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Suffolk BS brings back 80% LTV buy-to-let deals
Suffolk Building Society is bringing back a five-year fixed buy-to-let mortgage at up to 80 percent loan to value, alongside a light refurb version and…
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Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing
Medway HMO planning controls move closer to permanent status
Medway Council is moving closer to making its HMO Article 4 Direction permanent across seven wards, despite attracting only four consultation responses during the formal…
Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing
Charnwood rewrites licensing terms after landlord challenge
Charnwood Council has amended conditions in its selective licensing scheme after landlords challenged whether parts of the licence went beyond the council’s legal powers. Need…
Buy-to-let Property News, Finance
Molo cuts buy-to-let rates across UK and expat ranges
Molo has cut buy-to-let pricing across its UK resident, non-UK resident and expat ranges, giving landlords another sign that specialist lenders are still competing for…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Propertymark warns Reeves rent controls would hit supply
Propertymark has warned that any move by Rachel Reeves to impose extra rent controls in England would push up costs, reduce supply and make it…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Rightmove: 37% of renters unclear on RRA changes
Nearly four in ten tenants say they do not understand what the Renters’ Rights Act means in practice, despite most being aware that the new…
Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing
Harrow licensing deadline raises compliance risk for landlords
Harrow landlords face a fresh licensing compliance timetable after two new selective licensing schemes were confirmed to start on 6 July 2026, adding to the…
Buy-to-let Property News, Finance
Zero-hours workers risk being shut out by rent cover rules
Workers on zero-hours style contracts risk being shut out of parts of the rental market as landlords lean more heavily on rent guarantee cover ahead…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Knight Frank cuts 2026 house price forecast as rents stay firm
Knight Frank has cut its UK house price growth forecast for 2026 to 1.5 percent, but says rents will keep rising as tighter possession rules…
Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing
Landlord gets suspended sentence for illegal eviction
A Staffordshire landlord has been given a 24-week suspended prison sentence after magistrates heard she spent months bombarding a tenant with calls, texts and voice…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Ombudsman says small landlords need help under RRA
The Property Ombudsman’s chief executive Lesley Horton has backed the Renters’ Rights Act but warned that small landlords will need practical support if the new…
Buy-to-let Property News, Finance
Landlord interest bills hit £25,000 a year before RRA
Landlords are carrying average borrowing of £714,000 and paying around £25,000 a year in mortgage interest before tax, repairs and compliance costs are counted, according…
Buy-to-let Property News, Tax
HMRC steps up checks on property values in IHT cases
Referrals to the Valuation Office Agency rose 23.5 percent in a year, pointing to tougher HMRC scrutiny of residential property values in inheritance tax returns.
Buy-to-let Property News, Finance
Buy-to-let lenders cut rates as product choice widens
Fleet, Darlington and Aldermore have all repriced buy-to-let products, giving landlords more choice at a time when refinancing pressure is still building.
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Landlord sell-off share falls as RRA deadline arrives
TwentyCi says the share of homes listed for sale that were rented in the previous three years fell from 22.5 percent to 12.4 percent in Q1.
