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Aldermore has cut rates across its buy to let and residential owner occupier mortgages - the latest in a series of...

Paragon Bank has reduced rates on its core range of buy-to-let mortgages, taking 15bps off 10 products, in addition to launching...

The Bank of England has kept base interest rate at 5.25%. Some industry figures hoped for a cut following yesterday’s inflation news,...

Inflation back on target and following speculation about a summer interest rate cut have prompted Propertymark to insist that the Bank...

The UK housing market has returned to its pre-pandemic size, according to Savills analysis. Overall, the total value of the UK housing...

Rightmove has produced five core demands on behalf of the rental sector, which it would like the next government to meet. These...

Inflation is expected to drop sharply in the April figures due out this week. The Office for Budget Responsibility and Bank of...

An Office of National Statistics survey shows that the top three issues facing the UK are still the cost-of-living crisis (89%),...

There's good news for the buy to let sector as mortgage product availability is showing signs of stability, according to the...

A think tank is urging the UK government to consider tax perks for private renters to help them save faster for...

The PropTech sector has mostly agreed with the rest of the industry in its view on yesterday’s Budget - that it...

Propertymark wants the Bank of England to cut interest rates following data showing soaring mortgage arrears and repossessions. Lenders trade body UK...

The Bank of England has kept its base rate at 5.25 per cent but markets forecast this will drop from the summer as...

A series of lenders have slashed their buy to let mortgage rates in a bid to win business. These include: - LendInvest Mortgages...

Lower mortgage rates - still falling in the days since the end of the festive break - may be persuading some...

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 In...

The date has been set for the Spring Budget - the last before the General Election.  It’s to be on Wednesday March...

The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to bring in an emergency ban on no fault evictions and banks repossessing people’s homes...

All eyes are on HM Treasury this week ahead of the next inflation figures, to be released on Wednesday morning. Analysts suggest...

One of the first forecasts for the rental market for 2024 suggests that strong growth will continue. Property consultancy JLL says that...

There’s growing optimism that tomorrow’s Bank of England monetary policy committee meeting will see base rate held for another month -...

There’s been a significant increase in the buy to let mortgage product range according to analysis by independent service Moneyfacts.  A year...

A prominent figure in the London property world says landlords under increasing financial pressure are being more selective about the letting...

A stark warning has been made to lettings and estate agents that interest rates as high as seven per cent may...

A prominent lettings and sales agency says there are four reasons why house prices won’t fall off a cliff, despite interest...

Moneyfacts, the respected independent mortgage market monitor, is warning that lenders have been withdrawing buy to let fixed deals. Within the buy...

The Bank of England has announced its latest decision on base rate. This has been increased by 0.25 per cent to 4.5...

Renters are being offered a 100 per cent mortgage by the Skipton Building Society - the first time such a product...

The Bank of England has increased base rate to 4.0 per cent - its 10th rate rise in a row. Nathan Emerson,...

Rightmove says yesterday’s Bank of England base rate rise to 3.5 per cent - the ninth hike in as many Bank...

Savills is the latest agency to suggest significant house price falls next year - although in its long-range forecast it says...

Propertymark has issued key points for lettings agents to note following the introduction of The Energy Prices Bill to the House...

The current higher interest rate environment and the temporary mortgage product withdrawals after the mini Budget will hurt future rental yields,...

New research shows that there’s little to choose between the costs of renting and owning - a change from previous research...

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England has agreed to raise interest rates by 0.5 per cent to 2.25...

As the new academic year gets underway, demand continues to far outweigh supply in the lettings market in London and the...

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has announced that base rate is rising from 1.25 to 1.75 per cent. The rate is now...

The costs of buy to let fixed rate mortgages have risen sharply with more increases likely if, as expected, the Bank...

There’s a 15 year record high in the number of buy to let mortgage products available for current or new landlords. The...

After 10 days of reports of soaring energy costs, PropTech supplier Goodlord has produced a series of tips for letting agents...

Rik Smith, Head of Tenant Services at Goodlord, outlines in this tips piece how agents can support tenants with rising energy...

The flurry of increased interest in buy to let means the choice of mortgage products for investors is now greater than...

There’s good news for the buy to let sector today as an independent mortgage market monitor reports a 15-month high in...

Research from independent financial service market monitor Moneyfacts shows a small but encouraging increase in the number of buy to let mortgages...

Independent service Moneyfacts says that while the buy to let mortgage sector remains resilient, it has contracted slightly in recent weeks...

A new mortgage product aimed at buy to let investors wanting to enjoy a slice of the holiday home staycation market...

There’s been a significant increase in the mortgage choice available to landlords as the buy to let market gets closer to...

A specialist mortgage broker is suggesting that this is the right time for buy to let investors to bag bargain properties,...

Some buy to let mortgages are now more expensive than before for borrowers, despite the recent fall in the Bank of...

Data from independent mortgage monitor Moneyfacts shows that there’s been a big drop in the choice of mortgage for buy to...

Two major buy to let lenders have slashed their rates in a bid to win business. One of the highest profile lenders,...

New research suggests that the recent fall in the cost of fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages may be coming to a halt. Online...

Buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage rates continue to drop but at a slower rate than in previous months, according to the latest Property...

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...

We may be all-too-familiar with the challenges facing letting agents and landlords in the private rental sector but there is at...

A specialist broker says the costs of most fixed rate buy to let mortgages are beginning to rise.  Property Master warned last...

Buy to let mortgage costs remain stable with little movement recorded over the past three months according to a market snapshot...

Buy to let may have been in the doldrums in recent years thanks to new taxes and stricter regulations but there’s...

With good news in the buy to let sector in short supply, here’s a promising start to the week - a...

One of the buy to let sector’s main mortgage lenders, Paragon, has refreshed its range of mortgages with new products which...

Most buy-to-let fixed rate mortgages are currently cheaper than they were a year ago - some by as much as £29...

The chief executive of a specialist buy to let mortgage broker is warning that mortgages for landlords are likely to become...

New figures out show that buy to let mortgage rates are showing the effects of last month’s base rate rise. Online mortgage...

No fewer than 93 per cent of landlords financing buy to let property chose a fixed rate mortgage in the second...

The cost of buy to let mortgages remain at record lows and - with little movement in costs and rates over...

There’s been a significant rise in the number of fixed-rate buy to let mortgages available to limited companies, says independent mortgage...

The independent mortgage market monitor Moneyfacts says some buy to let mortgage rates have gone back to record lows. The monitor says...

The cost of most mainstream buy to let mortgages is increasing according to online operator Mortgage Brain. The cost of a two...

Liverpool and Nottingham are the UK’s best performing property investment locations, according to mortgage broker Private Finance.  Both cities enjoy average rental...

There has been a sharp rise in the cost of buy to let mortgages since the November 2 announcement increasing the...

A leading independent mortgage market monitor is warning that increases in mortgage costs are now proving the latest blow to the...

The number of new buy to let mortgages available to investors has hit 1,725 - its highest point since 1,942 products...

The nation's landlords are adapting to ongoing restrictions to tax relief on buy-to-let mortgage interest, according to Mortgages for Business. Upon releasing...

A well known specialist mortgage lender for the buy to let sector, Paragon, has refreshed its offering in the light of...

The range and pricing of buy to let mortgage products for limited companies has never been better according to a survey...

The Metro Bank is the latest to make changes to its buy to let mortgage portfolio in a bid to attract...

A second firm is suggesting that the cost of Buy To Let mortgages has fallen to a record low - but...

Despite the challenges faced by the buy to let sector, mortgage companies are fighting hard for business - and two and...

The Bank of England's decision to keep the base interest rate at the record low of 0.25% has kept buy-to-let headline...

Paragon Mortgages, best known for its significant position in the buy to let market, has launched a range of residential mortgage...

The consumer organisation Which? has joined the chorus of concern that new mortgage restrictions may hit buy to let landlords.   Since January...

Buy-to-let (BTL) investors continue to benefit from falls in mortgage rates, particularly those looking for longer-term agreements. Analysis by Moneyfacts.co.uk shows that...

Independent comparison website Moneyfacts says mortgage lenders are slashing rates on products designed for landlords, in a bid to buoy up...

An analysis by a national newspaper shows that investors purchasing buy to let properties with mortgages are likely to lose money...

The popularity of buy to let continues to soar according to data analysts Moneyfacts, despite a raft of new regulations coming...

The prospect of lending restraints for landlords next year has done little to deter lenders offering a wide range of deals...