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Propertymark wants the Bank of England to cut interest rates following data showing soaring mortgage arrears and repossessions. Lenders trade body UK...

New buy to let purchases are increasingly being funded by cash rather than a mortgage, says Hamptons lettings agency.   So far this...

The head of a lettings agency has drawn up a wish list for Chancellor Rishi Sunak to address in his Budget...

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

The number of buy to let investors in the UK has hit a record high of 2.5m in the latest tax...

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

Changes to buy-to-let lending criteria being introduced at the end of this month could encourage a surge of rental stock as...

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

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

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

New lettings data from Agency Express supports the belief that the rental market may be slowing down across much of the...

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

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

The Mortgage Works, the buy to let lending arm of the Nationwide, has seen a dip in the amount borrowed by...

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

Bank of England governor Mark Carney says the bank is keeping a close eye on the buy to let market -...

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

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...

It appears almost certain that the Bank of England is preparing for new mortgage controls in a bid to dampen what...