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Buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage rates continue to drop but at a slower rate than in previous months, according to the latest Property...
08 October 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 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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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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Controversial landlord Fergus Wilson has increased rents on all new tenancies in his property portfolio by £50 a week because of...
06 August 2018
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Mortgage lenders and brokers have been too quiet over changes to buy to let lending, according to a trade body. The National...
25 June 2018
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Rules introduced last autumn by the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority are hurting the buy to let mortgage market according...
26 April 2018
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The price of some buy to let mortgages looks set to rise across the board following the decisions of two of...
12 April 2018
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09 April 2018
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A new survey by a leading lettings trade body suggests that the Bank of England’s attempts to make buy to let...
21 March 2018
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The Bank of England has issued gloomy figures on buy to let lending, suggesting the clampdown on mortgage interest tax relief...
14 March 2018
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Liverpool and Nottingham are the UK’s best performing property investment locations, according to mortgage broker Private Finance. Both cities enjoy average rental...
29 January 2018
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There has been a sharp rise in the cost of buy to let mortgages since the November 2 announcement increasing the...
05 December 2017
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The mortgage director of Romans, one of the country’s largest agency groups, says the new Bank of England rules being introduced...
29 September 2017
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Consumer group Which? is warning that buy to let investors with multiple properties in one locality could risk being turned down...
19 September 2017
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The buy to let market risks becoming a car crash following the changes of lending rules for so-called portfolio landlords with...
15 September 2017
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Changes to buy-to-let lending criteria being introduced at the end of this month could encourage a surge of rental stock as...
05 September 2017
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The National Landlords Association is urging buy to let investors to consider remortgaging in the very near future ahead of new...
23 August 2017
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Skipton is the latest lender to confirm that it will continue lending to so-called portfolio landlords after new Bank of England...
16 August 2017
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Accord Buy To Let is the latest lender to change its lending criteria for portfolio landlords with four or more investment...
26 July 2017
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Paragon is the latest lender to announce it’s falling in line with Bank of England Prudential Regulation Authority requirements for more...
13 July 2017
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Private landlords’ net income has risen 39 per cent in the last five years, jumping from £10.8 billion to £15 billion...
13 April 2017
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The Metro Bank is the latest to make changes to its buy to let mortgage portfolio in a bid to attract...
31 March 2017
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The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is writing to the Office for Budget Responsibility asking it to provide clarification on controversial tax...
07 March 2017
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Letting Agent Today’s Conor Shilling was in the audience of The Great Buy To Let Debate - always one of the...
01 March 2017
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Tenants face potential rent increases of between 20 and 30 per cent as a result of tax rises hitting landlords, says...
17 February 2017
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David Miles, a former Bank of England economist, has described the government’s mortgage interest tax relief reform as “terrible” - but...
06 February 2017
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Paragon Bank, one of the country’s leading specialist buy to let mortgages houses, almost halved its lending to landlords in the...
30 January 2017
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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...
25 January 2017
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No fewer than 60 per cent of buy to let investors say they believe they will be hit by forthcoming changes...
04 January 2017
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Specialist mortgage lender OneSavings Bank is the latest to announce that it is introducing stricter affordability assessments for all new buy...
21 December 2016
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The Leeds Building Society is the latest buy to let mortgage lender to amend its criteria for borrowers ahead of new...
08 December 2016
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There is a new warning from the Bank of England suggesting that - despite all the recent measures aimed against buy...
02 December 2016
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The Financial Times reports that the Bank of England is questioning buy to let mortgage lenders and banks as part of...
29 November 2016
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The UK is only the 15th best place in Europe to enjoy high returns from buy to let according to currency...
22 November 2016
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The Mortgage Works, the buy to let lending arm of the Nationwide, has seen a dip in the amount borrowed by...
21 November 2016
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The Bank of England has been given additional powers by the government to control mortgage lending for buy to let investors. The...
17 November 2016
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Average rents across the UK are up eight per cent over the past 15 months according to Connells Group - but...
03 November 2016
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Details of the Bank of England’s statement outlining tougher rules on mortgage lending to buy to let investors have been shown...
04 October 2016
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The chief executive of financial consultancy Clayton Euro Risk says changes soon coming in to tighten the criteria applied to buy...
04 October 2016
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An action group campaigning on behalf of landlords has confirmed that it is ready to begin legal action against the Bank...
14 September 2016
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There has been another high-level prediction that mortgage lending for buy to let investors is likely to be restricted further in the...
18 July 2016
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The growth in buy to let mortgage products - rising rapidly until recently - has now begun to drop off. Products increased...
14 July 2016
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Bank of England governor Mark Carney says the bank is keeping a close eye on the buy to let market -...
06 July 2016
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Mortgage firms insisting on landlords proving their rental income could cover 145 per cent of their monthly payments could lead to...
05 July 2016
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The Council of Mortgage Lenders has told the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority not to add unnecessarily to the welter...
01 July 2016
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It is now thought that the likely average payout to each buy to let borrower affected by this week’s court decision...
10 June 2016
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A landmark court ruling against the West Bromwich building society has come down in favour of buy to let investors. The case...
09 June 2016
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A warning is being issued that the types of mortgages still being extended to buy to let investors risks them becoming...
10 May 2016
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Ahead of what some consider as the likely tightening of buy to let mortgage lending criteria by the Bank of England...
04 May 2016
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Demand for buy to let mortgages in the coming months is expected to fall "significantly" according to a Bank of England...
14 April 2016
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The financial editor of The Guardian newspaper claims that - despite widespread criticism within the lettings industry of the latest buy...
31 March 2016
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The managing director of the Association of Residential Letting Agents says urgent action is necessary “to make the prospect of being...
31 March 2016
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An industry body says proposals by the Bank of England to curb buy to let lending are “premature.” The Bank’s Prudential Regulation...
30 March 2016
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The Bank of England has released new buy to let mortgage underwriting standards which are expected to set out stricter borrowing...
29 March 2016
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Some 66% of landlords predict more rental sector turbulence in this week's Budget, according to research by property crowdfunding platform The...
14 March 2016
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Bank of England governor Mark Carney has again spoken out about possible “threats” to the economy posed by the increase in...
27 January 2016
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The governor of the Bank of England has ruled out an immediate rise in interest rates because of the turmoil in...
20 January 2016
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Dorian Gonsalves, director of commercial and franchising at Belvoir, is urging the government to dramatically increase the availability of social housing...
07 January 2016
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A Conservative peer and former shadow chief secretary to the Treasury has become the first senior Tory to speak out against...
06 January 2016
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Buy To Let mortgage lending grew 17 per cent in 2015 but faces a potential slump after April, according to property...
05 January 2016
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The Observer newspaper has made an outspoken attack on agents, landlords and others complaining about recent tax and regulation changes to the...
21 December 2015
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Treasury proposals to hand greater powers to the Bank of England to make access to buy to let lending harder risks...
21 December 2015
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The Council of Mortgage Lenders is warning of a possible slump for the buy to let market in the next two...
18 December 2015
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The Bank of England Governor Mark Carney is the latest influential figure to hint that there may soon be additional restrictions...
17 December 2015
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The government is poised to launch a consultation document which is expected to advocate further restrictions on buy to let mortgage...
15 December 2015
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The Basel Committee - an international forum which sets standards for bank regulations in individual countries - says financial institutions should place greater emphasis...
11 December 2015
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Ahead of expected restrictions on buy to let lending to be introduced next year by the Bank of England, some individual...
09 December 2015
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Two interviews given by a deputy governor of the Bank of England appear to suggest that there will soon be additional...
03 December 2015
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It appears almost certain that the Bank of England is preparing for new mortgage controls in a bid to dampen what...
02 December 2015
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A property investment search portal has launched an online petition via the UK Parliament website, calling for a national register of...
23 November 2015
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The prospect of lending restraints for landlords next year has done little to deter lenders offering a wide range of deals...
23 October 2015
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A prominent letting agent says he wants an immediate interest rate rise - and has even made his case to a...
29 September 2015
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents has slapped down the Bank of England's claim that stability of the UK economy could...
28 September 2015
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The Council for Mortgage Lenders is warning the government not to interfere with the Buy To Let sector in such a...
23 September 2015
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The petition against the proposed tax changes outlined by Chancellor George Osborne in last month’s Budget has now achieved 20,000 signatures. This...
28 August 2015
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A survey of 500 landlords suggest that 10 per cent of them have had difficulties in securing a mortgage over the...
17 August 2015
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When Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, recently announced that interest rates would have to start to rise sooner...
24 July 2015
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In case we didn’t learn the lesson last time around, we appear to be on the brink of a refresher course...
10 July 2015
From: Features

Chancellor George Osborne has announced that mortgage interest tax relief for buy-to-let homebuyers are to be restricted to basic rate of...
08 July 2015
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The head of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association is telling the Bank of England to back away from its strident warnings...
07 July 2015
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The Bank of England says excessive lending to fund buy to let purchases could pose a risk to the financial well-being...