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22 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A record pipeline has been reported by one of the leading buy to let mortgage lenders as landlords race to beat...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s a warning today that landlords need to move quickly and selectively if they are intending to purchase a property ahead...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The Financial Conduct Authority is extending the ban on repossessions by two months until April 1, in light of the pandemic...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News
The changes to Mortgage Interest Tax Relief and impact on your wallet Before April 2017 landlords with a mortgage on their buy-to-let...
14 January 2021
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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 BBC investigation into ‘No DSS’ statements on two prominent landlord websites has provoked campaigning charity Shelter into an attack on the...
21 December 2020
From: Breaking News
The coronavirus pandemic has brought instability to the UK rental market, with tenants struggling to pay rents and landlords battling to...
16 December 2020
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The financial services regulator, the Prudential Regulation Authority, is warning mortgage lenders to be strict on their assessment of customers wanting...
30 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A property industry accreditation service is asking whether it’s now time for the government to offer grants to help landlords through...
25 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A ‘city tracker’ operated by a specialist buy to let mortgage company has outlined the best - and worst - places...
24 November 2020
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

If you are dreaming of buying a property in Spain, there is so much to think about and many things to...
30 October 2020
From: Overseas Property

The coronavirus crisis has hit the UK's economic outlook, and many buy-to-let landlords are understandably worried about their post-lockdown rental property...
30 October 2020
From: Conveyancing, Mortgages, Tax & Finance

With the staycation boom caused by Covid-19, which is likely to continue for the foreseeable future as travel restrictions remain for...
29 October 2020
From: Property Investment & Strategy

An investment consultancy says landlords seeking mortgages to acquire new properties via a company have been finding some applications rejected as...
23 October 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s another warning today that buy to let landlords wanting to expand their portfolio are in a race against time to...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Craig Hayward How do you help landlords and property investors? With over 10 years’ experience we have been helping landlords and...
20 October 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

One of the leading agents is advising landlords that the high-end housing market is ‘edgier’ than before - but there’s no...
01 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Demand for rented homes looks set to increase in the coming months as new data suggests that many people who do...
30 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Kensington Mortgages has introduced a range of rate cuts across its buy-to-let and residential ranges. Rates have been cut by up to 0.3%...
10 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The government has published its response to the House of Commons, Communities and Local Government Select Committee’s (HCLG) report on cladding...
09 September 2020
From: Breaking News

There has been a sharp rise in mortgage approvals, as reported by the Bank of England yesterday. The latest data reveals that...
02 September 2020
From: Breaking News

There has never been a harder time to be a landlord in the UK. The pressures that the last six months...
28 August 2020
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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

Following the decision to extend the tenant eviction ban until 20 September, apropos is calling on the government to show the...
26 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Accord Buy To Let has announced that it is now offering buy-to-let mortgages to first-time landlords up to a maximum loan-to-value...
11 August 2020
From: Breaking News

In recent years, there has been considerable controversy over the use of ‘no DSS’ in homes being listed for let, with...
29 July 2020
From: Sponsored Content

The coronavirus crisis has hit the UK's economic outlook, and many buy-to-let landlords are understandably worried about their post-lockdown rental property...
29 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Landbay has introduced a new range of ‘special edition’ buy-to-let mortgage products after agreeing a new funding partnership with Canada Square. The...
27 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Family Building Society has introduced rate cuts across its buy-to-let mortgage range, as well as its owner occupier products. Rates have been...
29 June 2020
From: Breaking News

With fraudulent mortgage applications up by 5% in 2019, anti-money laundering service, SmartSearch, has compiled some key things to consider to...
26 June 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
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Landbay has joined the Lender Exchange in order to have access to better conveyancing solicitors. Lender Exchange, owned by Decision First, is...
22 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The share of gross mortgage lending for buy-to-let purposes during the first quarter of the year was 14%, thus supplying around...
10 June 2020
From: Breaking News

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

Mortgage approvals slumped to the lowest on record in April as the UK spent the month in the coronavirus lockdown, the...
03 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let is no longer the investment of choice for some people, new data suggests. The buy-to-let share of all online mortgage searches...
02 June 2020
From: Breaking News

All buy-to-let loans above £500,000 are now offered by The Mortgage Lender with a reduced completion fee of 0.5%, and from...
02 June 2020
From: Breaking News

West One Loans has relaunched its buy-to-let range following the reintroduction of physical valuations. The new mortgage deals, offered at up to...
25 May 2020
From: Breaking News

West One Loans has relaunched its buy-to-let range up to 70% loan-to-value (LTV) following the reintroduction of physical valuations. The range is...
21 May 2020
From: Breaking News

With the residential property market reopening for business, investor confidence in the sector is starting to improve with Mortgages for Business...
18 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Mortgage Brain has announced that it is rolling out its affordability-based sourcing solution Affordability Hub following a successful pilot. The three main...
15 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Now home sellers, including buy-to-let landlords, will soon be able to use smartphones, cameras or laptops to capture and share photographs...
07 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Neil Newstead What does it say on your business card? Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, sounds pretty important, but...
30 April 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

While some lenders, such as HSBC, have stopped all buy-to-let activity during the Covid-19 outbreak due to limitations on physical valuations,...
27 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The Nottingham for Intermediaries has introduced a new range of fixed and discount mortgage products for buy-to-let landlords. Issues in relation to...
24 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords are being warned not to use mortgage payment holidays unless absolutely necessary. Chestertons, based in London, says that landlords should...
21 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The OneSavings Bank Group (OSB) has returned to lending with a range of new mortgage products. The buy-to-let specific deals are available...
20 April 2020
From: Breaking News

One in nine mortgage holders in the UK has taken a so-called ‘payment holiday’ as their finances have been adversely affected...
16 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

Renters facing financial hardship because of the coronavirus crisis are being encouraged to communicate with their landlords after emergency rental measures were...
03 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Hundreds of buy-to-let mortgage products have been withdrawn from the market due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to Property Master. The online buy-to-let...
27 March 2020
From: Breaking News

A high number of buy-to-let landlords are concerned about the impact of the Coronavirus, but The Guild of Letting and Management...
24 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Vida Homeloans, like some other non-bank lenders, has been forced to withdraw their buy-to-let and residential product ranges due to limited access...
23 March 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

With the rapid spread of coronavirus across the country, more and more landlords are asking what they need to be doing...
18 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) and the National Landlords Association (NLA) are calling for a package of measures from government and...
17 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Older buy-to-let investors are no longer being overlooked by mortgage lenders with the latest move by Gatehouse Bank to increase its...
13 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Next month's Budget is a golden opportunity to reform Britain's broken housing market and get the country moving again, according to...
25 February 2020
From: Breaking News

There was a notable increase in the percentage of landlords selecting shorter-term buy-to-let mortgage products in the final quarter of last...
18 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Aldermore Bank has relaunched its buy-to-let proposition with a view to offering landlords greater choice, flexibility, new products, reduced rates, and...
10 February 2020
From: Breaking News

An online comparison site has been launched by Buy-to-Let Direct with a view to helping landlords make the right decisions when...
24 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The Property Investor & Homebuyer Show, the UK’s most comprehensive property exhibition, takes place at London ExCeL in April – 3 &...
17 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Mortgage costs in the buy-to-let market have been falling since the second quarter of 2019 as lenders continue to make reductions. According...
19 December 2019
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: Sponsored Content

A significant number of landlords plan to remortgage over the next year, fresh research by BDRC, on behalf of Precise Mortgages,...
16 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Thousands of landlords trapped in developer contracts with spiraling costs could be entitled to compensation, according to legal experts. Around 100,000 homeowners...
10 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Landbay has become an institutional only platform after closing its retail investment arm and exiting the peer-to-peer lending market. The buy-to-let mortgage...
09 December 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s impossible to ignore the recent boom of the short let market, as more and more buy-to-let owners opt to try...
04 December 2019
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Paragon has reported a sharp rise in specialist landlord business, according to its full year result. The mortgage lender has seen specialist...
27 November 2019
From: Breaking News

If you’re an existing landlord with bad credit issues looking to remortgage your buy to let property or perhaps buy a...
20 November 2019
From: Sponsored Content

Habito has added portfolio landlord mortgages to its buy-to-let product range. Rates are available from 2.54% for individuals and 2.59% for those...
20 November 2019
From: Breaking News

House sharing has becoming increasingly popular as more (and older) people opt to live with housemates over ownership or renting alone....
11 November 2019
From: Sponsored Content

As a landlord, it helps to understand current trends in the private rented sector and how you can maintain your buy-to-let...
31 October 2019
From: Sponsored Content

The average homeowner in this country could be £352,500 better off than the average private renter over the next 30 years, even...
18 October 2019
From: Breaking News

When it comes to buying, selling, letting or renting a property, you will likely be faced with words, phrases, acronyms and...
08 October 2019
From: Sponsored Content

The Property Investor & Homebuyer Show, one of the UK’s most comprehensive property exhibitions, takes place at London ExCeL today and...
04 October 2019
From: Breaking News

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

Landlords will welcome the news that buy-to-let mortgage costs are falling as lenders compete against each other to offer the cheapest...
17 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords are increasingly favouring Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) and more complex property types due to the often higher yields...
10 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Landbay has announced a new partnership with the Next Intelligence mortgage club, Mortgage Intelligence, Mortgage Next and FYB Network brands that...
05 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The Labour Party’s proposed ‘right to buy’ policy would have a devasting impact on the private rented sector and lead to...
03 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The Mortgage Lender (TML) will no longer prevent buy-to-let landlords from letting property to tenants in receipt of benefits. The move comes...
12 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Purchasing an investment property via a limited company, rather than as an individual, has become significantly more popular, and that largely...
31 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Just days after Landlord Today and sister publication, Estate Agent Today, published stories outlining the lack of government response to our...
18 July 2019
From: Breaking News

There has been an ‘unprecedented’ drop in the cost of fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages, according to the latest research from Property...
09 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Leeds Building Society has removed the age limit completely on its buy-to-let mortgages, allowing more customers to borrow into retirement. The lender...
04 July 2019
From: Breaking News

A new survey by Precise Mortgages has found that 52% of buy-to-let landlords are using rental properties to supplement their employed...
03 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

Most landlords feel optimistic about the existing UK buy-to-let environment, fresh research suggests. The study by Cambridge and Counties Bank showed that...
25 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Having completed loans primarily to professional landlords, property investors and developers, Octane Capital has passed the £500m lending milestone, just over...
19 June 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

Metro Bank has announced that it will no longer prevent buy-to-let landlords from letting property to tenants in receipt of benefits. The...
12 June 2019
From: Breaking News

In the context of mortgage applications, the term expat mortgages applies to anyone who lives outside the UK but wishes to...
30 May 2019
From: Breaking News

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

The Property Investor & Homebuyer Show, the UK’s most comprehensive property exhibition, takes place at London ExCeL tomorrow and Saturday and...
11 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

Platform, the intermediary lender of The Co-operative Bank, will no longer restrict landlords from letting to tenants in receipt of housing...
01 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Tax and legislative changes have unsurprisingly left many buy-to-let investors with little alternative but to pass costs onto tenants by pushing up...
28 March 2019
From: Breaking News

There has been a significant increase in the cost of popular fixed term buy-to-let mortgage rates, fresh data shows. The latest research...
25 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Zoopla’s decision to issue ‘blanket bans against tenants in receipt of housing-related benefits’ after announcing that it will end ‘No DSS’ wording...
22 March 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

NatWest has bowed to growing industry pressure by lifting restrictions on buy-to-let landlords renting to tenants in receipt of housing benefit. In...
04 March 2019
From: Breaking News

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...
04 March 2019
From: Breaking News

On the surface, registering as a limited company could serve higher taxpayers and larger investors well, while mainstream lenders remain a...
21 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Skipton International has extended its UK buy-to-let mortgages to foreign nationals based abroad. Skipton previously only offered its UK buy-to-let mortgages to...
21 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The increasing tax burden on landlords is likely to result in increased rents, according to research from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders...
14 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The average cost of three out of six categories of fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage has increased over the past month, while...
05 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Amid continued speculation that interest rates will rise later this year, the majority of landlords chose a five-year fixed rate when...
23 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

Skipton International has extended the terms of its mortgage proposition to include studio apartments valued at £250,000 and above in response...
17 January 2019
From: Breaking News

LendInvest has joined forces with mortgage sourcing system Mortgage Brain to bring its buy-to-let product to a wider audience of intermediaries...
10 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Mortgage lenders have reduced the cost of most of their fixed rate buy-to-let deals for landlords over the past 12 months,...
08 January 2019
From: Breaking News

With 2019 fast approaching, mortgage borrowers are being encouraged to take a few simple steps to ensure they are in the...
27 December 2018
From: Breaking News

NatWest has increased rates on its two- and five-year buy-to-let remortgage products by up to 0.5%. The rate hike means that the...
14 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

Headline mortgage rates are misleading borrowers and could be costing them thousands of pounds, according to Property Master. It may initially seem...
13 December 2018
From: Breaking News

For some investors, buy-to-let does not look as lucrative as it once did, with peer-to-peer investing emerging as a viable alternative...
13 December 2018
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

Paragon has joined forces with eTech to include its web-based workflow management system to streamline and simplify the mortgage application process...
11 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Property website Zoopla is trialling a new Property Valuation Report (PVR) in nine areas across the country ahead of a broader...
04 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

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

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

Far too many people fail to avoid the trap awaiting borrowers, including buy-to-let landlords, when fixed-rate mortgage deals end, as reflected...
20 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Panoramic views of London, little noise pollution, three generous sized bedrooms and the prospect of a near 9% gross rental yield...
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

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...
08 November 2018
From: Breaking News

With many landlords finding it harder to secure a mortgage since the Prudential Regulation Authority’s changes were introduced last year, some...
02 November 2018
From: Breaking News

A new buy-to-let affordability calculator, which allows brokers to simply input basic borrowing requirements to see the maximum loan available on...
31 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Investing in buy-to-let property has long been a lucrative business opportunity for both recreational and professional investors, but could harsh tax...
31 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Almost two-thirds of private landlords with tenants receiving Universal Credit have had problems with non-payment and arrears, according to the latest...
29 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Private tenants who pay their rent on time are set to benefit from better credit scores, after Experian said it was...
26 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of buy-to-let mortgage deals available to landlords who operate their properties through limited companies has more than doubled in...
25 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has raised serious concerns that the majority of buy-to-let lenders are preventing landlords renting property to...
22 October 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

Do you know how much you could save by switching mortgages? Research from Property Master reveals that landlords on standard variable...
10 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Landbay has partnered with Julian Harris Adviser Network to provide more mortgage brokers and their landlord clients with access to its...
10 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A number of lenders have now passed on the recent interest rate hike to mortgage customers, which means that borrowers, including...
13 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Keystone Property Finance has relaunched its specialist buy-to-let offering and is now well placed to lend to landlords borrowing both personally...
11 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Kent Reliance has reduced the cost of its five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages in an effort to attract more business from...
06 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Mortgages for Business is now automating the buy-to-let application submission process with lenders Kent Reliance and Paragon. The broker’s advisors will no...
05 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Dudley Building Society has increased maximum expat loan-to-values to 70% on its buy-to-let product with a rate of 3.99%. Early repayment charges...
31 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Thousands of private landlords across the country understandably reject housing benefit claimants despite accusations that they are discriminating against those on...
22 August 2018
From: Breaking News

There was a marginal decline in bridging lending in the second quarter of the year, with bridging lending falling by 6.6%...
21 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords are leaving the private rented sector north of the border in their droves as a direct result of Scottish...
14 August 2018
From: Breaking News

If you wish to raise finance against an existing property and are self-employed then you may find a secured loan provides...
31 July 2018
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The Swansea Building Society will now offer its buy-to-let and holiday let products through TBMC’s mortgage panel after joining forces with...
31 July 2018
From: Breaking News

If the rental income calculation on your BTL doesn’t stack up we can help. If you wish to finance a new...
27 July 2018
From: Sponsored Content

Some 93% of landlords financing buy-to-let property chose a fixed rate mortgage in the second quarter of the year, fresh figures...
27 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The cost of five-year fixed rate mortgages has continued to fall despite fears of an imminent interest rate rise, new figure...
19 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Paragon has expanded its buy-to-let mortgage offering in Scotland to include products for portfolio landlords. The new mortgage range is designed for landlords...
13 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Vida Homeloans has cut its buy-to-let fees on smaller buy-to-let loans to 1% in a bid to win more business from...
11 July 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

A number of buy-to-let landlords are expected to rush to complete last-minute mortgages, including remortgage deals, ahead of new licensing laws,...
02 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Landlords are being advised by buy-to let broker Commercial Trust Limited to seek specialist tax advice before making the decision to...
28 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

Historically secured loans against buy to let property were seen as a last chance option for a landlords borrowing needs. In...
26 June 2018
From: Sponsored Content

Mortgage brokers and lenders have been slammed by the National Landlords Association (NLA) for failing to do enough to communicate changes...
25 June 2018
From: Breaking News

If you’re a landlord who is currently out of work or unemployed who wishes to buy a new BTL property or...
19 June 2018
From: Sponsored Content

The Ipswich Building Society has launched two new products to its buy-to-let range as well as added three products to its...
19 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let mortgages accounted for 13.9% of new lending during the first quarter of this year, new figures reveal. Fresh data from the...
13 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A growing number of landlords are opting for five-year fixed rate mortgages in favour of short-term alternatives which demand more stringent...
13 June 2018
From: Breaking News

If you’re a landlord and wish to raise finance against an existing buy to let property and don’t have proof of...
06 June 2018
From: Sponsored Content

Paradigm Mortgage Services has secured access to a semi-exclusive buy-to-let product from specialist lender Precise Mortgages. Paradigm members are now able to...
04 June 2018
From: Breaking News

LendInvest has named firms JMW Solicitors LLP and Lightfoots Solicitors on its first official panel of solicitors for its buy-to-let products. The...
01 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Paragon saw a significant increase in first-half underlying profit supported by its buy-to-let offering. The specialist lender has announced that its first-half...
29 May 2018
From: Breaking News

By anyone's standards, it’s a tough time to be a landlord. With Brexit just around the corner, a sluggish housing market,...
23 May 2018
From: Breaking News

LendInvest has moved to help streamline the loan application process for brokers applying for buy-to-let loans by expanding upon its existing...
23 May 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

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

Expert packager Crystal Specialist Finance and Together have teamed up to successfully deliver fast finance enabling their client, a property investment...
18 May 2018
From: Breaking News

A new bridging and buy-to-let combination mortgage deal with a joint application and underwriting process has been launched by UX Mortgages...
17 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Legal and General Mortgage Club has added Landbay to its lender panel, offering members immediate access to a wide range of...
16 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords are being reminded to do all they can to avoid the trap awaiting borrowers when fixed-rate mortgage deals end. A...
15 May 2018
From: Breaking News

With more than a quarter of those in their late thirties and early forties now renting, the Residential Landlords Association (RLA)...
14 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Mortgage lenders have cut their rates for buy-to-let investors looking for deals in a bid to attract landlords. The cost of a...
09 May 2018
From: Breaking News

HMO properties produced the highest yields in the first quarter of 2018, at 7.1% - 1.3% above the market average, according...
04 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The pricing of five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage products continued to fall in the first quarter of the year, according to...
04 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Thistle Finance has teamed up with global currency specialist, Mercury FX, to offer UK expats new buy-to-let rates through specialist loans...
04 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Almost half of portfolio landlords who had submitted a mortgage application since the introduction of the new rules reported a reduction...
30 April 2018
From: Breaking News

With many landlords finding harder to secure a mortgage since the Prudential Regulation Authority’s changes were introduced last year, some buy-to-let investors...
30 April 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 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 Property Investor & Homebuyer Show, the UK’s most comprehensive property exhibition, takes place at London ExCeL tomorrow and Saturday and...
19 April 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

Specialist lender, Bluestone Mortgages, has made changes across its buy-to-let mortgage range, including the introduction of interest-only products aimed at customers...
13 April 2018
From: Breaking News

A growing number of landlords are using a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) as a tax-efficient way of holding a portfolio of...
06 April 2018
From: Breaking News

GWlegal has launched a buy-to-let toolkit, available on its online case management system GWlive, as part of the company’s rebrand as...
05 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Vida has widened its buy-to-let expat criteria for a limited number of distributors to cater for existing UK property owners working...
04 April 2018
From: Breaking News

A growing number of buy-to-let are struggling to obtain mortgages following the introduction of tougher lending conditions, including more rigid underwriting...
28 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Together has reduced a number of buy-to-let rates as they continue to compete to win more business amid a housing market...
22 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Tougher buy-to-let lending criteria, introduced in September last year by the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA), is making it...
21 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Skipton International is hoping to build on strong demand for its buy-to-let mortgages to British expats seeking to invest in England...
21 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Around a third of buy-to-let investors are still unaware of how regulatory changes could impact their ability to borrow or refinance...
16 March 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

Changes to the way in which buy-to-let mortgages are assessed and sold has meant that those wishing to invest in property...
01 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The cost of taking out a buy-to-let mortgage has started to rise, following the Bank of England’s decision to increase the...
28 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Many buy-to-let landlords with two-year fixed deals that are about to come to an end are likely to face difficulties in...
23 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Over the next few months, it is anticipated that tens of thousands of private landlords in the UK will face struggles...
20 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let lending margins have been squeezed, with providers absorbing more costs to keep their rates competitive in the last quarter of...
15 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The average cost of renting a home is now increasing across every UK region for the first time in 19 months,...
08 February 2018
From: Breaking News

There has been a sharp rise in the number of expats in Australia looking to invest in UK buy-to-let property, despite...
08 February 2018
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The buy-to-let property market is currently experiencing a wave of reforms, with the government looking to alter the way in which...
02 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Skipton Building Society has cut rates on selected buy-to-let mortgages, as competition between mortgage lenders remains strong. The new buy-to-let range includes...
25 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The majority of UK landlords did not set out to create significant property businesses and, even today, about half (49.7%) of...
23 January 2018
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Specialist buy-to-let mortgage lender Landbay has announced that it is changing its underlying portfolio stress tests for portfolio landlords. It will now...
17 January 2018
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Vida Homeloans will start to provide specialist residential and buy-to-let mortgages to clients of Personal Touch Financial Services’ after being appointed...
12 January 2018
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TMA Club has added Paragon Bank to its lender panel, offering members immediate access to a wide range of buy-to-let products...
09 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Auction rooms across the UK are often filled with property investors, including many buy-to-let landlords, looking to buy property, ensuring that...
03 January 2018
From: Breaking News

First-time buyers will no longer have to own a residential property in order to access finance from Barclays to invest in...
11 December 2017
From: Breaking News

There has been a significant increase in enquiries from portfolio landlords following the introduction of the new Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA)...
06 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The introduction of a new form of Scottish private residential tenancy has been welcomed by Shelter Scotland. The new private residential tenancy...
04 December 2017
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A new form of Scottish private residential tenancy will be introduced tomorrow. The new private residential tenancy (PRT) will replace the existing...
30 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Remortgaging activity has increased significantly in recent months, helped in no small part by record low mortgage rates and continued house...
28 November 2017
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The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has appointed Paul Smee as a new director, as the trade body looks to accelerate growth...
10 November 2017
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A new campaign is being launched today to tackle mortgage myths and highlight the importance of professional advice when it comes...
07 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England’s decision to increase interest rates yesterday could lead to rents rising across the country as some landlords...