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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...

A leading letting agent argues that the UK housing market is not prepared to deal with a growing number of lifetime...

The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation...

OneSavings Bank, the parent organisation of specialist buy to let lender Kent Reliance, has given a warning on the possible impact...

Data produced by Sainsbury’s Bank Mortgages gives a trend-bucking upbeat assessment of investors’ renewed interest in buy to let.  Figures siuggest that...

First the good news - investors are still purchasing buy to let properties; the less good news is that it’s a...

London is back as the most popular part of the UK for buy to let investment according to an analysis undertaken...

No fewer than 93 per cent of landlords financing buy to let property chose a fixed rate mortgage in the second...

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

A lender has launched a new product which is thought to be the first mortgage explicitly aimed at borrowers who propose...

High-profile buy to let mortgage lender LendInvest says it’s going to allow applicants to prove their ID online via photographs. It’s working...

A specialist buy to let mortgage lender says buy to let investors should act now - even if it means borrowing...

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

The independent mortgage market monitor Moneyfacts says there is now a record number of mortgage deals for those entering the buy...

The next phase of the government’s Rent Recognition Challenge takes place this week, as six short-listed PropTech companies know which will...

A buy to let mortgage firm says it’s likely that there will be a spike in refinancing enquiries as landlords meet...

Property expert Kate Faulkner says the massive surge in new regulations, legislation and fiscal measures aimed at the private rental sector...

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...

A trade body says it has evidence that families take up the least amount of property management time when compared to...

Investors in buy to let in the UK are losing thousands of pounds in income - and it’s their own fault...

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

Figures from UK Finance show there were 5,000 new buy to let house purchase mortgages completed in April - the latest data...

New research nearly two out of five landlords will use limited companies to buy properties over the next year compared to...

A campaign opposing the government’s recent tax changes which have penalised buy to let investors has taken a leaf out of...

There’s been a big rise in the proportion of landlords remortgaging according to one of the sector’s most prominent lenders, Paragon. In...

The government has responded to a petition calling for it to abolish the 3% stamp duty surcharge and reintroduce full buy-to-let...

An online petition which calls on the government to reintroduce full buy-to-let mortgage interest tax relief and abolish the 3% stamp...

Specialist mortgage broker Commercial Trust says there was an increase in buy to let purchase activity in London during the first...

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

One of the most famous names in buy to let mortgages, Paragon, has revealed that it’s on the acquisition trail. There had...

Buy to let sector confidence across a range of measures remained stable or increased in the first quarter of 2018 compared...

The number of buy to let mortgage products on the open market has passed the 2,000 mark for the first time.  This...

Research by a prominent letting agency suggests that the majority of renters in his city would be happy to sign tenancy...

There’s been a significant rise in the number of fixed-rate buy to let mortgages available to limited companies, says independent mortgage...

Over half of mortgage brokers say they have been approached by buy to let investors seeking to diversify their portfolios within...

Small-scale landlords and those with the very largest portfolios appear to be ‘resizing’ - selling off some units to cope with...

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...

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

Increased volatility in the private rental sector and rising costs for landlords and investors have combined to lead to an increased...

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

Two agencies in Cheshire have merged, allowing a lettings business to now offer sales, mortgages and other home mover packages to...

The independent mortgage market monitor Moneyfacts says some buy to let mortgage rates have gone back to record lows. The monitor says...

An ‘instant EPC ratings check’ has been created on the website of Mortgages for Business allowing agents to check the ratings...

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

The successful transfer of £12 billion worth of buy-to-let mortgages has been completed.  Last year, Blackstone and Prudential purchased the book of...

The number of buy to let properties in arrears has risen again according to figures released by UK Finance, formerly the...

No fewer than 44 per cent of landlords plan to expand their portfolios before July 2018 despite tax obstacles, according to...

Net buy to let investment has fallen 80 per cent in the past two years, a mortgage lenders’ group claims.  The Intermediary...

Specialist buy to let lender Commercial Trust claims at least two other regions of the UK are now vying with London...

Well over half of those investors who recently secured buy to let mortgages risk facing losses when mortgage interest tax changes...

New figures appear to show that younger people may prefer investing in property over pensions - giving new hope to the...

Homes in Multiple Occupation produced average yields of 8.9 per cent in 2017, the highest of all buy to let property...

Nearly three quarters of portfolio landlords have found it more difficult to secure a mortgage since the Prudential Regulation Authority’s changes...

Almost three-quarters of buy to let mortgage transactions made by landlords operating via limited companies in the final quarter of last...

A new PropTech platform has launched today linking tenants’ rental payments with their Experian credit histories, as well as providing reports...

A digital start-up that uses algorithms to match the requirements of landlords against the entire buy to let mortgage market of...

Specialist buy to let lender Accord Mortgages says seven per cent of its business in 2017 came from first time landlords...

One of the lettings sector’s biggest lenders, Santander, is allowing its buy to let landlord borrowers to offer assured shorthold tenancies...

Online letting agency Upad is linking with high profile independent finance service John Charcol in a bid to make it easier...

Automated rental payment provider PayProp has joined the call for private rent payments to be counted towards tenants’ credit scores in...

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

There has been a sharp rise in the cost of buy to let mortgages since the November 2 announcement increasing the...

Some 30 per cent of landlords may be discouraged from using a letting agent if landlord fees increase as a result...

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

Over two thirds of landlords are reluctant to invest in new properties as a result of the stamp duty surcharge on...

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 record 65 per cent of landlord purchases over the last 12 months were made by cash buyers according to Countrywide. In the...

The private rental sector is likely to benefit as a result of first time buyers’ lack of understanding of the timings,...

The specialist property investment lender Together is diversifying its product range to cater for investors who want to let out their...

A leading independent mortgage market monitor is warning that increases in mortgage costs are now proving the latest blow to the...

Countrywide is reported to be launching its next online offer - a mortgage brokerage called Mojo Mortgages - early next year. The...

Consumer organisation Which? says a handful of buy to let mortgage lenders have found a way of helping so-called ‘portfolio landlords’...

LSL Property Services, which owns Your Move and Reeds Rains lettings and estate agencies, is investing in an online buy to...

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

One of the industry’s best known buy to let lenders, Paragon, is combining its Mortgage Trust and Paragon Mortgages product ranges...

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...

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...

The number of new buy to let mortgages available to investors has hit 1,725 - its highest point since 1,942 products...

A third of tenants can't imagine ever taking their first step on the property ladder and owning their own home. This is...

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...

Redwood Bank, an online institution which says one of its target customers is the professional landlord within the private rental sector,...

Perhaps unsurprisingly, a survey reveals that most buy to let and other property investors want the three per cent stamp duty...

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

A tenant appears to be entitled to pay sub-market rent for the rest of his life after a legal case involving...

A legal firm has added its weight to the warning that many Airbnb hosts could be, by accident or design, breaching...

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

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

  Nationwide - the UK's second largest buy to let lender - has reported a 20 per cent drop in profits and admits...

Property investment platform LendInvest has raised £50m thanks to the over-subscription of its first retail bond, launched on the London Stock...

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has announced a major overhaul of its buy to let mortgage offer, but it is bucking the trend...

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

Specialist mortgage lender Skipton International says it has received over £500m of expat mortgage enquiries for UK buy to let property...

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

Buy to let mortgage competition is showing no signs of stopping, thus giving one of the few pieces of good news...

Mortgage Advice Bureau increased revenue by 15 per cent to £49m in the first half of 2017, and reports that the...

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

The flat fees for buy to let mortgages are now lower than they have been at any point in the past...

Landlords continue to look for cheaper, higher-performing properties according to the results of an index produced by Mortgages for Business. An analysis...

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

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

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has commissioned buy to let expert Kate Faulkner to assess issues in the private rental sector -...

Paragon Mortgages says its most recent survey of buy to let investors makes it clear that the vast majority want the...

Over half the value of buy to let lending in the second quarter of this year was provided to limited companies...

Skipton International has launched a guide to help expat buy to let investors trying to make sense of the UK government’s...

Expanding buy to let lender Landbay says it plans to launch an accounting, reporting and tax compliance service for those holding...

High street operator Metro Bank has announced that it is entering the consumer buy-to-let market and will now accept consumer applications...

The nation's landlords are adapting to ongoing restrictions to tax relief on buy-to-let mortgage interest, according to Mortgages for Business. Upon releasing...

Investors in buy to let are the marketing target for a service which describes itself as the UK’s first digital mortgage...

The Paragon Group of Companies has reported that its new buy to let lending totalled £556.2m for the six months to the end...

A series of six video ‘shows’ - ideal for agents to promote to would-be investment buyers - has been launched by...

A well known specialist mortgage lender for the buy to let sector, Paragon, has refreshed its offering in the light of...

A letting sector trade body says two thirds of the largest buy to let mortgage lenders do not allow landlords to...

There has been a three per cent increase in remortgaging levels amongst buy to let investors in March according to data...

One of the biggest lenders to the buy to let community, Santander, is to lower its affordability assessments from next Wednesday.   It...

Data from the first three months of this year suggests that investors are increasingly purchasing smaller, cheaper properties. Specialist lender Mortgages for...

The range and pricing of buy to let mortgage products for limited companies has never been better according to a survey...

Specialist buy to let lender Paragon Mortgages has given an upbeat forecast for the private rental sector, despite the arrival of...

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

Specialist mortgage lender Together is the latest company to back the idea of rent payment records being used to measure the...

The imminent mortgage interest tax relief changes coming into effect in April has triggered a surge in the number of mortgage...

A trade body claims that vulnerable tenants are finding it harder to access rented housing because of tax changes being introduced...

A 27 year old father of two has secured over 140,000 signatures for an online petition demanding that rent payments be...

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...

The Loughborough Building Society is launching a Buy For Uni mortgage product seeking to encourage students to buy a home -...

The proportion of landlords considering commercial loans to fund purchases has doubled over the last 18 months as they try to...

Tenant demand for private rented accommodation is continuing to rise according to a market report from specialist lender Paragon Mortgages.    While a...

A new form of agency which wants to blend traditional letting with Airbnb-style short lets has launched in London.    Lavanda claims it...

Protests planned by tenants’ groups for many Santander bank branches over the past weekend turned instead into celebrations after the institution...

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

Countrywide claims that the proportion of landlords paying in cash for a property reached 61 per cent in January, the highest...

Despite the challenges faced by the buy to let sector, mortgage companies are fighting hard for business - and two and...

A trade magazine and a national newspaper are reporting anger amongst landlords, tenants and housing groups following the discovery of a...

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

The National Approved Letting Scheme is the latest organisation to back a system allowing tenants to strengthen their credit history, simply...

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...

Paragon Mortgages, best known for its significant position in the buy to let market, has launched a range of residential mortgage...

The consumer organisation Which? has joined the chorus of concern that new mortgage restrictions may hit buy to let landlords.   Since January...

New research claims that the financial benefits of renting rather than owning may have been under-rated.   A financial researcher at the University...

Independent financial services monitor Moneyfacts claims that a new report is about to reveal the withdrawal of 74 buy to let...

There is yet more evidence that an increasing number of buy to let investors are setting up companies to offset the...

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

The number of buy to let transactions across England and Wales has fallen 8.2 per cent in one month and is down an...

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 proportion of private landlords in arrears is substantially under half the proportion of owner occupiers in the same position according...

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

The government’s proposed ban on letting agency fees levied on tenants - and the possibility that they may instead fall on...

Paragon Mortgages’ parent firm, the Paragon Group of Companies, remains bullish about the buy to let sector despite the series of...

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

A major buy to let mortgage provider has eased the criteria to be met by landlord investors who want to borrow...

Metro Bank says its residential mortgage customers are now allowed to rent their properties through Airbnb and similar sites for up...

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

There’s been a significant drop in the amount borrowed by buy to let investors over the past year, despite a rise...

Another prominent mortgage chief has called on the government to show its support for the private rental sector by repealing some...

Credit rating consultancy Experian says it is cheaper to rent than buy in 84 per cent of areas, while it's cheaper...

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

Buy to let landlords may be forced to raise rents or even sell their properties because of the government’s new tax...

Anyone who thought the buy to let sector’s recent anger at higher government taxes may have been misplaced may wish to...

A London council has set up a system to allow council tenants to buy into a shared ownership scheme which it...

The campaign group Generation Rent says most buy to let properties are not mortgaged and many landlords are unaffected by current...

Buy to let lending is well down according to data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders.    Apparently contrary to an optimistic report...

The financial downturn was “probably the best thing that could have happened” to this country’s private rental sector according to lettings...

Despite huge turmoil in the buy to let sector, there has been a significant rise in mortgage activity in the past...

Agents don’t need reminding that Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today are invaluable sources of daily industry news - but...

The Mortgages for Businesses brokerage says in the third quarter of this year the proportion of landlords purchasing buy to let...

A survey of 18 mortgage lenders reports that the buy to let sector has seen a rise in mortgage deals of...

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

  Over 5.5m Britons think that they will never be able to own a home on the grounds of cost.   A survey of...

Several property experts have warned of possible dangers in landlords forming limited companies in a bid to minimise their tax liabilities.   There...

Buy-to-let (BTL) investors continue to benefit from falls in mortgage rates, particularly those looking for longer-term agreements. Analysis by Moneyfacts.co.uk shows that...

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

The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...

The costs of buy To let mortgages have fallen by as much as eight per cent over the past six months.   Software...

New data from referencing company Equifax Touchstone suggests that this July’s buy to let mortgage lending total is 39 per cent...

Leeds Building Society has changed its mortgage criteria in a bid to encourage longer-term private rentals.    The UK’s fifth largest society will...

Buy to let mortgage arrears are set to fall below 7,000 by the end of the year according to one lender’s...

More than half of tenants would move or consider moving to a different town or city in order to buy a...

A group campaigning to secure refunds on alleged mortgage interest over-charging by buy to let lenders is calling on letting agents...

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...

One of Britain’s leading buy to let mortgage companies says it anticipates that over three quarters of borrowing to purchase BTL...

A market survey by specialist broker Mortgages for Business reveals that there has been a substantial increase in lending in the...

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

The TSB is the latest buy to let lender to increase its interest coverage ratio for buy to let mortgages from...

The Daily Telegraph - an outspoken critic of George Osborne’s fiscal changes aimed at extracting more money from the buy to...

Letting agencies Your Move and Reeds Rains claim rents have started to drop in many areas following the arrival of a...

There was a massive slowdown in buy to let lending by investors as the additional homes stamp duty surcharge passed -...

SDL Bigwood - owned by Century 21 UK franchise parent company Shepherd Direct Limited - has been selected as the lettings...

The exemption of residential property from the new Capital Gains Tax cuts tops the list of concerns expressed by professional landlords...

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...

Landlords are increasingly favouring Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) and more 'complex property types' due to the often higher yields available.  Mortgages...

Chancellor George Osborne’s stamp duty surcharge imposed on landlords and other second home buyers from April 1 prompted an enormous 142...

Buy to let returns have exceeded those from the FTSE-100 with average gains of 9.6 per cent across England and Wales...

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...

A buy to let lender says new underwriting rules from the Prudential Regulation Authority could trigger another rush to snap up...

The approaching of the April 1 stamp duty surcharge deadline led to a severe drop-off in buy to let purchasers seeking...

Housing minister Brandon Lewis has backed the raft of measures seen by many as anti-buy to let, including the restriction on...

Two of the industry’s biggest estate agency groups have selected the same firm to provide their legal services.  Hillyer McKeown has been...

A financial journalist has lambasted the government’s anti-buy to let policies, describing them as “political short-termism ... a vote winner to...

Independent comparison website Moneyfacts says mortgage lenders are slashing rates on products designed for landlords, in a bid to buoy up...

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

The imposition of the stamp duty surcharge on additional homes would add another £4,500 to the cost of setting up a...

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

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...

Banks approved 45,892 mortgages for house purchases last month - a 20 per cent rise on the February last year, with...

Credit scoring company Experian is launching a scheme that allows private sector tenants the opportunity to use their rent-paying records to...

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

February has seen a further burst of buy to let activity, fuelled not only by the stamp duty surcharge deadline but...

Some 26,676 court orders were issued for the eviction of private sector tenants in the final quarter of 2015 according to...

Paragon Mortgages, one of the most influential buy to let lenders, has upgraded its website to allow intermediaries to submit applications...

A new report from the independent Social Market Foundation think tank has found that almost two million more people have been...

LSL Property Services has taken a 65 per cent share in Group First Limited which provides mortgage and protection brokerage services...

A surge in lending for buy to let properties ahead of April’s stamp duty surcharge means mortgage approvals have reached their...

A risk expert at a leading buy to let mortgage company says the industry should actually embrace the restrictions on lending...

Around a fifth of investors plan to sell their buy to let properties this year, thanks to the recent measures against...

There has been another substantial increase in the number of buy to let mortgage applications made by limited companies - suggesting...

The three per cent stamp duty surcharge proposed for purchases of buy to let and holiday homes risks being seen as...

Paragon Mortgages, one of the buy to let sector’s biggest and best-known lenders, says its buy to let lending in the...

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

Barclays has increased its age cap for those applying for buy to let mortgages from 75 to 80 with immediate effect. The personal...

Fleet Mortgages is telling clients to choose an efficient conveyancer if they are buying an investment property with a view to...

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

A financial analyst says current buy to let mortgage constraints - with a strong possibility of more later this year - may...

Buy to let loans could outstrip remortgaging within a matter of weeks as landlords rush to beat the April 1 stamp...

An analysis by a national newspaper shows that investors purchasing buy to let properties with mortgages are likely to lose money...

Many lenders are holding the equivalent of ‘mortgage January sales’ in order to kick-start the market for borrowers, according to a...

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...

Hunters Estate Agents have taken the unusual step for a public company of criticising the government - in this case over...

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...

A new survey of mortgage approvals suggests first time buyers are continuing to lose out - and are thus likely to...

Campaigning charity Shelter says it is setting a lettings sector ‘test’ for candidates vying to become the next Mayor of London. “Early...

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

A respected survey of the buy to let market says proposed tax changes and the increased stamp duty on additional homes...

The managing director of the mortgages division of deVere Group, one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations, says George...

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...

Existing and would-be landlords are set to go on a buy to let buying spree, snapping up homes before the three...

There is another warning today that changes to buy to let mortgage tax relief will lead to increased rents.  Back in July,...

One of Britain’s best known specialist buy to let mortgage companies, Paragon, has revealed a startling 102 per cent increase in...

The popularity of buy to let continues to soar according to data analysts Moneyfacts, despite a raft of new regulations coming...

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

Almost three-quarters of homeowners with interest-only mortgages - many of them buy to let landlords - are worried they may not...

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

Measures which discourage investment in the private rented sector can only push up rents and harm tenants more than landlords, a...

The number of buy to let mortgage products has leapt to 953 - an 11 per cent increase in the past...

The number of landlords with buy to let mortgages that are more than three months in arrears has dropped for the...

Landbay, a relatively new peer-to-peer lender focussed on the buy to let sector, has appointed a former senior figure from Paragon...

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

The average void period has dipped below 2.6 weeks per year according to a survey of the private rental sector by...

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

The government’s response to the online petition against proposed tax changes for buy to let investors is “unfair, incoherent and missing...

The Daily Telegraph has undertaken an interesting exercise which effectively challenges Chancellor George Osborne’s assertion that buy to let tax changes...

A firm of specialist solicitors claims that one in five landlords say they will be “out of business due to government...

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...

The rise and rise of buy to let continues apace with the latest figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders showing...

New figures from a landlords’ organisation show that mortgage repayments are easily the biggest outgoing for a large proportion of landlords.  The...

An online petition demanding the reinstatement of buy to let landlords' tax breaks has broken the 10,000 signatures mark which means...

Labour leadership hopeful Andy Burnham is the latest to say he would consider rent controls in the private sector if he...

An online petition demanding the reinstatement of buy to let landlords' tax breaks has so far attracted 6,300-plus signatures. The petition, which...

A critic of the suggestion that buy to let landlords could set up companies to ‘beat’ the ending of tax breaks...

Half-year figures from specialist buy to let mortgage company Paragon give an insight into the scale of increased activity in the...

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

An accountancy firm is warning that there are pitfalls in trying to avoid the higher taxation which will result from the...

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

This week the Chancellor, George Osborne, delivered the first Conservative Budget for almost 20 years. While Mr Osborne claimed that it marked...

Agents have expressed their disappointment at the decision by the government to restrict mortgage interest relief for Buy To let investors...

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

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

Analysis by financial services comparison website Moneyfacts suggests that since so-called ‘pension freedom’ was introduced in the spring the number of...

Given that I wrote my last article on the day of the General Election but well before the result was known,...

Research commissioned by specialist buy-to-let lender, Paragon Mortgages shows that 81 per cent of tenants living in the private rented sector...

A survey of financial advisors has reported that the majority expect to do more buy-to-let business in the coming months.  Paragon Mortgages’...

Two thirds of landlords plan to buy at least one further property in the next six months, according to Mortgages for...

Latest figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders show there were 18,200 buy to let loans in March - up 12 per...

A specialist buy to let lender is increasing the maximum age of the borrower at the end of the mortgage term...

A leading buy to let mortgage provider claims the average deposit of £40,000 for an investment property will deter the private...