The cost of taking out a buy-to-let mortgage remains at an historic low, according to the latest analysis from Mortgage Brain. Despite entering another period of change and uncertainty, with new regulations on fees and [...]
On 13th March the Chancellor announced that it will be illegal to install gas boilers in new build homes from 2025. The decision was taken after advice from the government’s independent advisory organisation, the Committee [...]
Landlords and letting agents will soon be banned from charging fees to private rental tenants in Wales after a Bill banning fees charged to tenants became law, having passed its final stage this week. At [...]
NatWest has cut rates on selected buy-to-let products. The lender has reduced its semi exclusive five-year buy-to-let fixed rate remortgage deals by up to 0.31% on its semi exclusive five-year buy-to-let fixed rate remortgage deals. [...]
From Monday, landlords will be able to apply for an early bird discount for Scarborough Borough Council’s new selective licensing scheme, known as Scarborough Central. The scheme, which was approved by the council in November [...]
The number of tenants experiencing rent increases in February rose to the highest figure since August, as supply of new property to let dropped again, according to ARLA Propertymark’s latest PRS report. Some 34% of [...]
As a landlord, you may have purchased a flat for the purposes of subletting, but are you actually allowed to rent it out? If you own a flat in England or Wales, the chances are [...]
Tax and legislative changes have unsurprisingly left many buy-to-let investors with little alternative but to pass costs onto tenants by pushing up rents. The government’s decision to restrict mortgage interest relief to the basic rate of [...]
There could soon be a sharp rise in the number of buy-to-let looking to sell up as a consequence of the Chancellor Philip Hammond’s decision in the Autumn Budget of 2018 to abolish letting tax [...]
Virgin Money has increased the maximum loan-to-value on its buy-to-let portfolio landlord range from 70% to 75%, while previous portfolio growth restrictions have been abolished. The amendment to the lender’s buy-to-let mortgage criteria includes a [...]