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Market Conditions Force Lenders to Withdraw As lenders remove buy to let mortgages, what next for the industry? Buy to Let mortgages - changes you need to know about The last few months have seen some of the biggest changes to Buy to Let mortgage criteria since they were introduced in 1994. The so called 'credit crunch' has meant lenders are more selective about who they will lend to and the type of propositions they will lend on. There is an increasing focus on low risk quality propositions with lenders introducing criteria that filter out higher risk transactions. Lenders are increasingly seeking relationships only with those brokers who have a proven track record of delivering quality applications. The change in market dynamic will begin to highlight the calibre of brokers that landlords work with and this is something we welcome. If you haven't been actively looking at the funding for your portfolio recently some these changes may come as a bit of a surprise. Below is a definitive guide to current changes, but be aware lenders are rolling out changes so fast the goal posts are continually moving.