A tenant has been awarded nearly £8,000 in a rent repayment order after taking her landlord to tribunal over an unlicensed HMO in Muswell Hill.

More than a quarter of HMO landlords expect to spend over £10,000 on property improvements during the next 12 months, according to research from Paragon Bank.

The new products from the buy-to-let specialist lender come with a zero-fee or fixed-fee option.

The 12-month serviced loan was priced at a rate of 0.88% per month.

Paragon Bank has updated its buy-to-let mortgage range, with two-year fixed rates starting from 3.55% and products available at up to 80% LTV across individual and limited company...

SDKA has delivered a 100% LTV bridging loan covering the full £220,000 auction purchase of a Stockport semi-detached, with the borrower now converting the property into an HMO...

A refurbishment loan from Funding 365 is helping a landlord acquire and upgrade three HMO properties in Cumbria and Lancashire following an auction purchase.

Foundation has refreshed its buy-to-let mortgage range, reintroducing popular products, launching a new Green HMO option and cutting rates across its holiday let range.

StrideUp has doubled its HMO and MUFB limits and raised maximum Shariah-compliant buy-to-let finance to £2.5m per property.

Jorden Abbs, chief executive, Commercial Trust, argues that quality upgrades, not extra rooms, are what keep student HMOs financeable and lettable over the long term.