Last week, the latest UK House Price Index from the Land Registry revealed a sharp 3.7% monthly drop in average UK house prices during April 2025, following the expiry of temporary stamp duty support at the end of March. Further analysis by eXp UK, the platform for personal estate agents, shows that house prices across England are now […]
The latest research by specialist property finance expert, Rangewell, has revealed that buy-to-let portfolio investors who fail to take the appropriate action when it comes to refinancing could see their monthly mortgage costs climb by over £23,000, rather than a £8,500 reduction due to improvements to the mortgage landscape. Rangewell analysed the average amount owed through […]
A combination of diligent saving habits, working extra shifts and seeking the support of family members is how the UK’s aspiring buy-to-let (BTL) landlords intend to purchase their first rental property, a new study has found. Market Financial Solutions commissioned leading market research agency Opinium to survey a nationally-representative group of 2,000 UK adults. It […]
The media portrayal of the buy-to-let market is not accurate, according to research undertaken by Landbay. In a poll of landlords, the buy-to-let (BTL) lender found that only 9% said they agreed that the media portrayal of the market was “fair and accurate”. This represents a huge drop from a similar poll in 2023 when […]
Brickflow, the UK’s first digital platform for specialist property finance, has partnered with principal bridging and refurbishment lender, Lakeshield, to launch a new and exclusive bridging product which is available only via the Brickflow platform for the first three months. Lakeshield is bringing a market leading level of speed, flexibility and pragmatism to the market. […]
LendInvest Mortgages (LSE: LINV), a leading UK fintech platform dedicated to alternative property lending, has announced a rate reduction on all of its buy-to-let (BTL) products by 10 basis points (bps), with the lowest rates starting at 3.44% on a 2-year fixed term. The rate reduction will cover the company’s entire line of BTL products, including […]
Data from Barclays Property Insights shows that rent and mortgage spending increased 4.6 % year-on-year in May, below the 5.2 % recorded in April, and marking the third consecutive month that growth has slowed. However, those nearing the end of five-year fixed-rate mortgages are anticipating increased costs as they roll off onto comparatively higher rates. […]
Buy-to-let lender Landbay has reduced rates by up to 0.15% across its popular non-portfolio range of products. Designed for landlords with three or less mortgaged properties, the reductions are available on non-portfolio standard and AVM-supported five-year fixed rate products. In addition, Landbay has added a new five-year fixed rate option to the range – available […]
Cole Waterhouse (CW) and Taurus Investment Holdings LLC (Taurus) are pleased to announce the successful refinancing of its award-winning build-to-rent asset in Salford Quays, Manchester. The £57m facility provided by Cynergy Bank, a UK-based challenger bank focused on providing tailored solutions, will support the continued growth and operational excellence of this landmark development. The EDA […]
Nearly half of the UK’s BTL landlords (44%) plan to put up rent in response to the new Renters’ Rights Bill, new survey data from Landbay can reveal. Of those who are raising rents specifically because of the Renters’ Rights Bill, landlords with portfolios of between four and 10 properties are most likely to increase […]
