Landlords generated average rental yields of 6.3% in the second quarter of the year, research for Paragon’s latest PRS Trends Report...
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![Landlords are getting younger, new data shows](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Happy_EstateAgent-400x310.png)
The average age of landlords acquiring new rental property with a buy to let mortgage has fallen over the past decade,...
18 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Popular Buy To Let mortgage lender is latest to cut rates](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Paragon Bank has reduced rates on its core range of buy-to-let mortgages, taking 15bps off 10 products, in addition to launching...
05 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Good News - buy to let yields at their highest for six years](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property-Value_400x310.png)
The average gross rental yield reported by landlords has reached the highest level since the second quarter of 2018, according to...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Top 10 Hotspots for portfolio buy to let investors](/upload/images/shutterstock_1640429362(2).jpg)
Paragon Bank’s analysis of its lending data has revealed the top 10 locations for investment by portfolio buy-to-let landlords, those with...
10 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage experts predict boost in buy to let lending this year](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Mortgage%20approvals%20down%20MortgageApplication_400x310.png)
Just under half of mortgage brokers expect to place more limited company buy-to-let business throughout the next 12 months, Paragon Bank...
24 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Recent rise in buy to let landlords quitting, confirms Bank of England](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_BankofEngland-1-400x310.png)
A new Bank of England survey has confirmed a growing outflow of landlords from the private rental sector since 2020. The Bank’s...
22 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tenant demand and rents up - supply stays stubbornly low](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/1-HousePriceRising.png)
Over seven in 10 landlords report rising tenant demand during the third quarter – a new record high, research conducted on...
14 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Big increase in ‘good EPC’ buy to let mortgage borrowing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-2-400x310.png)
One of the biggest lenders in the rental space - Paragon Bank - recorded a 19 per cent increase in buy...
07 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tenant demand now at all-time high, research shows](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalDemand-400x310.png)
A survey of nearly 700 landlords by Paragon Bank found that 67 per cent experienced increased tenant demand during the first...
11 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rental property energy efficiency soars - new figures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/ToLetBoard-400x310.png)
There’s been a 165 per cent increase in the number of private rental homes with an Energy Performance Certificate rating of...
01 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Good News - Arrears at lowest level for six years says bank](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/EvictionNotice-400x310.png)
Paragon Bank says the proportion of landlords with tenants in arrears has fallen to its lowest level since 2017. The same applies...
17 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency group links with buy to let company investment service](/upload/images/Logos/LeadersRomans-2018-400x310.jpg)
Leaders Romans Group is offering its landlord clients a new investment service. ‘Smart Investment’, powered by GetGround, is described as a fully...
16 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tenants demand better quality and bigger HMOs, survey shows](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/BuildingPapersPlans-400x310.jpg)
Tenants are demanding better quality HMOs according to new research from specialist buy to let lender Paragon Bank. The bank’s survey of...
18 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Middle-aged now fastest growing demographic in private rental sector](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/HouseViewing-10-400x310.jpg)
The number of middle-age and later life tenants living in privately rented homes has accelerated faster than those under the age...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Pets - momentum builds for more animal-friendly lettings](/upload/images/Pets/DogPaws-400x310.jpg)
New research appears to be adding to the momentum to have more flexibility over pets in private rental accommodation. Nearly one in...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Number of elderly renters likely to rise, claims sector supplier](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/RetirementLiving-1-400x310.jpg)
The head of a retirement rentals brand says the phenomenon of the elderly tenant is on the increase. Jamie Turnbull, business director...
20 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tenants getting older - dramatic demographic changes on the way](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/old%20people.png)
Homes headed by a person over the age of 45 will account for at least half of all privately renting households...
29 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Lettings Favourite - which property is landlords’ most popular?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarketStockImage-2-400x310.jpg)
Semi-detached houses have overtaken terraced homes as the preferred property type landlords plan to buy, reflecting growing tenant demand for larger...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Government gets lesson in how to stimulate buy to let market](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingHelp-400x310.jpg)
New figures show how effective the stamp duty holiday was in stimulating buy to let - and how similar measures could...
19 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents - are you seeing more ‘later life’ buy to let landlords?](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/old%20people.png)
A new report suggests that agents may already be seeing more middle-aged and older landlords - and if that hasn’t happened...
15 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Research shows best university locations for buy to let investment](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/StudentHouse-400x310.jpg)
New research reveals that student property portfolios based in smaller university towns or cities typically generate the best returns. The findings, from...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - the rental market’s most lucrative sector](/img/default/lat.png)
Research by Paragon Bank has revealed the sector that has out-performed the rest of the private rental investment landscape - student...
31 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![So much for Covid Debt - rent arrears are lowest for 10 years](/img/default/lat.png)
Research carried out on behalf of Paragon Bank has highlighted each landlord has an average of 1.3 tenants with rent arrears...
11 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Boom time for rental sector is good news for buy to let lender](/img/default/lat.png)
Paragon Bank increased its focus on specialist buy to let lending during the first half of its financial year as its...
09 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Almost a billion pounds invested to improve buy to let sector](/img/default/lat.png)
Landlords spend an estimated £839m each year upgrading newly purchased rental property before letting it out to tenants, helping to drive-up...
25 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![“Solid rebound” in buy to let expected to stay on track, say brokers](/img/default/lat.png)
Four out of 10 mortgage brokers expect more buy to let business in the coming 12 months, according to a Paragon...
29 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Leading buy to let mortgage lender reveals it's on the acquisition trail](/img/default/lat.png)
One of the most famous names in buy to let mortgages, Paragon, has revealed that it’s on the acquisition trail. There had...
09 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Buy to let mortgage demand falls 'thanks to government rule changes'](/img/default/lat.png)
One of Britain’s best known and highest profile buy to let specialist lenders says the number of new BTL mortgages being...
24 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![Paragon reveals huge drop in buy to let lending in recent months](/img/default/lat.png)
Paragon Bank, one of the country’s leading specialist buy to let mortgages houses, almost halved its lending to landlords in the...