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An increasing number of private landlords appear to be waiting to see what impact Brexit and regulatory changes will have on...

Buy-to-let mortgage activity continued to slow in October, as fewer landlords took out home loans as a result of tax changes...

Landlords are being encouraged to take advantage of existing low mortgage rates ahead of any potential base rate increases next year. There...

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

The number of properties acquired by landlords has dropped significantly over the past couple of years following the tax and regulatory...

The number of buy-to-let mortgages in arrears of 2.5% or more of the outstanding balance dropped in the third quarter of...

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...

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

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

The number of buy-to-let landlords acquiring new properties continues to tumble as recent tax changes bite, but property remains a viable...

The government must move now to start supporting those that invest in the private rented sector or risk seeing significantly more...

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

Buy-to-let landlords in the Midlands continue to invest in the sector on the back of a ‘positive outlook’, but elsewhere in...

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

Luton and Colchester have been named among the best places for buy-to-let investors in the existing market, based on rental yields. The...

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

A two-speed market has emerged in the buy-to-let sector as smaller landlords have stopped adding to their portfolios, according to Octane...

A Conservative think tank has been slammed by the Residential Landlords’ Association (RLA) for its inaccurate analysis of the private rental...

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

Rents in the UK are set to increase as demand for rental properties grows, but the number of homes coming on...

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

There was a decline in the number of properties let last month, as a fall in supply restricted choice for prospective...

Buy-to-let mortgage lending plummeted during March, as reflected by the latest data released by UK Finance. Fresh figures from the banking industry...

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...

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

In recent years, high property prices have made it difficult for first-time buyers to get on the housing ladder. Despite this,...

There has been a significant increase in the number of landlords who are seriously behind with their mortgage payments, new figures...

Activity in the buy-to-let mortgage market took a dip in November, owed in part to the base rate rise and tougher...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has appointed Paul Smee as a new director, as the trade body looks to accelerate growth...

Mortgage lending to buy-to-let investors remained largely unchanged in August despite an overall increase in residential mortgage lending, according to the...

Buy-to-let landlords are rushing to remortgage as record low rates look increasingly attractive, fresh data shows. In July, remortgaging accounted for more...

The steady levels of mortgage activity seen through the first half of the year continued into July, with gross mortgage lending...

Buy-to-let landlords have been left disappointed at the 'missed opportunity' in the Autumn Statement to support those that invest in the...