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

A prominent buy to let mortgage lender says there’s been a surge of interest in so-called green mortgages linked to good...

Newable Finance, the finance brokerage & advisory arm of Newable, launches video advert campaign ahead of the new EPC legislations for...

The Bank of England is this week expected to increase base rate for the fifth time in a row. The Bank’s monetary...

Whether it’s increasing the amount we recycle, choosing sustainable products, or reducing our carbon footprint by limiting the amount we travel,...

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

A bank is forecasting that almost one in 10 rented homes in the UK within the next decade could be a...

Landlords with larger portfolios are more likely to increase rent than small-scale landlords. A poll by The Landlord Works shows that 75...

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

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

Landlords work harder to ensure properties are suitable for their preferred tenant type, more than they do to achieve maximum profits.  That’s...

A business analyst has given an interesting interpretation of the soaring rental market - and says it keeps the wider sales...

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

Are you a landlord with an EPC rating of D or below? Newable Finance has launched EPC Finance – a range of...

A report from the Public Accounts Committee on the regulation of the private rented sector (PRS) was issued with little notice...

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

The government is reported to be considering extending the Right To Buy from just council tenants in England to housing association...

Landlords who have mortgages from the Yorkshire Building Society have been told that they do not need to inform the lender...

Let’s face facts, landlords and the private rented sector have a reputation problem. Perceived to be the poor relation of housing provision, the sector is...

As the weather begins to warm up, many will be starting to think about giving their homes a seasonal spring clean....

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

Buy to let landlords claimed a record £18.5 in tax relief in the year to April 2021, the most recent data...

Renters are amongst the three groups likely to suffer worst as the cost of living crisis unfolds, an analyst has warned.  Sarah...

I hope you weren’t holding your breath for the Chancellor to announce a package of help for landlords in his Spring...

Even before the pandemic, we were seeing dramatic changes across the buy-to-let landscape with holiday lets steadily increasing in appeal –...

It’s not an April Fool - capital appreciation of homes really is running at 14.3 per cent a year according to...

Homes headed by a person over the age of 45 will account for at least half of all privately renting households...

There’s been a large rise in the number of buy to let green mortgages as the push for greater energy efficiency...

New research by the Mortgages for Business brokerage suggests that just under a quarter of landlords’ properties have an Energy Performance...

Buy-to-let lending hit its highest ever level last year, spurred on by record levels of tenant demand, the Stamp Duty Holiday...

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

There’s more evidence of ex-pats re-entering the buy to let and holiday let markets. The Cambridge Building Society has introduced three buy...

Covid-19 has upended most industries, at least for a short while, over the past two years. But the tourism sector has...

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

Airbnb entered the realm of holiday lettings in 2009, but it wasn’t until 2016 that it really started to gain traction...

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

Buy to let mortgage rates will rise “very quickly” this year according to a leading broker. Last week base rate was increased...

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

Landlords are targeting semi-detached homes over terraced houses for the first time, but with limited stock availability and strong competition from...

The choice of buy to let mortgage deals for first time landlords has soared according to the independent market monitor Moneyfacts.  “Our...

The specialist holiday let market is becoming increasingly attractive to ex-pat investors - and another mortgage lender has entered the sector...

Yesterday Landlord Today reported that there was now a 15 year record high in the number of buy to let mortgage...

There’s a 15 year record high in the number of buy to let mortgage products available for current or new landlords. The...

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

Our housing market needs a long-term vision, and one which is co-ordinated across government and the wider industry. And it is...

A record number of companies were set up last year to hold buy to let property.   In total there were 47,400 new...

Suffolk Building Society has just become one of the few lenders to consider applications from landlords who intend to market and...

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

Bromsgrove is a classic rental market. The Worcestershire market town is enveloped by green space but is just a thirty-minute commute...

The majority of the buy to let community want the name ‘landlord’ dropped and replaced by something like ‘small housing provider’ That’s...

A new bank - Recognise - has entered the buy to let market in a bid to win landlords and investors. Its...

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

As I write, at home in bed recovering from Covid, I can’t fail to notice the irony of attempting to predict...

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

New data suggesting that only a third of first time buyers are able to secure a mortgage at their first attempt...

An investigation conducted by The Mirror newspaper claims to have found that 55 out of 72 buy to let mortgage lenders...

Paragon Bank increased buy to let lending to landlords by 33.9 per cent to £1.61 billion in its last financial year,...

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

Only six per cent of brokers questioned in a survey have ever sold a green mortgage, despite the high public profile...

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

People you can trust are an essential part of your team when you get into investing in property. If you’re using solicitors,...

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...

Foundation Home Loans has launched its new ‘Green ABC+’ fixed rate products for both buy to let and owner occupied mortgages, with...

New independent research among 512 landlords show how they have reacted to the pandemic. It found that 65 per cent of landlords...

A new portal set up by a leading buy to let mortgage provider claims it will “revolutionise” the borrowing process for...

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

Buy to let mortgage app Rightrate is to expand its support for landlords after passing the 500 downloads milestone since launch...

The buy to let pipeline for one of the sector’s main mortgage lenders is now £911.4m some 39.9 per cent up...

Starling Bank has snapped up specialist buy-to-let mortgage lender Fleet Mortgages in a £50 million cash and share deal. Fleet Mortgages, based...

The latest study of the mortgager market by Aldermore Bank suggests the self-employed are finding it harder than ever to get...

Understanding the exact position of your property portfolio is crucial, this means, you need to   get constant access to accurate information. The...

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

Specialist lender Landbay has launched two new buy to let mortgage products for first time landlords who want to invest in...

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

Buy to let lender Keystone says demand from landlords making the switch to holiday lets have driven it to expand its...

Specialist buy to let lender Landbay is the latest to try to turn landlords green by offering discounted mortgages for rental...

A PropTech platform called Pitch 4 Finance has launched to help landlords and other investors source the best deals to finance...

For the first time in seven years it’s now cheaper to rent a home than buy one. So says the Hamptons lettings...

There’s been a “huge demand” for buy to let mortgages spurred on by dramatic house prices rises, according to a major...

One in six landlords have allegedly lost tenants who have taken advantage of new five per cent deposit mortgage schemes. Online agency Accommodation says...

Rightmove has identified five ways that landlords and other property owners can improve their property’s EPC rating - some for well...

The Guernsey-based lender Skipton International says there’s been a surge in interest in UK buy to let mortgages from overseas over...

There’s been a wholesale lifting in standards of investment and quality in the private rental sector thanks to landlords, and in...

Lettings platform Mashroom has pulled together what it suggests are the most influential landlords using the social media service TikTok. For the...

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

A new survey shows that just over a third of landlords have recently purchased another buy to let property or intend...

The private rental sector is in slow retreat according to a new analysis by Nationwide-owned specialist lender, The Mortgage Works. Nationwide chief...

A mortgage lender specialising in high net worth clients has identified those areas outside London seeing the most prime purchases. Enness Global...

For the first time in four years, the proportion of landlords who say they plan to expand their portfolios is higher...

The mortgage market is becoming increasingly competitive for landlords who want to take advantage of offers as the economy comes out...

Housing minister Chris Pincher has made the most explicit admission yet of the government’s desire to diminish the private rental sector. In...

Three in five landlords are interested in green mortgages - a huge surge in recent times. The buy to let broker Mortgages...

For the second time this week (and it’s only Wednesday) a lender has announced cheaper mortgage loans for buy to let...

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

There’s been a surge in the number of mortgage products aimed at landlords in the holiday let market. There’s been a 45...

Buy to let mortgage choice has increased for the fifth month in a row, according to independent mortgage market monitor Moneyfacts. There...

Paragon Bank has launched a range of 80 per cent loan to value buy to let mortgages specifically for properties with...

Specialist buy to let lender Landbay has launched a range of mortgages for trading limited companies buying or remortgaging houses, apartments, HMOs...

A prominent lettings agency chief says tenants are becoming more eco-conscious, putting increased emphasis on landlords to meet expectations. Mike Cook -...

Landlords trying to expand their portfolios can avoid delays caused by residential buyers taking advantage of the Chancellor's stamp duty extension by using four 'buy-to-let hacks', according to broker Mortgages for...

A senior Anglican priest has stood up for renting as a concept, and suggests Britain is too pre-occupied with home ownership. Angela...

Specialist buy to let broker Mortgages for Business says landlords buying now can use four tips to beat the chaos in the...

Over 330 rental properties have been incorporated into a single company - thought to be the largest single incorporation in the...

There’s been another fall in the proportion of landlords purchasing their next buy to lets in cash. Research by Hamptons lettings agency...

A prominent buy to let lender has launched a range of products to help landlords improve the energy efficiency of rental...

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

There’s a warning today that landlords need to move quickly and selectively if they are intending to purchase a property ahead...

Coronavirus has prompted much talk of landlords and tenants alike fleeing cities for the country - but some evidence suggests that...

The Mortgage Works, the specialist buy to let arm of Nationwide Building Society, today launches new limited company mortgages targeting the...

A so-called Citizens Assembly set up by a leading politician has called for rent controls. The Citizen’s Assembly of Scotland was launched...

The Financial Conduct Authority is extending the ban on repossessions by two months until April 1, in light of the pandemic...

Popular buy to let lender Fleet Mortgages’ latest rental yield index shows the consequences of increasing property prices in many regions...

The changes to Mortgage Interest Tax Relief and impact on your wallet Before April 2017 landlords with a mortgage on their buy-to-let...

Eviction guru and lettings sector expert Paul Shamplina has made an impassioned plea for government help for the rental sector. The founder...

A philanthropist claims the difficulty some younger people have in getting on the property ownership ladder is caused by Baby Boomers...

Consumer service Which? says it anticipates landlords choosing short term mortgages in the coming year, rather than five year options. The service...

An online mortgage broker specialising in buy to let has launched a new tool using Artificial Intelligence to show landlords how...

The number of buy to let mortgages for landlords has dropped to 1,792 - and in comparison to last year that’s...

The financial services regulator, the Prudential Regulation Authority, is warning mortgage lenders to be strict on their assessment of customers wanting...

The Leader of the House of Commons, Jacob Rees-Mogg, says the government has sympathy for the plight of many landlords during...

One hidden aspect of the recent cladding controversy has been that many landlords have been unable to sell or remortgage flats...

A survey of over 2,000 tenants by a specialist buy to let lender shows that contrary to the popular belief, most...

A ‘city tracker’ operated by a specialist buy to let mortgage company has outlined the best - and worst - places...

A new survey shows almost two thirds of prospective first time buyers regard it as ‘impossible’ to get on the property...

A new report from respected specialist mortgage provider Paragon Bank shows that retiree renters and those in the upper-middle age category...

A prominent Conservative supporter and expert in the private rental sector has posed an interesting question - is Boris Johnson trying...

If you are dreaming of buying a property in Spain, there is so much to think about and many things to...

For over two decades, The Cumberland has been offering specialist lending to the hospitality sector, and 10 years ago, it became...

With the staycation boom caused by Covid-19, which is likely to continue for the foreseeable future as travel restrictions remain for...

Just under half of landlords say they intend to make energy efficiency improvements to properties as part of the government's Green Homes Grant...

An investment consultancy says landlords seeking mortgages to acquire new properties via a company have been finding some applications rejected as...

There’s another warning today that buy to let landlords wanting to expand their portfolio are in a race against time to...

Who are you? Craig Hayward How do you help landlords and property investors? With over 10 years’ experience we have been helping landlords and...

A new survey of 700 landlords from a respected buy to let lender reveals the regions with the strongest levels of...

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are looking to take advantage of cheaper borrowing rates, growing demand from renters, and the...

Demand for rented homes looks set to increase in the coming months as new data suggests that many people who do...

Lendinvest has revamped its buy-to-let range, with new products for student lets and deals for first-time landlords, while the lending platform...

Precise Mortgages has reduced mortgage rates across its buy-to-let range by up to 0.4%.  The specialist lender’s buy-to-let range, which is available...

Pepper Money has cut rates across its buy-to-let range by up to 0.4%. The Pepper48 product, which is available up to 70%...

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 Nottingham for Intermediaries has temporarily withdrawn its mortgage range. Nikki Warren-Dean, head of intermediary sales, said: "The aim of this temporary measure...

Foundation Home Loans has cut its buy-to-let rates across all product tiers and property types. Foundation’s 80% loan-to-value (LTV) two-year fix has...

From accidental landlords to those wanting to embark on buy-to-let as a business, renting out property can be extremely rewarding, and...

Buckinghamshire Building Society has relaunched its ex-pat buy-to-let product. The mortgage deal is available at 70% loan-to-value (LTV) on a two-year discount...

Foundation Home Loans is planning to pull some of its buy-to-let products tomorrow.  On Thursday, the specialist lender will remove its two-year...

Ipswich Building Society has relaunched its buy-to-let range, two months after deciding to withdraw its products to help it cope with...

Housing charities want the government to extend the ban on landlords evicting renters beyond 20 September. Renters across England and Wales received...

The Post Office has withdrawn a number of buy-to-let mortgage products.  The lender emailed brokers to let them know that it will...

Demand for property has soared as purchasers, including buy to-let investors, make the most of Rishi Sunak's stamp duty holiday, but...

Kensington Mortgages has introduced a range of rate cuts across its buy-to-let and residential ranges.  Rates have been cut by up to 0.3%...

Castle Trust Bank has introduced a new range of buy-to-let products available at up to 75% loan-to-value (LTV). In addition, the lender...

There has been a drop in buy-to-let lending, but the decline is less dramatic than the general purchase market, according to the latest...

Barclays has announced that it is restricting all buy-to-let deals to a maximum limit of 70% loan-to-value (LTV). The bank, which was...

SimplyBiz Mortgages has added buy-to-let lender Zephyr Homeloans to its mortgage panel. Zephyr offers standard and specialist products to both individuals and...

There has been a sharp rise in mortgage approvals, as reported by the Bank of England yesterday.  The latest data reveals that...

More money needs to be made available to support landlords and renters during the existing Covid-19 pandemic, according to Bankrate UK.  The...

Virgin Money has increased its buy-to-let rates by up to 20% as part of a series of changes to its mortgage...

There has been a sharp rise in buy-to-let mortgage activity as property investors look to take advantage of the current stamp...

Accord will be increasing its maximum loan-to-value (LTV) for its buy-to-let product transfers to 80%.  In addition, the lender has reduced rates...

LandInvest has introduced Appetite Statements for landlords seeking a pre-agreed financing offer for their future projects. The new Appetite Statement is a...

Accord has removed all of its buy-to-let products at 60% loan-to-value (LTV) on a temporary basis.  The company says that the move...

There appears to have been an increase in demand for buy-to-let property since the chancellor announced a stamp duty holiday, but...

Foundation Home Loans has reduced rates across a range of five-year buy-to-let mortgage products. The deals, which are offered to both individual...

Santander has increased a selection of its buy-to-let mortgage rates for purchase and remortgage.  The lender has increased selected rates and fees...

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has increased its loan-to-value (LTV) for capital raising landlords from 65% to 75% on all remortgage products. The...

West One has launched two limited edition buy-to-let mortgage products, which both benefit from West One’s ‘no credit scoring’ approach, with...

Clydesdale Bank has increased a selection of its buy-to-let mortgage rates. The lender’s 75% loan-to-value (LTV)  two-year fix is now available at...

LandInvest has made a series of changes to its buy-to-let product range. The property finance platform has raised its maximum loan size...

Accord Buy To Let has announced that it is now offering buy-to-let mortgages to first-time landlords up to a maximum loan-to-value...

TSB will no longer lend on buy-to-let properties in England and Wales that do not meet minimum energy efficiency standards.  Buy-to-let landlords...

The Post Office has announced that it has withdrawn a number of buy-to-let products.  The lender emailed brokers late last week to...

West One Loans has made changes to its buy-to-let product criteria.  BTL products have had the maximum loan-to-value (LTV) permitted increased from...

There was a surge in demand for buy-to-let property in July, according to the latest data released by mortgage technology provider,...

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has withdrawn its 10-year fixed rate buy-to-let products. The specialist buy-to-let arm of Nationwide Building Society has also...

Accord Buy To Let is introducing 14 new mortgage products as part of a full range refresh to offer buy-to-let landlords...

Keystone Property Finance has introduced a selection of ‘summer special’ mortgage products available for both its standard and specialist buy-to-let ranges. The...

Barclays has withdrawn its product for portfolio landlords and hiked rates across a range of buy-to-let deals in a bid to...

Foundation Home Loans has cut its  shorter-term buy-to-let mortgage products in response to greater demand from investors.  Two-year fixed rates within Foundation’s...

Pepper Money has reintroduced buy-to-let purchase mortgages for individual investors and limited companies. The lender has also announced that it will be...

There was a notable increase in buy-to-let remortgage business in the second quarter of the year, according to Paragon Bank.  The research...

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

Yorkshire Building Society (YBS) Commercial Mortgages has introduced a new limited company buy-to-let product targeted specifically at holiday letting properties in...

Buy-to-let landlords are being urged to take advantage of the stamp duty tax savings announced in the chancellor’s summer statement by...

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has teamed up with West One to launch a new range of buy-to-let semi-exclusive products with West...

There has been a surge in demand for buy-to-let mortgage applications over the past few weeks, according to The Mortgage Lender...

Buy-to-let properties in the UK are currently in high demand and there appears to be plenty of room for further growth,...

The government’s decision to temporarily increase the stamp duty threshold to £500,000 for property sales in England and Northern Ireland, until...

There has been a steady increase in the numbers of buy-to-let mortgage products since the start of May in a sign...

There are emerging signs of recovery in the buy-to-let mortgage market, following the major initial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic-induced lockdown,...

Newcastle Intermediaries has relaunched its buy-to-let offerings. The lender’s two-year fixed rate product offers a choice of fee-assisted deals at 75% loan-to-value...

Industry leaders are calling on the government to provide urgent support for young people living in private rented housing.  As the chancellor...

Ipswich Building Society has withdrawn all its buy-to-let products, including expat BTL and holiday let mortgages, following a sharp rise in...

SimplyBiz Mortgages has added Paragon’s buy-to-let range to its mortgage panel.  The buy-to-let range includes support for SPV limited company lending, including...

Foundation Home Loans has relaunched its buy-to-let product range to its pre-lockdown structure with the reintroduction of large loans, early remortgage,...

The north of England once again provided the greatest jump in rental returns for buy-to-let landlords in the second quarter of...

Buy-to-let landlords remortgaging are currently doing so with a view to adding to their buy-to-let portfolios, according to Mortgage for Business. The...

Mortgage approvals plummeted to an all-time low in May, leaving many would-be buyers with no alternative but to rent for longer.  The...

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

Swansea Building Society has cut rates across its buy-to-let and holiday let mortgage ranges.  Products now start from 4.25% to 3.55% variable...

The buy-to-let market has been impacted by tax rule changes in recent years, and as a result landlords have been unable...

Family Building Society has introduced rate cuts across its buy-to-let mortgage range, as well as its owner occupier products.  Rates have been...

With fraudulent mortgage applications up by 5% in 2019, anti-money laundering service, SmartSearch, has compiled some key things to consider to...

Roma Finance has launched a holiday let and serviced accommodation five-year term base rate tracker mortgage product. The criteria offered by the...

Mortgage advisor jobs - shortage of advisors to meet demand The mortgage market, like all other parts of the property industry,...

Accord has withdrawn 18 buy-to-let mortgage products, but has reduced rates by up to 16 basis points on selected buy-to-let deals that...

More than 1,000 brokers signed up for FIBA’s recent series of four exclusive live webinars conducted by Roger Morris of Precise...

Many people feel anxious and uncomfortable when getting themselves into debt and understandably this is why many of us strive to...

Ipswich Building Society has withdrawn its five-year standard buy-to-let and five-year expat buy-to-let fixed rate products to “slow the inflow of...

Landbay has joined the Lender Exchange in order to have access to better conveyancing solicitors. Lender Exchange, owned by Decision First, is...

Paragon has launched a new online system for its landlord customers. The Landlord Portal enables landlords to access all their accounts in...

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has scrapped multiple application fees and cut its completion fee on portfolio applications to 1.2%, down from...

Barclays has made changes to some of its buy-to-let products to ensure its proposition is in line with existing market conditions. The...

Buy-to-let borrowers are around 25% less likely to require a mortgage payment holiday than residential borrowers, new research shows. Foundation Home Loans analysed...

HSBC has started offering buy-to-let mortgages once again after clearing a backlog of physical property valuations across England and Scotland. The bank...

Foundation Home Loans has made a range of changes to its buy-to-let product range, which includes increases to loan-to-value (LTV) bands,...

Paragon’s specialist portfolio buy-to-let lending grew during the first half of its financial year, the company has announced.  Specialist buy-to-let lending was...

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

Paragon Bank has recorded a sharp rise in the number of buy-to-let mortgage intermediaries visiting its online intermediary portal following the...

Consumer choice of buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage products has increased significantly in recent weeks, the latest figures show.  The data, taken from the...

Santander has confirmed that extended payment solutions and stay on repossession activity will be available for all buy-to-let customers as well...

Leek United has launched new buy-to-let products for both non-homeowner and regulated deals.  There are four new products for buy-to-let purchasers, including...