The buy-to-let market is expected to remain subdued for the next three years mired by tax changes and tougher mortgage lending...

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...

The Swansea Building Society will now offer its buy-to-let and holiday let products through TBMC’s mortgage panel after joining forces with...

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...

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...

Landlords are being advised by buy-to let broker Commercial Trust Limited to seek specialist tax advice before making the decision to...

Banks will almost certainly be forced to raise mortgage rates as cheap money provided by a closed Bank of England scheme...

Rents in the UK are set to increase as demand for rental properties grows, but the number of homes coming on...

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...

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

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...

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

Landlords continue to feel the pinch after the latest phase of the government crackdown on buy-to-let came into effect last month,...

Buy-to-let mortgage lending plummeted during March, as reflected by the latest data released by UK Finance. Fresh figures from the banking industry...

Various reports suggest that a number of buy-to-let landlords plan to exit the private rented sector due to concerns about the...

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...

Mortgage lending fell to a four-year low during the final quarter of last year as tax reforms continue to deter buy-to-let...

There has been much debate about Brexit and how it will impact the property market and the economy as a whole. ...

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

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

Despite a challenging 2017 for the buy-to-let market, characterised by tax and regulatory changes, including the first stage of the phasing out...

Accord Buy To Let is offering landlords who remortgage a £500 cashback on selected loans, including eight remortgage deals. The intermediary-only lender,...

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

What a year it’s been! There was an unanticipated snap general election, the unexpected result, and consequently what we have now...

Mortgage lending to buy-to-let investors remained largely unchanged in August despite an overall increase in residential mortgage lending, according to the...

It is currently a challenging time for letting agents, following a raft of changes introduced by the government prompting concern that...

It is currently a challenging time for letting agents, following a raft of changes introduced by the government prompting concern that...

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

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

The anti-landlord policies adopted by the government has had an adverse impact on private landlords, especially the smaller players, over the...

Buy-to-let landlords are currently in retreat in the property market, leaving many prospective first-time buyers, including many existing tenants, in a...

Mortgage lending rose for all borrowers, including buy-to-let landlords, in May, although there is a possibility that the drop in lending...

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

From unfavourable tax changes to tougher mortgage lending conditions, the past 18 months or so have been difficult for many buy-to-let...

The number of buy-to-let landlords registering to buy property fell last month by 3.7% in England and Wales compared with the...

There has been a significant increase in the number of people investing in the buy-to-let sector for the first time over...

Ipswich Building Society has expanded its ever growing range of mortgages with the launch of three new five-year fixed rate products,...

A growing number of private landlords are successfully adjusting their investment strategies to mitigate the impact of changes in tax and...

It is a currently a challenging time for buy-to-let landlords, following a raft of changes introduced by the government which are...

The UK property market continued to rally last month, with gross mortgage lending surging by 19% compared with February, but it...

There has been a sharp rise in the number of landlords using limited companies to manage their buy-to-let portfolios as a...

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...

Enquiries from investors seeking to invest in the buy-to-let market rose sharply in the final three months of 2016, new figures...

The chancellor’s pledge to create a £690m competition fund for English councils to tackle urban congestion and develop local transport networks,...

The buy-to-let boom of recent years has fed the stereotype that Brits are obsessed with property. Ever since Margaret Thatcher declared...

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

Can we predict what the next 12 months may bring for the buy-to-let mortgage market? Many experts have attempted to do...

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

While many will agree that 2016 was not the best year for buy-to-let, as the government introduced a raft of anti-landlord...

The number of people investing in the buy-to-let sectors is expected to fall in the first quarter of the year ahead...

Rents will continue to increase next year, owed in part to a reduction in housing supply in the private rented sector...

Buy-to-let lending has fallen significantly as tougher lending rules and the introduction of the 3% stamp duty surcharge on additional homes...

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...

One of Britain’s largest housebuilders has warned of a sharp decline in demand caused by Brexit uncertainty and the government’s outright...

The level of buy-to-let borrowing was down 7% between August and September as the introduction of the 3% stamp duty surcharge...

September was the worst month for remortgaging since the EU referendum, new figures from conveyancing firm LMS show. The research found that...

Buy-to-let lending will fall by as much as 20% over the next two years to reach around £33bn by the end...

There was a sharp decline in the amount buy-to-let investors borrowed to acquire property in August, reflecting the fact that a...

From a landlord’s perspective, it has been a tough year, with a raft of changes designed to bring the booming housing...

Remortgaging activity hit a seven-year high in August, fuelled by record low bowing rates and rising house prices, according to new...

Mortgage lending may have rebounded in August with gross lending last month reaching a nine-year high of £22.5bn, but the buy-to-let...

Fears raised over the UK housing market in the wake of the Brexit vote were ‘wide of the mark’ as illustrated...

Buy-to-let landlords could soon find it harder to secure finance to acquire property following the news that buy-to-let mortgage lenders may...

The buy-to-let mortgage market’s recovery continued in June with the number of loans up 12% month-on-month, according to the latest mortgage...

Mortgage lenders look set to impose more stringent checks on buy-to-let landlords seeking funds to acquire property, as part of a...

Buy-to-let house purchase lending was under half what it was in the in the months leading up to the stamp duty changes, while...

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

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

Mortgage lending continued to slow last month as would-be investors are put off buy-to-let by the rise in stamp duty costs,...

April’s stamp duty increase for buy-to-let investors is already having an impact on the housing market, with the latest figures from...

Lending to buy-to-let landlords soared last month, with the latest figures revealing that buy-to-let investors borrowed £7.1bn, up 87% month-on-month and...

There was a significant drop in the volume of buy-to-let valuation instructions recorded last month following the introduction of higher stamp...

With alluring rental returns achievable and low-cost interest-only mortgages, otherwise deemed too risky for regular homebuyers, still available to landlords, buy-to-let...

With just three weeks to go until the 3% stamp duty hike on buy-to-lets and second homes kicks in, research suggests...

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

Proposals by the Treasury to hand greater powers to the Bank of England to make access to buy-to let-lending harder risks...

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

The buy-to-let market could pose a threat to financial stability, according to the Bank of England. In its biannual Financial Stability Report...