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The fierce competition for landlord customers continues amongst lenders. Fleet Mortgages has changed its product range for HMOs launching a new two-year,...

The Mortgage Works will today be reducing rates by up to 0.45 percentage points across its product range, with rates starting...

Molo Finance has announced reductions to its buy to let mortgage rates for UK residents, expats and non-UK residents, with cuts...

Another slew of buy to let lenders have slashed rates on their products as competition for landlords hots up further. A statement...

A survey claims that 86 per cent of freehold landlords with a suitable property would install an electric vehicle (EV) charge...

Shawbrook Bank has rolled out a series of criteria changes designed to support both new entrants and seasoned investors in expanding...

Molo Finance has made further rate cuts to its UK resident buy to let fixed-rate products. The lender’s BTL rates now start...

“When it comes to housing policy, there is little difference between the two major parties” says Aneisha Beveridge, head of research...

Two lenders are making a pitch for landlord borrowers as the buy to let mortgage market continues to be highly competitive. Buy...

A prominent solicitors’ firm says the failure of the Renters Reform Bill to become law may have attracted headlines but the...

Paragon Bank’s analysis of its lending data has revealed the top 10 locations for investment by portfolio buy-to-let landlords, those with...

West One Loans has launched a new product range, called W3, containing a 6.84% five-year fix with a 4.99% fee and...

Law firm Bishop & Sewell is hosting a webinar to give leaseholders information and advice about the Right to Manage, a...

The ban on the sale of new leasehold homes is welcome but there can be no further delay in announcing ground...

Trading Standards has defended the introduction of ‘material information’ requirements on details of properties for sale, after a conveyancer warned landlords...

Landlords quitting the sector could have to spend hundreds of pounds more when selling their home owing to new Trading Standards...

Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...

The Penrith Building Society has scrapped mortgage application fees for all buy to let and residential  products, including further advances, until...

Former housing minister Rachel Maclean - the victim of a shock sacking by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last month - has...

Plans for leasehold reform face a major early stumbling block as analysis shows plans to retrospectively introduce a cap on ground...

The government claims that millions of homeowners in England and Wales will be given greater rights, powers, and protections over their...

Lost in the noise of the King’s Speech, the general pledge to reform the leasehold system, and the subsequent political turmoil...

The new Housing Minister is Lee Rowley - who was a former housing minister in the short lived premiership of Liz...

The government has agreed a pledge with five insurance brokers which could mean thousands of leaseholders in buildings with identified fire...

Arun council has prosecuted a Littlehampton landlord for failing to comply with an improvement notice. The case was heard at Worthing Magistrates...

The challenges facing the property market right now are well reported; from rising interest rates pushing up mortgage payments to a...

The current Housing Ombudsman, who presides over redress within the social housing sector, says private landlords should not fear the extension...

A London landlord must pay over £6,000 after a tribunal upheld Hillingdon council's decision to fine him for numerous safety risks...

Over the last few years, the property industry has been focusing on the need to provide more information to buyers ‘up...

Eleven fully let apartments in Birmingham city centre have come on to the market with Bond Wolfe for offers based on...

Accused variously of being a “snake” and a “betrayer”, Michael Gove has not always been popular with his ex-boss (Boris Johnson)...

The freeholders to a block of maisonettes have been ordered to pay more than £22,000 after failing to carry out repairs...

Specialist buy to let lender Fleet Mortgages new Green Mortgages across its three core ranges – standard, limited company and LLP,...

Over 5,000 leaseholders – some of them private landlords – could get refunds on their ground rent after the Competition and...

A lettings agency claims to have identified which boroughs in the capital offer the best prospects for buy to let investors...

The Queen’s Speech has confirmed that a radical re-shaping of the rental sector in England is being pushed ahead by the...

For many years now developers, freeholders and landlords have been engaged in the practice of utilising ground rents as lucrative investments...

Gatehouse Bank is the latest mortgage lender to try to woo landlords with preferential rates for buy to let properties with...

The government has announced that its ban on charging ground rent on new leases in England and Wales comes into force...

Whether you own a leasehold or freehold property, if you’re an HMO landlord who rents out rooms, individual flats or even...

Some landlords of rental properties can now apply for grants to contribute towards the cost of installing Electric Vehicle chargers. To access...

Fifteen businesses which had bought freeh­olds from housing developer Countryside have now given formal undertakings to remove terms that cause ground...

Local media in Scotland report that no fewer than seven landlords have been struck off the register of landlords operating in...

Experts are predicting that the exclusion of large scale landlords from cladding relief may lead to significant delays in some safety...

A leasehold expert says existing owners - including landlords - are expected to be more proactive in 2022 as they seek...

A Labour Party pressure group has tweeted the message: “All landlords are bastards.” The tweet, from Labour Tenants United, is the latest...

A new government-created committee is considering the introduction of the new Commonhold tenure. Commonhold is a form of freehold ownership, largely for...

A little-known group called Labour Tenants United has criticised the party’s new housing spokeswoman. Initially the group welcomed the appointment to the role...

Specialist buy to let lender Landbay has launched a range of mortgages for trading limited companies buying or remortgaging houses, apartments, HMOs...

The Competition and Markets Authority is to probe property investment companies that have purchased freeholds from developers and that go on...

Over 330 rental properties have been incorporated into a single company - thought to be the largest single incorporation in the...

Landlords with leasehold properties should be able to enjoy reduced costs and red tape when they wish to extend their leases,...

The government is establishing a Commonhold Council - a partnership of leasehold groups, industry and government - that will prepare landlords,...

When it comes to conveyancing for landlords and investors, the purchasing process itself doesn’t differ that much from residential conveyancing, there...

Would-be landlords are being wooed by an opportunity to win a 13-apartment portfolio in return for ... just a £10 ticket. It's...

Landlords with leasehold property within their portfolio, as well as their advisors, will be aware of the difficulty and delay a...

A letting agent in north London has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman (TPO) after receiving a complaint from a landlord...

A series of recommendations recently published by the Law Commission of England and Wales could soon transform the future of home...

Potential reforms to the leasehold system could lead to a sharp rise in the number of freeholders looking to sell their...

Landbay has responded to the growing demand for buy-to-let property by increasing its maximum loan sizes from £1m to £1.5m on...

SimplyBiz Mortgages has added Paragon’s buy-to-let range to its mortgage panel.  The buy-to-let range includes support for SPV limited company lending, including...

Landbay has joined the Lender Exchange in order to have access to better conveyancing solicitors. Lender Exchange, owned by Decision First, is...

Aldermore Bank has relaunched its buy-to-let proposition with a view to offering landlords greater choice, flexibility, new products, reduced rates, and...

Thousands of landlords trapped in developer contracts with spiraling costs could be entitled to compensation, according to legal experts.  Around 100,000 homeowners...

FirstPort, one of the largest managers of residential property in the UK, has taken over the operational management of an additional...

Property website Zoopla has released the keywords that prospective homebuyers are most likely to use when searching on the site. ‘Garage’, ‘garden’...

Habito has added portfolio landlord mortgages to its buy-to-let product range. Rates are available from 2.54% for individuals and 2.59% for those...

Gatehouse Bank has broadened its eligibility criteria for both buy-to-let and home purchase mortgages in a bid to lure first-time buyers...

Zephyr Homeloans has reduced rates across its range of five-year fixed-rate deals whilst cutting some product fees by up to 0.5%. The...

A new 10-point manifesto designed to drive forward leasehold reform has been published by a prominent leasehold reform campaigner, following the...

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

When it comes to buying, selling, letting or renting a property, you will likely be faced with words, phrases, acronyms and...

Gatehouse Bank has cut rates across its range of buy-to-let products by up to 0.46%. The shariah-compliant lender has announced that the...

The Airbnb revolution has widely changed perceptions of short lets, opening up a potentially lucrative market for buy-to-let investors.  For landlords, short...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has proposed that the maximum fee a landlord can charge a leaseholder...

Just days after Landlord Today and sister publication, Estate Agent Today, published stories outlining the lack of government response to our...

Throughout April and May, we ran a high-profile campaign across our sites, Landlord Today, Estate Agent Today, Letting Agent Today and...

In recent weeks our campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold has continued to gather momentum both in the press and across...

Leasehold property ownership has come under yet more fire today after a new report laid bare the scale of mis-selling in...

As a landlord, you may have purchased a flat for the purposes of subletting, but are you actually allowed to rent...

The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has published a report calling for wide ranging reforms to the leasehold system in...

The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee is due to publish its report into Leasehold Reform today, which is designed to...

Kent Reliance’s buy-to-let maximum loan limit has been cut to £750,000, down from £1m, while the lender has removed its three-year...

Legal & General has exchanged contracts on a new Build To Rent (BTR) site in Chelmsford City Centre, on behalf of...

Assertions made by UK Finance that the leasehold system is not in need of major reform have been rejected by Leasehold...

Computershare Loan Services has launched Zephyr Homeloans, a dedicated buy-to-lender that provides a range of mortgage products for professional portfolio landlords...

With many landlords finding it harder to secure a mortgage since the Prudential Regulation Authority’s changes were introduced last year, some...

A number of buy-to-let investors continue to acquire properties under the hammer despite recent tax hikes and significant political uncertainty, but...

The Mortgage Lender has extended its buy-to-let offering, ensuring that its products are available to the whole broker market, following a...

Aldermore has cut rates on its buy-to-let mortgage range for company landlords, ensuring that they are now aligned with buy-to-let deals...

A new buy-to-let affordability calculator, which works out the loan-to-value (LTV), annual rental yield and maximum gross loan amount for both...

We have seen a significant amount of publicity recently surrounding the sale of leasehold houses and the imposition of significant ground...

A new buy-to-let mortgage designed for British expats has been launched by Aldermore Bank, which is available through Expat Packager in...

3mc has launched a new buy-to-let mortgage deal designed for use by British expats, which is funded by Aldermore Bank. Borrowing rates...

A number of buy-to-let landlords are taking measures to check the fire safety of their buy-to-let properties in the wake of...

The Landlord team at Tozers Solicitors act for a wide variety of landlords, from social landlords with a mixed portfolio of...

The policy focus of the upcoming election will be on Brexit, but political parties will do well to remember that housing...

Fleet Mortgages has announced changes to its criteria relating to minimum valuations, landlord experience and shared accommodation. The lender has reduced its...

More than half of buy-to-let landlord would consider investing in houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) if it helped to protect their...

Specialist lender Keystone Property Finance has enhanced its offer to buy-to-let landlords by improving its lending criteria and making a number...