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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

TSB has introduced a range of new two-year fixed rate mortgage deals, while Natwest has cut rates on selected deals to...

Buy-to-let mortgages made up 17% of all mortgage cases in the three months to October, according to a new report by Paragon...

Paragon Mortgages is the latest in a long line of lenders to implement changes for portfolio landlords ahead of the Prudential...

Given that Britain will soon have one of the toughest tax regimes for private landlords in the western world once mortgage...

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

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are looking to take advantage of record low borrowing rates by locking into longer term...

Optimism among landlords has improved modestly over the past 12 months and suggests confidence is returning to the market following a...

Gearing among landlords remained low in the first quarter of the year, with the average loan-to-value (LTV) ratio falling by 2%...

The proportion of landlords who intend to sell their rental properties as a result of the government's draconian tax changes has...

Many tenants renting privately will almost certainly be hit with rent rises following changes to the tax regime for landlords, according...

Paragon has launched a range of new fixed rate products for those seeking to make fresh buy-to-let acquisitions as well as...

Specialist lender Paragon remains positive about buy-to-let, despite a tightening of regulations in the market that has included a major crackdown...

A new range of five year, fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage products for individual and limited company landlords has been launched by...

Despite the chancellor George Osborne’s attempts to create what he described as a “level playing field” between landlords and those buying...

Confidence among buy-to-let investors remains low following recent and forthcoming changes to tax for buy-to-let landlords in the UK, according to...

Paragon Mortgages has updated its buy-to-let product range for professional landlords and added six new products, designed to provide landlords with...

With tenant demand continuing to rise, the private rented sector (PRS) will remain a “fundamental part” of the UK’s housing market...

Paragon Mortgages has updated its lending criteria for limited company landlords in the wake of recent Government announcements on tax relief...

A survey of nearly 1,400 private rented sector landlords undertaken by BDRC Continental on behalf of Paragon Mortgages has revealed that...

Data released today by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) shows lending to first-time buyers continues to outnumber buy-to-let purchases by...

A survey of nearly 2,000 landlords commissioned by Paragon Mortgages reveals that tenant demand has continued to grow across the country...

Paragon Mortgages’ parent company, The Paragon Group of Companies, has released its results for the year ending 30 September 2015.   The group...

The average void period dipped below 2.6 weeks per annum in Q3, according to Paragon Mortgages' latest report.  The figure remains historically...

Paragon Mortgages’ parent company, The Paragon Group of Companies, has announced its financial results for the quarter ending 30 June 2015. The...

Specialist buy-to-let lender Paragon Mortgages has launched a range of three year fixed rate products and refreshed all other products in...

Research by specialist buy-to-let lender, Paragon Mortgages, highlights the continued growth in tenant demand in the second quarter, with 43% of...

Research commissioned by specialist buy-to-let lender, Paragon Mortgages shows that 81 per cent of tenants living in the private rented sector...

Paragon Mortgages has enjoyed a successful year, increasing its mortgage pipeline by 101% in the 12 months to 31 March. New lending...

The latest landlord research by Paragon Mortgages has revealed a marked increase in the number of landlords on the look-out for...