Pepper Money and Paragon boost the BTL market with new solutions

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Pepper Money has revealed it is returning to the buy to let mortgage market with a versatile range.

Paragon Bank has also announced it is broadening its 80% loan-to-value (LTV) offerings, introducing product switches and further advances to support property investors.

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2.2m first-time buyers locked out since the financial crash

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Around 2.2 million potential first-time buyers have been unable to purchase a home since the 2006 financial crisis – and they face a lifetime of renting, a report reveals.

According to a Building Societies Association (BSA) study

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Selective licensing needed to protect tenants, claims council

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A London council admits that “the majority of landlords do a good job” but still wants to introduce selective licensing to crack down on criminal landlords and help protect vulnerable tenants.

Havering Council is running a selective licensing consultation that would require landlords in certain areas to obtain a licence

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Petition against ‘heavy-handed’ selective licensing schemes launched

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A Parliamentary petition to challenge selective licensing rules, claiming they are being exploited by councils for generating cash has been launched by a landlord.

Simon Fletcher explains on the Portsmouth and District Private Landlords Association website that the 2015 government order

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Attention Landlords: The strategy you’ve been waiting for

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As you know, property investing can give you a fantastic income, but it does come with its fair share of problems.

What if there was an “Alternative Property Investing Strategy” which could give you double digit returns on your investment

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Council plans to curb use of letting boards

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A council is set to revive limitations on letting boards across several residential areas after complaints from residents.

Nottingham City Council says complaints have also been made by community groups and local councillors over the proliferation of signs.

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Labour doesn’t like landlords but really needs us for growing numbers of asylum seekers

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It’s bizarre, isn’t it? Landlords, already battered by a barrage of legislative changes and economic pressures, are now being asked by the Labour government to offer their properties to asylum seekers.

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has voiced strong opposition

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Takeover of letting agency and transfer of agreements?

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Hello, My letting agent got taken over, and then that company got taken over a few months later.

Now the current one is saying that the original letting agreement I signed has been replaced by theirs – even though I’ve never been sent a copy.

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Rents keep rising but salaries stay ahead, claims Goodlord

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Rents continue to rise, but year-on-year salary increases continue to outstrip the rising cost of rent, says Goodlord.

The technology firm’s latest rental index reveals rents rose for the fourth month in a row during April

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Starmer’s Migrant Housing Scheme pushes landlords to jump on a profit-making opportunity

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It’s hard not to laugh at the current governmental interference when it comes to landlords and our properties. First, they hit us with the Renters’ Rights Bill, an aggressive swipe that could see thousands of landlords destroyed, down and out

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