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![Labour’s Rental Reform Agenda - getting it right](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate-Agent-400x310.png)
As the new Labour Government settles into power, rental reform will be one of the items at the top of the...
06 July 2024
From: Rental Reform
![Election Policies could Push Up Rents, warns leading analyst](/upload/images/shutterstock_1911445141.jpg)
A prominent economic analyst warns that many of the rental policies advocated by the major political parties in the General Election...
20 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Refurb-To-Let products target landlords improving properties](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/AgentHouseInHand_400x310.png)
Paragon Bank has launched a new refurb-to-let deal, offering landlords finance to upgrade their properties. The two refurb-to-let products are designed for...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Lenders step up pitch for buy to let landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/L%26G%20Mortgage%20club%20announces%20MortgageApplyNow_400x310.png)
Several lenders have revised their products as competition for buy to let landlords hots up. Melton Building Society has launched four new...
11 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Billions! Landlords adds so much to the economy, says NRLA](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_pound-400x310.png)
The Welsh private rented sector makes a gross value added (GVA) contribution of £1.6 billion to the UK economy, according to...
04 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Vast majority of landlords says demand is strong](/upload/images/shutterstock_1890900034.jpg)
Over eight in 10 landlords are reporting strong levels of tenant demand, Paragon Bank research has revealed. As part of research carried...
24 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords - Under-estimated, Under-appreciated and Un-loved](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/EvictionNotice-400x310.png)
* This piece is written jointly by Richard Rowntree (Managing Director, Paragon Bank) and Ben Beadle (Chief Executive of the National...
18 May 2024
From: Rental Reform
![Stamp Duty causes Buy To Let investment to plummet in key areas](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty--2-400x310.png)
The proportion of buy to let properties purchased in Southern England fell to a record low last year, continuing a trend...
30 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rent rises near double figures as interest rate cuts put on ice](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310%20(1).png)
The latest official government rent index shows that average private rents across the UK as a whole increased by 9.2% in...
18 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords Push On with Green Upgrades despite government U-turn](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
Almost four in 10 portfolio landlords are continuing to upgrade their properties to EPC C or above, despite proposed regulations being...
17 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Top 10 Hotspots for portfolio buy to let landlords](/upload/images/shutterstock_2081603707.jpg)
Paragon Bank’s analysis of its lending data has revealed the top 10 locations for investment by portfolio buy-to-let landlords, those with...
12 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![The Truth - landlords add billions to economy, and house millions of people](/upload/images/shutterstock_2177546571.jpg)
Some of the biggest names in the trade, lending and advisory sectors have produced a report outlining the vast significance that...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Population Projections have repercussions for Private Rental Sector](/upload/images/shutterstock_2410369003.jpg)
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](/upload/images/Sharp%20rise%20in%20property%20transaction%20fall-throught%20cost%20MortgageApplyNow_400x310.png)
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](/upload/images/shutterstock_180368474(1).jpg)
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](/upload/images/shutterstock_1640429362.jpg)
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](/upload/images/shutterstock_2239146247.jpg)
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](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
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
![Back In Business? Landlord confidence shows sharp rise in all areas](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
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](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
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](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HouseInspection_400x310.png)
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
![New Buy To Let mortgage is lender’s lowest rate for a year](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/BTL400x310.png)
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](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
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](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energy_Efficiency-400x310.png)
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](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
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](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
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](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
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](/upload/images/shutterstock_2082869128.jpg)
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](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalYields-2-400x310.png)
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](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxCoins-400x310.png)
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
![Just where is England’s cheapest rental location? Answers here…](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Rent-Mobile-400x310.png)
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
![Landlords back minimum housing standards, new survey shows](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalHousingUK-400x310.png)
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
![Landlords improve big majority of their rental homes - survey](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1034985097.jpg)
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
![Capital! Highest rental demand in the UK found in London](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentOnlineSearch-400x310.png)
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?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Over55Tenant-400x310.png)
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
![Anti-Landlord Sentiment is Changing - now we need action](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Banned_400x310.png)
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](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BTR-400x310.png)
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](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalDemand-400x310.png)
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
![Want good student rental yields? Pick towns with just one university…](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/StudentsTogether400x310.jpeg)
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](/upload/images/library/PiggyBank-House-400x310.jpg)
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](/upload/images/library/EnergyLightbulb-400x310.png)
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
![Big leap in landlords setting up limited companies for buy to let](/upload/images/library/BuyToLetHouses400x310.png)
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](/upload/images/library/EPCRating-400x310.png)
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
![Radical prediction of next major trend for private landlords](/upload/images/library/Bungalow-400x310.jpg)
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](/upload/images/library/HousingHelp-400x310.jpg)
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
![Up! Up! Up! Huge leap in demand for rental properties](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HouseSearch-400x310-min.jpg)
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
![Half of private rental sector will have tenants aged 45-plus by 2035](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/RetirementLiving-1-400x310.jpg)
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](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/RentalAgreement-Wide-InArticle.jpg)
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](/upload/images/Pets/DogAndCat-400x310-min.jpeg)
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?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PiggyBank-House-400x310.jpg)
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](/upload/images/Locations/EnglandMap-400x310.jpg)
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](/upload/images/library/DetachedHouse-400x310.png)
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
![Mortgages linked to better EPCs are ‘key’ for buy to let lender](/upload/images/library/EPCRating-400x310.png)
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](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Millennial-BusinessWoman-Communication-400x310.jpg)
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](/upload/images/library/CoinsHouses-2020-400x310.jpg)
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](/upload/images/library/MillennialTenants-Tablet-400x310.jpg)
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](/upload/images/library/UK-Cash-NEW-400x310.jpg)
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](/upload/images/library/MortgageArrears-400x310.png)
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](/upload/images/library/HousingMarket-1-400x310.jpg)
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](/img/default/llt.png)
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
![New mortgage range for buy to lets with good EPC ratings](/img/default/llt.png)
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 loans for energy improvements under Green Homes Grant scheme](/img/default/llt.png)
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](/img/default/llt.png)
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](/img/default/llt.png)
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](/img/default/llt.png)
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](/img/default/llt.png)
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](/img/default/llt.png)
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](/img/default/llt.png)
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](/img/default/llt.png)
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’](/img/default/llt.png)
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](/img/default/llt.png)
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](/img/default/llt.png)
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’](/img/default/llt.png)
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
![Paragon launches new online system for landlords](/img/default/llt.png)
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 significant growth in visits to buy-to-let intermediary portal](/img/default/llt.png)
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
![Why good communication is essential in these difficult times](/img/default/llt.png)
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
![3mc launches exclusive BTL deals with Paragon Bank](/img/default/llt.png)
3mc has joined forces with Paragon Bank to launch some new exclusive portfolio buy-to-let products. The products, which increase the maximum available...
25 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Paragon sees significant growth in buy-to-let lending](/img/default/llt.png)
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
![TMA adds Paragon Bank to its lender panel](/img/default/llt.png)
TMA Club has added Paragon Bank to its lender panel, offering members immediate access to a wide range of buy-to-let products...