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07 May 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance

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

Has there ever been a better time to buy-to-let? Zoopla just last week revealed that demand and rent prices, especially in city...
19 February 2022
From: Top tips & guides

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

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

There were 4,420 buy-to-let mortgages in arrears of 2.5% or more of the outstanding balance in the first quarter of 2020,...
15 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The three-month mortgage payment holiday to landlords whose tenants are experiencing financial difficulties due to coronavirus, will also apply to those...
20 March 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

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

The number of private landlords’ properties being repossessed jumped by 40% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2019, figures from a...
25 November 2019
From: Breaking News

There was a significant fall in lending to buy-to-let landlords, according to the latest data from UK Finance. The figures show that...
21 November 2019
From: Breaking News

There was a significant increase in the number of buy-to-let mortgaged properties taken into possession in the third quarter of the...
15 November 2019
From: Breaking News

There was a further increase in mortgage lending for first-time-buyers and home movers in August compared with the previous month and...
16 October 2019
From: Breaking News

To say that the buy-to-let sector has had a tough time of it in recent years would be one hell of...
27 September 2019
From: Breaking News

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...
18 September 2019
From: Breaking News

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...
16 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Rental yields have increased to their highest level for two years, according to the latest edition of Kent Reliance for Intermediaries’...
12 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let mortgage activity increased slightly in April, with landlord investors taking out 5,100 new buy-to-let home purchase mortgages, up from 5,000...
14 June 2019
From: Breaking News

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%...
17 May 2019
From: Breaking News

There is no two ways about it, the buy-to-let market has become much more challenging for property investors of late for...
03 May 2019
From: Breaking News

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%...
18 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The latest UK Finance household lending and deposits data reveals that gross mortgage lending across the residential market dropped in January,...
27 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let mortgage activity continued to slow in December with landlord investors taking out just 5,100 new buy-to-let home purchase mortgages, down...
20 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Undoubtedly, 2018 was another tough year for landlords. With so many tax and regulatory changes over the past couple of years,...
31 January 2019
From: Breaking News

There has been a sharp decline in the number of buy-to-let property purchases as a raft of government tax hikes continues...
24 January 2019
From: Breaking News

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...
18 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Assertions made by UK Finance that the leasehold system is not in need of major reform have been rejected by Leasehold...
18 January 2019
From: Breaking News

An increasing number of private landlords appear to be waiting to see what impact Brexit and regulatory changes will have on...
18 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let mortgage activity continued to slow in October, as fewer landlords took out home loans as a result of tax changes...
13 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Landlords are being encouraged to take advantage of existing low mortgage rates ahead of any potential base rate increases next year. There...
22 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let mortgage activity slowed dramatically in September, as the number of landlords taking out new home loans dropped by almost a...
15 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of properties acquired by landlords has dropped significantly over the past couple of years following the tax and regulatory...
15 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of buy-to-let mortgages in arrears of 2.5% or more of the outstanding balance dropped in the third quarter of...
09 November 2018
From: Breaking News

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...
08 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Many landlords remain committed to the buy-to-let sector despite government interventions and a wider housing slowdown, new figures show. Despite the adverse...
17 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Activity in the buy-to-let market dropped further in July as a result of government interventions and a wider housing slowdown, new...
13 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of buy-to-let landlords acquiring new properties continues to tumble as recent tax changes bite, but property remains a viable...
13 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The government must move now to start supporting those that invest in the private rented sector or risk seeing significantly more...
29 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The UK housing market continued to slow last month as reflected by a drop in new mortgage lending, with many buy-to-let...
28 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords in the Midlands continue to invest in the sector on the back of a ‘positive outlook’, but elsewhere in...
24 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The level of landlord business looks set to stabilise over the next 12 months, according to Paragon’s latest Financial Adviser Confidence...
15 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Luton and Colchester have been named among the best places for buy-to-let investors in the existing market, based on rental yields. The...
18 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Activity in the buy-to-let mortgage market took a further dip in May as the combination of tighter tax and mortgage rules...
13 July 2018
From: Breaking News

A two-speed market has emerged in the buy-to-let sector as smaller landlords have stopped adding to their portfolios, according to Octane...
13 July 2018
From: Breaking News

A Conservative think tank has been slammed by the Residential Landlords’ Association (RLA) for its inaccurate analysis of the private rental...
27 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Banks will almost certainly be forced to raise mortgage rates as cheap money provided by a closed Bank of England scheme...
27 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Rents in the UK are set to increase as demand for rental properties grows, but the number of homes coming on...
15 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of interest-only mortgages provided by lenders continues to fall, with the latest data from UK Finance revealing that there...
21 May 2018
From: Breaking News

There was a decline in the number of properties let last month, as a fall in supply restricted choice for prospective...
18 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let mortgage lending plummeted during March, as reflected by the latest data released by UK Finance. Fresh figures from the banking industry...
17 May 2018
From: Breaking News

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...
27 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of landlords remortgaging in order to raise funds to improve their properties has reached an all-time high, new figures...
16 April 2018
From: Breaking News

In recent years, high property prices have made it difficult for first-time buyers to get on the housing ladder. Despite this,...
20 March 2018
From: Breaking News

There has been a significant increase in the number of landlords who are seriously behind with their mortgage payments, new figures...
12 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Activity in the buy-to-let mortgage market took a dip in November, owed in part to the base rate rise and tougher...
17 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has appointed Paul Smee as a new director, as the trade body looks to accelerate growth...
10 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Mortgage lending to buy-to-let investors remained largely unchanged in August despite an overall increase in residential mortgage lending, according to the...
16 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords are rushing to remortgage as record low rates look increasingly attractive, fresh data shows. In July, remortgaging accounted for more...
13 September 2017
From: Breaking News

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