For the second time this year, the proportion of landlords reporting increasing tenant demand has hit an all-time high, research conducted on behalf of Paragon Bank has found.

Paragon Bank has launched four discounted standard variable rate (SVR) buy-to-let mortgages.  

As they head to university for the start of the academic year, nearly eight in 10 students have rated the quality of their rented accommodation highly, challenging outdated perceptions.

Paragon Bank has revealed the locations where landlords letting to students can achieve the strongest yields, typically smaller single university towns and cities.

Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) are moving up the value chain as tenants demand better amenities, research by Paragon Bank has revealed. 

The proportion of landlords operating in Outer London who have reported increasing tenant demand has surged since the previous quarter.

Paragon Bank is expanding its range of buy-to-let mortgages with the addition of two new 2-year discounted variable rate products and two 3-year fixed rate products. 

There is a gulf in the amount that landlords are willing to pay to meet proposed new EPC requirements and what it is actually likely to cost.   

Paragon Managing Director of Mortgages, Richard Rowntree, comments on today’s RICS Residential Market Survey

The number of middle-age and later life tenants living in privately rented homes has accelerated faster than those under the age of 35 over the past decade, Paragon Bank analysis has revealed.