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Almost four in 10 portfolio landlords are continuing to upgrade their properties to EPC C or above, despite proposed regulations being...

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...

Analysts have warned landlords and others interested in the housing market from celebrating too much following the latest Halifax index figures. The...

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 -...

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...

A mortgage lender survey suggests landlords are returning to fixed rate mortgages. Landbay says more investors are opting for five-year fixed mortgages...

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 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...

Landlords about to remortgage are being urged to secure a new rate as early as possible - even six months in...

A growing number of landlords are incorporating in order to salvage profits from the difficult buy to let sector, a bank...

New housing affordability figures provide one underlying reason why many potential buyers cannot make the move and instead rely increasingly on...

If you are a landlord looking for the silver lining in a dark cloud, June’s interest rate decision will have certainly...

The founder of a luxury holiday lets firm in one of the UK’s tourist hotspots says even wealthy landlords are now...

A third of landlords say that the scrapping of Section 21 is of major concern to them according to a Mortgages...

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

A portfolio landlord’s deal for an £11m re-financing package has been struck with a bank. The landlord was looking to refinance 63...

In the drive for the UK to be net zero by 2050, residential landlords are facing costly green refurbishments.   Already, landlords...

A mortgage lender’s buy to let market index shows yields slightly dipping. Fleet Mortgages’ regional snapshot covers all areas of England and...

Foundation Home Loans has launched its new ‘Green ABC+’ fixed rate products for both buy to let and owner occupied mortgages, with...

Specialist buy to let lender Landbay has launched a range of mortgages for trading limited companies buying or remortgaging houses, apartments, HMOs...

There was a notable increase in buy-to-let remortgage business in the second quarter of the year, according to Paragon Bank.  The research...

Buy-to-let landlords are being urged to take advantage of the stamp duty tax savings announced in the chancellor’s summer statement by...

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...

Remortgaging activity has surged in recent weeks as homeowners, including buy-to-let landlords, rush to lock into low-rate loans amid uncertainty over...

Heading into March, the UK housing market was showing the kind of green shoots appropriate for the start of spring, with...

A significant number of landlords plan to remortgage over the next year, fresh research by BDRC, on behalf of Precise Mortgages,...

There was a significant fall in lending to buy-to-let landlords, according to the latest data from UK Finance.  The figures show that...

The mortgage industry is predicting a 1% increase in buy-to-let business in the next 12 months, according to Paragon’s latest Financial...

As a landlord, it helps to understand current trends in the private rented sector and how you can maintain your buy-to-let...

Buy-to-let mortgage approvals increased in July, up 5.5% year-on-year, suggesting that market conditions are improving, the latest UK Finance report shows. There...

A third of buy-to-let landlords plan to remortgage in the next year, with those looking to add to their portfolio more...

Take-up of buy-to-let mortgages slowed in June as economic and political uncertainty caused some buy-to-let investors to adopt a ‘wait and...

Accord Buy To Let has introduced two new products aimed at landlords looking for longer term fixed rate deals. For purchasing landlords,...

NatWest has reduced rates on some buy-to-let and residential products. On the lender’s buy-to-let switcher there are reductions of up to 0.15%...

Accord Buy To Let has cut rates on selected two, three and five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages by up to 0.11%,...

West One Loans has launched a new range of first charge buy-to-let mortgage products, including both standard and specialist deals. The new...

The number of people remortgaging on to five-year fixes remains high ahead of a potential increase in interest rates. Almost half -...

Accord Buy To Let has reduced rates on more than a third of its buy-to-let product range. No fewer than 25 products...

Buy-to-let mortgage activity remained sluggish in March with landlord investors taking out just 5,000 new buy-to-let home purchase mortgages, down 9.1%...

There is no two ways about it, the buy-to-let market has become much more challenging for property investors of late for...

Accord Buy to Let has reduced rates on nine of its five-year fixed rate products. Highlights of the new range, available to...

With some landlords finding it harder to make a profit as a result of changes to buy-to-let taxation, remortgage activity looks...

Buy-to-let mortgage activity remained subdued in January with landlord investors taking out just 5,500 new buy-to-let home purchase mortgages, down 1.8%...

Accord Buy to Let has launched a five-year fixed rate deal at 2.22% up to 60% loan-to-value (LTV), as part of...

There has been a sharp decline in the number of buy-to-let property purchases as a raft of government tax hikes continues...

Amid continued speculation that interest rates will rise later this year, the majority of landlords chose a five-year fixed rate when...

Teachers Building Society has made various changes to its buy-to-let criteria, including an increase in maximum age, while the society has...

The number of buy-to-let purchases continues to fall, as reflected by a further drop in new buy-to-let mortgage lending. Fresh data from...

Mortgage lenders have reduced the cost of most of their fixed rate buy-to-let deals for landlords over the past 12 months,...

With 2019 fast approaching, mortgage borrowers are being encouraged to take a few simple steps to ensure they are in the...

NatWest has increased rates on its two- and five-year buy-to-let remortgage products by up to 0.5%. The rate hike means that the...

Buy-to-let mortgage activity slowed dramatically in September, as the number of landlords taking out new home loans dropped by almost a...

Buy-to-let lending for 2018 looks likely to fall well below its estimate of £12bn, as taxes and regulations continue to have an adverse...

Accord has added to its range of buy-to-let products, including the launch of new cashback options on its two-year fixed rate...

The proportion of buy-to-let remortgaging hit a record high in the third quarter of the year, as more landlords looked to...

The average rate on a five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage has fallen to an all-time low of 3.4%, the latest figures...

Many landlords remain committed to the buy-to-let sector despite government interventions and a wider housing slowdown, new figures show. Despite the adverse...

Do you know how much you could save by switching mortgages? Research from Property Master reveals that landlords on standard variable...

If you are thinking about adding to your property portfolio or remortgaging an existing buy-to-let property, it can be a helpful...

Mortgage products offered by Vida Homeloans are now available to buy-to-let landlords in Scotland. The specialist lender’s offerings, which are available to...

TSB has cut rates on selected two-, three- and five-year fixed rate buy-to-let purchase and remortgage products. Two-year fixed rates between 60%...

Activity in the buy-to-let market dropped further in July as a result of government interventions and a wider housing slowdown, new...

Tax and regulation changes continue to have an adverse impact on the buy-to-let market, with the value of mortgages taken out...

Accord has cut its buy-to-let mortgage rates by up to 0.25% in an effort to attract more business from landlords, particularly...

There has been a further decline in the number of people looking to buy property, as reflected by the Bank of...

The UK housing market continued to slow last month as reflected by a drop in new mortgage lending, with many buy-to-let...

The level of landlord business looks set to stabilise over the next 12 months, according to Paragon’s latest Financial Adviser Confidence...

The Saffron Building Society has unveiled a refreshed range of expat mortgages for landlords looking to purchase or remortgage a buy-to-let...

It is important to regularly review your mortgage options, and that is where mortgage intermediaries can often help. Paragon’s latest Financial Adviser...

The Swansea Building Society will now offer its buy-to-let and holiday let products through TBMC’s mortgage panel after joining forces with...

Some 93% of landlords financing buy-to-let property chose a fixed rate mortgage in the second quarter of the year, fresh figures...

Accord Buy To Let has cut rates across its mortgage range by up to 0.16%. The intermediary-only lender, part of Yorkshire Building...

3mc has joined forces with Paragon Bank to launch some new exclusive portfolio buy-to-let products. The products, which increase the maximum available...

Activity in the buy-to-let mortgage market took a further dip in May as the combination of tighter tax and mortgage rules...

If you are a landlord who wishes to raise extra finance against a HMO without remortgaging your existing deal then a...

Banks will almost certainly be forced to raise mortgage rates as cheap money provided by a closed Bank of England scheme...

Landlords are being reminded to do all they can to avoid the trap awaiting borrowers when fixed-rate mortgage deals end. A third...

There was a sharp rise in remortgaging activity during the first three months of 2018 as buy-to-let landlords lock in lower...

By anyone's standards, it’s a tough time to be a landlord. With Brexit just around the corner, a sluggish housing market,...

The number of interest-only mortgages provided by lenders continues to fall, with the latest data from UK Finance revealing that there...

Buy-to-let landlords are being reminded to do all they can to avoid the trap awaiting borrowers when fixed-rate mortgage deals end. A...

Accord Buy To Let has reduced rates on two and five-year fixed-rate remortgage products by up to 0.18%. Accord, which is part...

There has been a sharp rise in demand for buy-to-let mortgages after a number of two-year fixed deals came to end. A...

Accord Buy To Let has reduced rates on selected fixed-rate products by up to 0.15%. These reductions are being applied to two-...

Aldermore has cut rates on its buy-to-let mortgage range for company landlords, ensuring that they are now aligned with buy-to-let deals...

The number of landlords remortgaging in order to raise funds to improve their properties has reached an all-time high, new figures...

With savers continuing to receive poor returns from banks and building societies, buy-to-let remains the investment of choice for many people,...

Private landlords are now being offered more choice when looking to remortgage after Accord Buy To Let launched a new mortgage...

Remortgaging continues to drive the buy-to-let market, with the proportion of buy-to-let mortgages for remortgages rising to 52% in the fourth...

The average five-year fixed rate has fallen to a joint record-low of 3.43%, a rate last seen in October 2017, according...

Many buy-to-let landlords with two-year fixed deals that are about to come to an end are likely to face difficulties in...

Over the next few months, it is anticipated that tens of thousands of private landlords in the UK will face struggles...

The buy-to-let property market is currently experiencing a wave of reforms, with the government looking to alter the way in which...

Skipton Building Society has cut rates on selected buy-to-let mortgages, as competition between mortgage lenders remains strong. The new buy-to-let range includes...

Accord Buy To Let has overhauled its buy-to-let mortgage range by introducing 17 new products and reducing rates by up to...

But-to-let landlords have shown remarkable resilience and adaptability in the face of the onslaught on their livelihoods, following justifiable concerns about...

Accord Buy To Let is offering landlords who remortgage a £500 cashback on selected loans, including eight remortgage deals. The intermediary-only lender,...

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

Remortgaging activity has increased significantly in recent months, helped in no small part by record low mortgage rates and continued house...

A new two-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage deal, which is funded by Precise Mortgages, has been launched by mortgage distributor 3mc. The...