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Mortgage rates are forecast to continue falling as lenders take advantage of cheaper funding. Specialist lender Octane Capital has so-called swap rates...

Growing mortgage product choice shows growing confidence in aspects of the housing market, even before anticipated rate cuts. That’s the view of ...

Monthly interest costs have surged by 283 per cent since 2021 for landlords using interest-only mortgages, research shows. Octane Capital compared rates...

Owners of London HMOs rarely put them up for sale, meaning investors likely need to convert a residential home into an...

A survey by a finance firm suggests not all landlords are passing their higher mortgage costs on to tenants. Octane Capital has...

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

The number of property transactions fuelled by the mortgage sector has fallen by 42 per cent so far this year. Britain’s more...

Arrears in the buy to let sector are worsening at a faster rate than for homeowners. Octane Capital analysed industry figures on...

Typical monthly interest payments on buy to let mortgages have soared by an average 75.7 per cent in the past year.  Landlords...

Over a third of a million landlords may quit the private rental sector as a result of being penalised by tax...

A survey of some 2,000 landlords shows that more than four in 10 want recent changes to Capital Gains Tax allowances...

The number of HMOs in England has fallen as a result of government intervention in the market. In 2018 new regulations were...

Buy To Let may have had a resurgence in the past year but long-term lending patterns suggest landlords have been hit...

The number of private rental homes has increased by 18,610 in the last five years - defying those suggesting an exodus...

A finance chief is warning that the threat of possible rises in Capital Gains Tax should be dismissed by the government to...

Having completed loans primarily to professional landlords, property investors and developers, Octane Capital has passed the £500m lending milestone, just over...

Brexit has “smashed property market sentiment to smithereens”, according to Jonathan Samuels, the chief executive of the property lender Octane Capital. Buying...

A two-speed market has emerged in the buy-to-let sector as smaller landlords have stopped adding to their portfolios, according to Octane...

There has been a significant increase in enquiries from portfolio landlords following the introduction of the new Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA)...