Buy-to-let market update

BY: Doug Hall, director, 3mc

Welcome to ‘Buy-to-let market’, a column aimed at providing you with recent criteria and product updates within the buy-to-let (BTL) lending markets. The information within this article is correct as at 28/03/2025.

Buy-to-let market update: –

The Mortgage Works – has reduced rates by up to 0.3 per cent across selected BTL products for new customers with rates starting from 3.24 per cent. A two-year fixed, remortgage only, at 4.84 per cent, with no lender fee, is now available up to 65 per cent loan to value (LTV).

Santander for Intermediaries – has reduced their BTL affordability rates. Under the new affordability rules, standard BTL affordability rates are down from 7.15 per cent to 6.99 per cent. Five-year fixed rates and pound-for-pound remortgages will now be assessed at a rate of 4.99 per cent, down from 5.15 per cent. All BTL purchase two-year fixed rates from 60 per cent to 75 per cent LTV have reduced by up to 0.1 per cent, and all BTL remortgage two-year fixed rates at 60 per cent LTV have reduced by 0.05 per cent.

BM Solutions – has reduced rates by up to 0.33 per cent for selected BTL and let-to-buy products. The lender has also increased rates on selected five-year fixed remortgage products by up to 0.31 per cent.

TSB – has reduced selected two-and five-year fixed rate BTL products by up to 0.1 per cent.

Coventry for Intermediaries – has reduced selected fixed rate BTL products.

HSBC – has introduced premier only two- and five-year fixed fee paying and fee saver BTL products at 60 per cent, 65 per cent and 75 per cent LTVs across their purchase, remortgage and existing customer range.

Virgin Money – has launched a range of new BTL products. Two- and five-year fixed rates with a £2,195 lender fee have been reduced by up to 0.23 per cent, now starting from 4.26 per cent.

Five-year fixed rates with a 3 per cent lender fee have been reduced by up to 0.17 per cent, now starting from 3.82 per cent. 60 per cent and 75 per cent LTV five-year fixed rates with 1 per cent lender fee have been reduced by up to 0.13 per cent, now starting from 4.26 per cent. The 75 per cent LTV Retrofit Boost five-year fixed rate with a £1,995 lender fee has been reduced by 0.14 per cent, now starting from 4.93 per cent.

Accord Mortgages – has reduced rates across to its BTL product range by up to 0.15 per cent. Three-year fixed rates are reduced by up to 0.1 per cent, and for those looking for a two-year tracker option, rates are also reduced by up to 0.15%. The lender has also reduced lender fees from £3,495 to £1,995 on selected three-year fixed rates.

Paragon Bank – has launched a shared exclusive range of products which is available to SAL members. The range is aimed at landlords and developers investing in single self-contained (SSC), houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) and multi-unit blocks (MUBs). The range offers members access to two-year fixed and five-year fixed rates, on the Paragon 75 per cent LTV range. All semi-exclusive two-year fixed rate products offer a free valuation and no lender application fee (usually £299 on Paragon core range products). The five-year fixed rate product offers a free valuation, £750 cashback and a £2,995 lender fee (usually £3,995 on Paragon core range products).

The Mortgage Lender (TML) – has increased their First Time Landlord maximum loan from £350,000 to £500,000 and launched a new 80 per cent LTV product for landlords. The lender has also reduced a number of rates across their BTL range by up to 0.15 per cent.

Vida Homeloans – has reduced rates on its BTL products by up to 0.54 per cent. Among the changes, a limited-edition BTL two-year fixed rate at 75 per cent LTV with a 4 per cent lender fee has reduced by 0.32 per cent to 3.94 per cent. The equivalent product for houses in HMOs and MUB borrowers has reduced by 0.25 per cent to 4.11 per cent.

Furthermore, a five-year fixed rate BTL deal at 85 per cent LTV with a 2 per cent lender fee has reduced by 0.5 per cent to 6.49 per cent. The lender has also expanded its list of accepted Scottish postcodes, now including 14 additional postal codes.

Allica Bank – has announced they have entered the BTL residential market and plans to lend £100m to landlords before the end of the year.  The small business-focused lender says its new service is aimed at professional real estate investors and intends to fund residential BTL portfolios, HMOs and MUBs (freehold).

LendInvest Mortgages – has reduced rates by up to 0.25 per cent across their BTL products. Reductions include 0.25 per cent on five-year holiday let products and a 0.20 per cent reduction on all of the lender’s two-year fixed term products. In addition, the lender has reduced selected five- and seven-year BTL products by 0.05 per cent.

For further information on BTL mortgages both for individuals and limited companies please contact SAL Mortgages on 0131 450 7169 or visit the SAL website www.scottishlandlords.com

Please note lenders have different minimum criteria requirements and not all landlords and property types will qualify for a specific product. The product rates are correct at the time of writing the article and are subject to change.

This is an advertisement only and in no way should be viewed as a personal recommendation or advice. Before a recommendation of the suitability of the product can be given, we will direct you to 3mc (UK) Limited who can provide specialist mortgage advice. As part of this they will ask questions so that they can fully understand your circumstances before giving advice.

SAL Mortgages is operated exclusively for the Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL) by 3mc (UK) Limited who is Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and is entered on the FS Register under reference 302992.

Please note: 3mc can advise/arrange Business Buy to Let (BBTL) and Consumer Buy to Lets (CBTL). Of the two, only Consumer Buy to Lets are regulated by the FCA.

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