87% of Africans in the UK say they’ve been denied a mortgage, according to Afin Bank research.

Brokers now receive 1% procuration fee on all new buy-to-let completions, up from 0.75%.

23% of landlords expanded their portfolios in the past year, up from 19%

A five-year fix at 60% LTV will now start at 4.12% following the update

Gatehouse Bank has announced that it has reduced rates by up to 0.20% across its two-year and five-year fixed-term buy-to-let (BTL) purchase plans for UK residents.

Paragon’s two-year fixed BTL rates now start from 4.24%.

Five-year fixed rates for HMOs and MUFBs have dropped to 4.49%.

Fixed-rate deals now start at 2.56% for single dwelling properties.

Shared Ownership rates now start from 4.24%, up to 95% loan to share.

New five-year fixed rates start at 5.19% for standard buy-to-let cases.