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New Freedom of Information (FOI) data from the Financial Conduct Authority shows that Labour’s plan to introduce a ‘Freedom to Buy’...

Controversy surrounds a government idea - floated over the weekend - to allow renters to secure mortgages with just one per...

New figures showing the growing size of first time buyer deposits suggest that many would-be purchasers will be staying with the...

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...

Interest rates may be on the way up right now following the latest Bank of England decision but there’s good news...

The equity release market has expanded by 27 per cent to hit a record £5.58 billion of new lending last year,...

The Bank of England has increased its base rate from 2.25 per cent to 3.0 per cent. This is the largest hike...

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

The Bank of England is warning that many households will struggle to meet their rent or mortgage commitments if interest rates...

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

Yet another buy to let lender has released new products aiming to push the sector into more environmentally-friendly properties.  The Foundation Home...

One of the most active lenders for international investors in UK buy to let claims to have produced a market-leading mortgage...

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

Research by Countrywide agency Hamptons shows that during 2020 some 41,700 new buy to let limited companies were formed. That’s a record...

Four out of 10 mortgage brokers expect more buy to let business in the coming 12 months, according to a Paragon...

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...

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

The number of mortgage lenders still offering products to landlords is 42 - only seven fewer than at the peak of...

HSBC says its unable to accept any new buy to let mortgage applications during the Coronavirus crisis. The same applies to applications...

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

A lender is now offering what it calls ‘instant decisions-in-principle’ for buy to let purchasers still buying property at the moment. Landbay...

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

Mortgage costs in the buy to let market have continued to fall over the last three months - a trend seen across...

Specialist buy to let mortgage lender Paragon has welcomed Labour's General Election pledge to force rental properties to undergo an annual...

A London lettings agency is launching a service to enable landlords to invest in mainstream buy to let or Airbnb-style short...

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

If you’re a landlord who owns a buy to let property or perhaps a portfolio and need to raise money against...

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

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

The autumn's Prudential Regulation Authority changes, coupled with months of rate rise predictions, seem to have had little effect on the cost of...

A new snapshot of the buy to let mortgage market suggests costs have dropped further over the past three months as...

Leeds Building Society is the latest major lender to reveal changes to buy to let lending ahead of new rules coming...

The Coventry building society is the latest buy to let lender to tighten its portfolio buy to let criteria ahead of new...

The number of mortgage products has more than doubled over the past two years, according to new data released by sourcing...

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

The buy to let mortgage market has suffered something of a battering in recent months but now Post Office Money is...

The Financial Times reports that the Bank of England is questioning buy to let mortgage lenders and banks as part of...

There is good news to end a difficult week for the letting agency industry - there’s been a further drop in...

The Mortgage Works, the buy to let lending arm of the Nationwide, has seen a dip in the amount borrowed by...

The Bank of England has been given additional powers by the government to control mortgage lending for buy to let investors. The...

The growth in buy to let mortgage products - rising rapidly until recently - has now begun to drop off.   Products increased...

The new three per cent stamp duty rate surcharge is the equivalent to 11 months income for the average mortgaged landlord,...

The costs of lender arrangement fees, valuation fees and legal costs attached to new buy to let mortgages are falling as...

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