Paragon Bank and Fleet Mortgages have both announced reductions to their buy to let (BTL) mortgage rates.
Paragon has trimmed 30 basis points (bps) from its entire two-year fixed-rate range, bringing rates down to a low of 3.34% – the lowest seen since…
With landlords in England facing the prospect of not ‘unreasonably’ refusing a tenant the right to keep a pet under the Renters’ Rights Bill, research reveals that the UK’s dog population may have been underestimated by up to four mil…
Propertymark has voiced its support for updating the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, saying there’s a need to address contemporary issues.
Those include Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards and better tenant safeguards against unjust maintenance cla…
Hi, my partner and I purchased a property in August 2024, it came with a freehold of the maisonette which is part of the same building. The maisonette will have been unoccupied for 8 years by March 2025, after the previous occupant passed away.
Seven in 10 landlords planning to expand their portfolios this year intend to buy new buy to let properties through a limited company, research reveals.
A survey conducted for Paragon Bank reveals that 69% of these landlords will opt for this structure
From meeting at university to building a property business together — all while managing life with their one-year-old!
Jake Colwill and Lucy Davies’s journey into the property world has seen them tackle tricky renovations and investment risks.
Th…
Bad Policy Example: From 2028, it is suggested that all new tenancies must have an EPC rating of ‘C’ or above, with all existing tenancies required to meet this target by 2030.
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Rent increases in Scotland have accelerated since the introduction of rent controls in September 2022, rising faster and higher than before the legislation.
That’s according to an analysis from DJ Alexander Ltd, Scotland’s largest letting a…
Incentivising, rather than penalising good landlords, is the key to beating supply and demand issues, says Propertymark.
According to Propertymark’s Housing Insight report, demand continues to outstrip supply with the average number of applicants per …
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