Buy-to-let mortgage specialist Paragon stated today that falling interest rates have benefited struggling landlords.
Paragon noted that in 2008, landlords were struggling to meet expensive mortgage repayments.
Since the four consecutive base rate cuts, however, Paragon says that buy-to-let mortgages have become cheaper, allowing landlords “benefit from wider rental margins.”

A spokesperson from the affordable housing pressure group PricedOut has claimed that government measures to avert repossessions are not working.
The spokeswoman said that the real issues that need addressing are appropriate taxation on people with buy-to-let mortgages, housing shortgages, and poor lending regulations.
PricedOut claims that buy-to-let mortgage holders had entered the market since 1999, pricing [...]

The buy-to-let mortgage market has shrunk dramatically since 2008, a new study finds.
Moneyfacts reveals that mortgage lenders have removed 93% of their buy-to-let deals from their range of profucts in the last 12 months.
The remaining deals demand at least a 20% deposit, the research says.

A property is likely to be the single most expensive item you will ever buy. For this reason, getting a mortgage can seem daunting. The amount of money you will borrow may seem intimidating to start with. Added to that, the vast array of mortgage products on the market, all with different mortgage rates, and [...]

More buy to let mortgage holders are in arrears than mainstream property owners since records began.
So far, the buy to let market had been performing well, but it the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has revealed that the buy to let market is starting to show signs of credit crunch fatigue.
At the end of September [...]