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![Rental yields up in majority of regions](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
Fleet Mortgages, the buy-to-let specialist lender, this week released its latest Buy-to-Let Rental Barometer covering Q4 2022 rental yields across England...
26 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Are macroeconomic challenges set to put the brake on the ‘flipping’ market?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket-400x310.png)
In this guest piece, Jamie Pritchard, head of sales at Glenhawk, asks whether macroeconomic challenges are going to halt the renewed momentum of...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![New government guidance on cladding approved by property management firm](/upload/images/library/CladdingScandal400x310.jpg)
Principle Estate Management has welcomed a major UK government intervention that means leaseholders “trapped” in flats due to the cladding crisis...
28 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Investors – can you really build a property empire in five years?](/img/default/pit.png)
A leading property developer has claimed that a successful property empire can be built within a short space of time, albeit...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight – where are the most profitable locations for BTL landlords?](/img/default/pit.png)
Recent research from CIA Landlords revealed the top 10 locations where landlords can potentially make the most profits from buy-to-let. Brighton, Bangor,...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Investors take advantage of stamp duty cut by remortgaging to raise funds](/img/default/pit.png)
Following the recent introduction of a stamp duty holiday, property investors can remortgage to raise funds for future purchases. According to Paragon...
22 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property investors 'building war chests' to expand portfolios](/img/default/pit.png)
The nation's property investors are increasingly looking to grow their cash reserves and expand their portfolios, according to Mortgages for Business. The...
01 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let mortgage market recovery well underway, latest research shows](/img/default/pit.png)
The latest industry research and market commentary shows that the buy-to-let sector is showing signs of recovery following the strain of...
10 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![30% of people will use property wealth to boost retirement income in 2020](/img/default/pit.png)
Nearly one in three people retiring this year plan to use their property wealth to help bolster their retirement income, highlighting...
03 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![More education is needed for landlords, says firm](/img/default/pit.png)
Landlords need to be aware of the finance options available to them when it comes to refurbishments, according to InterBay Commercial. Its...
18 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![BTL mortgage market remains stable despite overall lending dip](/img/default/pit.png)
Lending in the buy-to-let mortgage market has been steady in recent months, despite a slowdown in overall mortgage business, according to...
13 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Why are more landlords looking to remortgage?](/img/default/pit.png)
As a landlord, it helps to understand current trends in the private rented sector and how you can maintain your buy-to-let...
31 October 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![Landlord action to avoid high tax costs could reduce BTL transactions](/img/default/pit.png)
Landlord action to reduce higher tax costs could lead to a lower level of buy-to-let mortgage transactions going forward. That is according...
12 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Majority of landlords choosing five-year fix rates, research shows](/img/default/pit.png)
An increasing number of landlords are choosing five-year fixed rate products, according to Mortgages for Business’ Buy-to-Let Index. In fact, 84% of...
25 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Landlord remortgaging hits record high](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of landlords looking to remortgage has reached an all-time high, Paragon’s latest Financial Adviser Confidence Tracking (FACT) Index has...
26 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Landlords warned to remortgage before further interest rate rises hit](/img/default/pit.png)
Property management firm, DJ Alexander Ltd, has advised landlords to remortgage before further increases in interest rates. The firm found that one...
08 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Fixed rate mortgages the dominant choice for buy-to-let landlords](/img/default/pit.png)
Some 93% of landlords financing buy-to-let property opted for a fixed rate mortgage in the second quarter of 2018, according to...
01 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![UK mortgage approvals rebound to 16-month high](/img/default/pit.png)
Mortgage approvals for residential property purchases rose slightly in July to its highest level since March 2016, despite a general fall...
31 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Homeowners urged to remortgage now ‘before it’s too late’](/img/default/pit.png)
Time may be running out for savvy remortgagors looking for a good deal, according to a leading estate agency. Remortgage customers have...
25 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Homebuyers strongly urged to take out full private survey](/img/default/pit.png)
More than three quarters of advisers recommend that homebuyers take out private surveys when purchasing or remortgaging a property, according to...
01 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![When it comes to remortgaging there’s no time like the present](/img/default/pit.png)
With the average two-year fixed rate home loan currently at a record low of just 2.26%, there has never been a...
25 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![UK home sales set to drop significantly amid political uncertainty](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property transactions in May dropped by 3.3% on the previous month, following two successive months of growth, in what could...
22 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Home seller valuations fall as remortgage levels rise](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of homes coming on to the market for sale continued to fall across the UK last month, adding to...
15 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let lending for property purchase plummets 80%](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of property investors looking to invest in the buy-to-let market continued to fall last month as a result of...
18 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Significant increase in remortgaging activity in the UK](/img/default/pit.png)
There was a sharp rise in remortgaging activity last month as homeowners, including property investors, seek ways to reduce outgoings, new...
20 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage and stamp duty issues deter one in 10 prospective buyers in the UK](/img/default/pit.png)
More than one in 10 homeowners in the UK have tried to move property but decided against it after encountering issues...
14 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Cheap borrowing and a severe lack of supply will ‘support’ UK house prices](/img/default/pit.png)
UK house price may growth may have slowed to a four year low in March, but indications are that prices will...
14 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![The UK housing market ‘is starting to look livelier’](/img/default/pit.png)
More home loans were secured to buy property in the UK during the first two months of 2017 than any year...
12 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Remortgage levels at eight-year peak](/img/default/pit.png)
Levels of remortgaging reached the highest level for eight years in February, while the average amount borrowed fell, according to new...
12 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage borrowing at near two-year low, says CML](/img/default/pit.png)
Mortgage lending to home buyers fell to a near two-year low in January amid a ‘stubbornly persistent’ lull in moving activity,...
15 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Low rates boosts remortgage market activity in the UK](/img/default/pit.png)
There was a surge in remortgage activity in 2016, which peaked in Q4, as more borrowers opted for longer term fixed...
07 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Remortgaging continues to increase amid rate rise fears](/img/default/pit.png)
Concerns that interest rates could rise sooner than markets currently expect has triggered an increase in remortgaging activity, a new study...
21 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![More than half of remortgaging done to raise capital](/img/default/pit.png)
Homeowners across England and Wales remortgaged for around £15,000 more in 2016 than they did two years ago, with 57% capital...
31 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Do you know what a second charge mortgage is?](/img/default/pit.png)
Second charge mortgages, often simply referred to as second mortgages, are a secured loan used to raise extra money instead of...
13 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage affordability hits record low](/img/default/pit.png)
It is now more affordable than ever before to take out a mortgage, new figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders...
16 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage approvals drop for third consecutive month](/img/default/pit.png)
The volume of mortgage approvals fell for the third month in a row in August, the latest Bank of England figures...
30 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![The market is ‘ripe for remortgaging’](/img/default/pit.png)
More than half of people remortgaging in May took advantage of the competitive deals available to lower their mortgage rate, new...
21 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![UK housing market activity remains strong despite EU referendum](/img/default/pit.png)
Housing market activity in the UK remained healthy as overall valuation activity in May increased by almost a fifth on an...
08 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![Repossession levels plummet](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of homes repossessed by lenders last year fell sharply, according to new detailed research released by chartered surveyor e.surv. Across England...
03 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![Sharp rise in BTL mortgage products](/img/default/pit.png)
There was a significant increase in the volume of buy-to-let mortgage products available in the UK in the first quarter of...
19 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![Can landlords protect their profits in 2016?](/img/default/pit.png)
George Osborne’s recent tax reforms have sparked a surge in landlords buying property through a company in order to safeguard tax...
05 February 2016
From: Breaking News
![Lender slashes its loan-to-value rates](/img/default/pit.png)
Accord Buy to Let has reduced the rates across its 75% loan-to-value (LTV) range by 0.35%, and offered a range of...