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The most recent interest rate rise has swung the balance making it cheaper to rent than to buy, according to lettings...

Rightmove is warning of likely price falls in the second half of 2022. Its latest monthly market snapshot actually shows yet another...

An online rental platform suggests almost a third of rental homes may be deemed unaffordable. Ocasa, using Office for National Statistics data,...

A mortgage broker is accusing buy to let lenders of making life tougher for landlord borrowers. Mel Whiting of Norton Finance says...

The importance of improved energy efficiency in the private rented and owner occupied sectors has led to a surge in interest...

The surge in rents will subside and the market will normalise before the end of the year. That’s the prediction from Zoopla...

New analysis by Rightmove is tracking first-time buyer affordability over the last 10 years - and it shows why so many...

Demand for apartment living across much of Britain has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels despite a move back to normality...

The highest rental growth since the Global Financial Crisis, coupled with the cost of living crisis, is putting increased pressure on...

An online property platform says it expects May’s sales figures for new build searches to be slightly below expectations. This is as...

A new league table of capital values in seaside locations shows the affordability challenge of investing in areas with guaranteed holiday...

It looks as if landlords have enjoyed further capital appreciation with the latest housing market index showing still-rising asking prices for...

Capital appreciation for landlords has seen another surge according to the latest house price index, just released by the Halifax. It shows...

A pressure group of campaigners highly critical of landlords and letting agents is organising protests at cities this weekend. Acorn - which...

A report by a business campaign group claims Build To Rent is key to helping solve the housing crisis in London. Who...

PropTech supplier Canopy has launched a new service to help tenants affected by the pandemic.  Last year Canopy was awarded a grant...

Rental affordability is deteriorating in parts of England. The research by rental platform Rentd looked at the current average income of a...

The National Residential Landlords Association is trying to head off the growing clamour for rent controls by setting out its own...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims that in one part of the UK alone, some 75,000 tenants have been discriminated against by landlords. The...

Many first time landlords do not have the credit records that accord with lenders’ algorithms, denying them finance unreasonably. That’s the view...

A prominent Conservative has branded the rush towards rent controls by some politicians as “heavy-handed and economically illiterate”. Janet Finch Saunders, an...

A prominent property website, which monitors the lettings market, suggests that rent controls would drive a proportion of rental stock to...

Wealthier tenants will benefit from stiffer affordability criteria as stock levels fall and demand increases according to DJ Alexander Ltd, part...

Manchester council has launched its own building company - called This City - to construct affordable and market homes to rent. The...

With Christmas and the New Year now over, landlords, investors and property experts are back to questioning what the coming twelve...

The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper includes a dramatic reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction powers will be...

The Covid pandemic has had a significant impact on the economy, with long term consequences that are still not fully appreciated....

Our housing market needs a long-term vision, and one which is co-ordinated across government and the wider industry. And it is...

The Council for the Protection of Rural England is the latest body to blast Airbnb and other short lets for their...

A House of Lords report claims that the private rental sector has become ”increasingly unaffordable” and says out welcomes the proliferation...

A new bank - Recognise - has entered the buy to let market in a bid to win landlords and investors. Its...

This year, landlord and owner-occupier Londoners purchased 112,780 homes outside the capital, the highest number since 2007. New data, from Connells-owned agency...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...

A leading politician in Wales has spoken out in favour of second homeowners, who are under increasing scrutiny in that country...

The relationship between the overwhelming number of good landlords and local authorities tends to be limited or possibly non-existent. With the far...

Many agencies give their forecasts for the following year or years in the late autumn, but one of the most detailed...

The scrapping of Section 21 and other provisions expected in the government’s White Paper on rental reform have been delayed until...

The protest movement against second homes in Wales appears to be gathering pace. The BBC reports that over 150 campaigners have gathered...

Rents and capital appreciation will both rise next year - but to a significantly lesser degree than in 2021. That’s the verdict...

A mortgage expert who is a prominent sceptic about the lettings market has stepped up his criticisms, saying renting is no...

Activists including Generation Rent are to lobby MPs this afternoon, to complain against eviction notice periods in England reverting to pre-Covid...

The UK rental market has revved up amidst a sharp rise in demand for city living, driving the highest rate of...

The SpareRoom online service has drawn up what it calls an affordability guide, which is effectively a league table of room...

A new table of UK city affordability offers some guidance for landlords looking for urban properties in some of the least...

The London rental market may be in for a boom as figures show Londoners purchased over 60,000 homes outside the capital...

The pandemic has made future prospects for renters worse, according to a new survey.  Four out of 10 tenants questioned by the...

New research from online buy to let mortgage broker Property Master reveals there are currently 41 BTL mortgages at the record...

Labour councils in London have backed the initiative from Mayor Sadiq Khan to buy back ex-council houses now in the private...

Landlords in the holiday let market in Wales look almost certain to face hefty new barriers under proposals being considered by...

Rental affordability in the capital has improved markedly during the pandemic according to London lettings agency Benham and Reeves.  The firm analysed...

New research shows that monthly payments for the mortgage are likely to be cheaper than rent for a comparable home -...

Areas boasting Russell Group universities - considered the best in the UK - have the highest rents but disappointing yields.  Returns from a...

An online mortgage broker specialising in buy to let has launched a new tool using Artificial Intelligence to show landlords how...

A tenant hardship loan fund is to open next week in Scotland - and many rental bodies in England and Wales...

The financial services regulator, the Prudential Regulation Authority, is warning mortgage lenders to be strict on their assessment of customers wanting...

The findings of a survey conducted with 2,000 tenants give an insight into what renters want now, eight months on from...

A local authority is thought to be the first in the country to be offering a Coronavirus lifeline to hard-pressed landlords. Leicester...

If you are dreaming of buying a property in Spain, there is so much to think about and many things to...

When it comes to property investment, there is no one ‘right’ way to do it in order to succeed. Likewise, there...

A lettings chief says London may never regain its appeal to the typical renter, as new data shows the capital still...

The ‘No DSS’ issue has been effectively settled by a landmark court case, but a new document for MPs says ‘affordability...

Local people in a part of Wales claim they are being priced out of their communities by investment buyers and second home...

Buckinghamshire Building Society has relaunched its ex-pat buy-to-let product. The mortgage deal is available at 70% loan-to-value (LTV) on a two-year discount...

The government has made a grave mistake extending the evictions ban in England and Wales by four weeks, it has been...

There was a surge in demand for buy-to-let property in July, according to the latest data released by mortgage technology provider,...

Boris Johnson’s “Build Build Build” announcement yesterday was designed to help drag the UK economy out of what could prove to...

The average tenant in the UK is spending almost half of their monthly net income to cover the average cost of...

Frustrated tenants struggling to afford to live in London can feel vindicated, as a new report shows that the cost of...

Skipton Building Society has refreshed its buy-to-let and residential product range with reduced rates on selected products. The society’s buy-to-let two-year fixed...

LendInvest has refreshed its buy-to-let product range with rates now starting from 2.99%.  The mortgage products, which are available up to 75%...

The government’s decision to relax lockdown rules in England has allowed the residential property market to restart, with letting agents given...

Mortgage Brain has announced that it is rolling out its affordability-based sourcing solution Affordability Hub following a successful pilot. The three main...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jason Berry – Group Sales Director What is ‘company name’ and...

A free rental helpline has been launched by rental deposit replacement scheme Ome.  The introduction of the Rental Wellbeing Helpline has been...

Landlords who have benefited from a mortgage holiday should pass this on to financially distressed tenants, according to Mary-Anne Bowring, group...

Older buy-to-let investors are no longer being overlooked by mortgage lenders with the latest move by Gatehouse Bank to increase its...

It’s no secret that the war on landlords has escalated heavily since 2016 and as we find ourselves in a new...

A tenant’s appeal to recover £13,800 in rent and deposit from his landlord has been rejected by the Upper Tribunal for...

Roma Finance has cut its bridging and development rates across its product range, which includes buy-to-let, after obtaining fresh and sustainable...

  Two years ago, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ordered the nine largest UK current account providers to open up their...

Is the UK on the brink of a mass landlord exodus? It may seem like an ominous question, but ask people...

Pepper Money has launched a new range of two and five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages for limited companies.  The products come with...

Despite increased rent prices, the proportion of income spent by tenants on rent decreased between 2016 and 2019, according to The Deposit...

Despite the widening supply-demand imbalance in the private rented sector, it is now generally more affordable to rent a property with...

Now that 2020 is underway, activity in the property market is likely to start picking up due to the traditional seasonal...

The locations that saw the biggest house price increases in the last year have been unveiled by the Post Office Money.  The...

London remains one of the biggest property investment destinations in the world, attracting a wide range of national and international investors.  But...

Affordability is the most important issue facing students when renting, according to the latest UK student accommodation survey.  The study, undertaken by...

Buy-to-let landlords generally recognise the importance of taking a deposit from a tenant and placing it in a government-backed tenancy deposit...

Rental price growth in London is set to rise ahead of wage inflation over the next five years, according to new forecasts...

Virgin Money has announces changed to the stress test rates used when assessing affordability for buy-to-let mortgages, which will please some...

The UK Purpose-Built Student Accommodation Sector (PBSA) has grown by a record 5.3% in 2019 which equates to more than 34,000...

There was a further increase in mortgage lending for first-time-buyers and home movers in August compared with the previous month and...

Selina Finance has introduced a new property investment credit facility aimed at experienced property investors and landlords.  The digital secured lender has...

The majority of medium and large companies pay higher wage rates to men than to women, according to the latest government...

The English Private Landlord Survey shows that couples aged 25 - 49 make up the largest proportion of private renters, a...

Buy-to-let landlords could benefit financially by catering their offerings towards the growing older renter and family tenant demographics, according to the...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has proposed that tenants should be permitted to transfer a deposit between landlords when moving property.  The...

Following the introduction of new HMO licences in Hackney, east London, the local council has taken legal action against four landlords...

Affordability continues to be a concern for a number of renters north of the border, according to a fresh report from...

Zoopla’s UK Cities House Price Index for July 2019, which focuses on trends in housing affordability as measured by the ratio...

There has been a 6.1% increase in the number of property sales agreed, as buyers are spurred into action by improved...

Average rents dropped in five of the eight UK regions monitored by Goodlord in July, new figures show. The property technology firm...

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%...

Furness for Intermediaries has launched two five-year fixed rate products for its holiday let range. The new mortgage deals have a borrowing...

Canada Life Home Finance has reduced rates and increased the maximum loan-to-value (LTV) across its buy-to-let and second home product range. The lender...

Leek United has made a number of changes to its lending policy across its retirement, buy-to-let and remortgage product ranges. In terms...

Demand for rented homes looks set to increase in the coming years as new data suggests that many people who do...

Most landlords feel optimistic about the existing UK buy-to-let environment, fresh research suggests. The study by Cambridge and Counties Bank showed that...

Rents in the UK’s private rented sector increased by 1.3% in the 12 months to May 2019, up from 1.2% in April,...

We all know that high quality detailed tenant references are crucial to ensure that people placed in rental properties have been...

We all know that investing in a buy-to-let (BTL) property is a huge responsibility, but for those of you who are...

The North West has long since ceased to be an “inside tip” amongst forward-looking property investors. It’s now one of the...

Weak rental growth has resulted in improved affordability for renters across many parts of the country, including London, while rents in...

The soaring cost of renting property in prime central London has once again come under the spotlight following WikiLeaks founder Julian...

Santander has increased the maximum term, age and loan-to-value (LTV) for its buy-to-let products, while also making amendments to its affordability...

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

If you are looking to expand your buy-to-let portfolio this year with a low-cost property purchase you may wish to consider buying...

Recent years have seen a shift in buyer activity across the UK’s property market, with London’s much publicised decline in popularity...

There has been a significant increase in the cost of popular fixed term buy-to-let mortgage rates, fresh data shows. The latest research...

Despite recent tax and regulatory changes, investment in buy-to-let has outperformed most other major asset classes over the past 10 years,...

A number of buy-to-let landlords are currently thinking about exiting the private rented sector due to recent policy changes, including the...

A third of UK renters have no plans to ever buy property, preparing instead for life as a long-term tenant, according...

Ipswich Building Society has cut the rates and fees on its existing buy-to-let five-year fixed rate products . There is a five-year...

There has been a moderate rise in residential property price growth across the UK, according to the latest analysis carried out...

With just five weeks until the UK is set to leave the EU, the impact of leaving the bloc without a...

Affordability is a serious problem, particularly in London, and this puts people wishing to buy their first property under a great...

Vendors will often accept an all-cash purchase offer over a higher-priced offer with a mortgage, highlighting the importance of cash in...

With a growing number of Londoners renting property outside the capital, where affordability is stretched, more buy-to-let landlords are now looking...

Landlords are taking advantage of first-time student renters by failing to carry out repairs, according to a new poll. A fresh report...

A number of buy-to-let landlords prefer to rent out property on a room by room basis instead of renting the whole...

As London continues to wane in popularity for investors and renters alike – with increasing numbers of people moving out of...

The proportion of income spent on rent in the private rented sector has fallen from 35.4% in 2010/11 to 32.9% in...

A new multi-housing report reveals five trends that are set to dominate the private rented sector between now and 2025.   The...

Shelter has recently run a campaign aimed at banning ‘discrimination’ against tenants on benefits in the private rented sector, presenting a...

The proportion of income spent by private tenants on rents in England has continued to fall, according to an official report...

Affordability is the overriding priority for renters of all ages when looking for private rented accommodation, according to a survey of...

Many people tend to hold off on buying property during times of uncertainty and that appears to be precisely what is...

There has been a 15% rise in the number of people renting a home aged 35-54 in the last three years as...

Following a year dominated by Brexit uncertainty, political instability, higher interest rates and more stringent mortgage regulations, many buy-to-let landlords will...

Most renters fear that they will never be in a position to buy property due to the sheer cost of saving...

It is common knowledge (and common sense) that university towns and cities are full of people who are natural renters. This...

Making an offer to purchase a property might sound like the most stressful thing to do just before Christmas, but this...

Rents in the UK’s private rented sector increased by 0.97% in the 12 months to November 2018, virtually unchanged from the...

Residential popery prices in Manchester have increased significantly in recent years, with research showing that the city outperformed all other core...

Rents in London are expected to increase further in 2019 due to the widening supply-demand imbalance in the capital’s rental market,...

Liverpool has managed a very interesting and appealing double win, according to data from Hometrack. The city not only topped the list...

The views and opinions of British and international students regarding their accommodation choices across the UK have been unveiled in the...

Accord Buy to Let has increased the amount of cashback offered through a selection of its two-year fixed buy-to-let deals. Following the...

Buy-to-let landlords who have adopted a high yielding investment strategy may be interested in new analysis of the BTL market that...

The outlook for renters has improved over the past decade, albeit with considerable regional variations, thanks to improved affordability, new figures...

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

The average cost of renting a property outside London rose by 1.7% in the 12 months to October, while tenants in...

Tenants typically spend a third of their monthly salary before tax on rent, new figures show, but there are wide regional...

Vernon Building Society has launched a new five-year fixed rate deal, as part of its buy-to-let product review. The new product, which...

Buying a property is cheaper than renting in every area of the UK, a recent study found, and yet a growing...

A new buy-to-let affordability calculator, which allows brokers to simply input basic borrowing requirements to see the maximum loan available on...

As the Chancellor prepares to deliver his Budget today, research from Aldermore has revealed the measures prospective first-time buyers want put...

How many times has a potential tenant failed referencing? Too many times is probably your answer. This frustrating scenario ultimately arises because...

Landbay has partnered with Julian Harris Adviser Network to provide more mortgage brokers and their landlord clients with access to its...

Two-thirds of Britain is effectively off-limits to many young people who want to rent a property of their own, a new...

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%...

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

While most private renters in the UK aspire to buy property, the reality is that many people simply cannot afford to...

A briefing paper on tenancy deposit schemes has been published by the House of Commons ahead of the Report Stage and...

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

UK house price growth has slowed to the lowest level since August 2013, according to the latest data from the Office...

LendInvest has launched an exclusive five-year fixed rate product for intermediaries through Buy to Let Club.   The new deal, available on loans...

Bootle in Merseyside has been named the best place to currently be a buy-to-let landlord, based on a number of key...

Rent increases during the last five years have been less than initially perceived, tracking the retail price index (RPI) in England...

Nottingham City Council became the latest local authority to introduce a landlord licensing scheme last week in an attempt to clampdown...

If you wish to raise finance against an existing property and are self-employed then you may find a secured loan provides...

‘Open banking’ provider TrueLayer has teamed up with Goodlord to enhance the proptech platform’s fintech integration for landlords, tenants and agents. Goodlord’s...

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

Kit Malthouse has been named as the government’s latest housing minister after Dominic Raab, who spent just six months in the...

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society is now offering its full range of buy-to-let mortgage products to portfolio landlords. The lender will now...

More than two thirds of UK renters have no plans to acquire a property, according to new research by landlord insurer...

The tenancy security deposits that tenants leave with landlords or their letting agents should be capped at a maximum of three...

Kensington Mortgages has increased the loan-to-value limits and reduced rates on a series of its buy-to-let mortgages to improve the affordability...

Specialist mortgage lender Kent Reliance has launched an income-backed buy-to-let mortgage for limited companies and individual lending. The mortgage provider will now...

A growing number of landlords are opting for five-year fixed rate mortgages in favour of short-term alternatives which demand more stringent...

But-to-let landlords will now be able to use non rental income towards the affordability assessment when applying for second charge buy-to-let...

Almost half of private landlords have opted to wait to see what impact Brexit and regulatory changes will have on the...

The tenancy security deposits that tenants leave with landlords or their letting agents will be capped at a maximum of six...

Over half of private landlords plan to sell some of their buy-to-let properties this year, it has been claimed. Some 54% of landlords...

Who are you? We are Home Counties: an independent agency in Potters Bar established by me, Richard Lowry. I’m passionate about property...

A number of landlords remain confident about the buy-to-let sector despite tax hikes and tougher mortgage rules hitting the private rented...

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

Newbury Building Society has cut its buy-to-let mortgage rates, including those to landlords operating through a limited company, by up to...

A new buy-to-let affordability calculator, which works out the loan-to-value (LTV), annual rental yield and maximum gross loan amount for both...

A third of property professionals in this country are set to add to their portfolios this year as appetite for opportunistic...

Rental prices continued to rise in January, albeit marginally, according to the latest HomeLet Rental Index. The average rent agreed on a...

The average two-year buy-to-let fixed mortgage deal at 75% loan-to-value (LTV) has fallen to a record-low of 2.47%, as many landlords...

Liverpool, Nottingham and Cardiff are among the latest hotspots for buy-to-let investors looking for the best returns. The latest edition of Private...

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

Who are you?   Arthur Jones, I’m Glide’s London Business Development Manager. I joined Glide in November 2016 to head up London. My...

Tenants are spending an increasing proportion of their earnings on rent, new figures have revealed. Fresh research undertaken by rentals platform CreditLadder...

A new buy-to-let affordability calculator, which works with the new stress rate of 5.5% and takes top-slicing into account, has been...

Millennials renting in this country will have spent more than £110,000 in rent by the time they are finally in a...

Chancellor Philip Hammond has been slammed by Belvoir for failing to address taxes on buy-to-let landlords imposed by his predecessor George...

While demand for rental property remains strong, landlords always have to be mindful of tenants’ ability to pay higher prices, according...

The forthcoming Autumn Budget is set to unveil the government’s plans to encourage landlords to offer longer tenancies of at least...

The government’s proposal to cap tenancy deposits to six weeks’ rent will save many tenants money, given that a number of...

Annual rental price growth slowed between September and October with the cost of the average new let in Great Britain increasing...

Annual rental price growth in the UK slowed to just 0.9% in October, which was less than half the 2.1% increase...

From today Accord Buy To Let is offering free standard valuation and up to £1,000 cashback on all of its fixed...

More than a quarter of letting agents saw a rise in rents last month, raising concerns about tenant affordability. Some 27% of...

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has announced that it is now assessing like-for-like buy-to-let remortgages using a lower reference rate and...

Nearly a quarter of private tenants in the UK are spending more than half their take-home pay on rent, new figures...

The Mansfield Building Society has launched a new mortgage product specifically designed to allow buy-to-let investors to purchase or remortgage a...

A growing number of landlords are turning to corporate structures in an effort to reduce tax liability and avoid stringent new...

Nearly half of landlords across the UK would refuse a tenant applicant with a poor credit score, despite in-depth credit checks...

What is Landlord Secure? Landlord Secure is a tenant referencing service provider, as well as an FCA authorised company for the sale...

The number of new rental property listings increased by 2.4% during August compared to the same month a year ago, the...

A free mortgage advice clinic has been launched by The Happy Tenant Company in conjunction with the mortgage broker Lee Grandin...

The scare tactics adopted by the government to keep Britain in the EU ahead of last year’s Brexit referendum saw the...

The total number of buy-to-let mortgage products on the market has reached its highest level since the recession in 2008 as...

BM Solutions has set out the details of how it will tackle portfolio buy-to-let underwriting when the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA)...

A new range of equity release products for owners of buy-to-let properties has today been launched by Retirement Advantage. The new products...

Skipton Building Society has announced that it has tightened its portfolio affordability requirements to 150% at 5.5%, and at 5% for...

Natwest has announced an overhaul of its underwriting processes for portfolio landlords ahead of September’s regulatory changes for complex buy-to-let, but...

A high number of buy-to-let investors prioritise rental rents over capital gains when making property purchase decisions, and with that in...

  For many years, rent has been called “dead money” and young people have been urged to “get on the housing ladder”...

With the outlook for savers continuing to look grim, many people will undoubtedly continue to consider investing in the buy-to-let sector,...

Accord Buy To Let is the latest lender to announce that it is amending details of its buy-to-let lending criteria for...

Coventry for intermediaries has introduced a transitional buy-to-let affordability policy for borrowers remortgaging, with a reference rate of 5% to be...

Specialist bank Aldermore has launched a new guide to help buy-to-let investors and mortgage brokers understand its underwriting changes ahead of...

The number of rented homes owned through a company has been on the up for a while now, with new data...

Buy-to-let landlords in London have increased rents by 45% on average over the past decade, as the cost of renting in...

When renting out a property, most landlords or their letting agents opt to take an upfront deposit from the tenant prior...

Fresh research using a combination of house prices, salaries and rental prices suggest that Stoke-on-Trent is the best destination to invest...

Rents have flat-lined across most of the UK, as a growing number of landlords refrain from asking for rental increases, new...

The government is putting the overall housing market at risk by “squeezing” the buy-to-let sector with higher stamp duty, new mortgage...

Most single tenants renting privately in the capital are now paying more than half of their monthly salary on average to...

Despite the fact that UK house prices are continuing to slow, with yesterday’s figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS)...

The Mortgage Works has cut its interest cover ratio for buy-to-let lending to lower rate taxpayers from 145% to 125%. The reduction...

Young private renters are facing staggering new hurdles to simply live alone and make a decent wage, new research shows.   Those attempting...

Rents in London have recorded their first annual drop for eight years, according to the latest HomeLet Rental Index. In April, the...

Santander has launched a new range of buy-to-let mortgages and reduced borrowing rates by up to 0.3% on existing fixed-rate products. From...

Recently I caught up with the Alex Lubinsky CEO of Rentberry, the app that allows a tenant to place a bid...

Santander will now assess buy-to-let remortgages with 125% rental cover at 5% for borrowers who secured a mortgage before the Prudential...

Despite the government’s decision to introduce a number of measures to curb the growth of buy-to-let landlords, prompting concern that the...

Rents across in England and Wales rose in all but two of the eight regions analysed in the year to February...

Vida Homeloans has cut its buy-to-let tracker and fixed rate mortgage rates by up to 0.6% as the lender looks to...

Rents in this country are now around half of tenants’ average take-home pay, according to a report on the state of...

The number of buy-to-let loans secured by buy-to-let landlords increased in January to the second highest monthly level since the introduction...

Average rents in Great Britain have fallen for the first time in more than six years, driven by a sharp drop...

Philip Hammond’s failure to reverse the previous chancellor George Osborne’s deeply unpopular tax reforms will have far-reaching implications for the buy-to-let...

Rental price inflation is now running below general inflation as measured by the consumer price index, as a growing number of buy-to-let...

The number of people investing in the buy-to-let sector is falling at an alarming rate, while many existing landlords are selling...

Vida Homeloans has modified its buy-to-let proposition following the introduction of new underwriting standards by the Prudential Regulatory Authority last month. The...

Four in 10 people who rent a home expect to be renting a property for up to a decade; an attractive...

We all know that buy-to-let investors face a challenging time, but what are the key issues affecting landlords? Karen Bennett looks...

More banks and building societies should consider lending to self-employed landlords, according to the Mortgage Broker Ltd. The national mortgage broker is...

Rents in the residential property sector are continuing to rise across many parts of the UK with no fewer than 20...

Following the events of 2016, it’s easy to see why experts across the country are torn when it comes to the...

Rents across the UK are continuing to cool down, according the HomeLet Rental Index. The annual rate of rental price inflation fell to...

Private landlords are being offered an opportunity to secure low interest rates for a decade, after Barclays launched a 10-year buy-to-let...

Buy-to-let mortgage rates were largely unaffected by a sharp increase in swap rates in the final quarter of 2016, but this...

While many will agree that 2016 was not the best year for buy-to-let, as the government introduced a raft of anti-landlord...

There was a significant rise in the amount buy-to-let landlords borrowed to invest in property before the introduction of new affordability...

The Bank of England’s decision to crack down on buy-to-let lending through the introduction of tighter borrowing rules and stricter affordability...

The number of people investing in the buy-to-let sectors is expected to fall in the first quarter of the year ahead...

Annual rental price growth slowed to just 1.7% in December, which was less than half the 3.8% increase recorded in December 2015,...

The average cost of renting a home has increased outside of London as rent paid rose 2% and pay fell over...

There has been a significant decline in the number of buy-to-let mortgage products, with 74 deals withdrawn from the market last...

Landbay has launched a range of new buy-to-let products aimed at professional landlords, including expats and those with HMOs. The products, available...

Having long provided mega double-digit returns for investors, investment in buy-to-let has outperformed all major asset classes in recent years, but...

After announcing planned rate reductions and new DSCR requirements last week, Shawbrook’s commercial mortgages team has confirmed that these changes are...

Annual rental price growth reached 3.1% in November taking the average UK rent to £898 per month, which although higher than November...

A number of mortgage lenders have now revised their affordability criteria, in line with the Prudential Regulation Authority’s (PRA) supervisory statement...

Buy-to-let lending has fallen significantly as tougher lending rules and the introduction of the 3% stamp duty surcharge on additional homes...

It is not the best time to be a buy-to-let landlord at the moment, with a raft of ‘anti-landlord’ policies being...

Rents across the UK are set to rise considerably faster than house prices over the next three years, according to the...

Buy-to-let landlords who scrambled to acquire homes earlier this year are beginning to rent them out or now looking to re-let...

The cost of renting property in London looks set to increase in the months ahead on the back of the widening...

Letting agents in England will be banned from charging fees to tenants under plans announced by the chancellor in his Autumn...

Buy-to-let landlords have come under attack from the taxman and now also from the Bank of England, which could make landlord...

The level of buy-to-let borrowing was down 7% between August and September as the introduction of the 3% stamp duty surcharge...

Annual rental price growth slowed to 3% in October, which is the lowest rate of increase this year, HomeLet’s latest Rental Index has...

BM Solutions has unveiled a fresh approach to addressing the upcoming buy-to-let tax changes by developing a new rental income calculator...

Specialist lender Together has cut its rates on first charge buy-to-let mortgages, taking them below 7%, with loan-to-values of up to...

The chances of would-be buyers in London getting a foothold on the housing ladder remain slim, mainly due to high property...

Buy-to-let lending will fall by as much as 20% over the next two years to reach around £33bn by the end...

Annual rental growth slowed to 3% in September, which is the lowest rate of increase this year, HomeLet’s latest Rental Index has...

There was a sharp decline in the amount buy-to-let investors borrowed to acquire property in August, reflecting the fact that a...

Coventry for Intermediaries has announced rate cuts across a range of its 70% loan-to-value (LTV) buy-to-let products, enabling brokers to offer...

Self-employed workers are struggling to secure home loans despite a sharp rise in the number of mortgage deals available, as banks favour...

A new tool that allows landlords to compare rents online has been launched by Landbay. The peer to peer lender’s ‘Rent Check’...

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has confirmed that it will introduce tougher underwriting standards for buy-to-let lenders by the start of...