A recent report by Hamptons showed that there has been a record number of new incorporations set up to hold buy-to-let properties. There was a total of 41,700 buy-to-let incorporations in 2020 which is an increase of 23% compared with the previous year 2019. Hamptons estimate that around half of all buy-to-let properties are now…

Mortgage lenders are always changing their lending terms during the pandemic with some banks are now refusing to provide mortgages to self-employed workers if they took coronavirus support loans or income grants, despite the Government and Financial Conduct Authority saying the payments would not affect credit ratings. With some banks now referring applications from the…