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UK landlords are doubling down on urban flats amidst a slow but definite return to conventional office working. Data from Shawbrook Bank...
16 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The Penrith Building Society has scrapped mortgage application fees for all buy to let and residential products, including further advances, until...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
No fewer than 88 per cent of portfolio landlords have added to their portfolios in the last six months, despite market...
17 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords frustrated by poor returns and high taxes in the buy to let arena are looking for ways to diversify investment...
13 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Research from Shawbrook shows how many landlords have spent money preparing for EPC changes which are now not going to happen. A...
25 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Beverley Building Society has entered the buy to let market for the first time with two new products. Its variable rate BTL...
09 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Some 21 per cent of tenants have spoken to their landlords about making energy efficiency improvements to their property, according to...
16 February 2023
From: Breaking News
A lender has revealed that it has arranged 14 mortgages in one go for a Buy to Let landlord with over...
24 January 2023
From: Breaking News
A poll suggests that 58 per cent of tenants would be less likely to look at a rental property if they...
06 January 2023
From: Breaking News
A new survey shows that while some 78 per cent of landlords have now heard about government proposals around EPC ratings,...
12 December 2022
From: Breaking News
A prominent buy to let lender says falling house prices five canny landlords the chance to buy property relatively cheaply. Emma Cox,...
08 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Seven in 10 landlords in the UK still own rental properties with an energy performance certificate rating of D or below,...
04 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Green mortgage discounts could be a key tool in helping landlords make the energy efficiency upgrades necessary to achieve an EPC...
24 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Many landlords are already undertaking substantial work on their properties to make them more energy efficient, a new survey shows. The Shawbrook...
14 October 2022
From: Breaking News
The rising cost of living is driving a shift towards energy efficiency improvements in the private rented sector, according to the...
12 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Three quarters of residential landlords have taken steps to support tenants during the current cost-of-living crisis, according to new research from...
20 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Who are you? I am the Head of Broking for Newable Finance. A specialist commercial finance brokerage. What is Newable Finance? Newable Finance is...
06 September 2022
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A webinar is being staged to advise landlords on government proposals that from 2025 all newly rented residential properties will be...
06 September 2022
From: Breaking News
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
From: Breaking News
Contrary to recent figures from Zoopla and others, pointing to double-digit rental inflation in the past year, official statistics show the...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Landlords could lose up to £9,500 a year if they are unable to make changes to the energy efficiency of their...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News
A bank is establishing a working group of industry professionals, landlords and policy makers to see how the private rental sector...
09 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Almost a quarter of landlords say their properties are currently rated D or below for energy efficiency, according to a new...
07 February 2022
From: Breaking News
A prominent buy to let mortgage provider is advising landlords to ensure they check EPCs and energy efficiency issues on properties...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News
A relatively optimistic sentiment survey of landlords suggests many remain upbeat about the prospects for the sector. According to the Shawbrook Bank...
20 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Only 15 per cent of landlords say they are fully aware of changes to laws surrounding Energy Performance Certificates in the...
11 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Landlord confidence remains high with a third of those questioned in a surveying plan to expand their portfolio in the next...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News
There is a fear that work required to bring rental units up to new Energy Performance Certificate levels by 2025 could...
10 November 2021
From: Breaking News
Around 20 per cent of landlords surveyed by a bank used a credit card or short-term finance to fund a recent...
13 October 2021
From: Breaking News
A new portal set up by a leading buy to let mortgage provider claims it will “revolutionise” the borrowing process for...
09 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Some 46 per cent of landlords reduced monthly rent payments for their tenants because of the pandemic, according to research from...
03 August 2021
From: Breaking News
A bank says it can provide a formal mortgage offer to a buy to let investor in just 48 hours. Shawbrook says...
29 March 2021
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
Shawbrook Banks has simplified its buy-to-let range down to just three products, a few months after streamlining its range from 10 to...
23 January 2020
From: Breaking News
Shawbrook Bank has made changes to its buy-to-let product range and criteria across all loan-to-value (LTV) bandings. The specialist lender has cut...
06 November 2019
From: Breaking News
Shawbrook has introduced a new online system called My Shawbrook Portal, which is a self-service platform that reduces flight times from...
23 September 2019
From: Breaking News
An increasing number of private landlords appear to be waiting to see what impact Brexit and regulatory changes will have on...
18 December 2018
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords who have adopted a high yielding investment strategy may be interested in new analysis of the BTL market that...
13 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
The buy-to-let market is expected to remain subdued for the next three years mired by tax changes and tougher mortgage lending...
21 August 2018
From: Breaking News
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06 June 2018
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Almost half of private landlords have opted to wait to see what impact Brexit and regulatory changes will have on the...
09 May 2018
From: Breaking News
A number of landlords remain confident about the buy-to-let sector despite tax hikes and tougher mortgage rules hitting the private rented...
04 April 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
Having long provided mega double-digit returns for investors, investment in buy-to-let has outperformed all major asset classes in recent years. But...
02 June 2017
From: Breaking News
We all know that buy-to-let investors face a challenging time, but what are the key issues affecting landlords? Karen Bennett looks...
17 February 2017
From: Breaking News
After announcing planned rate reductions and new DSCR requirements last week, Shawbrook’s commercial mortgages team has confirmed that these changes are...
21 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
The Managing Director of Property Finance & Deputy CEO of Shawbrook Bank, Stephen Johnson, discusses the advantages of fixed rates for...
30 August 2016
From: Video Articles
The Managing Director of Commercial Mortgages & Deputy CEO of Shawbrook Bank, Stephen Johnson, discusses the various tax options available for...
30 August 2016
From: Video Articles
There has been a slight uptick in the proportion of landlords and investors looking to expand their portfolios over the next...
17 August 2016
From: Breaking News
About half of property investors are looking to enter or expand in the HMO market, according to research from Shawbrook Bank. The...
26 April 2016
From: Breaking News
A group campaigning for the abolition of the buy-to-let tax grab have launched the second phase of its crowdfunding campaign and...