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Tenant demand in the private rented sector is at an all-time high, with our survey revealing that 67% of landlords have experienced an increase in the first quarter of 2023.

The higher interest rate environment of today’s mortgages market highlights the need for finance that considers a borrowers’ place in tomorrow’s market too.

What does a surveyor do day to day? We caught up with our Regional Surveyor for South Wales, Jamie Picton-Turbervill, to see what an average day looks like in the busy world of buy-to-let mortgages.

Our latest landlord story features husband and wife team Sarah and Andrew Watt who have focused on high quality yet affordable homes with their HMO business.

Acquisitive landlords have helped drive an improvement in standards in privately rented property, with four in five upgrading each rental home they purchase.

Our Mortgages Managing Director, Richard Rowntree, discusses the findings of our Raising the standards of privately rented property​​​​​​​ report and how they challenge the rhetoric on renting.

Adrian Mason has built a 20-strong property portfolio over the past 18 years. Upgrading homes for capital growth is key to his strategy.

Paragon’s PRS Trends report provides insight on the private rented sector through analysis of survey responses provided by hundreds of landlords.  

We look at how the change in Capital Gains Tax allowance, coming in April 2023, affects buy-to-let landlords.

Our latest report examines how landlord investment has led to improvements in the standard of privately rented homes.

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