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Mortgage lenders have launched a £5m media campaign to publicise the support available to owner occupier mortgage holders if they face...
01 August 2023
From: Breaking News
January 9 is the date from which a range of mortgage lenders are honouring their commitment to ensure flats in blocks...
30 December 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
The government is establishing a Commonhold Council - a partnership of leasehold groups, industry and government - that will prepare landlords,...
08 January 2021
From: Breaking News
A leading property law firm says the government’s ‘eviction ban by the back door’ means many buy to let properties are...
10 November 2020
From: Breaking News
Whether you’re a first-time landlord or a seasoned investor, finding the right buy-to-let investment is far from simple. With many factors to...
17 December 2019
From: The Big Issues
There has been an increase in the number of older people investing in the buy-to-let sector, fresh figures show. Commercial Trust has...
13 May 2019
From: Breaking News
Nationwide were among a small group of mortgage lenders asked to give evidence at a select committee yesterday on restrictions around...
25 April 2019
From: Breaking News
Portico has expanded its client offering with the launch of Portico Finance, a mortgage broker and protection service, designed to offer...
02 April 2019
From: Breaking News
Nationwide has announced that it will no longer prevent buy-to-let landlords from letting property to tenants in receipt of benefits. The move...
21 March 2019
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
Campaigners opposed to mortgage lenders allowing landlords to rent property to people claiming benefits tried to voice their discontent over the...
26 November 2018
From: Breaking News
Mortgage lenders have once again been criticised for not permitting landlords to rent property to people claiming benefits – this time...
22 November 2018
From: Breaking News
In recent years, cites within the north of England have attracted more property investors targeting high yields, but new research shows...
18 April 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
There was a drop in the number of properties let last month, as a lack of supply restricted choice for potential...
19 July 2017
From: Breaking News
Mortgage lending rose for all borrowers, including buy-to-let landlords, in May, although there is a possibility that the drop in lending...
14 July 2017
From: Breaking News
The number of mortgages approved for buy-to-let acquisitions fell in April, according to the latest figures, which suggest that many landlords...
14 June 2017
From: Breaking News
The UK property market continued to rally last month, with gross mortgage lending surging by 19% compared with February, but it...
21 April 2017
From: Breaking News
Landlords are under mounting pressure which is making them vulnerable to non-compliance in their accounting following a raft of changes, including...
27 March 2017
From: Breaking News
The UK’s rental market showed signs of weakness last month, as the number of homes to let fell as uncertainty and...
20 March 2017
From: Breaking News
Following the events of 2016, it’s easy to see why experts across the country are torn when it comes to the...
10 February 2017
From: Sponsored Content
The number of second homes liable to pay stamp duty increased to 62,800 in the final quarter of last year, up...
01 February 2017
From: Breaking News
Can we predict what the next 12 months may bring for the buy-to-let mortgage market? Many experts have attempted to do...
27 January 2017
From: Breaking News
There was a significant rise in the amount buy-to-let landlords borrowed to invest in property before the introduction of new affordability...
18 January 2017
From: Breaking News
A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are struggling to keep up with their mortgage payments, new figures show Mortgage arrears among landlords...
05 January 2017
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords will be left with little alternative but to raise rents or sell their properties due to the government’s punitive...
17 December 2016
From: Breaking News
A number of mortgage lenders have now revised their affordability criteria, in line with the Prudential Regulation Authority’s (PRA) supervisory statement...
15 December 2016
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords have been left disappointed at the 'missed opportunity' in the Autumn Statement to support those that invest in the...
24 November 2016
From: Breaking News
The level of buy-to-let borrowing was down 7% between August and September as the introduction of the 3% stamp duty surcharge...
16 November 2016
From: Breaking News
There was a sharp decline in the amount buy-to-let investors borrowed to acquire property in August, reflecting the fact that a...
13 October 2016
From: Breaking News
The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has confirmed that it will introduce tougher underwriting standards for buy-to-let lenders by the start of...
30 September 2016
From: Breaking News
Mortgage lending may have rebounded in August with gross lending last month reaching a nine-year high of £22.5bn, but the buy-to-let...
26 September 2016
From: Breaking News
Fears raised over the UK housing market in the wake of the Brexit vote were ‘wide of the mark’ as illustrated...
23 September 2016
From: Breaking News
Mortgages could get even cheaper as a further cut in interest rates by the Bank of England (BoE) looks likely in...
08 September 2016
From: Breaking News
The buy-to-let mortgage market’s recovery continued in June with the number of loans up 12% month-on-month, according to the latest mortgage...
11 August 2016
From: Breaking News
The number of buy-to-let mortgage arrears looks set to fall below 7,000 by the end of the year, supported by low...
25 July 2016
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let house purchase lending was under half what it was in the in the months leading up to the stamp duty changes, while...
14 July 2016
From: Breaking News
The new lending criteria proposals for underwriting standards for future buy-to-let mortgage contracts put forward by the Prudential Regulatory Authority's (PRA)...
05 July 2016
From: Breaking News
There has been a significant fall in the number of ‘To Let’ and ‘Let’ properties, according to the latest figures from...
16 June 2016
From: Breaking News
Mortgage lending to landlords plunged by 65% in April compared with the previous month, owed largely to the unusually high level...
16 June 2016
From: Breaking News
Mortgage lending continued to slow last month as would-be investors are put off buy-to-let by the rise in stamp duty costs,...
10 June 2016
From: Breaking News
The volume of interest-only mortgages has fallen significantly since 2012, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). Fresh data shows that...
07 June 2016
From: Breaking News
April’s stamp duty increase for buy-to-let investors is already having an impact on the housing market, with the latest figures from...
20 May 2016
From: Breaking News
Lending to buy-to-let landlords soared last month, with the latest figures revealing that buy-to-let investors borrowed £7.1bn, up 87% month-on-month and...
18 May 2016
From: Breaking News
Just 600 buy-to-let properties were repossessed in the first quarter of 2016, contributing to the lowest ever number of mortgages ending...
13 May 2016
From: Breaking News
There was a significant drop in the volume of buy-to-let valuation instructions recorded last month following the introduction of higher stamp...
13 May 2016
From: Breaking News
Tenants in London are paying an average of 7.7% more for new tenancies compared to this time last year. The figure comes...
13 April 2016
From: Breaking News
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has warned against further intervention in the buy-to-let market as the forthcoming tax crackdown looks...
23 March 2016
From: Breaking News
Data released today by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) shows lending to first-time buyers continues to outnumber buy-to-let purchases by...
18 February 2016
From: Breaking News
Accountants KPMG has warned that the upward trend in buy-to-let may reverse in 2016 due to the tax changes being introduced...
04 January 2016
From: Breaking News
Proposals by the Treasury to hand greater powers to the Bank of England to make access to buy-to let-lending harder risks...
21 December 2015
From: Breaking News
The Council of Mortgage Lenders is warning of a possible slump for the buy-to-let market in the next two years. “Buy to...