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The average house for a first-time buyer costs £241,502, meaning that the average renter bought one with a 10% deposit and...

Landlords having enough of high taxes and endless red tape and deciding to sell will be able to take advantage of...

Financial experts are warning that the increase in the headline rate of inflation from 2.0% to 2.2% might be enough to...

Growing numbers of tenants are feeling less confident at being able to meet the vistas of energy in their rented properties. That’s...

The average price of a home coming to the market for sale has dipped 0.4% in the past month says Rightmove.  This...

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

Three more lenders have revised their buy to let mortgage range as competition continues apace to get landlord customers. Landbay has announced...

Santander today in increases selected residential new business fixed-rate deals, as well as some landlord and residential offers. It is also lifting the...

Some 40% of residential landlords with a mortgage - fixed, tracker or discount - are due to renew their mortgage rate...

A survey from NatWest and ratings giant S&P Global shows that 75 per cent of renters across the UK want landlords...

A mortgage lender survey suggests landlords are returning to fixed rate mortgages. Landbay says more investors are opting for five-year fixed mortgages...

The hardline activist group Acorn - part of the Renters Reform Coalition involving Generation Rent - now claims that some 600,000...

Three-quarters of landlords who intend to purchase a new property in the next year will use a Limited Company structure, it’s...

By Richard O’Neill, managing director, lettings at Romans Estate Agents As a landlord, your property’s yield is an important figure. It indicates...

Landlords about to remortgage are being urged to secure a new rate as early as possible - even six months in...

Over recent years, as successive governments have tightened lettings legislation and increased the tax burden on landlords, some with investment properties...

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

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

This year Tax Freedom Day fell on Thursday June 8. This was the day of the year by which, theoretically, the...

The Bank of England has announced its latest decision on base rate. This has been increased by 0.25 per cent to 4.5...

Landlords are being offered fresh advice if they have been hit with higher interest payments following the base rate rise to...

The Bank of England has increased base rate to 4.0 per cent - its 10th rate rise in a row. Avinav Nigam,...

An unlikely location heads the latest league table purporting to show the highest returns on property investment. Aldermore’s Buy To let City...

Would-be first time buyers may have to settle for renting for longer and putting their ownership aspirations on ice, following the...

The Bank of England has increased base rate by 0.5 per cent to 3.5 per cent. This is the ninth consecutive base...

A new survey from Aviva has revealed that over a million people may rule themselves out of the first-time buyer market,...

The latest data from Chestertons, one of London’s largest lettings agents, suggests that the capital’s rental market could be showing early...

Landlords are being advised to check when their current mortgage fixed terms are expiring or see whether they wish to have...

Another bank survey has been released, suggesting a surge in interest in energy efficient homes in the UK. NatWest’s Greener Homes Attitude...

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

New research from an online buy to let mortgage broker shows that average rates for some typical deals favoured by landlords...

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has announced that base rate is rising from 1.25 to 1.75 per cent. The rate is now...

The latest Bank of England base rate increase will serve only to increase the pain on landlords, it’s been claimed. This is...

The latest research from NatWest and IHS Markit has revealed that just seven per cent of homeowners with a gas boiler are...

Newly published rental yield from Rightmove reveals that the average yield across Great Britain is 5.5 per cent. This is the highest...

Landlords are being warned that the next Bank of England base rate rise, possibly at its next meeting in early February,...

The Bank of England may have voted to keep its base rate at a historic low of 0.1 per cent yesterday,...

A ‘city tracker’ operated by a specialist buy to let mortgage company has outlined the best - and worst - places...

For over two decades, The Cumberland has been offering specialist lending to the hospitality sector, and 10 years ago, it became...

The government’s decision to temporarily increase the stamp duty threshold to £500,000 for property sales in England and Northern Ireland, until...

Buy-to-let properties in the UK are currently in high demand and there appears to be plenty of room for further growth,...

Roma Finance has launched a holiday let and serviced accommodation five-year term base rate tracker mortgage product. The criteria offered by the...

Activity levels in the rental market have bounced back more quickly than other parts of the property market, with landlords and...

The rental market looks set to recover faster than sales, with recent activity in the sector showing some glimmers of hope.  Goodlord’s...

Property moves and viewings will be able to resume again in England from today, under new rules announced by the government...

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has this morning made a number of changes to its buy-to-let mortgage range.  The specialist buy-to-let arm of...

While some lenders, such as HSBC, have stopped all buy-to-let activity during the Covid-19 outbreak due to limitations on physical valuations,...

There was a notable increase in the percentage of landlords selecting shorter-term buy-to-let mortgage products in the final quarter of last...

TSB has unveiled a number of rate reductions to mortgage products within its buy-to-let range. Buy-to-let rates have been trimmed by as...

Mortgage costs in the buy-to-let market have been falling since the second quarter of 2019 as lenders continue to make reductions.  According...

Despite the recent tax and regulatory changes, buy-to-let continues to look an attractive income investment at a time of low-interest rates...

Shorter-term fixed rate mortgages have increased in popularity, with more borrowers opting for two-year fixed rate products, the latest resaerch from...

TSB has refreshed its buy-to-let product transfer range, which includes the introduction of new loan bandings.  The move is designed to support...

TSB has cut rates on selected buy-to-let fixed and tracker remortgage rates up to 75% loan-to-value (LTV). The lender last made notable...

The majority of fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage rates are continuing to fall, according to the latest research from Property Master. The online...

With the slump in house price growth in London slowing, a growing number of property investors believe that now is a...

There has been an ‘unprecedented’ drop in the cost of fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages, according to the latest research from Property...

Landbay has revamped its range of buy-to-let mortgage products for professional landlords and reduced rates in a bid to win more...

With savers continuing to receive poor returns from banks and building societies, thousands of people unsurprisingly continue to turn to residential...

Accord Buy To Let has reduced rates on more than a third of its buy-to-let product range. No fewer than 25 products...

Platform has cut selected buy-to-let rates by up to 0.1%, while also announcing plans to scrap from next week restrictions on...

Fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage costs look set to rise in the near term, according to Property Master. Property Master’s May 2019 Mortgage...

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has reduced rates on selected two-year fixed and tracker mortgages by up to 0.25%. The subsidiary of Nationwide Building Society has...

The cost of taking out a buy-to-let mortgage remains at an historic low, according to the latest analysis from Mortgage Brain. Despite...

There has been a significant increase in the cost of popular fixed term buy-to-let mortgage rates, fresh data shows. The latest research...

TSB has introduced a new two-year buy-to-let tracker deal and hiked up rates on several remortgage products. The new buy-to-let tracker is...

The average cost of three out of six categories of fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage has increased over the past month, while...

Accord Buy to Let has launched a five-year fixed rate deal at 2.22% up to 60% loan-to-value (LTV), as part of...

Mortgage lenders have reduced the cost of most of their fixed rate buy-to-let deals for landlords over the past 12 months,...

A growing number of buy-to-let investors are heading north for better returns, according to Your Move. The property firm reports that the...

Headline mortgage rates are misleading borrowers and could be costing them thousands of pounds, according to Property Master. It may initially seem...

The average rent across England and Wales increased by 2.2% in the 12 months to October to stand at an average...

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

Mortgage lenders have increased their fixed rate buy-to-let deals for landlords, according to Property Master. The firm’s mortgage tracker, which follows a...

Knowledge Bank’s Criteria Activity Tracker for October suggests that property remains a popular investment option. In terms of buy-to-let, two of the...

Accord has added to its range of buy-to-let products, including the launch of new cashback options on its two-year fixed rate...

A new buy-to-let affordability calculator, which allows brokers to simply input basic borrowing requirements to see the maximum loan available on...

A continued shortage in the number of rental properties on the market is placing upward pressure on rents across most parts...

Barclays hopes to attract new business from landlords by remaining competitive in their buy-to-let pricing. The bank, which has reduced rates across...

Magellan Homeloans has extended its range of products with the launch of new buy-to-let mortgages. The new BTL mortgage products, which are...

Leeds Building Society has refreshed its range of two-year buy-to-let tracker products. The lender’s new tracker rates now start at 1.29% up...

Britain’s biggest and arguably most contentious buy-to-let landlord increased rents on hundreds of homes within an hour of the Bank of...

The Bank of England’s decision to raise the interest rate yesterday, from 0.5% to 0.75%, will increase the interest costs of...

Many buy-to-let landlords have so far refrained from passing on extra costs to tenants despite feeling the squeeze from a stamp duty...

Rents in England and Wales increased by 4.45% to an average of £861 in the 12 months to June 2018 but...

The cost of taking out a buy-to-let mortgage remains at an historic low, and it is likely that this will remain...

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

Rents in the South West, which includes the likes of Bristol, Devon and Cornwall, has seen rental price increases outstrip all...

Mortgage lenders have cut their rates for buy-to-let investors looking for deals in a bid to attract landlords. The cost of a...

Rents increased 3% annually in February to £857 per month on average helping to offset recent tax hikes for landlords, new...

Remortgaging continues to drive the buy-to-let market, with the proportion of buy-to-let mortgages for remortgages rising to 52% in the fourth...

The cost of taking out a buy-to-let mortgage has started to rise, following the Bank of England’s decision to increase the...

Fleet Mortgages has revamped and re-priced its product range as part of a strategy of embracing the ‘professionalism’ of the buy-to-let...

The average rent in England and Wales hit £850 a month in December, up 2.2% year-on-year, led by gains in the...

Accord Buy To Let has overhauled its buy-to-let mortgage range by introducing 17 new products and reducing rates by up to...

The average two-year tracker buy-to-let mortgage rate has increased by 0.2% over the past month, following the Bank of England base...

The forthcoming Autumn Budget is set to unveil the government’s plans to encourage landlords to offer longer tenancies of at least...

Metro Bank has reduced buy-to-let rates on loans of up to £2m by as much as 0.4% Rates now start from 2.69%...

Asking rents are continuing to drop as the supply of property to let increases, according to a new report. Historically, asking rents...

Landlords will welcome the news that buy-to-let mortgage rates are falling as lenders compete against each other to have the cheapest...