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The average buy-to-let landlord made £78,100 profit upon selling their rental property in 2019, fresh data shows. Landlords selling up in London made...

There was a 1.6 % fall in rents on renewed tenancies across Great Britain in May, the third consecutive monthly drop,...

Rents on renewed tenancies fell for the second consecutive month in April, the latest Hamptons International Lettings Index shows.  Last month, the average...

Some 70% tenancies that were due to end in March were renewed, the highest level recorded in any March since 2008...

There has been a significant drop in the proportion of annual sales to buy-to-let landlords as measured by Hamptons International.  The estate...

The number of landlords in the private rental sector has fallen to a seven-year low, according to Hamptons International’s latest monthly...

A shortage of properties available to rent coupled with strong demand from tenants has led to notable rental price increases across...

The proportion of homes bought with cash has hit an all-time low as the number of investors acquiring property continues to...

The proportion of homes let in this country by overseas-based landlords has increased, new figures show. The latest data from Hamptons International,...

The proportion of ‘accidental’ landlords has dropped year-on-year for the first time since 2014, fresh analysis shows.  One in 14, or 7.1%,...

Rents in Great Britain increased by an average of 2.3% year-on-year in August, fuelled primarily by growth in the South East...

Some 12% of properties in the private rented sector are now owned by a company as tax changes make private landlords...

There has been a sharp rise in the number of over 50s renting homes, according to new research from Hamptons International. Some...

The average buy-to-let landlord made £80,000 profit upon selling their rental property in 2018, new figures show. Landlords in London made the...

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

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...

The proportion of landlords acquiring properties in London in cash hit a seven-year high in 2018, according to fresh data from...

Overseas investors snapped up more than half of all properties for sale in prime London in the second half of 2018...

Tenants spent £1.9bn less in rent in 2018 compared with a year earlier, marking the first annual decline in more than...

The proportion of let properties in the UK owned by overseas landlords is at its lowest in almost a decade, new...

The outlook for renters has improved over the past decade, albeit with considerable regional variations, thanks to improved affordability, new figures...

Buy-to-let investors spent £12.1bn on new buy-to-let purchases during the first half of 2018, down 30% on three years ago, fresh...

A number of tenants have been hit by rent rises over the past 12 months as landlords respond to extra taxes...

Tenants are adopting a longer-term view to renting property, with more private renters looking to renew their existing contracts, new research...

The proportion of let properties in the UK that are owned by overseas landlords has dropped dramatically, according to new figures. The...

Many would-be first-time buyers are being forced to rent longer despite a slowdown in house prices as new figures reveal that...

The number of properties rented as a second home in Great Britain reached 13,680 last year, the highest number on record,...

The north-south gap in rental prices is narrowing, as rent hikes ease in the north but pick up in the south...