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18 March 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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Rightmove is advising the private rental sector not to pass on interest rate rises to tenants. Yesterday the Bank of England increased...
04 February 2022
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Buy To Let lending is set to fall back this year, after a hectic 2021. That’s the forecast from the Intermediary Mortgage...
11 January 2022
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A leading market forecaster has described the level of rent rises in one part of the country as “going ballistic”. “The London...
24 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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The flurry of increased interest in buy to let means the choice of mortgage products for investors is now greater than...
28 September 2021
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We may still be some months off 2022, but property experts are already beginning to make their predictions for next year...
23 September 2021
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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Maxine Fothergill and for the past ‘almost’...
28 July 2021
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A property lawyer is forecasting a surge in buy to let purchasing in the coming months as the stamp duty extension...
08 March 2021
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Research by Countrywide agency Hamptons shows that during 2020 some 41,700 new buy to let limited companies were formed. That’s a record...
18 January 2021
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A specialist mortgage operator is warning letting agents and landlords to gear up for a winter of discontent as a result...
25 August 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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The buy-to-let market has grown significantly in recent years as long-term renting becomes more popular and investors continue to see the...
28 May 2020
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The Property Academy’s latest webinar, to be held this afternoon, is to be addressed by a behavioural economist and frequent contributor...
21 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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Families living in private rented accommodation are more exposed to the economic shock of the Coronavirus than homeowners, which could mean...
09 April 2020
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Higher housing costs - including private sector rents - have reduced incomes and increased inequality as the poorest families have borne...
11 November 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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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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Greater London rents have risen an average of four per cent in the past year - but some boroughs performing above-average...
13 September 2019
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Some of the private rental sector’s most experienced and respected experts believe it’s almost inevitable that a housing market crash is...
02 September 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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A new survey by a specialist property sector lender reveals that 19 per cent of landlords are looking to sell in...
27 June 2019
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A lettings agency that has analysed HMRC data says rental income for buy to let landlords has leaped 15 per cent...
07 March 2019
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Buy to let may have been in the doldrums in recent years thanks to new taxes and stricter regulations but there’s...
26 February 2019
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With good news in the buy to let sector in short supply, here’s a promising start to the week - a...
11 February 2019
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Most buy-to-let fixed rate mortgages are currently cheaper than they were a year ago - some by as much as £29...
08 January 2019
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A property website says tenants and prospective renters in London are set to have ‘a torrid 2019’ because of a shortage of...
28 December 2018
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Home ownership rates for families aged 25 to 34 are rising for the first time in 30 years but high barriers...
27 December 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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New research has attempted to quantify the number and scale of rent rises that are likely to take place as landlords...
04 October 2018
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20% more landlords* are struggling compared to last year. They’ve been caught in a perfect storm of higher interest rates, bigger...
20 September 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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Rents in the UK, excluding London, are still increasing but at their slowest rate for five years. Figures from specialist lender Landbay...
06 August 2018
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The cost of buy to let mortgages remain at record lows and - with little movement in costs and rates over...
05 July 2018
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Larger scale landlords with 10 properties or more appear to be the most confident about the private rental sector, and are...
08 December 2017
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Specialist lender Together has lowered interest rates across a range of products including right to buy - and it’s making a...
27 November 2017
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The autumn's Prudential Regulation Authority changes, coupled with months of rate rise predictions, seem to have had little effect on the cost of...
15 November 2017
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A leading independent mortgage market monitor is warning that increases in mortgage costs are now proving the latest blow to the...
31 October 2017
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The increasing number of renters and low interest rates for existing home owners mean that the total rent bill is now...
04 October 2017
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A survey for online letting agency Upad claims that 66 per cent of landlords are not going to change their property...
08 September 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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Buy to let mortgage competition is showing no signs of stopping, thus giving one of the few pieces of good news...
01 August 2017
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The flat fees for buy to let mortgages are now lower than they have been at any point in the past...
19 July 2017
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A specialist student lettings agency says the drop in the number of applicants for UK higher education courses this year threatens...
17 July 2017
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A second firm is suggesting that the cost of Buy To Let mortgages has fallen to a record low - but...
14 February 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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Paragon Mortgages, best known for its significant position in the buy to let market, has launched a range of residential mortgage...
17 January 2017
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The consumer organisation Which? has joined the chorus of concern that new mortgage restrictions may hit buy to let landlords. Since January...
16 January 2017
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Buy to let landlords may be forced to raise rents or even sell their properties because of the government’s new tax...
03 November 2016
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The financial downturn was “probably the best thing that could have happened” to this country’s private rental sector according to lettings...
13 October 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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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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Campaigning charity Shelter claims that in some areas of the country no fewer than one-in-23 private rental sector tenants are apparently...
17 June 2016
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The Property 118 website - which last week won a notable victory in the Court of Appeal against a building society...
14 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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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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If interest rates rise by 2.5 per cent over the next four years, traditional buy to let could become unprofitable in...
01 March 2016
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A risk expert at a leading buy to let mortgage company says the industry should actually embrace the restrictions on lending...
11 February 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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An analysis by a national newspaper shows that investors purchasing buy to let properties with mortgages are likely to lose money...
11 January 2016
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The scores are in - we have asked 20 senior agents and analysts for their forecasts for capital values the 2016...
16 December 2015
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The rural agency team at Bidwells says it is concerned the Conservative government may - by accident or design - be...
15 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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There is another warning today that changes to buy to let mortgage tax relief will lead to increased rents. Back in July,...
26 November 2015
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24 November 2015
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Stephen Moss, CEO of based Pring.co.uk the UK’s leading property investment search engine, takes a look at the impact of ‘Corbynmania’...
28 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 government’s response to the online petition against proposed tax changes for buy to let investors is “unfair, incoherent and missing...
17 September 2015
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Investors with HMOs are better placed than other landlords to combat any financial damage caused by future interest rate rises. Analysis carried...
02 September 2015
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Some 60% of landlords have no intention of investing in their property to make it more efficient, despite new energy efficiency...