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Rental growth continued to cool in February, says the latest market snapshot from lettings agency Hamptons. Last month, the average rent on...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Some 40% of residential landlords with a mortgage - fixed, tracker or discount - are due to renew their mortgage rate...
14 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The bank Shawbrook has completed a buy to let remortgage for a new customer in just 37 working hours. The landlord was...
27 February 2024
From: Breaking News
New figures from lenders trade body UK Finance show a massive fall in buy to let loans for those aged 55...
22 February 2024
From: Breaking News
One of the MPs behind the disastrous mini-Budget - which directly led to soaring interest rates - is to stand down...
07 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The Suffolk Building Society has launched new mortgage products aimed at private landlords who are planning refurbishments, such as a new...
18 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The Penrith Building Society has scrapped mortgage application fees for all buy to let and residential products, including further advances, until...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
UK Finance has published its housing and mortgage market forecasts for 2024 and 2025 together with projections for 2023 full year numbers. Key figures for 2023 -...
03 January 2024
From: Breaking News
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
The Mortgage Works is reducing rates on products for new and existing landlord customers by up to 0.40 percentage points, with...
11 December 2023
From: Breaking News
A new survey suggests that over three fifths of landlords say private renting is becoming less attractive as an investment option. The...
06 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The buy-to-let sector has seen fixed rates fall and product choice grow month-on-month, according to the latest analysis by Moneyfactscompare. Overall buy-to-let...
11 October 2023
From: Breaking News
As the ‘big buy-to-let’ sell off gathers momentum, we take a look ways you can guestimate the value of your rental...
14 September 2023
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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
House prices fell 1.9 per cent in August and are down 4.6 per cent over the year, according to Halifax. It’s the...
08 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Dashly, a platform that monitors over £100 billion of mortgages, says landlords in London renewing loans soon will be, on average,...
05 September 2023
From: Breaking News
An analysis conducted over the summer by Rightmove suggests it could take literally decades for the private rental sector to conform...
05 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords about to remortgage are being urged to secure a new rate as early as possible - even six months in...
21 August 2023
From: Breaking News
If you are a landlord looking for the silver lining in a dark cloud, June’s interest rate decision will have certainly...
13 July 2023
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There is currently a lot of discussion about the mortgage crisis, its impact on borrowers and landlords – and calls for...
24 June 2023
From: Tax & Finance
A specialist buy to let mortgage broker says the government must help landlords with mortgage costs, as well as owner occupiers...
23 June 2023
From: Breaking News
A mortgage expert is warning that a housing market crash now looks ”inevitable” as expectations run high of what many be...
22 June 2023
From: Breaking News
There’s been widespread anger from the mortgage broker community in response to NatWest’s decision to make buy to let stress tests...
14 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The latest lettings and sales market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has prompted a warning from a leading...
09 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Virgin Money has cut a range of its core, exclusive and buy to let deals. BTL core and exclusive highlights include -...
13 April 2023
From: Breaking News
The Mortgage Works, the specialist buy to let mortgage wing of the Nationwide Building Society, has revised its product range for...
31 March 2023
From: Breaking News
The Bank of England has raised base rate by 0.25 per cent to 4.25 per cent - the highest level since...
23 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A buy to let mortgage broker is warning landlords that as many as one in three investors fail their lender's affordability...
06 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A high profile mortgage lender operating in the buy to let sector has launched a series of products aimed at investors...
21 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Suffolk Building Society has announced the launch of a new five-year fixed expat buy to let product for properties with an...
26 January 2023
From: Breaking News
The Hargreaves Lansdown business consultancy is forecasting a 10.4 per cent drop in house prices from their peak, to take place...
11 January 2023
From: Breaking News
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
Specialist buy to let lender Fleet Mortgages new Green Mortgages across its three core ranges – standard, limited company and LLP,...
14 September 2022
From: Breaking News
In the drive for the UK to be net zero by 2050, residential landlords are facing costly green refurbishments. Already, landlords...
06 August 2022
From: Tax & Finance
In its latest plans, the government is hoping to make the leasehold system fairer for leaseholders through a brand new Reform...
02 July 2022
From: The Big Issues
Landlords have been hit with steep rises in the cost of buy to let fixed rate mortgages even before the Bank...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Even before the pandemic, we were seeing dramatic changes across the buy-to-let landscape with holiday lets steadily increasing in appeal –...
02 April 2022
From: Top tips & guides
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
Some 30 per cent of landlords who plan to remortgage by mid-2022 intent to release equity from their properties according to...
18 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Buy to let mortgage app Rightrate is to expand its support for landlords after passing the 500 downloads milestone since launch...
10 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Landlords directly affected by the cladding scandal - because they own units in low and medium-rise blocks - have some good...
23 July 2021
From: Breaking News
New research from online buy to let mortgage broker Property Master reveals there are currently 41 BTL mortgages at the record...
15 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Buy to let lender Keystone says demand from landlords making the switch to holiday lets have driven it to expand its...
29 June 2021
From: Breaking News
For the second time this week (and it’s only Wednesday) a lender has announced cheaper mortgage loans for buy to let...
14 April 2021
From: Breaking News
There’s been a surge in the number of mortgage products aimed at landlords in the holiday let market. There’s been a 45...
07 April 2021
From: Breaking News
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
The Mortgage Works, the specialist buy to let arm of Nationwide Building Society, today launches new limited company mortgages targeting the...
28 January 2021
From: Breaking News
One hidden aspect of the recent cladding controversy has been that many landlords have been unable to sell or remortgage flats...
30 November 2020
From: Breaking News
Who are you? Craig Hayward How do you help landlords and property investors? With over 10 years’ experience we have been helping landlords and...
20 October 2020
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Precise Mortgages has reduced mortgage rates across its buy-to-let range by up to 0.4%. The specialist lender’s buy-to-let range, which is available...
28 September 2020
From: Breaking News
The government has published its response to the House of Commons, Communities and Local Government Select Committee’s (HCLG) report on cladding...
09 September 2020
From: Breaking News
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
Virgin Money has increased its buy-to-let rates by up to 20% as part of a series of changes to its mortgage...
28 August 2020
From: Breaking News
There has been a sharp rise in buy-to-let mortgage activity as property investors look to take advantage of the current stamp...
27 August 2020
From: Breaking News
Accord will be increasing its maximum loan-to-value (LTV) for its buy-to-let product transfers to 80%. In addition, the lender has reduced rates...
25 August 2020
From: Breaking News
Accord has removed all of its buy-to-let products at 60% loan-to-value (LTV) on a temporary basis. The company says that the move...
20 August 2020
From: Breaking News
Santander has increased a selection of its buy-to-let mortgage rates for purchase and remortgage. The lender has increased selected rates and fees...
18 August 2020
From: Breaking News
The Mortgage Lender (TML) has increased its loan-to-value (LTV) for capital raising landlords from 65% to 75% on all remortgage products. The...
14 August 2020
From: Breaking News
The Mortgage Works (TMW) has withdrawn its 10-year fixed rate buy-to-let products. The specialist buy-to-let arm of Nationwide Building Society has also...
03 August 2020
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Barclays has withdrawn its product for portfolio landlords and hiked rates across a range of buy-to-let deals in a bid to...
29 July 2020
From: Breaking News
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
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Buy-to-let landlords are being urged to take advantage of the stamp duty tax savings announced in the chancellor’s summer statement by...
17 July 2020
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Ipswich Building Society has withdrawn all its buy-to-let products, including expat BTL and holiday let mortgages, following a sharp rise in...
07 July 2020
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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
Foundation Home Loans has relaunched its buy-to-let product range to its pre-lockdown structure with the reintroduction of large loans, early remortgage,...
03 July 2020
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords remortgaging are currently doing so with a view to adding to their buy-to-let portfolios, according to Mortgage for Business. The...
30 June 2020
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Accord has withdrawn 18 buy-to-let mortgage products, but has reduced rates by up to 16 basis points on selected buy-to-let deals that...
25 June 2020
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O’Neill Patient LLP has completed the acquisition of well established law firm, Cavendish Legal Group. O’Neill Patient, which specialises in conveyancing services...
23 June 2020
From: Breaking News
Ipswich Building Society has withdrawn its five-year standard buy-to-let and five-year expat buy-to-let fixed rate products to “slow the inflow of...
22 June 2020
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Barclays has made changes to some of its buy-to-let products to ensure its proposition is in line with existing market conditions. The...
16 June 2020
From: Breaking News
Foundation Home Loans has made a range of changes to its buy-to-let product range, which includes increases to loan-to-value (LTV) bands,...
15 June 2020
From: Breaking News
The share of gross mortgage lending for buy-to-let purposes during the first quarter of the year was 14%, thus supplying around...
10 June 2020
From: Breaking News
There was an increase in buy-to-let activity in the first three months of 2020, the latest mortgage lending data shows. According to...
05 June 2020
From: Breaking News
Accord Buy To Let’s mortgage offering is now back to pre-coronavirus levels, with products available at up to 80% loan-to-value (LTV)...
05 June 2020
From: Breaking News
Virgin Money has launched a wide range of new products, with lending up to 80% loan-to-value (LTV) available on buy-to-let cases. Virgin...
01 June 2020
From: Breaking News
Aldermore Bank has resumed physical mortgage valuations on rental properties for buy-to-let purchase and remortgage in England. However, larger rental properties, including...
28 May 2020
From: Breaking News
Barclays is cutting selected rates by up to 10 basis points on its fixed buy-to-let mortgage range with all products coming...
22 May 2020
From: Breaking News
OneSavings Bank (OSB) has increased the loan-to-value (LTV) to 75% across their buy-to-let ranges available through Kent Reliance for Intermediaries, Precise...
20 May 2020
From: Breaking News
Skipton International has returned to remortgage lending for overseas buyers looking to invest in the UK buy-to-let market. Skipton International had recently...
19 May 2020
From: Breaking News
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
Barclays has launched a range of new buy-to-let mortgage products. The newly introduced deals include a buy-to-let remortgage range, including a two-year...
08 May 2020
From: Breaking News
Santander has launched a range of buy-to-let remortgages with rates starting from 2.29%. The 2.29% rate is available on a two-year fixed...
01 May 2020
From: Breaking News
A growing number of investors are potentially preparing for what they believe could be a good opportunity to buy property at bargain...
28 April 2020
From: Breaking News
While some lenders, such as HSBC, have stopped all buy-to-let activity during the Covid-19 outbreak due to limitations on physical valuations,...
27 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Accord Buy To Let has expanded its remortgage product range by introducing 13 new products at 60%-65% loan-to-value (LTV) with two...
21 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Dynamo for Intermediaries has gained exclusive access to Habito’s range of buy-to-let mortgage products, making it the first mortgage club to...
14 April 2020
From: Breaking News
TSB has reintroduced a number of mortgage deals, including products within its buy-to-let remortgage range up to 75% loan-to-value (LTV). At the...
13 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Remortgaging activity has surged in recent weeks as homeowners, including buy-to-let landlords, rush to lock into low-rate loans amid uncertainty over...
03 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Virgin Money is no longer accepting any new buy-to-let or residential purchase mortgage applications. The lender has also capped loan...
02 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Skipton Building Society is expected to relaunch its buy-to-let lending to up 75% loan-to-value (LTV) following a temporary withdrawal from new purchase...
01 April 2020
From: Breaking News
TSB has made changes across its buy-to-let and residential mortgage range. Within the buy-to-let range, a new 10-year fixed (With 10-year ERC)...
09 March 2020
From: Breaking News
Skipton International has launched a new remortgage offer that it hopes will appeal to UK expats. Skipton is offering to refund an...
21 February 2020
From: Breaking News
A deluge of taxes and an uncertain market has seen a number of landlords abandon the buy-to-let industry in recent years. Some...
20 February 2020
From: Breaking News
Aldermore Bank has relaunched its buy-to-let proposition with a view to offering landlords greater choice, flexibility, new products, reduced rates, and...
10 February 2020
From: Breaking News
Newbury Building Society has cut rates on a limited company buy-to-let mortgage deal. The 75% loan-to-value three-year variable product has been reduced...
06 February 2020
From: Breaking News
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
There are tentative signs that landlords are beginning to return to the buy-to-let market, particularly in London where house price falls...
03 January 2020
From: Breaking News
There will be further growth in portfolio and complex buy-to-let lending in 2020, Paragon predicts. There has been greater demand over the...