The lender has also removed its UK solicitor requirement for expat applicants.

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.

£1 invested in UK buy-to-let in 1996 generated £22.30 in total returns by 2026, a 2,130% return that narrowly beat the S&P 500's £22.05.

HMO and MUFB products in the range start from 4.29%, covering properties with up to six bedrooms or units.

The £54,000 limited company buy-to-let completed at 80% LTV, with no minimum income requirement and no bank statements or proof of income required as part of the packaging...

The range is available to both individual and limited company landlords, including those with complex income profiles or smaller portfolios.

Monmouthshire's residential criteria allow loans of up to £2m at 90% LTV and lending up to 95% LTV on new-build houses and flats, with a maximum borrower age of 85.

Buy-to-let and owner-occupier borrowers gain renewed access to fixed rate products from Family Building Society, repriced 0.60% higher after a temporary withdrawal.

Swap rates climbing above 4.7% have forced a second round of mortgage rate increases from the UK's biggest lenders, with landlords rolling off sub-3% fixed deals bearing the heaviest...