- Written by: Emma Lunn
The gap between average incomes and the pay of tenants who want to buy their first property has reached a post-recession high. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
Bosses at internet listings site Gumtree will meet with the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) to discuss scam in which fraudsters posing as landlords demand cash for viewings. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
A property crowdfunding website has claimed that “traditional” buy-to-let could become unprofitable in seven out of 10 UK towns and cities if interest rates rise by just 2.5% over the next four years. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
More renters in Wales are satisfied with their landlord than in any other part of the UK according to new findings from the National Landlords Association (NLA). ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
Accord Buy to Let has reduced selected rates by up to 0.15% on its range of two-year fixed rate 60% and 75% loan-to-value (LTV) mortgages. The intermediary-only lender, which is part of Yorkshire Building Society Group, is now offering ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
A tenants’ campaign group claims the Starter Homes scheme will help just 200,000 first-timer buyers, leaving 2 million aspiring home owners stuck renting. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
London estate agent Foxtons has been sent a “letter of claim” by a law firm acting for a group of landlords who say the agent has been overcharging landlords for work. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
The Brexit referendum is adding to housing market uncertainty which has seen a 2% drop in sales in major UK cities, research shows. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
The supply of rental accommodation is the lowest in the past year, while demand for rented accommodation is still rising, according to an industry body. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
A landlord in Bolton, Lancashire, has been fined £1,500 at Bolton Magistrates Court after a fire at one of his properties resulted in the death of a 49-year-old father of two. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
A landlord has been prosecuted by Reading Borough Council and ordered to pay £5,700 by magistrates after failing to meet national safety standards. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
This Saturday renters in London are taking to the streets in a “day of action” calling for an end to what they describe as “discriminatory practices” which deny housing to people in receipt of benefits. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
Do you know who’s living in your property? Maybe not, according to new research. Direct Line for Business found that one in six (17%) tenants in the UK admits to having rented out part or all of their property ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
Skipton Building Society has launched a refreshed range of fixed rate buy-to-let products with interest rates lowered on certain products by up to 0.18%. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
Retirement customers looking to invest the tax free cash lump sum from their pension pots into the buy-to-let property market has remained constant this year, despite the looming tax clampdown, according to data from Fidelity International. Come 6 April ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
A tax body has warned that flood-hit landlords could come a cropper when new rules about tax relief on expenditure by landlords when replacing furniture and other domestic items come into effect. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
Four in 10 landlords (40%) are either seriously considering forming a limited company in order to limit their exposure to changes that will restrict mortgage interest or will be looking into the option in the coming months, according to latest ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
The latest official figures show landlords are meeting the growing need for longer tenancies in private rented housing. New Government figures show that whilst the proportion of children in rental housing has increased, so has the average length of ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
The government’s attack on the buy-to-let sector means 9% of potential investors have cancelled their plans to buy property while around one in seven (14%) existing landlords say they will sell one or more of their BTL properties because of ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
A recent judgment in a court case may significantly reduce the Government’s ability to enforce its ‘right to rent’ policy, according to the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). In a case involving Ryanair appealing against fines imposed for carrying illegal ...
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