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The average age of landlords acquiring new rental property with a buy to let mortgage has fallen over the past decade,...
18 July 2024
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Paragon Bank has reduced rates on its core range of buy-to-let mortgages, taking 15bps off 10 products, in addition to launching...
05 July 2024
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There’s been at most a one per cent reduction in landlords in the buy to let sector, a think tank claims...
08 April 2024
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New and past landlords tempted back to Buy to Let have been warned - passive income from property isn’t easy. This is...
14 March 2024
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New figures from lenders trade body UK Finance show a massive fall in buy to let loans for those aged 55...
20 February 2024
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Propertymark wants the Bank of England to cut interest rates following data showing soaring mortgage arrears and repossessions. Lenders trade body UK...
09 February 2024
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One of the lettings sector’s longest-standing suppliers - Mortgages for Business - is rebranding. It’s to be known as Mortgage Finance Brokers,...
18 January 2024
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A series of lenders have slashed their buy to let mortgage rates in a bid to win business. These include: - LendInvest Mortgages...
08 January 2024
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Cases of buy-to-let arrears have doubled in a single year, according to a new analysis. The research, from Octane Capital, analysed quarterly...
04 December 2023
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Last week’s Autumn Statement - which fell short of expectations in terms of help for the private rental sector - is...
27 November 2023
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There’s been a significant increase in the buy to let mortgage product range according to analysis by independent service Moneyfacts. A year...
20 October 2023
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The buy to let sector appears more heavily reliant on mortgages than some analysts have previously suggested. Specialist lending service Octane Capital has...
02 October 2023
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HSBC is increasing its maximum mortgage term to 40 years for buy to let, purchase, remortgaging and additional borrowing. Second homes will...
30 August 2023
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Buy to let mortgages have seen the largest interest rate increase of any mortgage category according to new research. Barrows and Forrester...
19 July 2023
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A property industry commentator wants buy to let mortgage rules to be relaxed so that frustrated sellers can let out their...
12 July 2023
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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is today charing a crisis meeting of mortgage lenders, as calls mount for him to take action to...
23 June 2023
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One of the biggest lenders in the rental space - Paragon Bank - recorded a 19 per cent increase in buy...
07 June 2023
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Lettings agents within The Guild of Property Professionals think that the Renters Reform Bill could cause many landlords to quit. Graham Wood,...
01 June 2023
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Moneyfacts, the respected independent mortgage market monitor, is warning that lenders have been withdrawing buy to let fixed deals. Within the buy...
31 May 2023
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Just as transactions in the mainstream market ramp up for spring and summer, so enquiries about buy to let mortgages have...
10 May 2023
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Buy to let investors have created the largest increase in the mortgage market in the past year, it’s being claimed. Octane Capital...
22 March 2023
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Shawbrook is becoming a bigger player in the buy to let lending market following the acquisition of specialist lender Bluestone Mortgages. Launched...
21 March 2023
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Legal & General says it’s seeing signs of optimism in different parts of the buy to let sector. Firstly it’s seen a...
29 December 2022
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A new analysis claims to show how difficult it has become for buy to let investors to secure finance as a...
07 December 2022
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A prominent figure in property investment is warning that buy to let is the sector facing the biggest challenges in the...
17 November 2022
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A mortgage company chief executive is warning that house price falls of up to 15 per cent are likely between now...
11 October 2022
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Increased demand and investor appetite for purpose built Single Family Rental schemes have seen this niche market grow at scale, according...
28 September 2022
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A building society which has taken the unprecedented step of stopping lending on second homes has been sharply criticised by a...
02 August 2022
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The costs of buy to let fixed rate mortgages have risen sharply with more increases likely if, as expected, the Bank...
10 June 2022
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Buy to let mortgage rates will rise “very quickly” this year according to a leading broker. Angus Stewart, chief executive of online...
04 February 2022
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There’s a 15 year record high in the number of buy to let mortgage products available for current or new landlords. The...
28 January 2022
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Skipton International says it’s seen “remarkable growth” in the Buy To Let mortgage market for expats, with completions skyrocketing in comparison...
26 January 2022
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UK Finance, the umbrella group representing major mortgage lenders, says there will have been a massive 83 per cent surge in...
16 December 2021
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A new Buy To Let ‘tracker’ from a prominent buy to let mortgage lender has revealed what it considers to be...
07 December 2021
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The once-popular idea of parents buying a property for their offspring to use while at university, and then letting it to other...
11 November 2021
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A respected buy to let mortgage monitor is suggesting that investors in the sector may be more successful if they allow...
26 July 2021
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Yet another buy to let lender has released new products aiming to push the sector into more environmentally-friendly properties. The Foundation Home...
07 July 2021
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An experienced buy to let mortgage specialist has completed on its largest and most complex loan to date — a £17.35m...
10 June 2021
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Landlords spend an estimated £839m each year upgrading newly purchased rental property before letting it out to tenants, helping to drive-up...
25 May 2021
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A leading buy to let mortgage expert has backed the government’s pledge to issue a White Paper and additional consultation before...
14 May 2021
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The popularity of buy to let mortgage products offering exclusive rates for higher value loans is a sign of optimism in...
31 March 2021
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The government’s embarrassing axing of the Green Homes Grant means there must now be a replacement to help the private rental...
30 March 2021
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ARLA Propertymark is warning the government that new energy efficiency targets for EPCs could stifle buy to let investment in future. In...
19 February 2021
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Research from independent financial service market monitor Moneyfacts shows a small but encouraging increase in the number of buy to let mortgages...
20 January 2021
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Reduce buy to let regulation or face a worsening housing crisis - that’s the message from a leading property lawyer. Mary Rouse,...
01 September 2020
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Independent service Moneyfacts says that while the buy to let mortgage sector remains resilient, it has contracted slightly in recent weeks...
19 August 2020
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Four out of 10 mortgage brokers expect more buy to let business in the coming 12 months, according to a Paragon...
29 July 2020
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A specialist buy to let mortgage broker is urging prospective investors to buy sooner rather than later if they want to...
21 July 2020
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A new mortgage product aimed at buy to let investors wanting to enjoy a slice of the holiday home staycation market...
17 July 2020
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There’s been a significant increase in the mortgage choice available to landlords as the buy to let market gets closer to...
09 June 2020
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The possibility of an extended mortgage holiday being introduced, for landlords as well as home owners, has been sharply criticised by...
22 May 2020
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Some buy to let mortgages are now more expensive than before for borrowers, despite the recent fall in the Bank of...
12 May 2020
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HSBC says its unable to accept any new buy to let mortgage applications during the Coronavirus crisis. The same applies to applications...
22 April 2020
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Data from independent mortgage monitor Moneyfacts shows that there’s been a big drop in the choice of mortgage for buy to...
15 April 2020
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It’s not just navigating a path through the Coronavirus crisis that is proving the value of letting agents - it’s their...
06 April 2020
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There’s growing concern across the lettings sector about the buy to let mortgage market seeing lenders pull product ranges, tighten lending...
27 March 2020
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All court possession orders are being suspended from today as part of the changes to the private rental sector to cope...
27 March 2020
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The landlords’ newly-merged trade body has renewed its call for the government to do more to help the private rental sector...
26 March 2020
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The government has announced a complete ban on evictions in the private and social sectors for any tenant affected by the...
19 March 2020
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One of the country’s leading buying agencies says buy to let is changing in prime central London, as corporate structures replace...
14 February 2020
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The prime London lettings market has returned to growth after three years of falling rents, according to new five-year forecasts from...
31 January 2020
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A mortgage firm claims some 22 per cent of existing lettings sector investors plan to buy at least another one lettings...
24 January 2020
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Mortgage costs in the buy to let market have continued to fall over the last three months - a trend seen across...
20 December 2019
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One of the highest profile buy to let mortgage lenders predicts that 2020 will see increasing numbers of investors going into...
20 December 2019
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A prominent buy to let mortgage chief says lenders should be able to access the rogue landlord database launched last year. John...
10 December 2019
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Specialist buy to let mortgage lender Paragon has welcomed Labour's General Election pledge to force rental properties to undergo an annual...
28 November 2019
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A solicitor has urged the government not to reform or scrap Section 21 eviction powers simply on the basis of protests...
28 October 2019
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New research suggests that the recent fall in the cost of fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages may be coming to a halt. Online...
24 October 2019
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One in six landlords is seeking to reduce the size of their portfolio in the next 12 months and around half...
03 September 2019
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One of the country’s leading property management experts says buy to let is here to stay - but only if individual...
28 August 2019
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Lettings experts are being invited to the unveiling of a service described by its creators as “a revolutionary rental product.” It is...
05 August 2019
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A lettings agency is believed to be the first to offer landlords a year's rent in advance in one lump sum...
16 July 2019
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There’s been an “unprecedented” across-the-board fall in fixed rate buy to let mortgage rates according to an online investment platform. Property Master...
10 July 2019
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The number of buy to let products for first time landlords has risen to an all-time high. Data from independent mortgage market...
02 July 2019
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Savills says some 120,000 buy to let mortgages have been redeemed since the launch of the additional homes stamp duty surcharge...
24 June 2019
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A leading buy to let specialist lender says the vast number of BTL mortgage products now on the market has made...
14 June 2019
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We may be all-too-familiar with the challenges facing letting agents and landlords in the private rental sector but there is at...
11 June 2019
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A specialist broker says the costs of most fixed rate buy to let mortgages are beginning to rise. Property Master warned last...
07 June 2019
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The fierce competition in the lettings market in parts of London means that some tenants will feel no benefit from the...
28 May 2019
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A leading buy to let mortgage provider says the professional landlord with multiple properties is increasingly becoming the backbone of its...
23 May 2019
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A damning report on taxation in the private rental sector (PRS) has accused the treasury of appearing not to understand 'the...
10 May 2019
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There was a notable increase in the number of older buy-to-let investors in 2018, according to Commercial Trust Limited. The specialist buy-to-let...
10 May 2019
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Fergus Wilson, arguably Britain’s most controversial landlord and almost certainly the individual with the largest number of buy to lets in...
02 April 2019
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Buy to let mortgage costs remain stable with little movement recorded over the past three months according to a market snapshot...
01 April 2019
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A leading accountancy firm has analysed buy to let taxation policies north and south of the border and claims that from...
29 March 2019
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The UK’s holiday lets sector could be a beneficiary of the current Brexit uncertainty and people not vacationing abroad because they...
21 March 2019
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The gap between the cost of buying and renting is down 59 per cent to its lowest level in nine years...
05 March 2019
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Brexit is not a good reason for delaying buy to let investment, insists a mortgage chief. Andrew Turner is chief executive at...
01 March 2019
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A new league table of worries for landlords shows exactly why letting agents are needed - and a lot of the...
21 January 2019
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A pressure group that in the past has protested outside letting agency branches has staged more direct action - this time against...
26 November 2018
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The chief executive of a specialist buy to let mortgage broker is warning that mortgages for landlords are likely to become...
13 November 2018
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Rightmove is reporting that average asking rents outside London have topped £800 per month for the first time, fuelled by a...
29 October 2018
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The number of buy to let lenders lending to limited companies has risen by 47 per cent over the past year,...
25 October 2018
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Urgent action is needed to tackle discrimination against benefit claimants by buy to let mortgage providers according to a leading trade...
22 October 2018
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New figures out show that buy to let mortgage rates are showing the effects of last month’s base rate rise. Online mortgage...
14 September 2018
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Data produced by Sainsbury’s Bank Mortgages gives a trend-bucking upbeat assessment of investors’ renewed interest in buy to let. Figures siuggest that...
28 August 2018
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First the good news - investors are still purchasing buy to let properties; the less good news is that it’s a...
22 August 2018
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High-profile buy to let mortgage lender LendInvest says it’s going to allow applicants to prove their ID online via photographs. It’s working...