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09 March 2024
From: The Big Issues
The buy to let mortgage sector has seen fixed rates fall to their lowest point since September 2022, according to analysis...
27 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A prominent analyst says the threat of rising inflation caused by the Red Sea shipping attacks - on top of this...
18 January 2024
From: Breaking News
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...
11 October 2023
From: Breaking News
By Richard O’Neill, managing director, lettings at Romans Estate Agents As a landlord, your property’s yield is an important figure. It indicates...
25 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Britain has suffered the worst house price fall out of any major European economy according to a report from property consultancy Knight...
07 July 2023
From: Breaking News
The Bank of England has announced its latest change in base rate, which is used by most lenders to determine interest...
22 June 2023
From: Breaking News
A typical two-year fixed mortgage deal now has an interest rate of more than 6.0 per cent for the first time...
20 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Moneyfacts, the respected independent mortgage market monitor, is warning that lenders have been withdrawing buy to let fixed deals. Within the buy...
01 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The Bank of England has raised base rate by 0.25 per cent to 4.25 per cent - the highest level since...
23 March 2023
From: Breaking News
It looks like the buy to let mortgage market has bounced back after the disastrous mini-Budget. Moneyfacts, an independent mortgage monitor, says...
07 March 2023
From: Breaking News
There are now 173 more mortgage options on the market for holiday let landlords than there were just three months ago,...
26 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Would-be first time buyers may have to settle for renting for longer and putting their ownership aspirations on ice, following the...
16 December 2022
From: Breaking News
There’s been a dramatic short-term improvement in the number of mortgage products available for buy to let landlords. The independent mortgage market...
30 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Buy to let broker Mortgages for Business is seeking to reassure landlords worries that the values of their properties will crash. The...
30 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Figures from an authoritative mortgage industry source suggest many more buy to let landlords are diversifying into the holiday let sector. According...
27 September 2022
From: Breaking News
We seem to be living in a continuous stream of ‘once in a lifetime’ events. From Brexit, to the pandemic and...
17 September 2022
From: Tax & Finance
Landlords who use the Moneyfacts service to help find the most competitive offers on the mortgage market can now benefit from...
05 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Independent mortgage sector monitor Moneyfacts says the choice for landlords wanting to borrow remains very strong - but increasingly interest rates...
24 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Airbnb entered the realm of holiday lettings in 2009, but it wasn’t until 2016 that it really started to gain traction...
19 February 2022
From: Top tips & guides
The choice of buy to let mortgage deals for first time landlords has soared according to the independent market monitor Moneyfacts. “Our...
04 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Yesterday Landlord Today reported that there was now a 15 year record high in the number of buy to let mortgage...
26 January 2022
From: Breaking News
There’s a 15 year record high in the number of buy to let mortgage products available for current or new landlords. The...
25 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Independent finance service Moneyfacts says increasing numbers of people are keen to explore alternative investment options - with holiday lets a...
04 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Independent mortgage market monitor Moneyfacts says there’s been a big increase in choice available to landlords wanting to enter the holiday...
17 September 2021
From: Breaking News
It’s a controversial view but a respected buy to let mortgage monitor suggests that landlords may be more successful if they...
27 July 2021
From: Breaking News
There’s good news for landlords considering investing or refinancing in the buy to let sector as interest rates are beginning to...
25 May 2021
From: Breaking News
There’s been a surge in the number of mortgage products aimed at landlords in the holiday let market. There’s been a 45...
07 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Buy to let mortgage choice has increased for the fifth month in a row, according to independent mortgage market monitor Moneyfacts. There...
31 March 2021
From: Breaking News
The number of buy to let mortgages for landlords has dropped to 1,792 - and in comparison to last year that’s...
03 December 2020
From: Breaking News
Virgin Money has increased its buy-to-let rates by up to 20% as part of a series of changes to its mortgage...
28 August 2020
From: Breaking News
There appears to have been an increase in demand for buy-to-let property since the chancellor announced a stamp duty holiday, but...
19 August 2020
From: Breaking News
There has been a steady increase in the numbers of buy-to-let mortgage products since the start of May in a sign...
09 July 2020
From: Breaking News
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,...
08 July 2020
From: Breaking News
Mortgage advisor jobs - shortage of advisors to meet demand The mortgage market, like all other parts of the property industry,...
25 June 2020
From: Sponsored Content
Consumer choice of buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage products has increased significantly in recent weeks, the latest figures show. The data, taken from the...
09 June 2020
From: Breaking News
Kensington Mortgages has withdrawn its buy-to-let purchase products during the Covid-19 outbreak. Aside from withdrawing its buy-to-let purchase products, the specialist lender...
05 May 2020
From: Breaking News
HSBC has stopped all buy-to-let lending during the Covid-19 outbreak due to limitations on physical valuations. Research by Moneyfacts has found that...
22 April 2020
From: Breaking News
There has been a sharp decline in the number of buy-to-let mortgage products available due to the coronavirus crisis. Moneyfacts UK Mortgage...
15 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Almost a third of all mortgage deals, including buy-to-let products, have been pulled from the market in response to the coronavirus...
08 April 2020
From: Breaking News
As we keep being regularly told at the moment, we are living through unprecedented times, with the greatest restrictions on our civil...
06 April 2020
From: Sponsored Content
The number of first-time landlord buy-to-let mortgage products hit a record high of 1,474 in October, up 297 on the same...
02 October 2019
From: Breaking News
Barclays has introduced marginal rate cuts across some of its buy-to-let mortgage products. The biggest cut in its buy-to-let range is a...
09 July 2019
From: Breaking News
Landlords stand to benefit from a drop in buy-to-let costs, new figures show. Fresh research from Moneyfacts.co.uk reveals that buy-to-let mortgage costs...
08 July 2019
From: Breaking News
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...
02 July 2019
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords looking to add to their property portfolios are being encouraged to use a specialist mortgage broker as they could...
17 June 2019
From: Breaking News
Consumer choice of buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage products has reached a 12-year high, according to new figures. The data, taken from the latest...
11 June 2019
From: Breaking News
It could be the end of the road for rock bottom buy-to-let mortgage interest rates, according to a leading expert. Buy-to-let landlords...
12 December 2018
From: Breaking News
A growing number of mortgage lenders are trying to lure both residential and buy-to-let mortgage borrowers with a wide range of...
28 November 2018
From: Breaking News
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...
17 October 2018
From: Breaking News
A record number of first-time landlord mortgage products have been made available to borrowers as lenders launched extra loans to attract...
03 July 2018
From: Breaking News
The Mortgage Lender has extended its buy-to-let offering, ensuring that its products are available to the whole broker market, following a...
07 June 2018
From: Breaking News
Previously, nearly all buy-to-let mortgages charged a minimum 1% arrangement fee, but fresh data from specialist buy-to-let broker Mortgages for Business...
21 May 2018
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let investors now have plenty of choice when looking for a mortgage after new data revealed that the number of buy-to-let...
02 May 2018
From: Breaking News
The number of limited company fixed rate buy-to-let products hit a record high this month as mortgage lenders respond to changing...
24 April 2018
From: Breaking News
The average five-year fixed rate has fallen to a joint record-low of 3.43%, a rate last seen in October 2017, according...
07 March 2018
From: Breaking News
The average two-year tracker buy-to-let mortgage rate has increased by 0.2% over the past month, following the Bank of England base...
05 December 2017
From: Breaking News
The total number of buy-to-let mortgage products on the market fell slightly last month, but remains at its second highest level...
23 October 2017
From: Breaking News
The total number of buy-to-let mortgage products on the market has reached its highest level since the recession in 2008 as...
12 September 2017
From: Breaking News
With the outlook for savers continuing to look grim, many people will undoubtedly continue to consider investing in the buy-to-let sector,...
02 August 2017
From: Breaking News
It is a currently a challenging time for buy-to-let landlords, following a raft of changes introduced by the government which are...
23 May 2017
From: Breaking News
Despite the government’s decision to introduce a number of measures to curb the growth of buy-to-let landlords, prompting concern that the...
12 April 2017
From: Breaking News
Looking for a buy-to-let mortgage? There are some excellent deals available – provided you know where to look. The number of buy-to-let...
11 April 2017
From: Breaking News
With interest rates at a record low level, competition among mortgage providers, somewhat unsurprisingly, continues to hot up, with lenders shaving...
21 February 2017
From: Breaking News
There has been a significant decline in the number of buy-to-let mortgage products, with 74 deals withdrawn from the market last...
10 January 2017
From: Breaking News
There has been a significant increase in the number of buy-to-let mortgage products available, with recent research by Mortgage Brain revealing that...
03 October 2016
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let investors are continuing to enjoy a fall in mortgage rates, particularly those looking for longer-term fixed rates, following last month’s...
23 September 2016
From: Breaking News
For many people buy-to-let has been an attractive income investment at a time of low saving rates and stock market volatility....
12 July 2016
From: Breaking News
The proportion of mortgage deals for new landlords has shrunk to a record low despite the fact that the overall number of...
05 July 2016
From: Breaking News
Mortgage lenders are slashing rates on mortgage deals designed for landlords, according to Moneyfacts. The data analysis site points out that with...
13 April 2016
From: Breaking News
The popularity of buy-to-let as an investment option continues to soar thanks to high rents and increasing demand, according to data...
17 November 2015
From: Breaking News
The number of buy-to-let mortgages on the market has hit 1,000 and a seven-year high. Moneyfacts reports that product numbers have soared,...
26 August 2015
From: Breaking News
The number of buy-to-let mortgage deals available to novice landlords is on the rise, according to Moneyfacts. The data analyst worked out...