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31 August 2024
From: The Big Issues
The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on migrating away from the emergency rent controls introduced in September 2022 and extended...
20 January 2024
From: The Big Issues
I recently attended the NRLA’s annual conference in Birmingham and a theme that still dominates discussion in the industry is the...
02 December 2023
From: Tax & Finance
Over the past year, we have witnessed an increase in the proportion of landlords opting to acquire properties through limited companies. This...
15 July 2023
From: Tax & Finance
As most landlords know, a myriad of myths has built up around the private rented sector and one that seems to...
15 April 2023
From: The Big Issues
Landlords have helped drive an improvement in standards in privately rented property, with four in five upgrading each rental home they...
22 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Two key figures jumped out at me from the National Residential Landlords Association’s (NRLA) excellent recent report on the private rented...
11 February 2023
From: The Big Issues
Landlords with properties in Central London have reported the highest levels of tenant demand across England and Wales. Research on behalf of...
01 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Half of landlords are prepared to make changes to their property to accommodate the needs of older tenants. Paragon Bank analysis of...
18 January 2023
From: Breaking News
There are many misconceptions about the private rented sector, but a common one I hear is that it is the tenure...
07 January 2023
From: The Big Issues
We seem to be living in a continuous stream of ‘once in a lifetime’ events. From Brexit, to the pandemic and...
17 September 2022
From: Tax & Finance
Unintended consequences. Let’s face it, they happen across lots of different areas of our lives. We start out with the best...
16 July 2022
From: Rental Reform
A report from the Public Accounts Committee on the regulation of the private rented sector (PRS) was issued with little notice...
07 May 2022
From: Rental Reform
Let’s face facts, landlords and the private rented sector have a reputation problem. Perceived to be the poor relation of housing provision, the sector is...
09 April 2022
From: The Big Issues
Bromsgrove is a classic rental market. The Worcestershire market town is enveloped by green space but is just a thirty-minute commute...
08 January 2022
From: Industry Views
Paragon Bank increased buy to let lending to landlords by 33.9 per cent to £1.61 billion in its last financial year,...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News
For the first time in four years, the proportion of landlords who say they plan to expand their portfolios is higher...
29 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Coronavirus has prompted much talk of landlords and tenants alike fleeing cities for the country - but some evidence suggests that...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News
Paragon has expanded its product range with the introduction of short-term finance for landlords to fund property refurbishment. The short-term finance products...
14 May 2019
From: Breaking News
TSB has introduced a range of new two-year fixed rate mortgage deals, while Natwest has cut rates on selected deals to...
14 December 2017
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let mortgages made up 17% of all mortgage cases in the three months to October, according to a new report by Paragon...
13 December 2017
From: Breaking News
Paragon Mortgages is the latest in a long line of lenders to implement changes for portfolio landlords ahead of the Prudential...
17 July 2017
From: Breaking News
Given that Britain will soon have one of the toughest tax regimes for private landlords in the western world once mortgage...
07 July 2017
From: Breaking News
A growing number of private landlords are successfully adjusting their investment strategies to mitigate the impact of changes in tax and...
24 May 2017
From: Breaking News
A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are looking to take advantage of record low borrowing rates by locking into longer term...
04 May 2017
From: Breaking News
Optimism among landlords has improved modestly over the past 12 months and suggests confidence is returning to the market following a...
07 April 2017
From: Breaking News
Gearing among landlords remained low in the first quarter of the year, with the average loan-to-value (LTV) ratio falling by 2%...
04 April 2017
From: Breaking News
The proportion of landlords who intend to sell their rental properties as a result of the government's draconian tax changes has...
22 February 2017
From: Breaking News
Many tenants renting privately will almost certainly be hit with rent rises following changes to the tax regime for landlords, according...
20 February 2017
From: Breaking News
Paragon has launched a range of new fixed rate products for those seeking to make fresh buy-to-let acquisitions as well as...
10 January 2017
From: Breaking News
Specialist lender Paragon remains positive about buy-to-let, despite a tightening of regulations in the market that has included a major crackdown...
25 November 2016
From: Breaking News
A new range of five year, fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage products for individual and limited company landlords has been launched by...
21 September 2016
From: Breaking News
Despite the chancellor George Osborne’s attempts to create what he described as a “level playing field” between landlords and those buying...
14 June 2016
From: Breaking News
Confidence among buy-to-let investors remains low following recent and forthcoming changes to tax for buy-to-let landlords in the UK, according to...
07 June 2016
From: Breaking News
Paragon Mortgages has updated its buy-to-let product range for professional landlords and added six new products, designed to provide landlords with...
02 June 2016
From: Breaking News
With tenant demand continuing to rise, the private rented sector (PRS) will remain a “fundamental part” of the UK’s housing market...
26 May 2016
From: Breaking News
Paragon Mortgages has updated its lending criteria for limited company landlords in the wake of recent Government announcements on tax relief...
06 April 2016
From: Breaking News
A survey of nearly 1,400 private rented sector landlords undertaken by BDRC Continental on behalf of Paragon Mortgages has revealed that...
04 April 2016
From: Breaking News
Data released today by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) shows lending to first-time buyers continues to outnumber buy-to-let purchases by...
18 February 2016
From: Breaking News
A survey of nearly 2,000 landlords commissioned by Paragon Mortgages reveals that tenant demand has continued to grow across the country...
08 December 2015
From: Breaking News
Paragon Mortgages’ parent company, The Paragon Group of Companies, has released its results for the year ending 30 September 2015. The group...
25 November 2015
From: Breaking News
The average void period dipped below 2.6 weeks per annum in Q3, according to Paragon Mortgages' latest report. The figure remains historically...
22 September 2015
From: Breaking News
Paragon Mortgages’ parent company, The Paragon Group of Companies, has announced its financial results for the quarter ending 30 June 2015. The...
31 July 2015
From: Breaking News
Specialist buy-to-let lender Paragon Mortgages has launched a range of three year fixed rate products and refreshed all other products in...
07 July 2015
From: Breaking News
Research by specialist buy-to-let lender, Paragon Mortgages, highlights the continued growth in tenant demand in the second quarter, with 43% of...
30 June 2015
From: Breaking News
Research commissioned by specialist buy-to-let lender, Paragon Mortgages shows that 81 per cent of tenants living in the private rented sector...
17 June 2015
From: Breaking News
Paragon Mortgages has enjoyed a successful year, increasing its mortgage pipeline by 101% in the 12 months to 31 March. New lending...