Buy-to-Let Mortgage Rates Rise: Will a Two- or Five-Year Fix Be Cheaper?

With inflation rising and a possible recession looming, owners close to finalizing fixed-mortgage deals will brace their monthly costs to rise — in some cases by more than double. The average two-year buy-to-let fixed mortgage deals are up 1.63 percentage points from where they were two years ago, according to Moneyfacts. The cheapest buy-to-let interest … Read more

Buy-to-let mortgage rates are pulled and may yield much higher interest

Landlords in need of new fixed mortgages may struggle to find them, as large segments of lenders closed deals after the pound’s sharp fall in value this week. There are also concerns about loans returning to the market at much higher interest rates, with figures This is Money seeing showing an increase of nearly 1 … Read more

Tell landlords to stay calm as buy-to-let deals disappear

Landlords have been warned to prepare for high mortgage rates that will force many to sell – or create financial misery for tenants as rents increase. The increases could put pressure on the hundreds of thousands of landlords who have invested in buying-to-let properties for income in old age. Last week, more than 1,000 mortgage … Read more