As the buy-to-let mortgage turns 30, Yorkshire Building Society research finds most tenants view their landlords positively, even as brokers report more than half of landlord clients...

SDM Property is expanding its homelessness prevention model across the South Coast, calling on more landlords to help reduce councils' £2.9bn temporary accommodation spend.

Mortgage rates are the single biggest factor influencing landlord plans, cited by 19.5% of respondents, ahead of regulation and property prices.

MAB wrote 6,790 buy-to-let mortgages totalling over £1bn between May and August 2026, with volumes softening only slightly compared to the same period in 2025.

Landlords will pay £65 per property each year to register with the new government service, with three months from their region's start date to comply.

68% of self-managing portfolio landlords report spending 31 hours or more each month managing their rental properties.

The buy-to-let sector now comprises 1.92 million outstanding loans worth £311.6bn, representing approximately a fifth of total outstanding mortgage balances in the UK.

Five-year fixed rates in the new range start at 4.55% and now include a 7% fee option alongside existing 3.5% and 5% choices.

Redwood Bank completed the £403,410 loan at 71.4% LTV in under four months, with rental income forming the primary affordability component.

Landlords are exiting the buy-to-let market at 562 properties per day in Q3 2026, up from 495 a year ago and 167 at the start of the decade.