Surge In New Buy-To-Let Mortgage Products Confirms
Rental Property Revolution
A number of market leading lenders have introduced improved Buy-To-Let mortgage products to meet the growing demand for portfolio expansion by UK landlords.
The surge in the number of new mortgage products coming to market confirms that the UK buy-to-let industry is growing across […]
Surge In New Buy-To-Let Mortgage Products Confirms
Rental Property Revolution
A number of market leading lenders have introduced improved Buy-To-Let mortgage products to meet the growing demand for portfolio expansion by UK landlords.
The surge in the number of new mortgage products coming to market confirms that the UK buy-to-let industry is growing across the whole of the UK and there are even more BTL products still awaiting launch dates from lenders.
Paragon Mortgages has introduced a new Buy-To-Let mortgage product for single unit properties, Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMO’s) and multi-unit blocks; the rate is fixed at an initial 5.49% for a maximum Loan-To-Value (LTV) of 75% with a 2% product fee.
The Post Office, (and its financial services partner the Bank of Ireland) have also entered the Buy-To-Let mortgage market, launching a range of buy-to-let mortgages at 60% and 75% LTV – some of their BTL mortgage products don’t even have an arrangement fee and include free valuation.
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Activity In UK Buy-to-Let Property Market
Continues To Increase
Activity in the UK Private Rental Sector (PRS) has reached an historic high, with demand continuing to heavily outstrip the supply of available rental properties, according to the latest National Rental Report by Sequence, owners of Barnard Marcus, Fox & Sons and other well known […]
Activity In UK Buy-to-Let Property Market
Continues To Increase
Activity in the UK Private Rental Sector (PRS) has reached an historic high, with demand continuing to heavily outstrip the supply of available rental properties, according to the latest National Rental Report by Sequence, owners of Barnard Marcus, Fox & Sons and other well known high street property chains.
The Sequence rental index shows that activity in the UK’s private rental sector hit an 11-year high last month, with strong tenant demand driving up rents to a new monthly average of £751 (GBP).
New tenancies being agreed have increased by 6%, when viewed on a monthly basis, and the figures were actually up 18% when viewed annually.
The strong demand for rental property from would-be tenants is helping to fuel a rise in the cost of average rents, with prices up 2% month-on-month and 6% compared to July last year.
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