New data has revealed a surge in reactive property maintenance call-outs as landlords and managing agents prepare for upcoming rental reforms.

Landlord sales were three times more likely to cause tenancy endings than the next most common reason

Paragon’s SSC two-year fixed mortgage starts at 3.29% for EPC A-C properties.

All 2-year fixed BTL rates have been reduced by 10bps to a new low of 3.14%.

Energy rules are prompting landlords to sell their properties as 42% of rental stock falls short of EPC ‘C’.

Selected two-year fixed Specialist, Holiday Let, and Ex-pat products also received a 10bp reduction.

The new holiday let range expands Vida’s specialist BTL offering.

Foundation Home Loans has reduced two- and five-year fixed rate holiday let products by 0.10%, with five-year fixes now starting at 6.24%.

Economist Paul Johnson cautions that increasing costs for landlords could lead to fewer landlords and higher rents.

The lender's Premier like-for-like 2-year fixed rate remortgage is offered at 4.49% with a maximum 75% LTV.