The lender is also updating its stress rates across two-year fixed-term HPP and BTL products to boost affordability for customers.

Despite the continued slowdown in rental growth for new lets, tenants renewing their contracts have seen rents rise by 6.0% over the last 12 months.

The financial burden on UK landlords is heavier than ever, with property maintenance costs soaring by 26.24% since 2022, according to new research from Towergate Direct.

Duncan Kreeger, CEO of TAB looks ahead and explores the challenges and opportunities lenders and investors are likely to face across the bridging sector this year.

There were over 12,500 buy-to-let mortgages in arrears of 2.5% or more of the outstanding balance during Q4 2024.

Arc & Co. has announced that it has completed a £59m loan with Atlas Capital Partners to refinance existing bank debt secured against a UK-wide hotel portfolio.

Allison Thompson, national lettings managing director at Leaders shares her insight and top tips to help landlords boost their rental income in 2025.

The launch of the new portal follows the specialist lender recently increasing its maximum residential loan size to £2m and maximum LTV to 95%.

Brokers have warned that the market needs to improve if it is going to meet the changing needs of first-time buyers.

The most affordable street name suffix is Terrace with an average house price of £180,000