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KEYWORD "Paragon" - 100 RESULTS
Population Projections have repercussions for Private Rental Sector

The Government quietly announced population projections towards the end of January that could have major implications for the types of homes...

02 March 2024

From: The Big Issues

Lower-rate Green Mortgage deals offered to landlords

Buy to let specialist lender Paragon Bank has introduced offers on its two-year fixed rate BTL mortgages, including its lowest rate...

16 February 2024

From: Breaking News

Here We Go Again - demand for rental properties rising once more

Six in 10 landlords recorded increased tenant demand for their properties in the final quarter of 2023, Paragon Bank research has...

05 February 2024

From: Breaking News

Buy To Let lender offers new green mortgage products to landlords

Buy To Let lender Paragon Bank has added five-year fixed-rate ‘green’ products to its range of BTL mortgages. Rates start at 4.89...

05 February 2024

From: Breaking News

Rent Controls - the lessons the industry should learn

The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on migrating away from the emergency rent controls introduced in September 2022 and extended...

20 January 2024

From: The Big Issues

Paragon launches nil-fee five-year BTL fixed-rate mortgages

Paragon Bank has launched new five-year fixed-rate buy-to-let mortgages with nil product fees. Rates start at 5.80 per cent and there is...

19 December 2023

From: Breaking News

Tax and Landlords - the issue that won’t go away

I recently attended the NRLA’s annual conference in Birmingham and a theme that still dominates discussion in the industry is the...

02 December 2023

From: Tax & Finance

Back In Business? Landlord confidence shows sharp rise in all areas

Landlord confidence has rebounded strongly in recent months according to a survey by a leading buy to let-focussed bank. All aspects of...

21 November 2023

From: Breaking News

Tax threat to buy to let forces investors to set up companies

A third of landlords who own rental property in their personal name are planning to incorporate their portfolio into a limited...

07 November 2023

From: Breaking News

Landlords wait for clarity on Labour rental policies under Rayner

The National Residential Landlords Association hosts a meeting at Labour’s annual conference tomorrow - but it admits the party’s rental policies...

09 October 2023

From: Breaking News

Supply Shortage Reinforces Need for Regulation Re-think

This is back-to-school season and for the majority of university students who choose to move away from their family home during...

07 October 2023

From: Rental Reform

New Buy To Let mortgage is lender’s lowest rate for a year

Paragon Bank has announced a 4.69 per cent five-year fixed-rate buy to let mortgage, marking the lender’s lowest rate for this...

29 September 2023

From: Breaking News

Landlords flock to Limited Company structures to expand portfolios

Three-quarters of landlords who intend to purchase a new property in the next year will use a Limited Company structure, it’s...

12 September 2023

From: Breaking News

Lowest mortgage rates for landlords are tied to good EPC ratings

Paragon Bank is the latest to reduce mortgage rates for landlords. It’s cut rates across 22 buy-to-let mortgage products, with fixed deals...

08 September 2023

From: Breaking News

Revealed - areas with even higher tenant demand than British average

Landlords with property in Outer London and the East Midlands are reporting the strongest levels of tenant demand in Britain, Paragon...

06 September 2023

From: Breaking News

EPCs and Energy Efficiency - the need for clarity

Landlords are operating in a fog when it comes to the Government’s thinking on the future of energy efficiency standards for...

02 September 2023

From: The Big Issues

Bank chief stands up for buy to let and beleaguered landlords

A bank chief has used a national newspaper interview to make a stand in favour of buy to let landlords and...

29 August 2023

From: Breaking News

The Benefits of Landlord Incorporation

Scores of portfolio landlords are incorporating their property portfolio as limited companies, which could save hundreds of thousands of pounds on...

26 August 2023

From: Tax & Finance

How Have Yields Changed For Landlords? An agent’s view

By Richard O’Neill, managing director, lettings at Romans Estate Agents As a landlord, your property’s yield is an important figure. It indicates...

25 August 2023

From: Breaking News

Tax benefits lead landlords to flock towards incorporation

A growing number of landlords are incorporating in order to salvage profits from the difficult buy to let sector, a bank...

10 August 2023

From: Breaking News

Over the past year, we have witnessed an increase in the proportion of landlords opting to acquire properties through limited companies.  This...

15 July 2023

From: Tax & Finance

Just where is England’s cheapest rental location? Answers here…

The North East was England’s most affordable region to privately rent last year, Paragon Bank analysis has revealed. In the North East...

14 June 2023

From: Breaking News

Landlord Exodus? What Landlord Exodus?

I have read a great deal in the media recently about a mass landlord ‘exodus’. The story goes along the lines of...

20 May 2023

From: Rental Reform

Landlords back minimum housing standards, new survey shows

Six in 10 landlords support minimum property standards for the private rented sector, Paragon Bank research has found. The government has pledged...

18 April 2023

From: Breaking News

Bad Quality Rental Housing? Not Any More…

As most landlords know, a myriad of myths has built up around the private rented sector and one that seems to...

15 April 2023

From: The Big Issues

Landlords improve big majority of their rental homes - survey

Landlords have helped drive an improvement in standards in privately rented property, with four in five upgrading each rental home they...

22 March 2023

From: Breaking News

Damaging Perceptions of the Private Rental Sector

Two key figures jumped out at me from the National Residential Landlords Association’s (NRLA) excellent recent report on the private rented...

11 February 2023

From: The Big Issues

Capital! Highest rental demand in the UK found in London

Landlords with properties in Central London have reported the highest levels of tenant demand across England and Wales. Research on behalf of...

01 February 2023

From: Breaking News

Would you adapt your property for older tenants?

Half of landlords are prepared to make changes to their property to accommodate the needs of older tenants. Paragon Bank analysis of...

18 January 2023

From: Breaking News

Private Renting is No Longer for Just the Young

There are many misconceptions about the private rented sector, but a common one I hear is that it is the tenure...

07 January 2023

From: The Big Issues

Small-scale landlords exit but portfolio ones stay the course

An upbeat trading statement from buy to let mortgage lender Paragon suggests that the sector is relatively healthy, but losing many...

08 December 2022

From: Breaking News

Anti-Landlord Sentiment is Changing - now we need action

I often use this column to discuss the reputation of landlords and the broader private rented sector which, as we all...

19 November 2022

From: The Big Issues

Ignore political rhetoric - private renting is here to stay

It’s disappointing to say, but once again the rhetoric from both the Labour and Conservative party conferences towards the private rented...

29 October 2022

From: Rental Reform

It’s A Record! Another all-time high for tenant demand

For the second time this year, the proportion of landlords reporting increasing tenant demand has hit an all-time high, according to...

28 October 2022

From: Breaking News

Advice to Landlords: Plan Ahead in Volatile Markets

We seem to be living in a continuous stream of ‘once in a lifetime’ events. From Brexit, to the pandemic and...

17 September 2022

From: Tax & Finance

Want good student rental yields? Pick towns with just one university…

Paragon Bank has revealed the locations where landlords letting to students can achieve the strongest yields - and they are typically...

06 September 2022

From: Breaking News

Buy to let bank reveals its tip for latest regional rental hotspot

Tenant demand is surging in Outer London areas according tones research undertaken on behalf of specialist buy to let lender Paragon...

11 August 2022

From: Breaking News

Energy Gap - landlords cannot afford to fund essential upgrades

There’s a gulf in the amount that landlords are willing to pay to meet proposed new EPC requirements and what they...

25 July 2022

From: Breaking News

White Paper - government should beware unintended consequences

Unintended consequences. Let’s face it, they happen across lots of different areas of our lives. We start out with the best...

16 July 2022

From: Rental Reform

Big leap in landlords setting up limited companies for buy to let

The proportion of landlords who plan to purchase their next buy to let property through a limited company has hit the...

07 July 2022

From: Breaking News

EPC Green Mortgages - large increase in landlord demand

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

16 June 2022

From: Breaking News

Government Beware - you're driving landlords out of the sector

Landlords are in danger of losing the narrative again. With rental inflation hitting record levels, much of the noise we see in...

11 June 2022

From: The Big Issues

Radical prediction of next major trend for private landlords

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

31 May 2022

From: Breaking News

Shock (for some) - Landlords actually want to help their tenants

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

25 May 2022

From: Breaking News

Politicians To Decide Future Shape of the Private Rental Sector

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

07 May 2022

From: Rental Reform

Up! Up! Up! Huge leap in demand for rental properties

The proportion of landlords reporting increasing tenant demand has hit an all-time high of 62 per cent. Research undertaken on behalf of...

21 April 2022

From: Breaking News

Now is the time to change outdated perceptions of landlords

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...

09 April 2022

From: The Big Issues

Half of private rental sector will have tenants aged 45-plus by 2035

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

30 March 2022

From: Breaking News

Renting forever? Many older tenants accept they may rent long-term

A new report from the Social Market Foundation and sponsored by the Paragon Bank has thrown new light on what today’s...

29 March 2022

From: Breaking News

Call for pets to be allowed and tenancies to be 24 months long

A major think tank is calling for a radical reform of the private rental sector. A report from the cross-party independent Social...

16 March 2022

From: Breaking News

Buy To Let Lending Hits its Highest Ever Level – so what’s next?

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

12 March 2022

From: Tax & Finance

Revealed - where landlords are buying now for optimum returns

Buy to let landlords are increasingly targeting smaller, secondary towns and cities rather than big urban centres. Data from Paragon Bank shows...

09 March 2022

From: Breaking News

Landlords' New Property Battleground - the semi-detached house

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

05 February 2022

From: Tax & Finance

Is The Private Rental Sector facing a Supply Crisis?

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

08 January 2022

From: Industry Views

Mortgages linked to better EPCs are ‘key’ for buy to let lender

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

08 December 2021

From: Breaking News

Good Times Back? Landlords more optimistic over lettings prospects

The proportion of landlords feeling optimistic about different aspects of letting is at the highest level for five years. As part of research...

04 November 2021

From: Breaking News

Buy to let loans doubled to reflect price and lifestyle changes

Paragon Bank is doubling both the maximum loan amount it lends on an individual property and the total buy to let...

29 October 2021

From: Breaking News

Record high tenant demand - and even London is improving

Tenant demand across the private rental sector is at a record high according to buy to let specialist the Paragon Bank. A...

21 October 2021

From: Breaking News

Four out of five landlords secure a profit from buy to let

Some 83 per cent of landlords have made a profit from their lettings activities in the second quarter of 2021 -...

31 August 2021

From: Breaking News

Arrears Fears Foiled - more evidence that rental sector relatively unchanged

There’s more evidence that the feared avalanche of debt and evictions post-Covid has failed to materialise. Research for buy to let lender...

13 August 2021

From: Breaking News

Buy To Let pipeline is massive, says high profile mortgage lender

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

02 August 2021

From: Breaking News

Massive boost in private rental energy efficiency, new research shows

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

27 May 2021

From: Breaking News

Good news - Buy To Let tide turns for first time in four years

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

29 April 2021

From: Breaking News

New mortgage range for buy to lets with good EPC ratings

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

30 March 2021

From: Breaking News

New bid to make landlords improve energy efficiency in properties

Specialist buy to let lender Paragon has taken the unusual step of issuing a so-called Green Bond to fund attempts to make...

26 March 2021

From: Breaking News

New loans for energy improvements under Green Homes Grant scheme

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

02 February 2021

From: Breaking News

Crisis, What Crisis? Record pipeline reported by BTL lender

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

Landlords buy in cities, bucking the Covid countryside craze

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

29 January 2021

From: Breaking News

Renting in later life increasingly popular says specialist provider

Retirement rental specialist Girlings says the phenomenon of later life renting is growing in popularity. It says independent research from Paragon Bank...

15 January 2021

From: Breaking News

Shock! Most tenants like renting their home and get on with the landlord

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

27 November 2020

From: Breaking News

Older renters and retirees now the fastest-growing tenant groups

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

05 November 2020

From: Breaking News

Hot Cakes - landlords urged to act quick on Green Homes Grants

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

29 October 2020

From: Breaking News

Revealed - where there are the strongest levels of rental demand

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

20 October 2020

From: Breaking News

BTL sector ‘can make a strong recovery in the second half of the year’

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...

07 September 2020

From: Breaking News

BTL landlords remain optimistic but profitability falls

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

28 July 2020

From: Breaking News

Landlords are ‘planning for the future’ by remortgaging properties

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

21 July 2020

From: Breaking News

Paragon confirms evidence of ‘strong and stable demand for buy-to-let’

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

10 July 2020

From: Breaking News

SimplyBiz Mortgages adds Paragon to BTL panel

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...

06 July 2020

From: Breaking News

Paragon launches new online system for landlords

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

18 June 2020

From: Breaking News

Paragon sees growth in specialist buy-to-let business

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...

11 June 2020

From: Breaking News

Paragon sees significant growth in visits to buy-to-let intermediary portal

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

10 June 2020

From: Breaking News

New BTL products ‘offer landlords more choice’

Paragon has expanded its buy-to-let product offering by introducing a new range of 70% loan-to-value (LTV) two- and five-year fixed rate...

15 May 2020

From: Breaking News

BTL landlords are ‘taking advantage of remote valuations’

Now home sellers, including buy-to-let landlords, will soon be able to use smartphones, cameras or laptops to capture and share photographs...

07 May 2020

From: Breaking News

Paragon launches discounted SVR product

Paragon has introduced a new one-year buy-to-let discounted SVR product to support new and existing landlord customers through the coronavirus uncertainty. The...

04 May 2020

From: Breaking News

New portfolio and non-portfolio products launched by Paragon

A number of new buy-to-let deals for both portfolio and smaller scale landlords have been launched by Paragon.  The new products are...

17 April 2020

From: Breaking News

Why good communication is essential in these difficult times

As we keep being regularly told at the moment, we are living through unprecedented times, with the greatest restrictions on our civil...

06 April 2020

From: Sponsored Content

Where are BTL landlords most likely to buy property in the next 12 months?

Buy to-to-let landlords across the Midlands are most likely to acquire new property over the next 12 months, new research show.  A...

02 March 2020

From: Breaking News

Landlord confidence in BTL market improves after the election

Boris Johnson’s emphatic December general election victory has triggered fresh optimism among buy-to-let landlords, despite tax and regulatory changes hitting their...

26 February 2020

From: Breaking News

More than a quarter of landlords saw an increase in tenant demand in Q4 2019

The private rented sector ended 2019 strongly, with 27% of landlords experiencing an increase in tenant demand, according to the latest...

18 February 2020

From: Breaking News

Paragon sees growth in specialist mortgage business

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

An increasing number of BTL landlords set sights on high-yielding HMO market

Buy-to-let landlords currently looking to buy property are targeting Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) more than any other property type, according...

23 January 2020

From: Breaking News

Paragon refreshes buy-to-let mortgage range

Paragon has reduced borrowing rates across its range of buy-to-let mortgage products, available at up to 80% loan-to-value. The deals, which are suitable...

07 January 2020

From: Breaking News

Paragon expects to see continued growth in complex BTL business in 2020

There will be further growth in portfolio and complex buy-to-let lending in 2020, Paragon predicts. There has been greater demand over the...

24 December 2019

From: Breaking News

Paragon sees significant increase in specialist buy-to-let business

Paragon has reported a sharp rise in specialist landlord business, according to its full year result.  The mortgage lender has seen specialist...

27 November 2019

From: Breaking News

Two-year fixed rate mortgages proving popular with borrowers

Shorter-term fixed rate mortgages have increased in popularity, with more borrowers opting for two-year fixed rate products, the latest resaerch from...

22 November 2019

From: Breaking News

Paragon introduces new BTL discounted variable rate mortgages

Paragon has launched a new range of buy-to-let purchase and remortgage products for portfolio and non-portfolio landlords, with rates discounted for...

18 November 2019

From: Breaking News

Intermediaries forecast ‘increased BTL business over the next 12 months’

The mortgage industry is predicting a 1% increase in buy-to-let business in the next 12 months, according to Paragon’s latest Financial...

12 November 2019

From: Breaking News

Why are more landlords looking to remortgage?

As a landlord, it helps to understand current trends in the private rented sector and how you can maintain your buy-to-let...

31 October 2019

From: Sponsored Content

More than half of landlords likely to reuse same broker for their next mortgage

The majority of landlords are most likely to source their next buy-to-let mortgage from their existing broker, new research shows.  According to...

01 October 2019

From: Breaking News

Almost a third of landlords report a rise in tenant demand

There was an increase in the number of landlords reporting growth in tenant demand in the third quarter of the year. Paragon’s...

20 September 2019

From: Breaking News

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