The Renters’ Rights Bill is likely to come into effect between Oct 2025-Jan 2026. Section 21 evictions will be abolished and all ASTs will become periodic.
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New BTL mortgages offer favourable rates to best EPCs
Paragon Bank has bolstered its range of buy-to-let mortgages by launching limited edition two-year fixed-rate products.
Read MoreTax and red tape push landlords into flipping – financial experts’ stories
Finance experts suggest increasing numbers of landlords are turning to flipping – buying to redevelop and sell on – because of the attack on buy to let via increased regulation and taxes.
Read MoreWe Quit! New evidence of massive exodus of landlords from Buy To Let
Shocking statistics have emerged from a survey of the private rental sector, with the Savills agency claiming there are still 31% fewer properties available to rent in suburban areas than there were in 2018/19.
Read MoreLast-ditch bid to make Renters Rights Bill even tougher on landlords
Details are emerging about anti-landlord amendments being tabled by Lords at the final stages of the Renters Rights Bill’s passage through Parliament.
Read MoreBuy-to-let mortgage rates fall: Which deals are lowest?
Buy-to-let mortgage options have become more abundant and typical rates for two-year deals have fallen below 5%.
Read MoreAre falling interest rates giving Buy To Let a new lease of life?
New data from mortgage lenders’ trade body UK Finance suggests that in the last quarter of 2024, the average buy-to-let interest rate for new mortgage loans taken out was 5.09%.
Read MoreNew BTL mortgage part-based on Airbnb and seasonal income
The Stafford Building Society has introduced two new mortgage products for the buy to let sector.
Read MoreRenters’ Rights Bill – next steps and getting prepared
The Bill cleared the Committee Stage in the House of Lords on 15 May 2025, and the next step, the Report Stage, will take place over three sessions between 1–15 July.
Read MoreNRLA attacks Renters Rights Bill over “unanswered questions”
Plans to reform the private rented sector will be unworkable unless the government provides clear answers to basic questions.
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