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The latest official government rent index shows that average private rents across the UK as a whole increased by 9.2% in...

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

Some of the biggest names in the trade, lending and advisory sectors have produced a report outlining the vast significance that...

The Government quietly announced population projections towards the end of January that could have major implications for the types of homes...

Six in 10 landlords recorded increased tenant demand for their properties in the final quarter of 2023, Paragon Bank research has...

The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on migrating away from the emergency rent controls introduced in September 2022 and extended...

The National Residential Landlords Association hosts a meeting at Labour’s annual conference tomorrow - but it admits the party’s rental policies...

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

I have read a great deal in the media recently about a mass landlord ‘exodus’. The story goes along the lines of...

Six in 10 landlords support minimum property standards for the private rented sector, Paragon Bank research has found. The government has pledged...

There are many misconceptions about the private rented sector, but a common one I hear is that it is the tenure...

Landlords are in danger of losing the narrative again. With rental inflation hitting record levels, much of the noise we see in...

A bank is forecasting that almost one in 10 rented homes in the UK within the next decade could be a...

Landlords work harder to ensure properties are suitable for their preferred tenant type, more than they do to achieve maximum profits.  That’s...

A report from the Public Accounts Committee on the regulation of the private rented sector (PRS) was issued with little notice...

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...

Homes headed by a person over the age of 45 will account for at least half of all privately renting households...

Buy to let landlords are increasingly targeting smaller, secondary towns and cities rather than big urban centres. Data from Paragon Bank shows...

Landlords are targeting semi-detached homes over terraced houses for the first time, but with limited stock availability and strong competition from...

Paragon Bank increased buy to let lending to landlords by 33.9 per cent to £1.61 billion in its last financial year,...

There’s been a wholesale lifting in standards of investment and quality in the private rental sector thanks to landlords, and in...

Paragon Bank has launched a range of 80 per cent loan to value buy to let mortgages specifically for properties with...

A record pipeline has been reported by one of the leading buy to let mortgage lenders as landlords race to beat...

Coronavirus has prompted much talk of landlords and tenants alike fleeing cities for the country - but some evidence suggests that...

A survey of over 2,000 tenants by a specialist buy to let lender shows that contrary to the popular belief, most...

A new report from respected specialist mortgage provider Paragon Bank shows that retiree renters and those in the upper-middle age category...

Just under half of landlords say they intend to make energy efficiency improvements to properties as part of the government's Green Homes Grant...

A new survey of 700 landlords from a respected buy to let lender reveals the regions with the strongest levels of...

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...

Buy-to-let properties in the UK are currently in high demand and there appears to be plenty of room for further growth,...

Paragon has launched a new online system for its landlord customers. The Landlord Portal enables landlords to access all their accounts in...

Paragon’s specialist portfolio buy-to-let lending grew during the first half of its financial year, the company has announced.  Specialist buy-to-let lending was...

Buy to-to-let landlords across the Midlands are most likely to acquire new property over the next 12 months, new research show.  A...

Boris Johnson’s emphatic December general election victory has triggered fresh optimism among buy-to-let landlords, despite tax and regulatory changes hitting their...

The private rented sector ended 2019 strongly, with 27% of landlords experiencing an increase in tenant demand, according to the latest...

Paragon’s specialist portfolio buy-to-let lending grew during the final quarter of 2019. Specialist buy-to-let lending was 1.1% higher year-on-year at £375.4m, whilst...

Buy-to-let landlords currently looking to buy property are targeting Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) more than any other property type, according...