Landlords

The Mortgage Works cuts buy-to-let rates

The Mortgage Works has reduced buy-to-let mortgage rates by up to 0.25 percentage points...

With great power comes great responsibility

There has been a huge amount in the press about the “feudal” system of...

ModaMortgages removes fees on limited-edition buy-to-let products

ModaMortgages has removed application fees from its limited-edition buy-to-let mortgage products, weeks after reducing...

Foundation broadens expat buy-to-let offering and cuts rates across landlord range

Foundation has expanded its specialist buy-to-let proposition with the launch of new expat products...

Landlords seek lender support as EPC upgrade costs approach £12,000 per property

Landlords are increasingly looking to lenders for support as they prepare for the cost...

Buy-to-let: reality versus a much-peddled narrative

Every few months, it seems, another report emerges suggesting buy-to-let no longer stacks up...

TML expands buy-to-let range with limited-edition products and rate reductions

The Mortgage Lender has launched a new range of limited-edition buy-to-let products and reduced...

Landlords release more equity to fund buy-to-let improvements, says Paragon

Landlords significantly increased remortgaging activity to fund improvements to their buy-to-let properties during 2025,...

Foundation revamps Property Plus to support landlord borrowing

Foundation has relaunched its enhanced Property Plus proposition, introducing lower valuation costs and a...

Foundation refreshes buy-to-let range with new products and rate cuts

Foundation has refreshed its buy-to-let mortgage range with new products and rate reductions across...

Landlord rental incomes rise to record £89k

Average annual rental income has reached a record £89,000, according to the latest Landlord...

Paragon cuts buy-to-let rates by 20bps

Paragon Bank has reduced rates by 20 basis points (bps) across its buy-to-let mortgage...

Landlords rushed to regain possession ahead of Renters’ Rights Act, data suggests

Landlord possession claims increased in the first quarter of 2026 as property owners sought...

Landlords seek greater certainty from lenders as mortgage market volatility bites

Landlords are continuing to borrow and invest despite recent mortgage market disruption, but are...
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COMMENT

Comment

We must not accept our snail’s pace home buying system

Buying a house in this country can be ridiculously slow, as a handful of recent studies have highlighted. Research from the House Buyer Bureau...

Deferment and capitalisation rates: small percentages, large consequences

The Government is currently consulting on Leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates to determine what deferment and capitalisation rates should be prescribed under the Leasehold and...

Your clients can’t tell which firm they’re dealing with

Two clients walk into your firm in the same week. One of them is a referral from a mate of yours. Complicated case, self-employed, bit...

It’s time to look at retention

As the summer winds down and the back-to-school routine kicks back in, I urge the industry to turn its attention to something just as...

Landlords are buying – and advisers should take note

There has been no shortage of commentary over recent years suggesting landlords are heading for the exit, buy-to-let apparently no longer works and the...

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Gilt turmoil puts fresh pressure on mortgage rates

Rising government borrowing costs are putting renewed upward pressure on UK mortgage rates as...
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Bank of England turns to AI and real-time mortgage data

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