The latest official government rent index shows that average private rents across the UK as a whole increased by 9.2% in...
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Almost four in 10 portfolio landlords are continuing to upgrade their properties to EPC C or above, despite proposed regulations being...
17 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Some of the biggest names in the trade, lending and advisory sectors have produced a report outlining the vast significance that...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Government quietly announced population projections towards the end of January that could have major implications for the types of homes...
02 March 2024
From: The Big Issues
Six in 10 landlords recorded increased tenant demand for their properties in the final quarter of 2023, Paragon Bank research has...
05 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on migrating away from the emergency rent controls introduced in September 2022 and extended...
20 January 2024
From: The Big Issues
The National Residential Landlords Association hosts a meeting at Labour’s annual conference tomorrow - but it admits the party’s rental policies...
09 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A growing number of landlords are incorporating in order to salvage profits from the difficult buy to let sector, a bank...
10 August 2023
From: Breaking News
I have read a great deal in the media recently about a mass landlord ‘exodus’. The story goes along the lines of...
20 May 2023
From: Rental Reform
Six in 10 landlords support minimum property standards for the private rented sector, Paragon Bank research has found. The government has pledged...
18 April 2023
From: Breaking News
There are many misconceptions about the private rented sector, but a common one I hear is that it is the tenure...
07 January 2023
From: The Big Issues
Landlords are in danger of losing the narrative again. With rental inflation hitting record levels, much of the noise we see in...
11 June 2022
From: The Big Issues
A bank is forecasting that almost one in 10 rented homes in the UK within the next decade could be a...
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Landlords work harder to ensure properties are suitable for their preferred tenant type, more than they do to achieve maximum profits. That’s...
25 May 2022
From: Breaking News
A report from the Public Accounts Committee on the regulation of the private rented sector (PRS) was issued with little notice...
07 May 2022
From: Rental Reform
Let’s face facts, landlords and the private rented sector have a reputation problem. Perceived to be the poor relation of housing provision, the sector is...
09 April 2022
From: The Big Issues
Homes headed by a person over the age of 45 will account for at least half of all privately renting households...
30 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Buy to let landlords are increasingly targeting smaller, secondary towns and cities rather than big urban centres. Data from Paragon Bank shows...
09 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Landlords are targeting semi-detached homes over terraced houses for the first time, but with limited stock availability and strong competition from...
05 February 2022
From: Tax & Finance
Paragon Bank increased buy to let lending to landlords by 33.9 per cent to £1.61 billion in its last financial year,...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News
There’s been a wholesale lifting in standards of investment and quality in the private rental sector thanks to landlords, and in...
27 May 2021
From: Breaking News
Paragon Bank has launched a range of 80 per cent loan to value buy to let mortgages specifically for properties with...
30 March 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
Coronavirus has prompted much talk of landlords and tenants alike fleeing cities for the country - but some evidence suggests that...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News
A survey of over 2,000 tenants by a specialist buy to let lender shows that contrary to the popular belief, most...
27 November 2020
From: Breaking News
A new report from respected specialist mortgage provider Paragon Bank shows that retiree renters and those in the upper-middle age category...
05 November 2020
From: Breaking News
Just under half of landlords say they intend to make energy efficiency improvements to properties as part of the government's Green Homes Grant...
29 October 2020
From: Breaking News
A new survey of 700 landlords from a respected buy to let lender reveals the regions with the strongest levels of...
20 October 2020
From: Breaking News
There has been a drop in buy-to-let lending, but the decline is less dramatic than the general purchase market, according to the latest...
07 September 2020
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let properties in the UK are currently in high demand and there appears to be plenty of room for further growth,...
10 July 2020
From: Breaking News
Paragon has launched a new online system for its landlord customers. The Landlord Portal enables landlords to access all their accounts in...
18 June 2020
From: Breaking News
Paragon’s specialist portfolio buy-to-let lending grew during the first half of its financial year, the company has announced. Specialist buy-to-let lending was...
11 June 2020
From: Breaking News
Buy to-to-let landlords across the Midlands are most likely to acquire new property over the next 12 months, new research show. A...
02 March 2020
From: Breaking News
Boris Johnson’s emphatic December general election victory has triggered fresh optimism among buy-to-let landlords, despite tax and regulatory changes hitting their...
26 February 2020
From: Breaking News
The private rented sector ended 2019 strongly, with 27% of landlords experiencing an increase in tenant demand, according to the latest...
18 February 2020
From: Breaking News
Paragon’s specialist portfolio buy-to-let lending grew during the final quarter of 2019. Specialist buy-to-let lending was 1.1% higher year-on-year at £375.4m, whilst...