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Houses in Multiple Occupation are making up an increasing percentage of buy-to-let business, according specialist lender Shawbrook.  In both 2022 and 2023,...

Paragon Bank’s analysis of its lending data has revealed the top 10 locations for investment by portfolio buy-to-let landlords, those with...

Almost one in three buy to let landlords are set to sell up in the next 12 months. That’s the shock statistic...

NatWest Group has announced a new package of what it calls ”targeted lending and support” to help local councils provide more...

The Open Property Data Association has released a new version of its property data standards framework to help letting agents comply...

Nationwide has taken the unusual step of using its buy to let lending arm - The Mortgage Works - to make...

A building society has launched a pilot project banning mortgage lending on holiday lets in two tourist areas for 12 months. Leeds...

New figures from lenders trade body UK Finance show a massive fall in buy to let loans for those aged 55...

Just under half of mortgage brokers expect to place more limited company buy-to-let business throughout the next 12 months, Paragon Bank...

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...

Strutt & Parker’s London New Homes staff attribute 50 per cent of their market this year as dollar-based - 30 per...

It looks as if the rental market is set to stay strong for some years to come. That’s because lending for house...

Landlords wanting to make a healthy return from their investment should target student properties in the North of England and Scotland,...

The buy to let sector appears more heavily reliant on mortgages than some analysts have previously suggested. Specialist lending service Octane Capital has...

A mortgage expert says it’s likely that the housing market will improve this autumn. Octane Capital studied Property lending mortgage approval trends...

Financial support from family members - not just parents - is expected to help fund 318,400 housing transactions in 2023, according...

New analysis reveals that other family members beyond parents are increasingly lending their financial support to first-time buyers.   So far this year...

A respected measure of investor confidence says it’s on the rise as a result of growing optimism over UK inflation figures...

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

The results of a new survey show widespread ignorance about how interest rates work and about how the Bank of England’s...

One of the biggest lenders in the rental space - Paragon Bank - recorded a 19 per cent increase in buy...

A consultancy that handles lettings agency acquisition says funding options exist for companies wishing to buy others, despite rising interest rates. Lucy...

The Bank of England has raised base rate by 0.25 per cent to 4.25 per cent - the highest level since...

Buy to let investors have created the largest increase in the mortgage market in the past year, it’s being claimed. Octane Capital...

Shawbrook is becoming a bigger player in the buy to let lending market following the acquisition of specialist lender Bluestone Mortgages. Launched...

There’s been a 165 per cent increase in the number of private rental homes with an Energy Performance Certificate rating of...

A high profile mortgage lender operating in the buy to let sector has launched a series of products aimed at investors...

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

Agents have spent the weekend insisting that the latest house price fall is not indicative of a crash - and may...

Data from the mortgage lenders’ trade body UK Finance shows the wisdom of agents having a lettings division. The body says: “We...

A new analysis claims to show how difficult it has become for buy to let investors to secure finance as a...

A prominent figure in property investment is warning that buy to let is the sector facing the biggest challenges in the...

The Valuation Office Agency, which compiles information on rents as part of its lettings market overview, is asking for help from...

Green mortgage discounts could be a key tool in helping landlords make the energy efficiency upgrades necessary to achieve an EPC...

Propertymark’s chief executive Nathan Emerson has welcomed the dramatic government U-turn on taxes - but most importantly has retained the stamp...

A warning has been issued that as many as 250,000 homes - some likely to be in the private rental sector...

A building society which has taken the unprecedented step of stopping lending on second homes has been sharply criticised by a...

Some parts of London have recorded over 50 per cent of sales as second or additional properties. Research by lending firm Octane...

Many private renters are misguided on what actually contributes to their credit score and thus may not be taking the correct...

The costs of upgrading properties to meet new energy efficiency standards are likely to be passed on to tenants via higher...

In this tips piece, Blake Richmond, managing director of referencing at Goodlord, sets out how agents can combat fraud in the lettings process.  Over...

Buy To Let lending is set to fall back this year, after a hectic 2021. That’s the forecast from the Intermediary Mortgage...

UK Finance, the umbrella group representing major mortgage lenders, says there will have been a massive 83 per cent surge in...

PropTech suppliers Kamma and CoreLogic UK have teamed up to help improve the process of buy to let lending and compliance. Kamma...

A think tank says it would take a major policy change to fulfil Boris Johnson’s goal to turn generation rent into...

Rapidly rising rents may trigger a new wave of investment buyers in London, helping to resuscitate the capital’s sales market in...

Paragon Bank increased its focus on specialist buy to let lending during the first half of its financial year as its...

A leading buy to let mortgage expert has backed the government’s pledge to issue a White Paper and additional consultation before...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it’s disappointed the Budget failed to address the funding of the private rental sector.  “Extending...

ARLA Propertymark is warning the government that new energy efficiency targets for EPCs could stifle buy to let investment in future. In...

For most letting agents the last year has been a challenging one which has focused attention on dealing with the immediate,...

New research suggests even those renters who want to be owner occupiers are likely to remain in the lettings sector in the...

A prominent lettings agent has come out in favour of the eviction ban extension - but he wants government cash help...

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

Buy to let investors should be exempted from the three per cent stamp duty surcharge even if purchasers of holiday homes still...

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

One of London’s largest lettings agencies is warning its landlord clients to only use mortgage payment holidays offered by lenders as a...

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

The director of the website Home says that investment in buy to let will look like a highly attractive safe haven...

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

A council says it’s considering lending funds for improvement to landlords who “behave fairly and appropriately” - and buy into a...

A fifth of buy-to-let landlords claim they have reduced the number of properties in their portfolios due to a range of...

Rents are rising at the fastest rate since 2017, pushing the average yield on residential property to 4.5 per cent, its...

A trade association has called for a 'moratorium' on any further government intervention in the buy-to-let sector in order to stop...

A rise in the number of professional landlords means letting agents need to ensure their service meets the expectations of experienced...

Landlords can make savings by switching their buy-to-let (BTL) mortgages as average costs have started to fall.  The latest analysis from Mortgage...

A leading housing market analyst says the sales market is increasingly determined by the acts of buy to let and other...

A leading buy to let mortgage provider says the professional landlord with multiple properties is increasingly becoming the backbone of its...

There was a notable increase in the number of older buy-to-let investors in 2018, according to Commercial Trust Limited. The specialist buy-to-let...

It’s a vital time for letting agents to hammer home the benefits of buy to let and the dangers to landlords...

The Nationwide is the latest lender to say it will not insist its buy to let borrowers enforce a No DSS...

Momentum is building in the campaign to end ‘No DSS’ discrimination against private rental sector tenants in receipt of housing benefit. Late...

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

Rents are likely to rise 2.5 per cent in 2019, then 3.0 per cent in 2020 and a further 2.0 per...

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

The number of buy to let lenders lending to limited companies has risen by 47 per cent over the past year,...

The Nationwide has called for greater consistency in the treatment and return of security deposits so that tenants leaving properties in...

The shock findings of a new survey suggest that 32 per cent of landlords would be less likely to buy new...

A survey has revealed that 44% of landlords are looking to sell properties as a challenging market takes its toll. Octopus Choice,...

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

Buy to let is still an attractive investment compared to other asset classes but to make the best of the opportunity...

The conclusions of a new think tank analysing the private rental sector are “fundamentally wrong” according to a trade body.  The Residential...

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

The growth of the private rental sector has slowed thanks to government intervention and economic uncertainty - but it will expand...

Buy-to-let lender Paragon says it has seen a 'marked shift' towards buy-to-let activity among professional investors. The organisation reports that this is...

Buy to let investors are taking a wait and see approach when it comes to additional investment in the sector according...

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

A specialist buy to let lender is making changes to its lending conditions to ensure its residential and commercial borrowers conform...

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

The consumer organisation Which? is warning that buy to let mortgages could become more expensive in the near future. This is despite...

A survey from a specialist rental insurance firm suggests that contrary to popular belief, landlords care more than a little about...

One of Britain’s best known and highest profile buy to let specialist lenders says the number of new BTL mortgages being...

There’s been another large increase in the number of buy to let mortgages sought by limited companies - they accounted for...

Portfolio landlords unable to borrow or contemplating selling because of new Prudential Regulation Authority rules are being urged to consider equity...

The increasing number of renters and low interest rates for existing home owners mean that the total rent bill is now...

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

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...

Political uncertainty across the UK and increased restrictions on buy to let are leading many landlords to raise rents and review...