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The management of BTL properties, whether it's a modest collection of three units or a more sizable portfolio of fifteen, can...

This year is set to bring sweeping rental reforms that will change the face of lettings forever. Landlords should be following...

The changes to Mortgage Interest Tax Relief and impact on your wallet Before April 2017 landlords with a mortgage on their buy-to-let...

Most landlords are wary of the potential damage, smells and noise complaints that can come with accommodating a tenant with pets,...

Whether you’re a first-time landlord or a seasoned investor, finding the right buy-to-let investment is far from simple. With many factors to...

Landlords and tenants will continue to be able to claim back the entire amount of money that has been lost or...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has appointed Paul Smee as a new director, as the trade body looks to accelerate growth...

Mortgage lending rose for all borrowers, including buy-to-let landlords, in May, although there is a possibility that the drop in lending...

The Council of Mortgage Lender’s (CML) buy-to-let forecast for 2017 and 2018 has been revised down from previous expectations at the...

The number of mortgages approved for buy-to-let acquisitions fell in April, according to the latest figures, which suggest that many landlords...

The UK property market continued to rally last month, with gross mortgage lending surging by 19% compared with February, but it...

The number of buy-to-let loans secured by buy-to-let landlords increased in January to the second highest monthly level since the introduction...

Following the events of 2016, it’s easy to see why experts across the country are torn when it comes to the...

The number of second homes liable to pay stamp duty increased to 62,800 in the final quarter of last year, up...

There was a significant rise in the amount buy-to-let landlords borrowed to invest in property before the introduction of new affordability...

Buy-to-let landlords will be left with little alternative but to raise rents or sell their properties due to the government’s punitive...

Buy-to-let lending has fallen significantly as tougher lending rules and the introduction of the 3% stamp duty surcharge on additional homes...

Buy-to-let landlords have been left disappointed at the 'missed opportunity' in the Autumn Statement to support those that invest in the...

The level of buy-to-let borrowing was down 7% between August and September as the introduction of the 3% stamp duty surcharge...

There was a sharp decline in the amount buy-to-let investors borrowed to acquire property in August, reflecting the fact that a...

The chancellor Philip Hammond is being urged to reverse George Osborne’s outright assault on buy-to-let by scrapping the 3% stamp duty...

Mortgage lending may have rebounded in August with gross lending last month reaching a nine-year high of £22.5bn, but the buy-to-let...

Fears raised over the UK housing market in the wake of the Brexit vote were ‘wide of the mark’ as illustrated...

The buy-to-let mortgage market’s recovery continued in June with the number of loans up 12% month-on-month, according to the latest mortgage...

Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...

Buy-to-let house purchase lending was under half what it was in the in the months leading up to the stamp duty changes, while...

The new lending criteria proposals for underwriting standards for future buy-to-let mortgage contracts put forward by the Prudential Regulatory Authority's (PRA)...

Mortgage lending to landlords plunged by 65% in April compared with the previous month, owed largely to the unusually high level...

The volume of interest-only mortgages has fallen significantly since 2012, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). Fresh data shows that...

April’s stamp duty increase for buy-to-let investors is already having an impact on the housing market, with the latest figures from...

Lending to buy-to-let landlords soared last month, with the latest figures revealing that buy-to-let investors borrowed £7.1bn, up 87% month-on-month and...

Just 600 buy-to-let properties were repossessed in the first quarter of 2016, contributing to the lowest ever number of mortgages ending...

There was a significant drop in the volume of buy-to-let valuation instructions recorded last month following the introduction of higher stamp...

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has warned against further intervention in the buy-to-let market as the forthcoming tax crackdown looks...

The gap between average incomes and the pay of tenants who want to buy their first property has reached a post-recession...

Data released today by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) shows lending to first-time buyers continues to outnumber buy-to-let purchases by...

The Council of Mortgage Lenders is warning of a possible slump for the buy-to-let market in the next two years. “Buy to...