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The most recent interest rate rise has swung the balance making it cheaper to rent than to buy, according to lettings...

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

The chief executive of an online mortgage broker is warning that yesterday’s base rate rise announced by the Bank of England...

Rightmove is advising the private rental sector not to pass on interest rate rises to tenants. Yesterday the Bank of England increased...

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

Private tenants and landlords across the country face a cliff edge as the end of furlough coincides with cuts to benefit...

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

A foundation which receives substantial funding from trade unions and a charity linked to the Nationwide is calling for rents to...

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

There’s growing concern across the lettings sector about the buy to let mortgage market seeing lenders pull product ranges, tighten lending...

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...

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

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...

Controversial landlord Fergus Wilson has increased rents on all new tenancies in his property portfolio by £50 a week because of...

Mortgage lenders and brokers have been too quiet over changes to buy to let lending, according to a trade body. The National...

Rules introduced last autumn by the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority are hurting the buy to let mortgage market according...

The price of some buy to let mortgages looks set to rise across the board following the decisions of two of...

The number of buy to let investors in the UK has hit a record high of 2.5m in the latest tax...

A new survey by a leading lettings trade body suggests that the Bank of England’s attempts to make buy to let...

The Bank of England has issued gloomy figures on buy to let lending, suggesting the clampdown on mortgage interest tax relief...

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...

The mortgage director of Romans, one of the country’s largest agency groups, says the new Bank of England rules being introduced...

Consumer group Which? is warning that buy to let investors with multiple properties in one locality could risk being turned down...

The buy to let market risks becoming a car crash following the changes of lending rules for so-called portfolio landlords with...

Changes to buy-to-let lending criteria being introduced at the end of this month could encourage a surge of rental stock as...

The National Landlords Association is urging buy to let investors to consider remortgaging in the very near future ahead of new...

Skipton is the latest lender to confirm that it will continue lending to so-called portfolio landlords after new Bank of England...

Accord Buy To Let is the latest lender to change its lending criteria for portfolio landlords with four or more investment...

Paragon is the latest lender to announce it’s falling in line with Bank of England Prudential Regulation Authority requirements for more...

Private landlords’ net income has risen 39 per cent in the last five years, jumping from £10.8 billion to £15 billion...

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

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is writing to the Office for Budget Responsibility asking it to provide clarification on controversial tax...

Letting Agent Today’s Conor Shilling was in the audience of The Great Buy To Let Debate - always one of the...

Tenants face potential rent increases of between 20 and 30 per cent as a result of tax rises hitting landlords, says...

David Miles, a former Bank of England economist, has described the government’s mortgage interest tax relief reform as “terrible” - but...

Paragon Bank, one of the country’s leading specialist buy to let mortgages houses, almost halved its lending to landlords in the...

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...

No fewer than 60 per cent of buy to let investors say they believe they will be hit by forthcoming changes...

Specialist mortgage lender OneSavings Bank is the latest to announce that it is introducing stricter affordability assessments for all new buy...

The Leeds Building Society is the latest buy to let mortgage lender to amend its criteria for borrowers ahead of new...

There is a new warning from the Bank of England suggesting that - despite all the recent measures aimed against buy...

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

The UK is only the 15th best place in Europe to enjoy high returns from buy to let according to currency...

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...

Average rents across the UK are up eight per cent over the past 15 months according to Connells Group - but...

Details of the Bank of England’s statement outlining tougher rules on mortgage lending to buy to let investors have been shown...

The chief executive of financial consultancy Clayton Euro Risk says changes soon coming in to tighten the criteria applied to buy...

An action group campaigning on behalf of landlords has confirmed that it is ready to begin legal action against the Bank...

There has been another high-level prediction that mortgage lending for buy to let investors is likely to be restricted further in the...

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

Bank of England governor Mark Carney says the bank is keeping a close eye on the buy to let market -...

Mortgage firms insisting on landlords proving their rental income could cover 145 per cent of their monthly payments could lead to...

The Council of Mortgage Lenders has told the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority not to add unnecessarily to the welter...

It is now thought that the likely average payout to each buy to let borrower affected by this week’s court decision...

A landmark court ruling against the West Bromwich building society has come down in favour of buy to let investors.  The case...

A warning is being issued that the types of mortgages still being extended to buy to let investors risks them becoming...

Ahead of what some consider as the likely tightening of buy to let mortgage lending criteria by the Bank of England...

Demand for buy to let mortgages in the coming months is expected to fall "significantly" according to a Bank of England...

The financial editor of The Guardian newspaper claims that - despite widespread criticism within the lettings industry of the latest buy...

The managing director of the Association of Residential Letting Agents says urgent action is necessary “to make the prospect of being...

An industry body says proposals by the Bank of England to curb buy to let lending are “premature.” The Bank’s Prudential Regulation...

The Bank of England has released new buy to let mortgage underwriting standards which are expected to set out stricter borrowing...

Some 66% of landlords predict more rental sector turbulence in this week's Budget, according to research by property crowdfunding platform The...

Bank of England governor Mark Carney has again spoken out about possible “threats” to the economy posed by the increase in...

The governor of the Bank of England has ruled out an immediate rise in interest rates because of the turmoil in...

Dorian Gonsalves, director of commercial and franchising at Belvoir, is urging the government to dramatically increase the availability of social housing...

A Conservative peer and former shadow chief secretary to the Treasury has become the first senior Tory to speak out against...

Buy To Let mortgage lending grew 17 per cent in 2015 but faces a potential slump after April, according to property...

The Observer newspaper has made an outspoken attack on agents, landlords and others complaining about recent tax and regulation changes to the...

Treasury proposals to hand greater powers to the Bank of England to make access to buy to let lending harder risks...

The Council of Mortgage Lenders is warning of a possible slump for the buy to let market in the next two...

The Bank of England Governor Mark Carney is the latest influential figure to hint that there may soon be additional restrictions...

The government is poised to launch a consultation document which is expected to advocate further restrictions on buy to let mortgage...

The Basel Committee - an international forum which sets standards for bank regulations in individual countries - says financial institutions should place greater emphasis...

Ahead of expected restrictions on buy to let lending to be introduced next year by the Bank of England, some individual...

Two interviews given by a deputy governor of the Bank of England appear to suggest that there will soon be additional...

It appears almost certain that the Bank of England is preparing for new mortgage controls in a bid to dampen what...

A property investment search portal has launched an online petition via the UK Parliament website, calling for a national register of...

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

A prominent letting agent says he wants an immediate interest rate rise - and has even made his case to a...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has slapped down the Bank of England's claim that stability of the UK economy could...

The Council for Mortgage Lenders is warning the government not to interfere with the Buy To Let sector in such a...

The petition against the proposed tax changes outlined by Chancellor George Osborne in last month’s Budget has now achieved 20,000 signatures. This...

A survey of 500 landlords suggest that 10 per cent of them have had difficulties in securing a mortgage over the...

When Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, recently announced that interest rates would have to start to rise sooner...

In case we didn’t learn the lesson last time around, we appear to be on the brink of a refresher course...

Chancellor George Osborne has announced that mortgage interest tax relief for buy-to-let homebuyers are to be restricted to basic rate of...

The head of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association is telling the Bank of England to back away from its strident warnings...

The Bank of England says excessive lending to fund buy to let purchases could pose a risk to the financial well-being...

This week RICS reported a further drop in the number of people putting their homes up for sale; new instructions fell...