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The percentage of tenants borrowing money to fund their cash deposits on their next property has risen over the last 12...

If you’re moving home and have either plenty of equity or savings you can use for a deposit, plus a decent...

There’s been a bevvy of buy to let mortgage deal changes this week. Shawbrook has made a series of reductions across its...

National Landlord Investment Show has announced that the former Leader of the Conservative Party, the Rt Hon Sir Iain Duncan Smith,...

The National Residential Landlords Association has partnered with GetGround, a property investment platform for buy-to-let landlords looking to find, structure, and...

Following a spate of fires in rental properties a home insurance expert is warning people of the hidden fire threat of...

Homeowners in Caerphilly, including private landlords, can access funding to make their properties more energy efficient. Caerphilly council recently approved a new...

There have been more changes to buy to let mortgage ranges from lenders. Coming into effect today, The Mortgage Works will be...

A think tank is urging the UK government to consider tax perks for private renters to help them save faster for...

Insurance experts claim there are new issues facing short-let landlords following Airbnb's worldwide ban on the use of security cameras inside...

Renting affects the resilience of all age groups.  Only one fifth of Millennial/Gen Z households who rent are on track for a...

The letting agents’ trade body has made the unexpected move of calling on banks to cut mortgage rates. Rates are typically decided...

Rightmove is calling on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to use next week’s Budget as an opportunity to incentivise landlords to make properties...

Calling all landlords, Investors and property professionals: National Landlord Investment Show returns to Olympia London on 6th March for its first...

Two new build household names often favoured by landlords buying investment properties have announced a merger. Barratt has reached a £2.5 billion...

Confidence has returned to the mortgage market, with sentiment improving steadily month by month in the last quarter of 2023, according...

One of the MPs behind the disastrous mini-Budget - which directly led to soaring interest rates - is to stand down...

The National Landlord Investment Show returns to Olympia London on March 6 for its first show of the 2024 calendar. Now in...

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...

A range of specialist buy to let mortgage products covering multi-occupancy properties, mixed-use or part-commercial properties, and expat investors, has been...

The Suffolk Building Society has launched new mortgage products aimed at private landlords who are planning refurbishments, such as a new...

Landlords, being key players in the housing sector, can make a significant impact by fostering a greener mindset among their tenants....

The National Residential Landlords Association haas revealed two new appointments which it says “will enhance the service to its members as...

The Penrith Building Society has scrapped mortgage application fees for all buy to let and residential  products, including further advances, until...

The Treasury has announced March 6 as the date for the Spring Budget and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has commissioned the Office...

One of the UK’s best known platforms for mortgages has significantly reduced its Buy To Let rates. Starting from 3.79 per cent,...

Awareness of green mortgages is dipping among buyers, according to new research. Almost two thirds of mortgage advisers say their clients have...

A council is developing a new private sector housing renewal and disabled adaptations policy and is seeking the views of landlords,...

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...

The latest RICS Residential Survey, out today, points to an improved outlook for the housing market, with the more optimistic sentiment...

The Mortgage Works is reducing rates on products for new and existing landlord customers by up to 0.40 percentage points, with...

Property investment is a dynamic and diverse field, offering numerous opportunities for investors to grow their wealth. At Mortgage Scout, we...

Buried in the small print of the Autumn Statement paperwork is a boost for digital technology and PropTech. In the documentation released...

Lenders’ trade body UK Finance says there were 11,540 buy to let mortgages in arrears of 2.5 per cent or more of...

The rise of ‘Generation Rent’ is well documented, along with the spiralling rent payments they are facing during a tightening cost...

The Mortgage Lender has two new buy-to-let products. These include a standard two-year fixed, with an initial rate of 4.69 per cent...

To help or not to help: that is the question the government is facing with regard to under-pressure private rented sector...

Searches for solar panel installations surged 32.85 per cent from 2022-2023, with demand for renewable energy increasing.  However one of the biggest...

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...

Beverley Building Society has entered the buy to let market for the first time with two new products. Its variable rate BTL...

As UK homeowners commit to more sustainable sources of energy, the number of homes installing rooftop solar panels reached its highest...

The next National Landlord Investment Show is taking place in London next month. It’s on September 27 at DoubleTree Hilton London Elstree...

1. Extra mortgage costs While anyone who owns a property runs the risk of not being able to pay their mortgage, the...

Leeds Building Society has launched a new range of Buy to Let mortgages for landlords operating as a limited company. In addition...

New AI-powered products targeting Airbnb landlords have been launched by property management service GuestReady. They are integrated into the company's existing Property...

A leading analyst says the most recent house price index - released just before the weekend - is a sign that...

Moneyfacts, the respected independent mortgage market monitor, is warning that lenders have been withdrawing buy to let fixed deals. Within the buy...

A mortgage expert is warning renters tempted by news that the Skipton Building Society has launched a 100 per cent mortgage...

The Bank of England has announced its latest decision on base rate. This has been increased by 0.25 per cent to 4.5...

The number of borrowers taking out mortgages lasting 35 years or longer has rocketed in the past 12 months, with uptake...

Mortgage industry tech firm Twenty7tec says March 2023 saw the highest-ever volume of Buy To Let mortgage searches in a single...

Buy to let specialist lender Landbay has brought back its green five-year fixed rate range as well as launching two new...

The Mortgage Works, the specialist buy to let mortgage wing of the Nationwide Building Society, has revised its product range for...

A survey of landlords suggests that LED lighting is the most popular and effective way they choose to improve a property’s...

The Financial Conduct Authority has set out ways in which mortgage lenders can help customers struggling with payments - but landlords...

It looks like the buy to let mortgage market has bounced back after the disastrous mini-Budget. Moneyfacts, an independent mortgage monitor, says...

A high profile mortgage lender operating in the buy to let sector has launched a series of products aimed at investors...

Landlords are being offered fresh advice if they have been hit with higher interest payments following the base rate rise to...

Suffolk Building Society has announced the launch of a new five-year fixed expat buy to let product for properties with an...

A lender has revealed that it has arranged 14 mortgages in one go for a Buy to Let landlord with over...

January 9 is the date from which a range of mortgage lenders are honouring their commitment to ensure flats in blocks...

The average prospective buyer now predicts they will be 37 years old by the time they get their first home.  This compares...

Many landlords have welcomed the zero deposit insurance concept - but is this being damaged by the pressure-selling techniques of some...

There’s been a dramatic short-term improvement in the number of mortgage products available for buy to let landlords. The independent mortgage market...

Increasing numbers of lenders are now offering incentives to win the business of landlords with good, or improving, EPC ratings. In what...

Renters don’t have it easy. Housemates can be unpredictable, rules can be strict, but worst of all – it’s expensive.  Most tenants...

The Santander bank says buyers - landlords and owner occupiers alike - are showing more interest in buying energy efficient homes. The...

Landlords are being advised to check when their current mortgage fixed terms are expiring or see whether they wish to have...

The government must explain how it will help the private rental sector - both landlords and tenants - through the cost...

Digital challenger bank Tandem has launched a new platform that allows people to check the EPCs of their or other properties,...

Green mortgage discounts could be a key tool in helping landlords make the energy efficiency upgrades necessary to achieve an EPC...

The National Residential Landlords Association is linking with floor coverings and bed firm Carpetright, to give association members a range of...

Landlords have been told that if they want a fixed-rate mortgage to help them through the current financial crisis they will...

Buy to let broker Mortgages for Business is seeking to reassure landlords worries that the values of their properties will crash. The...

House prices could fall by around 10 per cent in the next year, a mortgage expert is warning.  Ray Bolger, senior mortgage...

There’s widespread speculation that the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee will today announce another interest rate rise - and it...

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

The UK’s buy-to-let market has changed beyond recognition over the last few years and with a recession on the horizon, landlords...

Specialist buy to let lender Fleet Mortgages new Green Mortgages across its three core ranges – standard, limited company and LLP,...

On August 4 the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee voted to raise the base rate from 1.25 to 1.75 per...

Landlords interested in improving energy efficiency in their investment properties can see and hear tips on how to do it at...

Industry supplier the Lettings Hub has brought together industry leads from across the lettings and pet sectors to discuss how to...

Homes in the rental sector are more likely to have old and inefficient appliances for tenants to use in order to...

Landlords who use the Moneyfacts service to help find the most competitive offers on the mortgage market can now benefit from...

A new analysis of household energy consumption has found that a combination of green technologies could reduce bills by up to...

New research showed a large month-on-month increase in the cost of typical buy to let fixed rate mortgages popular with landlords.   Online...

Recent research shows an 18 per cent increase in the number of Green mortgages available in just a six month period. Financial...

London-focussed lettings agency Douglas & Gordon gives its rundown on what new landlords should know to get the most out of...

With over 40 million Airbnb users across Europe and the US, and approximately 250,000 listings in the UK alone, the short-term...

Energy bills have increased for around 22 million energy consumers – and they’re expected to escalate again later this year when...

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

No it’s not an April Fool - some tenants in Wales are experimenting with an alternative to radiators and heat pumps....

A PropTech company which aims its products at landlords, claim that over 600,000 landlords are breaking the rules when it comes...

Independent mortgage sector monitor Moneyfacts says the choice for landlords wanting to borrow remains very strong - but increasingly interest rates...

A new PropTech link up pledges to be a win-win for agents, landlords and tenants. Muuvo, a platform which is free to...

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

Gatehouse Bank is the latest mortgage lender to try to woo landlords with preferential rates for buy to let properties with...

With the rising cost of living and the UK’s inflation crisis creating financial uncertainty, many are looking to make more secure...