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There’s been a bevvy of buy to let mortgage deal changes this week. Shawbrook has made a series of reductions across its...

There have been more changes to buy to let mortgage ranges from lenders. Coming into effect today, The Mortgage Works will be...

Rightmove is calling on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to use next week’s Budget as an opportunity to incentivise landlords to make properties...

The buy to let mortgage sector has seen fixed rates fall to their lowest point since September 2022, according to analysis...

The average price of a home in Wales fell to £234,086 at the end 2023 following continued economic and financial pressures,...

The Penrith Building Society has scrapped mortgage application fees for all buy to let and residential  products, including further advances, until...

New data from HM Revenue and Customs reveals a 22 per cent annual drop in residential transactions in the year to...

Many landlords say they’re set to expand investments in 2024 despite facing up to 80 per cent higher costs in the...

Consumer Price Inflation in November was 3.9 per cent - significantly lower than the 4.4 per cent expected by many analysts. It’s...

A respected financial body is warning that landlords face rising costs of up to 80 per cent in the next two...

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

One of the first forecasts for the rental market for 2024 suggests that strong growth will continue. Property consultancy JLL says that...

The buy-to-let sector has seen fixed rates fall and product choice grow month-on-month, according to the latest analysis by Moneyfactscompare. Overall buy-to-let...

August saw a further softening in house prices which are now 5.3 per cent down on a year ago. The Nationwide says...

One of the country’s leading mortgage brokers predicts a rise in the Bank of England base rate next month - and...

A mortgage expert is warning that a housing market crash now looks ”inevitable” as expectations run high of what many be...

New data from UK Finance, the mortgage lenders’ trade body, throws light on how the mortgage and interest rate crisis may...

Virgin Money has cut a range of its core, exclusive and buy to let deals. BTL core and exclusive highlights include -...

It looks like the buy to let mortgage market has bounced back after the disastrous mini-Budget. Moneyfacts, an independent mortgage monitor, says...

An influential housing market analyst says it now looks like house prices will stay flat in 2023, rather than fall. Nicholas Mendes,...

The Bank of England has increased base rate to 4.0 per cent - its 10th rate rise in a row. Avinav Nigam,...

New data produced this morning by the Nationwide suggests prospective first time buyers are having a tough time - and many...

Although the property and mortgage markets have been in a state of flux for the past few months, with rising interest...

There’s been a dramatic short-term improvement in the number of mortgage products available for buy to let landlords. The independent mortgage market...

Landlords are being advised to check when their current mortgage fixed terms are expiring or see whether they wish to have...

The government must explain how it will help the private rental sector - both landlords and tenants - through the cost...

The Bank of England has increased its base rate from 2.25 per cent to 3.0 per cent. This is the largest hike...

There’s rather a lot going on in the economy as I write this and, by the time it is published, who...

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England has agreed to raise interest rates by 0.5 per cent to 2.25...

There’s widespread speculation that the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee will today announce another interest rate rise - and it...

The UK’s buy-to-let market has changed beyond recognition over the last few years and with a recession on the horizon, landlords...

Who are you? I am the Head of Broking for Newable Finance. A specialist commercial finance brokerage. What is Newable Finance? Newable Finance is...

A senior Conservative has made a surprise plea for a two year rent freeze in the private rental sector with no...

Independent mortgage sector monitor Moneyfacts says the choice for landlords wanting to borrow remains very strong - but increasingly interest rates...

As we approach what is commonly the busiest month of the year, there is one question many in the sector many...

Landlords are being insulated from the worst effects of interest rate rises because lenders are so keen to win and keep...

Landlords are being warned that the next Bank of England base rate rise, possibly at its next meeting in early February,...

There’s good news for landlords considering investing or refinancing in the buy to let sector as interest rates are beginning to...

For the second time this week (and it’s only Wednesday) a lender has announced cheaper mortgage loans for buy to let...

Buy to let mortgage choice has increased for the fifth month in a row, according to independent mortgage market monitor Moneyfacts. There...

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

Virgin Money has increased its buy-to-let rates by up to 20% as part of a series of changes to its mortgage...

There appears to have been an increase in demand for buy-to-let property since the chancellor announced a stamp duty holiday, but...

Santander has increased a selection of its buy-to-let mortgage rates for purchase and remortgage.  The lender has increased selected rates and fees...

The Post Office has announced that it has withdrawn a number of buy-to-let products.  The lender emailed brokers late last week to...

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has withdrawn its 10-year fixed rate buy-to-let products. The specialist buy-to-let arm of Nationwide Building Society has also...

Barclays has withdrawn its product for portfolio landlords and hiked rates across a range of buy-to-let deals in a bid to...

Foundation Home Loans has cut its  shorter-term buy-to-let mortgage products in response to greater demand from investors.  Two-year fixed rates within Foundation’s...

There are emerging signs of recovery in the buy-to-let mortgage market, following the major initial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic-induced lockdown,...

Foundation Home Loans has relaunched its buy-to-let product range to its pre-lockdown structure with the reintroduction of large loans, early remortgage,...

Barclays is cutting selected rates by up to 10 basis points on its fixed buy-to-let mortgage range with all products coming...

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%...

Foundation Home Loans has returned to new lending with the creation and launch of a new set of buy-to-let and residential...

Accord has cut rates across its buy-to-let products.  The lender has reduced two-year fixed rates to 3.2% at 80% loan-to-value (LTV) with...

There was a notable increase in the percentage of landlords selecting shorter-term buy-to-let mortgage products in the final quarter of last...

Foundation Home Loans has made a series of rate reductions across a number of products in its core buy-to-let range. The rate...

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...

Paragon has reduced borrowing rates across its range of buy-to-let mortgage products, available at up to 80% loan-to-value. The deals, which are suitable...

TSB has introduced a new range of buy-to-let mortgages.  Available at up to 60% loan-to-value (LTV) there is a two-year fixed rate...

Foundation Home Loans has made several criteria changes across its buy-to-let product range. The lender will now assess missed payments on credit...

Accord Buy to Let has made modest reductions to the cost of its 80% loan-to-value buy-to-let mortgage range.  The intermediary only subsidiary...

The Mortgage Works (TMW), the specialist buy-to-let arm of the Nationwide Building Society, has reduced rates across its five-year fixed mortgage...

Buy-to-let mortgage rates continue to fall, albeit at a slower rate, the latest data provided by Property Master shows.  October’s report from...

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced rates on its five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages by up to 0.26%. Five-year rates now start at...

Accord Buy To Let has cut rates on its five-year fixed-term BTL products. Highlights include a 60% loan-to-value fee-free five-year fixed rate...

Coventry for Intermediaries has cut fixed rates on a selection of its buy-to-let mortgage products by up to 0.21%. Highlights include two-year...

TSB has cut rates on selected buy-to-let fixed and tracker remortgage rates up to 75% loan-to-value (LTV). The lender last made notable...

The majority of fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage rates are continuing to fall, according to the latest research from Property Master. The online...

Leek United has reduced rates on its buy-to-let products by up to 40bps. The lender’s five-year fixed rate buy-to-let product is now...

Skipton Building Society has refreshed its buy-to-let range and cut rates. Two-year fixed rates will now start from 1.58% at 60% loan-to-value...

Habito has launched its own range of buy-to-let products for individual landlords. The Habito-branded mortgages, which will be available through its new...

There has been an ‘unprecedented’ drop in the cost of fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages, according to the latest research from Property...

The choice of first-time landlord buy-to-let products has increased to an all-time high, according to the latest research from Moneyfacts.co.uk. The data...

Newcastle Intermediaries is now offering its buy-to-let mortgage range to borrowers in Scotland. It comes over three years after the firm, which...

Barclays has cut rates on a number of products across its residential, buy-to-let and Reward ranges. The buy-to-let range includes a 2.35%...

Coventry for intermediaries has cut rates on its three- and five-year fixed rates and standard buy-to-let products by up to 0.2%. The...

Barclays has cut rates across its buy-to-let and residential product range for purchases and remortgages. Rate reductions in the buy-to-let range for...

Accord Buy To Let has launched a new range of 80% loan-to-value (LTV) products, designed to give landlords with smaller deposits...

TSB has made selected rate changes to its buy-to-let and residential range, including cutting three- and five-year fixed remortgage products at...

Platform has cut selected buy-to-let rates by up to 0.1%, while also announcing plans to scrap from next week restrictions on...

Fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage costs look set to rise in the near term, according to Property Master. Property Master’s May 2019 Mortgage...

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has launched a new portfolio range while also reducing a number of five-year fixed rate products by...

TSB has launched new buy-to-let remortgage products within its intermediary range, with rates now starting from 1.59%. There are two-, three- and...

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

Keystone Property Finance has introduced a series of new purchase-only buy-to-let products. The new deals are available at 65% or 75% loan-to-value...

The average cost of three out of six categories of fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage has increased over the past month, while...

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...

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

The majority of private landlords are understandably looking for greater security in the current climate and that largely explains why they...

Pepper Money has launched a new range of five-year fixed rate buy-to-let limited edition products, with rates starting at 3.28%. The range...

Kensington Mortgages has introduced new rates across its Select product range. The new deals are available across the lender’s 75% loan-to-value (LTV)...

The Mortgage Works has launched a fresh selection of 10-year fixed rate mortgages with rates starting from 2.74%. The specialist buy-to-let arm...

Accord Buy To Let has added to its range of buy-to-let mortgage products for existing borrowers, with rates now starting from...

Loughborough Building Society has launched a new buy-to-let range with two, three and five-year rates available up to 80% loan-to-value (LTV). There...

Mortgage lenders have increased their fixed rate buy-to-let deals for landlords, according to Property Master. The firm’s mortgage tracker, which follows a...

3mc has teamed up with Pepper Money to launch some new exclusive mortgage products that are up to 0.1% cheaper than...

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...

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%...

A number of lenders have now passed on the recent interest rate hike to mortgage customers, which means that borrowers, including...

Magellan Homeloans has extended its range of products with the launch of new buy-to-let mortgages. The new BTL mortgage products, which are...