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New figures from the Ministry of Justice show how hard interest rate rises are hitting landlords. Compared to the same quarter in...
17 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Real estate finance and investment business TAB has launched a long-term lending service extending to all stages of a property’s life...
17 May 2024
From: Breaking News
A study by property software firm APRAO shows new-build house price premiums at their highest in a decade. The supplier analysed existing...
17 May 2024
From: Breaking News
A property portal has taken the unusual step of warning politicians about the dire impact of rent controls on the private...
16 May 2024
From: Breaking News
The Bank of England says one in four mortgages will end when the mortgage borrower is in retirement, as more people...
15 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Santander today in increases selected residential new business fixed-rate deals, as well as some landlord and residential offers. It is also lifting the...
14 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Over 40% of council houses and flats sold under the long-standing Right To Buy scheme are now owned by private landlords. That’s...
13 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Foundation Home Loans’ buy to let product range - Buy to Let by Foundation - has cut fees on some options...
13 May 2024
From: Breaking News
The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has held base rate at 5.25% for the sixth time in a row. The news...
09 May 2024
From: Breaking News
The latest RICS UK Residential Survey results shows the recent recovery in buyer demand has mellowed slightly, with the market impacted...
09 May 2024
From: Breaking News
House prices last month were just 1.1% higher than April 2023, according to the latest Halifax House Price Index. The average house...
08 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Congratulations on taking the leap into becoming a landlord! Property investing offers numerous benefits, from generating passive income to building long-term...
07 May 2024
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Housing costs - rents and mortgages - are rising by about 3.6% a year according to a Barclays Bank assessment. This figure...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
New market analysis by peer-to-peer investment platform easyMoney has identified 10 areas of the nation on track for growth of more...
04 May 2024
From: Top tips & guides
More landlords predict Scotland will attract the most residential property investment outside of London and the South East in the next...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Citra Living, part of Lloyds Banking Group, is to bring more than 150 new family homes to the rental market in...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Average UK house prices fell by 0.4% in April, taking the annual rate of house price growth to 0.6% in April,...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
A former leader of the Liberal Democrats has introduced a Private Members Bill into Parliament, in a bid to protect tenant...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
A politician is claiming that second home council tax premiums, where owners pay up to double the normal rate, is resulting...
29 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A landlord deemed to be unfairly profiting from properties has been fined a total of £5,825.27. Greenwich council prosecuted Anna Yang, an...
29 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Detached homes in Wales are the slowest property types to sell across the UK and take an average of 92 days...
27 April 2024
From: Agent Advice
The percentage of tenants borrowing money to fund their cash deposits on their next property has risen over the last 12...
26 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A property industry group wants to restrict the private letting of properties bought in the future via the Right To Buy...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A landlord faces a hefty jail sentence unless she finds over £50,000 in the next three months - and on top...
23 April 2024
From: Breaking News
An online lettings platform claims to have launched the first “end-to-end self-service lettings platform” which could save landlords around £3,800. Hello Neighbour...
23 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A landlord who has repeatedly flouted housing rules has been fined a further £36,000 following a prosecution brought by a council. Giuseppe...
23 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Rightmove is warning that the housing market is set for disruptions from the summer onwards, and suggests the brisk start to...
22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
If you’re moving home and have either plenty of equity or savings you can use for a deposit, plus a decent...
20 April 2024
From: Tax & Finance
Nick Woodward, director of lettings at Essential Living, gives insights into why renting may be the best option for many. 1. Responsibility...
20 April 2024
From: Top tips & guides
There’s been a bevvy of buy to let mortgage deal changes this week. Shawbrook has made a series of reductions across its...
18 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Superdry wants to slash the rent it pays the landlords of 39 of its UK city centre stores, as part of...
17 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Almost four in 10 portfolio landlords are continuing to upgrade their properties to EPC C or above, despite proposed regulations being...
17 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Around half of first-time buyers say their prospects of owning a home are further away than ever due to the ongoing...
17 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...
16 April 2024
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The Labour-led government in Wales has issued a consultation proposing the abolition of Land Transaction Tax Multiple Dwelling Relief from June...
16 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A London council has prosecuted landlord Syed Shah, owner of an HMO, for a string of breaches that posed significant risks...
16 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The average water bill has risen by 6% in England and Wales in recent days, which could see households having to...
13 April 2024
From: Top tips & guides
The head of lettings agency Benham and Reeves has made an outspoken attack on stamp duty. The agency analysed data from the...
10 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A private landlord from Bridlington has been ordered to pay £1,500 for putting tenants into a dangerous property, thereby breaching a...
10 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Landlords and renters’ activists are at either end of the spectrum reacting to a controversial report on the private rental sector. Yesterday...
09 April 2024
From: Breaking News
New data sourced from millions of Barclays current accounts reveals growing stability in UK housing costs, which saw their lowest uplift...
09 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A leading business analyst is firmly blaming interest rates for the see-saw in house prices seen in recent indices. The latest, from...
08 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The latest Halifax house price index results, which show mixed fortunes for the housing market, should be seen as a spur...
08 April 2024
From: Breaking News
UK house prices grew in March on a quarterly basis, by 2.0%, with annual growth slowing to 0.3%, from 1.6% in...
08 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A council has prosecuted a landlord for letting out two HMOs without a licence and failing to comply with HMO Management...
05 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A controversial wealth management company claims that almost two thirds of private tenants have suffered a deterioration in their mental and...
04 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A mortgage firm that works with landlords claims an increasing number of them prioritise energy efficiency when assessing properties to buy. Some...
04 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A Labour council in London has issued a statement appearing to celebrate its role cracking down on landlords. The statement from Brent...
03 April 2024
From: Breaking News
New research from specialist lender Aldermore shows that 69% of private tenants feel they have a ‘good landlord’. This bucks the traditional...
03 April 2024
From: Breaking News
UK house prices fell by 0.2% in March. Nevertheless, the annual rate of house price growth edged higher to 1.6% in...
03 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The popular narrative may have been that first time buyers have been priced out of the market, partly by landlords: but...
02 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Co-living developments are a type of purpose-built rental housing, under the same principle as Build To Rent (BTR) but offering smaller size...
30 March 2024
From: The Big Issues
The UK government's long awaited Spring Budget announced some key changes for the property market in an effort to stimulate activity...
30 March 2024
From: Tax & Finance
A deposit alternative service claims rents have risen an average 46% in the last decade. Zero Deposit claims it’s analysed rental market...
28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Changes to empty home council tax rates could generate an additional £540m from Monday, a lettings agency claims. Since April 2013, billing...
27 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A consultation on how to develop a more dynamic energy price cap has been launched by the regulator, Ofgem. The regulator claims...
27 March 2024
From: Breaking News
There have been more changes to buy to let mortgage ranges from lenders. Coming into effect today, The Mortgage Works will be...
26 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A council has agreed a council tax rise of an additional 100% on second home and long-term empty homes, despite widespread...
26 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Britain’s housing stock offers the worst value for money of any advanced economy, according new analysis published by the Resolution Foundation. The...
25 March 2024
From: Breaking News
23 March 2024
From: Tax & Finance
Landlords who paid Capital Gains Tax at 28% - before the Chancellor reduced it to 24% in this month’s Budget -...
21 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Slowing inflation may - just may - lead the way for reduced interest rates. The headline inflation rate is now just 3.4%,...
21 March 2024
From: Breaking News
An all-party House of Commons committee is calling on Local Housing Allowance to be updated automatically and annually. LHA rates have been...
21 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Some of the biggest names in the trade, lending and advisory sectors have produced a report outlining the vast significance that...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Rental growth continued to cool in February, says the latest market snapshot from lettings agency Hamptons. Last month, the average rent on...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A personal finance company has attempted to quantify the costs of pet damage at a property. Novuna polled over 2,000 UK homeowners...
19 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The average price of property coming to the market for sale rises by 1.5% (+£5,279) this month to £368,118, as the...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Some 89% of higher-rate and 100% of lower-rate taxpaying landlords who sell will see their Capital Gains Tax bill rise in...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Latest inflation figures are announced on Wednesday and the Bank of England makes its next base rate decision on Thursday. The Office...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A prominent agent who advises many landlord clients says the Capital Gains Tax cuts announced in the Budget are too small...
15 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows tenant demand rising but at a rather more modest...
15 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A landlord who illegally converted a property into six flats has been ordered to pay more than £220,000. A previous unlawful change...
15 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A council is warning landlords and tenants after one landlord was ordered to pay more than £4,700 in fines and costs...
14 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Some 40% of residential landlords with a mortgage - fixed, tracker or discount - are due to renew their mortgage rate...
14 March 2024
From: Breaking News
New research from specialist lender Aldermore reveals the financial boost landlords provide to local economies. Nearly eight out of ten landlords opt...
12 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The chief executive of a short lets service says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is wrong to think penalising landlords will help solve...
11 March 2024
From: Breaking News
UK house prices rose for the fifth consecutive month in February, up by 0.4 per cent or £1,091 in cash terms,...
11 March 2024
From: Breaking News
In September the Prime Minister announced that landlords will no longer be required to meet the minimum EPC minimum energy rating...
09 March 2024
From: Agent Advice
The latest index, from the Halifax, shows house prices rose 0.4 per cent in February – the fifth consecutive monthly increase....
09 March 2024
From: The Big Issues
Nearly a third of landlords predict that the retail sector will see the highest level of negative growth over the next...
09 March 2024
From: Top tips & guides
One piece of good news to come out of the small print documents accompanying the Budget concerns capital appreciation. The Office for...
07 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Liverpool council and Merseyside Police have secured the eviction of a private tenant making life ‘a nightmare’ for the local community. The...
07 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Buy to let lender Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024. Manchester, Coventry, Brighton...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A landlord who failed to produce annual gas safety certificates as she ignored warnings from a council, has left court with...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A property industry commentator has set out what he calls a plan of action to rejuvenate the buy to let sector. Jonathan...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Almost a million private rented households reliant on Universal Credit experience a shortfall between the benefit payments they receive and the...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A controversial proposal for a £300m tax grab on landlords appears to closely follow a policy suggestion put forward by activists...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
UK house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in February, says the Nationwide, after taking account of seasonal effects. This resulted in...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Building on the momentum of 2023, the North West is poised for continued growth in rental and property prices. Early investment...
02 March 2024
From: Top tips & guides
Zoopla’s latest market snapshot, used as a guide to capital appreciation by some landlords, says there’s now a three-tier housing market...
01 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The letting agents’ trade body has made the unexpected move of calling on banks to cut mortgage rates. Rates are typically decided...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A property firm which has analysed transactions across the UK suggests the market is, at last, ‘back to normal’ in almost...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A prominent lawyer has stepped up her criticisms of Housing Secretary Michael Gove and his attacks on buy to let and...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Media outlets in Scotland are reporting that Edinburgh council is considering charging short let landlords for bin collections. The plans are to be...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Rightmove is calling on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to use next week’s Budget as an opportunity to incentivise landlords to make properties...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A landlord who was involved in a decade-long dispute with a London council has been hit with a £1.44 million penalty...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The buy to let mortgage sector has seen fixed rates fall to their lowest point since September 2022, according to analysis...
27 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Rental sector and property industry views are split over the controversial idea of allowing first time buyers to put down a...