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Buy To Let lender Paragon Bank has added five-year fixed-rate ‘green’ products to its range of BTL mortgages. Rates start at 4.89...
05 February 2024
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Analysts have warned landlords and others interested in the housing market from celebrating too much following the latest Halifax index figures. The...
08 January 2024
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UK Finance has published its housing and mortgage market forecasts for 2024 and 2025 together with projections for 2023 full year numbers. Key figures for 2023 -...
03 January 2024
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Paragon Bank has launched new five-year fixed-rate buy-to-let mortgages with nil product fees. Rates start at 5.80 per cent and there is...
19 December 2023
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A mortgage lender survey suggests landlords are returning to fixed rate mortgages. Landbay says more investors are opting for five-year fixed mortgages...
04 December 2023
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Lenders’ trade body UK Finance says there were 11,540 buy to let mortgages in arrears of 2.5 per cent or more of...
10 November 2023
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The Mortgage Lender has two new buy-to-let products. These include a standard two-year fixed, with an initial rate of 4.69 per cent...
27 September 2023
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Landlords about to remortgage are being urged to secure a new rate as early as possible - even six months in...
21 August 2023
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A growing number of landlords are incorporating in order to salvage profits from the difficult buy to let sector, a bank...
10 August 2023
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New housing affordability figures provide one underlying reason why many potential buyers cannot make the move and instead rely increasingly on...
28 July 2023
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If you are a landlord looking for the silver lining in a dark cloud, June’s interest rate decision will have certainly...
13 July 2023
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The founder of a luxury holiday lets firm in one of the UK’s tourist hotspots says even wealthy landlords are now...
10 July 2023
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A third of landlords say that the scrapping of Section 21 is of major concern to them according to a Mortgages...
20 March 2023
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Landlords have been told that if they want a fixed-rate mortgage to help them through the current financial crisis they will...
30 September 2022
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A portfolio landlord’s deal for an £11m re-financing package has been struck with a bank. The landlord was looking to refinance 63...
18 August 2022
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In the drive for the UK to be net zero by 2050, residential landlords are facing costly green refurbishments. Already, landlords...
06 August 2022
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A mortgage lender’s buy to let market index shows yields slightly dipping. Fleet Mortgages’ regional snapshot covers all areas of England and...
19 July 2022
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Foundation Home Loans has launched its new ‘Green ABC+’ fixed rate products for both buy to let and owner occupied mortgages, with...
18 October 2021
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Specialist buy to let lender Landbay has launched a range of mortgages for trading limited companies buying or remortgaging houses, apartments, HMOs...
25 March 2021
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There was a notable increase in buy-to-let remortgage business in the second quarter of the year, according to Paragon Bank. The research...
21 July 2020
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Buy-to-let landlords are being urged to take advantage of the stamp duty tax savings announced in the chancellor’s summer statement by...
17 July 2020
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Buy-to-let landlords remortgaging are currently doing so with a view to adding to their buy-to-let portfolios, according to Mortgage for Business. The...
30 June 2020
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Remortgaging activity has surged in recent weeks as homeowners, including buy-to-let landlords, rush to lock into low-rate loans amid uncertainty over...
03 April 2020
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Heading into March, the UK housing market was showing the kind of green shoots appropriate for the start of spring, with...
25 March 2020
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A significant number of landlords plan to remortgage over the next year, fresh research by BDRC, on behalf of Precise Mortgages,...
16 December 2019
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There was a significant fall in lending to buy-to-let landlords, according to the latest data from UK Finance. The figures show that...
21 November 2019
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The mortgage industry is predicting a 1% increase in buy-to-let business in the next 12 months, according to Paragon’s latest Financial...
12 November 2019
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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
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Buy-to-let mortgage approvals increased in July, up 5.5% year-on-year, suggesting that market conditions are improving, the latest UK Finance report shows. There...
18 September 2019
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A third of buy-to-let landlords plan to remortgage in the next year, with those looking to add to their portfolio more...
19 August 2019
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Take-up of buy-to-let mortgages slowed in June as economic and political uncertainty caused some buy-to-let investors to adopt a ‘wait and...
16 August 2019
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Accord Buy To Let has introduced two new products aimed at landlords looking for longer term fixed rate deals. For purchasing landlords,...
06 August 2019
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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%...
02 August 2019
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Accord Buy To Let has cut rates on selected two, three and five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages by up to 0.11%,...
24 July 2019
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West One Loans has launched a new range of first charge buy-to-let mortgage products, including both standard and specialist deals. The new...
05 June 2019
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The number of people remortgaging on to five-year fixes remains high ahead of a potential increase in interest rates. Almost half -...
03 June 2019
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Accord Buy To Let has reduced rates on more than a third of its buy-to-let product range. No fewer than 25 products...
29 May 2019
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Buy-to-let mortgage activity remained sluggish in March with landlord investors taking out just 5,000 new buy-to-let home purchase mortgages, down 9.1%...
17 May 2019
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There is no two ways about it, the buy-to-let market has become much more challenging for property investors of late for...
03 May 2019
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Accord Buy to Let has reduced rates on nine of its five-year fixed rate products. Highlights of the new range, available to...
15 April 2019
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With some landlords finding it harder to make a profit as a result of changes to buy-to-let taxation, remortgage activity looks...
10 April 2019
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Buy-to-let mortgage activity remained subdued in January with landlord investors taking out just 5,500 new buy-to-let home purchase mortgages, down 1.8%...
18 March 2019
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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...
29 January 2019
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There has been a sharp decline in the number of buy-to-let property purchases as a raft of government tax hikes continues...
24 January 2019
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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
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Teachers Building Society has made various changes to its buy-to-let criteria, including an increase in maximum age, while the society has...
22 January 2019
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The number of buy-to-let purchases continues to fall, as reflected by a further drop in new buy-to-let mortgage lending. Fresh data from...
18 January 2019
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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
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With 2019 fast approaching, mortgage borrowers are being encouraged to take a few simple steps to ensure they are in the...
27 December 2018
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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
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Buy-to-let mortgage activity slowed dramatically in September, as the number of landlords taking out new home loans dropped by almost a...
15 November 2018
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Buy-to-let lending for 2018 looks likely to fall well below its estimate of £12bn, as taxes and regulations continue to have an adverse...
08 November 2018
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Accord has added to its range of buy-to-let products, including the launch of new cashback options on its two-year fixed rate...
31 October 2018
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The proportion of buy-to-let remortgaging hit a record high in the third quarter of the year, as more landlords looked to...
24 October 2018
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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
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Many landlords remain committed to the buy-to-let sector despite government interventions and a wider housing slowdown, new figures show. Despite the adverse...
17 October 2018
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Do you know how much you could save by switching mortgages? Research from Property Master reveals that landlords on standard variable...
10 October 2018
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If you are thinking about adding to your property portfolio or remortgaging an existing buy-to-let property, it can be a helpful...
09 October 2018
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Mortgage products offered by Vida Homeloans are now available to buy-to-let landlords in Scotland. The specialist lender’s offerings, which are available to...
05 October 2018
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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%...
24 September 2018
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Activity in the buy-to-let market dropped further in July as a result of government interventions and a wider housing slowdown, new...
13 September 2018
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Tax and regulation changes continue to have an adverse impact on the buy-to-let market, with the value of mortgages taken out...
12 September 2018
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Accord has cut its buy-to-let mortgage rates by up to 0.25% in an effort to attract more business from landlords, particularly...
10 September 2018
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There has been a further decline in the number of people looking to buy property, as reflected by the Bank of...
31 August 2018
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The UK housing market continued to slow last month as reflected by a drop in new mortgage lending, with many buy-to-let...
28 August 2018
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The level of landlord business looks set to stabilise over the next 12 months, according to Paragon’s latest Financial Adviser Confidence...
15 August 2018
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The Saffron Building Society has unveiled a refreshed range of expat mortgages for landlords looking to purchase or remortgage a buy-to-let...
09 August 2018
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It is important to regularly review your mortgage options, and that is where mortgage intermediaries can often help. Paragon’s latest Financial Adviser...
08 August 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
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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
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Accord Buy To Let has cut rates across its mortgage range by up to 0.16%. The intermediary-only lender, part of Yorkshire Building...
27 July 2018
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3mc has joined forces with Paragon Bank to launch some new exclusive portfolio buy-to-let products. The products, which increase the maximum available...
25 July 2018
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Activity in the buy-to-let mortgage market took a further dip in May as the combination of tighter tax and mortgage rules...
13 July 2018
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If you are a landlord who wishes to raise extra finance against a HMO without remortgaging your existing deal then a...
12 July 2018
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Banks will almost certainly be forced to raise mortgage rates as cheap money provided by a closed Bank of England scheme...
27 June 2018
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Landlords are being reminded to do all they can to avoid the trap awaiting borrowers when fixed-rate mortgage deals end. A third...
20 June 2018
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There was a sharp rise in remortgaging activity during the first three months of 2018 as buy-to-let landlords lock in lower...
31 May 2018
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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
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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
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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
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Accord Buy To Let has reduced rates on two and five-year fixed-rate remortgage products by up to 0.18%. Accord, which is part...
02 May 2018
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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
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Accord Buy To Let has reduced rates on selected fixed-rate products by up to 0.15%. These reductions are being applied to two-...
26 April 2018
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Aldermore has cut rates on its buy-to-let mortgage range for company landlords, ensuring that they are now aligned with buy-to-let deals...
23 April 2018
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The number of landlords remortgaging in order to raise funds to improve their properties has reached an all-time high, new figures...
16 April 2018
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With savers continuing to receive poor returns from banks and building societies, buy-to-let remains the investment of choice for many people,...
16 April 2018
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Private landlords are now being offered more choice when looking to remortgage after Accord Buy To Let launched a new mortgage...
23 March 2018
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Remortgaging continues to drive the buy-to-let market, with the proportion of buy-to-let mortgages for remortgages rising to 52% in the fourth...
07 March 2018
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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
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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
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Over the next few months, it is anticipated that tens of thousands of private landlords in the UK will face struggles...
20 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
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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
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Accord Buy To Let has overhauled its buy-to-let mortgage range by introducing 17 new products and reducing rates by up to...
24 January 2018
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But-to-let landlords have shown remarkable resilience and adaptability in the face of the onslaught on their livelihoods, following justifiable concerns about...
15 January 2018
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Accord Buy To Let is offering landlords who remortgage a £500 cashback on selected loans, including eight remortgage deals. The intermediary-only lender,...
08 January 2018
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TSB has introduced a range of new two-year fixed rate mortgage deals, while Natwest has cut rates on selected deals to...
14 December 2017
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Remortgaging activity has increased significantly in recent months, helped in no small part by record low mortgage rates and continued house...