Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Buy-to-let off-plan demand hits 12-year low
Buy-to-let demand for off-plan homes has fallen to its weakest level in 12 years, according to Hamptons, with the share of new homes sold before…
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Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Landlord confidence firms as 84% stay profitable
Most landlords are still making money from buy-to-let despite heavier regulation, rising costs and softer tenant demand, with new research putting profitability at 84 percent…
Buy-to-let Property News, Tax
Landlords drive most Stamp Duty receipts in 164 councils
Landlords and second-home buyers now account for most Stamp Duty receipts in more than half of English councils, according to new Paragon Bank analysis of…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Vacant home renovation bill hits £34bn as finance gap narrows
The cost of bringing Britain’s vacant housing stock back into use has climbed sharply, with new analysis from BuildLoan putting the bill at £34bn –…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Manchester tops buy-to-let rankings for 2026
Manchester is the best place in England and Wales for buy-to-let investment in 2026, according to a new ranking from ERE Property that scores 310…
Buy-to-let Property News, Finance
HTB launches lower-rate buy-to-let track for simpler cases
Hampshire Trust Bank has introduced a new lower-priced buy-to-let track for simpler cases, giving landlords another sign that lenders are trying to separate mainstream portfolio…
Buy-to-let Property News, Finance
BTL rates hit highest level in two years as 1,300 mortgage products pulled
Buy-to-let mortgage rates have climbed to their highest levels in up to two years as Middle East tensions continue to roil financial markets, with landlords…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Over-60s hold 55% of UK housing wealth as £3.8 trillion locked in property
Homeowners aged 60 and over hold more than half of the UK’s net housing wealth, with £3.84 trillion tied up in property belonging to this…
Buy-to-let Property News, Finance
Foundation returns to BTL market days after product withdrawal
Foundation Home Loans has relaunched its buy-to-let and residential mortgage ranges just days after pulling products due to market volatility – signalling some stabilisation in…
Buy-to-let Property News, Finance
Shawbrook expands lending to support growing social housing demand
Shawbrook has expanded its buy-to-let lending proposition to better support landlords letting properties to social housing operators, improving criteria and simplifying processes as more private…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Ground rent cap could hand BTL landlords 8.7bn windfall
Buy-to-let landlords could receive an unexpected £8.7 billion windfall from the government’s planned ground rent cap, according to new analysis that suggests the policy may…
Buy-to-let Property News, Finance
Average mortgage rates breach 5% as 472 products pulled
Average mortgage rates have breached 5 percent for the first time since last summer as lenders continue to withdraw products and reprice in response to…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
House prices hold steady as BTL activity edges higher
UK house prices held steady in February with annual growth unchanged at 1.0 percent and a 0.3 percent monthly rise, according to the latest data…
Buy-to-let Property News, Finance
The Mortgage Works cuts rates for limited company landlords
The Mortgage Works (TMW), the UK’s largest buy-to-let lender, has announced rate cuts of up to 0.20 percentage points on selected products for limited company…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Scottish landlords sell three times faster than they buy
More landlords in Scotland sold property than bought over the past year, with disposals running at nearly three times the rate of new investment. Research…
