NatWest has lifted selected buy-to-let purchase fixes from 3 October, with a 75 percent LTV two-year product priced at 4.91 percent and carrying a £3,499 fee.
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Bank of England data shows buy-to-let made up 8.0 percent of Q2 mortgage advances, its lowest share since 2024 Q3.
Rely research finds Millennials and Gen Z will make up 62 percent of landlords within a decade, while inheritance becomes the main route into buy-to-let.
Moneyfacts says HSBC and NatWest have raised mortgage rates since 1 September as higher swap costs force lender repricing.
Bank of England chief economist Huw Pill has renewed his call for Bank Rate to rise to 4 percent, a warning that could feed through into buy-to-let pricing if lenders harden fixed-rate expectations.
Paragon Bank has cut fixed buy-to-let rates by 15 basis points while United Trust Bank has reduced selected specialist two-year deals by up to 50 basis points, extending September repricing across green, HMO and specialist landlord borrowing.
Lendlord says limited company structures now account for more than half of buy-to-let ownership among landlords with 11 to 20 properties, marking a clearer shift toward incorporation in larger portfolios.
The Cumberland Building Society has launched its first Holiday Let Index after the tax relief cut for furnished holiday lets, using new broker and landlord data to test how the sector is holding up now.
Fleet Mortgages has restored five-year HMO and MUFB fixes from 5.99 percent with £1,000 cashback, with the relaunched products live from 19 August for landlords buying or remortgaging specialist property.
Coventry Building Society has cut its green limited company buy-to-let remortgage rate to 5.10 percent, with the change landing in Godiva’s five-year fixed range as lender repricing continues before the autumn remortgage cycle.
Paragon has refreshed its buy-to-let range from 3.55 percent, cutting selected fixes and repricing green, HMO and multi-unit options as lender competition stays focused on remortgage and portfolio business.
Landbay has cut buy-to-let rates by up to 0.35 percent, with pricing now starting at 3.44 percent as the lender adds specialist products and widens access for some HMO, MUFB and near-prime cases.
Cifas says mortgage fraud rose across every main category in the first half of 2026, with application identity fraud up 36 percent as lenders and landlords face heavier verification pressure.
OSB Group says first-half originations rose 10 percent to £2.3bn, with remortgaging and portfolio management still driving landlord demand as new buying stayed selective.
Paragon Bank has cut selected five-year buy-to-let rates by 15 basis points, with pricing now starting from 4.95 percent on green single lets and 5.1 percent on HMOs and multi-unit blocks.
Bank of England data shows net mortgage approvals for house purchases rose to 58,200 in June from 56,600 in May, while remortgage approvals climbed to 41,800 but both measures stayed below long-run norms.
