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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...

A new report suggests that agents may already be seeing more middle-aged and older landlords - and if that hasn’t happened...

Propertymark has called for a return of mortgage interest relief and a review of landlord taxes to boost the rental sector. The...

Yet another buy to let lender has released new products aiming to push the sector into more environmentally-friendly properties.  The Foundation Home...

An experienced buy to let mortgage specialist has completed on its largest and most complex loan to date — a £17.35m...

There’s been another upbeat trading statement from franchise giant the Belvoir Group. The company - which held its AGM yesterday - says...

Landlords spend an estimated £839m each year upgrading newly purchased rental property before letting it out to tenants, helping to drive-up...

The city centre rental market, considered to be one of the industry’s losers during the worst of the pandemic, is beginning...

The government has admitted that “hundreds of thousands” of people will use the new Breathing Space system, during which they cannot...

One of the most active lenders for international investors in UK buy to let claims to have produced a market-leading mortgage...

The popularity of buy to let mortgage products offering exclusive rates for higher value loans is a sign of optimism in...

An estimated 840,000 private tenants have arrears over the past year since the first eviction ban was announced, according to a...

Real estate as an industry has remained unchallenged throughout all of these years. For the industry worth more than 217 trillion...

The fast-accelerating trend of takeovers and mergers continues this morning with news that two Kent agencies are combining. Oakwood Homes in Thanet...

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...

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

Research from independent financial service market monitor Moneyfacts shows a small but encouraging increase in the number of buy to let mortgages...

The property market, and therefore, estate agents have been accused of being the 'weak link' in the UK’s money laundering defences. This...

The Chartered Institute of Housing claims there may be a “massive increase” in evictions in the near future. In a briefing paper the...

Government intervention, which in recent years has seen scores of legal and regulatory changes to the private rental sector, may be...

Nearly half of prospective home buyers have delayed their plans because of the Coronavirus crisis, a mortgage company says. Research by Aldermore...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is urging its members to write to their MPs over the provision of cash help...

Reduce buy to let regulation or face a worsening housing crisis - that’s the message from a leading property lawyer.  Mary Rouse,...

A specialist mortgage operator is warning letting agents and landlords to gear up for a winter of discontent as a result...

Independent service Moneyfacts says that while the buy to let mortgage sector remains resilient, it has contracted slightly in recent weeks...

A  buy to let investor has been sentenced to two years in prison after claiming income support despite being a professional portfolio...

Four out of 10 mortgage brokers expect more buy to let business in the coming 12 months, according to a Paragon...

A specialist buy to let mortgage broker is urging prospective investors to buy sooner rather than later if they want to...

A new mortgage product aimed at buy to let investors wanting to enjoy a slice of the holiday home staycation market...

Landlords who are remortgaging are currently doing so primarily to build a war chest. That’s the view of mortgage brokerage Mortgages for...

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

An analysis of buy to let returns from mortgage lender Mojo has produced a league table with no London locations in...

The buy-to-let market has grown significantly in recent years as long-term renting becomes more popular and investors continue to see the...

Aldermore Bank is this week resuming physical mortgage valuations on properties for house purchase and remortgage in England, where strict social...

A specialist mortgage broker is suggesting that this is the right time for buy to let investors to bag bargain properties,...

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...

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

Landlords have been sharply criticised by a broker for allegedly trying to cash in on the Coronavirus crisis by demanding mortgage...

Lettings PropTech company teclet has announced that its partnership with the Mortgage Advice Bureau has been extended to offer mortgage and...

Data from independent mortgage monitor Moneyfacts shows that there’s been a big drop in the choice of mortgage for buy to...

Families living in private rented accommodation are more exposed to the economic shock of the Coronavirus than homeowners, which could mean...

Hello and here’s the latest daily update to help the industry through these unprecedented times.  If you have any appropriate advice you...

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

All court possession orders are being suspended from today as part of the changes to the private rental sector to cope...

A lender is now offering what it calls ‘instant decisions-in-principle’ for buy to let purchasers still buying property at the moment. Landbay...

The government has announced a complete ban on evictions in the private and social sectors for any tenant affected by the...

The parlous state of many tenants’ personal finances has been highlighted by website CompareTheMarket which claims that one in 10 rely...

When Wolverhampton estate agency Thomas Harvey opened its doors more than 50 years ago, mortgages weren’t really part of the equation...

Optimism amongst investors in the private rental sector is on the rise, despite the various tax and regulation obstacles facing the...

Nearly four out of 10 landlords believe that tenant demand will rise this year, according to a study by high-profile buy...

The prime London lettings market has returned to growth after three years of falling rents, according to new five-year forecasts from...

The latest lettings market snapshot by mortgage lender Paragon has found that of the landlords planning to purchase property in the...

A mortgage firm claims some 22 per cent of existing lettings sector investors plan to buy at least another one lettings...

Two major buy to let lenders have slashed their rates in a bid to win business. One of the highest profile lenders,...

There’s still life in the buy to let market despite the regulatory and financial changes in recent years according to a...

Mortgage costs in the buy to let market have continued to fall over the last three months - a trend seen across...

One of the highest profile buy to let mortgage lenders predicts that 2020 will see increasing numbers of investors going into...

A Southampton lettings agency owner has been jailed after defrauding landlords and tenants out of £230,000. Andrew Whitehead has been jailed for...

Generation Rent, a campaign group that is consistently critical of lettings agencies and landlords, says a priority of the new government...

A prominent buy to let mortgage chief says lenders should be able to access the rogue landlord database launched last year. John...

A mortgage lender’s new Buy to Let City Tracker tool has calculated the best cities in the UK for buy to...

Specialist buy to let mortgage lender Paragon has welcomed Labour's General Election pledge to force rental properties to undergo an annual...

The relatively low profile 99home online agency says it is now the UK’s fifth largest operation in the online sector after...

Around 40 per cent of tenants currently in the private rental sector believe they will never be able to buy their...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Association of Estate Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...

Many buy to let investors are still badly bruised by the government’s wave of fiscal and regulatory assaults on the private...

A new building society mortgage product is aimed at allowing students to become first time buyers and to simultaneously become first...

New research suggests that the recent fall in the cost of fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages may be coming to a halt. Online...

A London-focussed lettings agency is hosting a seminar for landlords in association with a rental sector trade body. The key theme of...

Property investors are concerned that Brexit could deter international buyers from purchasing property in the UK, which could in turn weaken...

Buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage rates continue to drop but at a slower rate than in previous months, according to the latest Property...

The number of landlords looking to sell properties decreased slightly between Q2 and Q3 2019, according to a survey by Paragon. The...

A PropTech firm says it has calculated the true cost of being a buy to let investor.  Howsy says the average landlord...

The government has been criticised yet again for what is described as its “incoherent” approach to the private rental sector. David Miles,...

Data published by specialist lender Precise Mortgages suggests that over a fifth of landlords are planning to expand their portfolio with...

One of the country’s leading property management experts says buy to let is here to stay - but only if individual...

New research shows more than half of landlords plan to use limited companies to buy properties in the year ahead.  The study...

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...

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...

Only one in three landlords across the buy-to-let market earn their sole living from their property portfolio, according to research. Specialist lender...

The number of buy to let products for first time landlords has risen to an all-time high. Data from independent mortgage market...

Savills says some 120,000 buy to let mortgages have been redeemed since the launch of the additional homes stamp duty surcharge...

We may be all-too-familiar with the challenges facing letting agents and landlords in the private rental sector but there is at...

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

One of the country’s youngest lettings franchise holders has opened a second branch by acquiring an independent agency. Kuljeet Aujla, owner of...

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

Recent figures suggesting that nearly £1 billion was withdrawn by over-55s through equity release in the first three months of 2019...

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...

An online platform claims it has found a new and easy way for investors to become landlords, describing itself as ‘PayPal...

Buy to let mortgage costs remain stable with little movement recorded over the past three months according to a market snapshot...

Large-scale buy to let investors are continuing to move to limited company status in a bid to limit their exposure to...

The proportion of landlords purchasing buy to let homes in London with cash rose from 33 per cent in 2017 to...

The gap between the cost of buying and renting is down 59 per cent to its lowest level in nine years...

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

A survey of mortgage experts conducted by one of the largest specialist buy to let lenders suggests that Brexit is hitting...

With good news in the buy to let sector in short supply, here’s a promising start to the week - a...

London-focussed lettings agency ludlowthompson says buy to let landlords across the country claimed a record £17.7 billion in tax relief last...

A mortgage firm claims the lettings industry is ripping off students by overcharging them. Mojo Mortgages says it has compared the rent...

One of the buy to let sector’s main mortgage lenders, Paragon, has refreshed its range of mortgages with new products which...

The Daily Mail has reported on a massive buy to let fiddle which involved a £10.8m property empire, rents totalling £500,000...

The number of people renting a home aged between 35 and 54 has risen by 15 per cent in the last...

Most buy-to-let fixed rate mortgages are currently cheaper than they were a year ago - some by as much as £29...

Some 79 per cent of landlords are only servicing the interest on their mortgages, not paying down their loans, according to...

A pressure group that in the past has protested outside letting agency branches has staged more direct action - this time against...

The head of a buy to let specialist mortgage broker insists the sector remains a solid investment despite the slew of...

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

Some broadly good news to end the week - rents are predicted to grow 13.7 per cent in the next five...

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

The proportion of buy to let investors looking to remortgage is now at an all-time high according to respected specialist mortgage...

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

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...