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Buy-to-let mortgages mark 30 years propertyreporter.co.uk/buy-t…

Buy-to-let mortgages mark 30 years

Buy-to-let mortgages launched in October 1996 with eight lenders and passed 300 products within four years

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Industrial rents put North West expansion at risk propertyreporter.co.uk/indus…

Industrial rents put North West expansion at risk

Demand for mid-sized and larger space has plateaued over the past 18 months, while units below 5,000 sq ft remain active.

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Pepper Money raises concessionary purchase LTV to 85% propertyreporter.co.uk/peppe…

Pepper Money raises concessionary purchase LTV to 85%

Pepper Money’s concessionary purchase LTV now reaches 85% of full market value, with borrowing of up to 100% of the discounted price.

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Octane Capital joins BDLA propertyreporter.co.uk/octan…

Octane Capital joins BDLA

Octane Capital has provided more than £2.2bn of finance since its founding in 2017.

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Renters’ Rights Act prompting stricter checks, not sell-offs propertyreporter.co.uk/rente…

Renters’ Rights Act prompting stricter checks, not sell-offs

Landlords are changing how they choose tenants under the Renters’ Rights Act, with those holding five to nine properties making the most changes.

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£7.1m development exit finance secured on seven homes propertyreporter.co.uk/case-…

£7.1m development exit finance secured on seven homes

The £7.1m facility is secured over seven completed homes, four of them sold subject to contract, and two plots at damp proof course stage.

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NRLA urges Budget to boost rental supply propertyreporter.co.uk/nrla-…

NRLA urges Budget to boost rental supply

The NRLA says tax reform and support for energy efficiency upgrades should form part of a Budget that increases rental supply.

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Only 42% of developers eye grey belt development propertyreporter.co.uk/only-…

Only 42% of developers eye grey belt development

Infrastructure costs are the biggest barrier to grey belt development, cited by 52% of developers surveyed by Shawbrook Development Finance.

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Why use a real estate debt capital adviser rather than a commercial finance broker? propertyreporter.co.uk/why-u…

Why use a real estate debt capital adviser rather than a commercial finance broker?

Kiran Patel of Venture Finance explains how a real estate debt capital adviser differs from a commercial finance broker on scale, specialism, lender access and credit papers.

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HTB completes £2.5m specialist refinance across three assets propertyreporter.co.uk/case-…

HTB completes £2.5m specialist refinance across three assets

All three facilities completed ahead of redemption penalty dates, avoiding extra costs for the borrowers.

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Foundation cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 0.30% propertyreporter.co.uk/found…

Foundation cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 0.30%

Foundation’s updated buy-to-let rates include a 4.69% two-year fix and MPOT five-year deals cut by 26bps.

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One in four landlords more likely to reject tenants following Renters’ Rights Act propertyreporter.co.uk/one-i…

One in four landlords more likely to reject tenants following Renters’ Rights Act

More than half of letting agents are now more cautious when recommending tenants, while one in four landlords say they are more likely to reject applicants.

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£3.3m development finance backs Derbyshire trade park propertyreporter.co.uk/case-…

£3.3m development finance backs Derbyshire trade park

Litton Properties will build seven units totalling 31,264 sq ft at Markham Vale, funded by £3.3m of development finance.

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£7.5m bridging loan refinances Tottenham mixed-use site propertyreporter.co.uk/case-…

£7.5m bridging loan refinances Tottenham mixed-use site

The six-month bridging loan was structured at 50% LTV and refinances the borrower’s existing bridge, which had reached the end of its term.

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Could closer EU ties squeeze the UK rental market? propertyreporter.co.uk/could…

Could closer EU ties squeeze UK rental market?

As Andy Burnham calls for closer ties with the EU, new research suggests that the UK rental market has less room for extra demand than before Brexit.

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Share of landlords avoiding rent increases rises to 50% propertyreporter.co.uk/share…

Share of landlords avoiding rent increases rises to 50%

50% of landlords kept rents unchanged over 12 months, up from 39% in the previous survey.

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Commercial leasing demand rises across all four sectors: Rightmove propertyreporter.co.uk/comme…

Commercial leasing demand rises across all four sectors: Rightmove

Office leasing supply rose 17% year on year, against a 2% increase in office leasing demand.

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Landlord Making Tax Digital sign-ups rise 5%, FOI shows propertyreporter.co.uk/landl…

Landlord Making Tax Digital sign-ups rise 5%, FOI shows

About 163,400 taxpayers with UK property income had signed up to Making Tax Digital by 21 September, up from 155,500 in early August.

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Genie upgrade brings whole portfolios into buy-to-let mortgage sourcing propertyreporter.co.uk/genie…

Genie upgrade brings whole portfolios into buy-to-let mortgage sourcing

The upgraded Genie links client records, buy-to-let mortgage sourcing, compliance evidence and remortgage follow-ups in a single system for brokers.

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Blinc-UK launches £8 tenant referencing service propertyreporter.co.uk/blinc…

Blinc-UK launches £8 tenant referencing service

Each reference combines identity verification, Open Banking, HMRC income data and fraud screening in one report.

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