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Average rent arrears claims reached £2,092 in the second quarter of this year - a rise of 15% from £1,816 in...

The lenders’ trade body, UK Finance, has published a report examining why some landlords are falling into mortgage arrears and why...

A new first-time buyer study from Rightmove reveals that the average first-time buyer mortgage payment has risen by 61% since the...

Experts say there is no chance of a cut in interest rates being announced by the Bank of England ’s Monetary...

New figures from lenders trade body UK Finance show a massive fall in buy to let loans for those aged 55...

Data from lenders trade body UK Finance show an 18 per cent leap in buy to let arrears in the past...

A recent survey by digital mortgage lender, Molo, revealed that nearly 60% of UK landlords have seen a rise in late...

UK Finance has published its housing and mortgage market forecasts for 2024 and 2025 together with projections for 2023 full year numbers. Key figures for 2023 -...

Lenders’ trade body UK Finance says there were 11,540 buy to let mortgages in arrears of 2.5 per cent or more of...

The Generation Rent group of activists has written an open letter to mortgage firm chief executives asking for special dispensation for...

Data from mortgage lenders’ trade body UK Finance will make grim reading for anyone interested in the well-being of the housing...

The business editor of London’s daily newspaper, the Evening Standard, has made a strong statement in support of landlords. Jonathan Prynn, in...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee meets again today with strong expectations that they will agree their 14th successive base...

Whereas it’s likely that every single landlord has seen higher costs over the past year, two out of five tenants have...

Mortgage lenders have launched a £5m media campaign to publicise the support available to owner occupier mortgage holders if they face...

Britain has suffered the worst house price fall out of any major European economy according to a report from property consultancy Knight...

New data from UK Finance, the mortgage lenders’ trade body, throws light on how the mortgage and interest rate crisis may...

One in five first-time buyers taking out mortgages lasting over 35 years A record 19 per cent of first-time buyers took out...

The number of borrowers taking out mortgages lasting 35 years or longer has rocketed in the past 12 months, with uptake...

January 9 is the date from which a range of mortgage lenders are honouring their commitment to ensure flats in blocks...

The lenders’ trade body - UK Finance - says that despite the wider economic problems there has been no impact on...

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England has agreed to raise interest rates by 0.5 per cent to 2.25...

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

Buy-to-let lending hit its highest ever level last year, spurred on by record levels of tenant demand, the Stamp Duty Holiday...

Has there ever been a better time to buy-to-let?  Zoopla just last week revealed that demand and rent prices, especially in city...

There has been a drop in buy-to-let lending, but the decline is less dramatic than the general purchase market, according to the latest...

There was an increase in buy-to-let activity in the first three months of 2020, the latest mortgage lending data shows. According to...

There were 4,420 buy-to-let mortgages in arrears of 2.5% or more of the outstanding balance in the first quarter of 2020,...

The three-month mortgage payment holiday to landlords whose tenants are experiencing financial difficulties due to coronavirus, will also apply to those...

A deluge of taxes and an uncertain market has seen a number of landlords abandon the buy-to-let industry in recent years.  Some...

There are tentative signs that landlords are beginning to return to the buy-to-let market, particularly in London where house price falls...

The number of private landlords’ properties being repossessed jumped by 40% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2019, figures from a...

There was a significant fall in lending to buy-to-let landlords, according to the latest data from UK Finance.  The figures show that...

There was a significant increase in the number of buy-to-let mortgaged properties taken into possession in the third quarter of the...

There was a further increase in mortgage lending for first-time-buyers and home movers in August compared with the previous month and...

To say that the buy-to-let sector has had a tough time of it in recent years would be one hell of...

Buy-to-let mortgage approvals increased in July, up 5.5% year-on-year, suggesting that market conditions are improving, the latest UK Finance report shows. There...

Take-up of buy-to-let mortgages slowed in June as economic and political uncertainty caused some buy-to-let investors to adopt a ‘wait and...

Rental yields have increased to their highest level for two years, according to the latest edition of Kent Reliance for Intermediaries’...

Buy-to-let mortgage activity increased slightly in April, with landlord investors taking out 5,100 new buy-to-let home purchase mortgages, up from 5,000...

Buy-to-let mortgage activity remained sluggish in March with landlord investors taking out just 5,000 new buy-to-let home purchase mortgages, down 9.1%...

There is no two ways about it, the buy-to-let market has become much more challenging for property investors of late for...

Buy-to-let mortgage activity remained subdued in January with landlord investors taking out just 5,500 new buy-to-let home purchase mortgages, down 1.8%...

The latest UK Finance household lending and deposits data reveals that gross mortgage lending across the residential market dropped in January,...

Buy-to-let mortgage activity continued to slow in December with landlord investors taking out just 5,100 new buy-to-let home purchase mortgages, down...

Undoubtedly, 2018 was another tough year for landlords. With so many tax and regulatory changes over the past couple of years,...

There has been a sharp decline in the number of buy-to-let property purchases as a raft of government tax hikes continues...

The number of buy-to-let purchases continues to fall, as reflected by a further drop in new buy-to-let mortgage lending. Fresh data from...

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

An increasing number of private landlords appear to be waiting to see what impact Brexit and regulatory changes will have on...

Buy-to-let mortgage activity continued to slow in October, as fewer landlords took out home loans as a result of tax changes...

Landlords are being encouraged to take advantage of existing low mortgage rates ahead of any potential base rate increases next year. There...

Buy-to-let mortgage activity slowed dramatically in September, as the number of landlords taking out new home loans dropped by almost a...

The number of properties acquired by landlords has dropped significantly over the past couple of years following the tax and regulatory...

The number of buy-to-let mortgages in arrears of 2.5% or more of the outstanding balance dropped in the third quarter of...

Buy-to-let lending for 2018 looks likely to fall well below its estimate of £12bn, as taxes and regulations continue to have an adverse...

Many landlords remain committed to the buy-to-let sector despite government interventions and a wider housing slowdown, new figures show. Despite the adverse...

Activity in the buy-to-let market dropped further in July as a result of government interventions and a wider housing slowdown, new...

The number of buy-to-let landlords acquiring new properties continues to tumble as recent tax changes bite, but property remains a viable...

The government must move now to start supporting those that invest in the private rented sector or risk seeing significantly more...

The UK housing market continued to slow last month as reflected by a drop in new mortgage lending, with many buy-to-let...

Buy-to-let landlords in the Midlands continue to invest in the sector on the back of a ‘positive outlook’, but elsewhere in...

The level of landlord business looks set to stabilise over the next 12 months, according to Paragon’s latest Financial Adviser Confidence...

Luton and Colchester have been named among the best places for buy-to-let investors in the existing market, based on rental yields. The...

Activity in the buy-to-let mortgage market took a further dip in May as the combination of tighter tax and mortgage rules...

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

A Conservative think tank has been slammed by the Residential Landlords’ Association (RLA) for its inaccurate analysis of the private rental...

Banks will almost certainly be forced to raise mortgage rates as cheap money provided by a closed Bank of England scheme...

Rents in the UK are set to increase as demand for rental properties grows, but the number of homes coming on...

The number of interest-only mortgages provided by lenders continues to fall, with the latest data from UK Finance revealing that there...

There was a decline in the number of properties let last month, as a fall in supply restricted choice for prospective...

Buy-to-let mortgage lending plummeted during March, as reflected by the latest data released by UK Finance. Fresh figures from the banking industry...

There has been a sharp rise in demand for buy-to-let mortgages after a number of two-year fixed deals came to end. A...

The number of landlords remortgaging in order to raise funds to improve their properties has reached an all-time high, new figures...

In recent years, high property prices have made it difficult for first-time buyers to get on the housing ladder. Despite this,...

There has been a significant increase in the number of landlords who are seriously behind with their mortgage payments, new figures...

Activity in the buy-to-let mortgage market took a dip in November, owed in part to the base rate rise and tougher...

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

Mortgage lending to buy-to-let investors remained largely unchanged in August despite an overall increase in residential mortgage lending, according to the...

Buy-to-let landlords are rushing to remortgage as record low rates look increasingly attractive, fresh data shows. In July, remortgaging accounted for more...

The steady levels of mortgage activity seen through the first half of the year continued into July, with gross mortgage lending...

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