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Is your buy to let fixed rate ending soon?

Last Updated: September 2026

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If your buy to let rate is ending, rolling onto the lender’s standard variable rate is nearly always the expensive option. We compare buy to let remortgage options from over 120 lenders, including limited company and portfolio cases, and tell you honestly whether switching or staying put is the better answer. I have been in your shoes myself at one point, so I know what this decision looks like from your side of the table.

Whole-of-market comparison across 120+ lenders, including limited company and portfolio cases

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Start up to six months before your current rate ends and time the switch to avoid the standard variable rate

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Harry Goodliffe

  • FCA Authorised
  • Director & Mortgage Advisor

“I‘m not about confusing jargon or passing you from person to person. From our first chat to the day you get the keys, you’ll deal directly with me. I‘ll keep you updated, answer any burning questions, and do everything I can to make the whole process as stress-free as possible.”

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The buy to let remortgage process

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Step 1

First Chat

Contact us for a no-pressure chat about your property, your current mortgage and what you want from the next one. We’ll tell you honestly where you stand.

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Step 2

Research

We’ll check a product transfer with your current lender against remortgage options across the whole market, and show you the real numbers side by side.

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Step 3

Application

Once you’ve chosen a mortgage, we’ll handle the application process, liaising with the lender on your behalf.

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Step 4

Completion

After approval, we’ll ensure a smooth transition to your new mortgage, keeping you informed at every step.

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Why choose HTG Mortgages?

More landlords are remortgaging than buying right now. UK Finance counted 39,160 buy to let remortgages in the first quarter of 2026, up 11.1% on a year earlier. The situations we help with most include:

Rate Ending Soon

Most lenders let you secure your next rate three to six months ahead, so you can line up the switch and never spend a month on the standard variable rate.

Rental Cover Shortfalls

Lenders stress-test your rent at different rates, so failing at one lender does not mean failing everywhere. Some can use your other income to top up, known as top slicing.

Releasing Equity

Remortgaging can release money toward the next deposit or refurbishment, as long as the rent still covers the new loan at the lender’s stress rate.

Limited Company & Portfolio

We arrange remortgages for properties held in a limited company or SPV, and for portfolio landlords with four or more mortgaged properties.

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Timing is most of the game on a buy to let remortgage. Secure your next rate up to six months before your current one ends and you can complete the day your early repayment charge stops, without spending a month on the standard variable rate. We watch the pricing until completion and re-check if it improves.

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How HTG Mortgages Can Help

At HTG Mortgages, we speak to landlords whose current lender’s renewal offer is nowhere near the best available. As an independent, whole-of-market broker we compare buy to let remortgage options from over 120 lenders. Here’s how we can assist you:

  • Product Transfer or Remortgage: We price both routes against your numbers and tell you what we find, including when staying with your current lender is the honest answer.
  • Rental Cover Worked Properly: Different lenders use different stress rates, typically needing rent to cover around 125% to 145% of the interest. We match your figures to the lenders where they actually pass.
  • Timing the Switch: Start about six months early and we can usually secure your next rate that completes the day your early repayment charge ends, with a re-check if pricing improves before completion.
  • One Clear Fee: £350 on mortgage offer, not upfront, the same for buy to let remortgages and limited company cases. Full details on our fees page.

Who buy to let remortgages can help

A buy to let remortgage could be the right route if:

  • Your fixed or tracker rate ends in the next six months.
  • You’re already sitting on your lender’s standard variable rate.
  • You want to release equity toward another purchase or refurbishment.
  • Your property is held in a limited company or SPV, or you’re a portfolio landlord.
  • Your current lender’s rental cover calculation is holding you back.

The right route depends on your numbers and your plans, and working that out is exactly what an advice appointment is for. Most buy to let mortgages are not regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Why use HTG’s mortgage services?

Available 24/7, so we are always there to help when you need us

We are an independently owned, whole-of-market mortgage broker offering first-charge mortgages

We provide unrivalled customer service, ensuring that you get the care you deserve

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Frequently Asked Questions

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About six months before your current rate ends. Most lenders let you secure your next rate three to six months ahead, and offers typically last long enough to complete the day your early repayment charges stop. If pricing falls before you complete, we can usually re-check and switch to the better option.

A product transfer means staying with your current lender on a new rate. It’s quicker, usually needs no new valuation or full affordability check, and suits landlords whose circumstances have got more complicated. A full remortgage opens up the whole market, which matters when your lender’s loyalty pricing is poor, you want to borrow more, or your rent works better at another lender’s stress test. We price both and show you the difference.

The main test is rental cover, sometimes called the interest coverage ratio. Lenders stress-test whether your rent would cover the interest at a rate higher than the one you’d actually pay, usually needing around 125% cover for basic-rate taxpayers and limited companies, or around 145% for higher-rate taxpayers. They’ll also look at the property, your experience as a landlord and the tenancy in place. Since the Renters’ Rights Act took effect on 1 May 2026, tenancies in England run as periodic tenancies, and lenders have updated their requirements to match. You can get a feel for your numbers with our buy to let rent calculator.

You still have options. Different lenders use different stress rates, so failing at your current lender doesn’t mean failing everywhere. Some lenders can use your personal income to make up a shortfall, known as top slicing, and a product transfer with your existing lender usually needs no new rental calculation at all. See exactly how the calculation works on the buy to let stress test page.

Often, yes. If the property has risen in value or you’ve paid the balance down, remortgaging can release money toward a deposit on the next property or refurbishment, including energy efficiency work ahead of the 2030 EPC rules. The new loan still has to pass the rental cover test at the higher balance, and releasing equity raises your monthly cost, so it needs to stack up against your plans.

Not exactly. Moving a personally owned property into a company is a sale to the company, with stamp duty and possibly capital gains tax involved, and the company then needs its own mortgage. I arrange the company’s mortgage side; whether to make the move is one for your accountant. We do arrange straightforward remortgages for properties already held in a limited company or SPV. My guide to transferring a property into a limited company covers what the move really costs before you commit.

A product transfer can complete in days. A full remortgage to a new lender typically takes two to three weeks from application to offer in our experience, then the legal work. Starting six months before your current rate ends leaves comfortable room for either route. For the full step by step, read how a buy to let remortgage works.

Our fee is £350, charged on mortgage offer, not upfront, the same for limited company cases. Beyond that, the usual costs are a valuation and legal work, both often included free on remortgage products, and any early repayment charge if you complete before your current rate ends, which timing the switch properly avoids.

Harry Goodliffe
Written by Harry Goodliffe
Director & Mortgage Adviser, HTG Mortgages  ·  FCA Authorised (1017945)
CeMAP Qualified  ·  Featured in National Press  ·  South England Prestige Awards 2026/27 winner

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