Category Archives: Buy to Let News

Research from Moneyfacts.co.uk shows that the average two-year fixed and tracker mortgage rates have remained unchanged since the beginning of June. The lack of rate change this month comes despite...

Moneyfacts UK Mortgage Trends Treasury Report reveals that the average two-year fixed rate in July 2017 was 2.26% and the current average standard variable rate (SVR), is currently 4.90%. These...

New research* for specialist lender**  Precise Mortgages, shows 52% of landlords use letting income to boost earnings from a full-time job.  The findings highlight the need for lenders to offer top...

Competition within the first-time landlord buy-to-let mortgage market has increased significantly over the last five years seeing a rise in the number of products available and a reduction in rates,

Paragon’s latest quarterly survey, which tracks the experience of more than 200 seasoned landlords shows that landlords now have an average of 13.1 properties in their portfolio, up from 12.8...

Moneyfacts UK Mortgage Trends Treasury Report data, not yet published, shows that the number of Buy to Let (BTL) products available, currently 2,396 products, is the highest on record since the...

Paragon is expanding its specialist buy-to-let mortgage range with new short term finance products for property acquisition and refurbishment. The short term finance products are designed to help...

The Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD) came into force in March 2016. This required brokers to consider a second charge alongside a remortgage, when clients were looking to raise funds on their property.

Skipton International can now consider Buy to Let  mortgage applications from non-UK nationals resident overseas. Previously the offshore lender only offered UK buy-to-let mortgages to British...

With the 3 main changes within the BTL market: 1. The introduction of the 3% stamp duty on second properties 2. The phasing out of the tax deductibility of mortgage interest payments through section...