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![Tax and Landlords - the issue that won’t go away](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxMan-400x310.png)
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
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
![Bad Quality Rental Housing? Not Any More…](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/ToLetBoard-400x310.png)
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](/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
![Damaging Perceptions of the Private Rental Sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/ToLetBoard-400x310.png)
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](/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
![Private Renting is No Longer for Just the Young](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-400x310.png)
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
![Advice to Landlords: Plan Ahead in Volatile Markets](/upload/images/library/HappyLandlord-400x310.jpg)
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
![White Paper - government should beware unintended consequences](/upload/images/library/HouseOnPaperr-400x310.png)
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
![Politicians To Decide Future Shape of the Private Rental Sector](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/HousesofParliament-3-400x310.jpg)
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
![Now is the time to change outdated perceptions of landlords](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/MillennialAgent-400x310.jpg)
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
![Is The Private Rental Sector facing a Supply Crisis?](/upload/images/library/Row-of-houses400x310.png)
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](/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 news - Buy To Let tide turns for first time in four years](/img/default/llt.png)
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
![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
![Paragon introduces short-term funding for landlords](/img/default/llt.png)
Paragon has expanded its product range with the introduction of short-term finance for landlords to fund property refurbishment. The short-term finance products...
14 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![TSB and Natwest introduce new BTL mortgage products](/img/default/llt.png)
TSB has introduced a range of new two-year fixed rate mortgage deals, while Natwest has cut rates on selected deals to...
14 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let mortgages now make up almost a fifth of all mortgages - Paragon](/img/default/llt.png)
Buy-to-let mortgages made up 17% of all mortgage cases in the three months to October, according to a new report by Paragon...
13 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![Paragon makes portfolio BTL changes to comply with PRA’s new requirements](/img/default/llt.png)
Paragon Mortgages is the latest in a long line of lenders to implement changes for portfolio landlords ahead of the Prudential...
17 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let tax u-turn needed to ensure PRS ‘continues to perform well’](/img/default/llt.png)
Given that Britain will soon have one of the toughest tax regimes for private landlords in the western world once mortgage...
07 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Paragon's mortgage lending soars despite tax changes for landlords](/img/default/llt.png)
A growing number of private landlords are successfully adjusting their investment strategies to mitigate the impact of changes in tax and...
24 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![More landlords opting for ‘longer term fixed rates’](/img/default/llt.png)
A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are looking to take advantage of record low borrowing rates by locking into longer term...
04 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Landlords optimistic as they plan for tax changes](/img/default/llt.png)
Optimism among landlords has improved modestly over the past 12 months and suggests confidence is returning to the market following a...
07 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Gearing among buy-to-let landlords is ‘low and getting lower’](/img/default/llt.png)
Gearing among landlords remained low in the first quarter of the year, with the average loan-to-value (LTV) ratio falling by 2%...
04 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Proportion of landlords looking to sell falls as tenant demand grows](/img/default/llt.png)
The proportion of landlords who intend to sell their rental properties as a result of the government's draconian tax changes has...
22 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let landlords will inevitably ‘seek to increase rents’ to offset higher costs](/img/default/llt.png)
Many tenants renting privately will almost certainly be hit with rent rises following changes to the tax regime for landlords, according...
20 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![New fixed rate range to help buy-to-let landlords ‘minimise costs’](/img/default/llt.png)
Paragon has launched a range of new fixed rate products for those seeking to make fresh buy-to-let acquisitions as well as...
10 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Strong rental demand means ‘growing need for professional landlords’](/img/default/llt.png)
Specialist lender Paragon remains positive about buy-to-let, despite a tightening of regulations in the market that has included a major crackdown...
25 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![New five-year BTL fixes from Paragon](/img/default/llt.png)
A new range of five year, fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage products for individual and limited company landlords has been launched by...
21 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Tenant demand continues to grow](/img/default/llt.png)
Despite the chancellor George Osborne’s attempts to create what he described as a “level playing field” between landlords and those buying...
14 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let landlord confidence remains subdued](/img/default/llt.png)
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...
07 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![Paragon launches new BTL mortgage products](/img/default/llt.png)
Paragon Mortgages has updated its buy-to-let product range for professional landlords and added six new products, designed to provide landlords with...
02 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![PRS remains ‘fundamental part’ of housing market despite uncertain outlook](/img/default/llt.png)
With tenant demand continuing to rise, the private rented sector (PRS) will remain a “fundamental part” of the UK’s housing market...
26 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![Paragon relaxes company BTL criteria](/img/default/llt.png)
Paragon Mortgages has updated its lending criteria for limited company landlords in the wake of recent Government announcements on tax relief...
06 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![Landlords move towards limited companies](/img/default/llt.png)
A survey of nearly 1,400 private rented sector landlords undertaken by BDRC Continental on behalf of Paragon Mortgages has revealed that...
04 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![First-time buyers outnumber landlords three to one](/img/default/llt.png)
Data released today by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) shows lending to first-time buyers continues to outnumber buy-to-let purchases by...
18 February 2016
From: Breaking News
![Tenant demand continues to grow in Q3, while yields remain stable](/img/default/llt.png)
A survey of nearly 2,000 landlords commissioned by Paragon Mortgages reveals that tenant demand has continued to grow across the country...
08 December 2015
From: Breaking News
![New buy-to-let lending up 102% at Paragon](/img/default/llt.png)
Paragon Mortgages’ parent company, The Paragon Group of Companies, has released its results for the year ending 30 September 2015. The group...
25 November 2015
From: Breaking News
![Void periods remain at record low](/img/default/llt.png)
The average void period dipped below 2.6 weeks per annum in Q3, according to Paragon Mortgages' latest report. The figure remains historically...
22 September 2015
From: Breaking News
![Paragon's buy-to-let business doubles](/img/default/llt.png)
Paragon Mortgages’ parent company, The Paragon Group of Companies, has announced its financial results for the quarter ending 30 June 2015. The...
31 July 2015
From: Breaking News
![Paragon targets professional landlords with new deals](/img/default/llt.png)
Specialist buy-to-let lender Paragon Mortgages has launched a range of three year fixed rate products and refreshed all other products in...
07 July 2015
From: Breaking News
![Landlords upbeat about tenant demand](/img/default/llt.png)
Research by specialist buy-to-let lender, Paragon Mortgages, highlights the continued growth in tenant demand in the second quarter, with 43% of...
30 June 2015
From: Breaking News
![Well actually … most tenants are perfectly happy with their landlords](/img/default/llt.png)
Research commissioned by specialist buy-to-let lender, Paragon Mortgages shows that 81 per cent of tenants living in the private rented sector...
17 June 2015
From: Breaking News
![Paragon doubles business pipeline](/img/default/llt.png)
Paragon Mortgages has enjoyed a successful year, increasing its mortgage pipeline by 101% in the 12 months to 31 March. New lending...