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Paragon Bank published research on 2 November showing exactly what the BTL mortgage market is heading into. Four in 10 mortgaged landlords plan to refinance at least one property in the next 12 months.
Read articleNationwide published its October house price index on 30 October. Annual UK price growth came in at 0.5%, the weakest reading since January 2024. Prices were flat month-on-month.
Read articleThe Budget landed on 28 October.
Read articleLendInvest published a significant set of changes to its buy-to-let product range on 1 October 2026. Early repayment charges are gone from the entire tracker range.
Read articleThe average five-year fixed mortgage rate crossed 6% on 5 October 2026 for the first time since September 2023. The average two-year fix is at 5.98%.
Read articleFleet Mortgages published their Q3 2026 Rental Barometer this week and one number stopped me. The average landlord portfolio in England and Wales has grown to 18 properties. Up from 16 in Q2.
Read articleThe nil-rate band has been frozen at £325,000 per person since 2009. The Chancellor confirmed in October 2025 that it stays frozen until April 2031.
Read articleAndy Burnham announced the Your First Home scheme at Labour Party conference on 26 September. Two and a half percent deposit. A government equity loan of up to 20% of the property value, interest-free initially.
Read articleNationwide published its September house price index this morning, and the headline number is 1.6% annual growth. The building society described it as steady. I would use a different word.
Read articleThe Resolution Foundation published a housing tax report this week with a number I keep coming back to: stamp duty prevents around 100,000 home purchases every year. Not slows. Not discourages. Prevents.
Read articleNew Lendlord data published this week shows 79% of UK landlords are now running rolling tenancies exclusively, four months on from the Renters' Rights Act abolishing fixed terms.
Read articleRightmove published its September 2026 House Price Index on Monday, and the headline grabbed attention: asking prices up 0.7%, the first monthly rise since May. But I would not lead with the price move.
Read articleIn early September 2026, Tom Bill, head of UK residential research at Knight Frank, said he expects house price growth to fall close to zero by Christmas.
Read articleThe UK's first dedicated buy-to-let mortgage went on sale on September 24, 1996.
Read articleFive-year swap rates climbed to 4.52% in the first week of September 2026, their highest level in roughly three years. Some lenders are still cutting. Paragon trimmed 15 basis points in the past fortnight.
Read articleThe Autumn Budget is confirmed for 28 October 2026. Seven weeks. Some of what it will contain is already in statute. Some of it is newspaper speculation.
Read articleThe Lloyds House Price Index, renamed from Halifax HPI in July 2026, landed this week with numbers that look quiet on the surface but carry a clear signal for buy-to-let investors who know how to read a soft market.
Read articleThree in four lettings professionals report more admin since 1 May 2026. That is the finding from Propoly's September 2026 survey of 300 letting agency staff across England.
Read articleUK CPI rose to 2.9% in July 2026, up from 2.6% in June. The ONS published that on 20 August. It was a four-month high and the first upward move after three months of slowing inflation.
Read articleThe Nationwide Building Society published its August 2026 house price index on Friday 29 August. UK house prices fell 0.2% in August on a monthly basis, the first monthly decline since April 2026.
Read articleLendlord published its Q3 2026 landlord data this week. One figure stands out: 45.1% of UK buy-to-let property is now held through limited companies, against 54.9% held privately.
Read articleThe NRLA August 2026 buy-to-let market update is out, and the headline is not what most landlords will expect.
Read articleOn 21 July 2026, the Andy Burnham government announced that VAT on domestic electricity would fall from 5% to 0% from 1 October 2026. The reduction runs to 31 March 2027, making it a six-month measure for now.
Read articleUK Finance published its Q2 2026 Mortgage Arrears and Possessions Update on August 13.
Read articleThe two-year fixed mortgage rate climbed from 5.52% to 5.63% in August. That is the first monthly rise since April, and it erases every gain made since the February trough of 4.85%.
Read articleKaris Capital published research in early July 2026 showing regulated UK bank lending to small and medium-sized property investors fell 14% between March 2021 and March 2026.
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