The number of buy-to-let loans being handed out jumped by two-fifths in the final quarter of 2024 compared with a year earlier, according to UK Finance figures. Across the UK, 52,648 new buy-to-let ...

You’ll need to apply for a buy-to-let mortgage instead. Buy-to-let mortgages work in a similar way to standard mortgages, but ...

The buy-to-let mortgage market has shrunk for the first time ever as soaring borrowing costs and higher taxes force landlords to sell up. Potential property investors are also being put off from ...

Tax changes, tighter regulations, lending restrictions you name it, the buy-to-let property sector has been hit by it. But one entity is very happy indeed about the squeeze on landlords ...

Buy-to-let landlords are being hit by higher interest rates, higher costs and a less friendly tax regime. Many have seen their mortgage costs spiral meaning they by and large will be hoping for ...

The negative effect on investment profit, plus the prospect of increased red tape due to the Renters’ Rights Bill, have left a growing number of landlords questioning whether buy-to-let (BTL ...

The number of companies holding buy-to-let property in the UK has passed 400,000, according to analysis of Companies House data by Hamptons.

For a long time, investing in buy-to-let was seen as a sure-fire way to make money. But, over the last five years or so, regulatory and taxation changes have dented its appeal. Despite investor ...

Buy-to-let has historically been one of Britain’s best-loved investments thanks to steady house-price growth, high rents and low borrowing costs. What will happen to the UK rental market in 2023?

European digital finance platform Estateguru noted that Estonian buy-to-let investors have become increasingly active in ...

The current system was phased in between 2017 and 2020, and resulted in many landlords selling buy-to-let properties or moving their portfolios to company structures. Assuming a landlord takes in £950 ...