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The buy-to-let market is starting to show some positive signs, especially in London where activity is picking up again, new figures show. The ongoing political...

The delay to Crossrail is having a negative impact on nearby property prices, which is bad news for those who own...

There has been a sharp decline in the number of buy-to-let landlords investing in the capital’s property market since the 3%...

Property investors often debate on how best to improve their properties. Whether that is undergoing big property renovations or improving their...

A third of adults do not check if the engineer working on their property’s gas appliances is doing so legally, according...

Estate agents, property surveyors, interior decorators, an online services marketplace and other housing experts have teamed up to reveal home renovations...

Barclays has launched a new range of fee-free buy-to-let mortgage products. The bank has also reduced rates on a selection of buy-to-let...

Nationwide were among a small group of mortgage lenders asked to give evidence at a select committee yesterday on restrictions around...

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has reduced rates on selected two-year fixed and tracker mortgages by up to 0.25%. The subsidiary of Nationwide Building Society has...

A buy-to-let landlord who converted a flat in London Bridge into ‘cramped bedsits’ without planning consent has been ordered to pay...

All letting agents in England are now required to belong to an approved Client Money Protection scheme, a measure designed to...

An online petition calling on Rightmove to ban ‘No DSS’ wording in rental adverts has attracted more than 40,000 signatures. The petition...

The UK is facing a private rented housing crisis unless the government takes rapid action to stop landlords selling up, according...

The housing minister James Brokenshire’s announcement yesterday that there will be a consultation period on the ability of landlords to remove...

There could soon be a sharp rise in the number of buy-to-let looking to sell up as a consequence of the...

There has been a significant rise in the number of landlords re-entering the buy-to-let market after coming to terms with the...

The UK Build to Rent sector continues to go from strength to strength, with record levels of investment in the first...

An overstretched generation of carers are in need of greater support themselves when it comes to keeping a roof over their...

Thousands of tenants are being told by their landlord that they are not allowed to switch energy providers with a view...

The rise in popularity of holidaying in the UK or ‘staycation’ has led to a mini boom for the UK tourist...

Buy-to-let landlords north of the border continue to achieve higher returns on their property investments than their counterparts south of the...

The average rent across England and Wales has remained flat over the past 12 months, with rents reaching an average of...

Rents in Great Britain increased 1.9% year-on-year in March, driven by a 3.7% rise in Greater London where rents hit a...

UK rents have started to increase at a rate not seen in the market for more than two years, fresh figures...