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A new survey of UK-based investors reveals the outlook for alternative investments amid growing concerns over the state of the economy. The...

Uncertainty has become a vastly overused word to describe our economic situation in recent years. But, once again, it’s an unwaveringly...

Bricks and mortar have become one of the best investment classes over the past year, according to new research. The Stripe Property...

I hope you weren’t holding your breath for the Chancellor to announce a package of help for landlords in his Spring...

Dear Readers, Today is my last day as editor of Landlord Today. Following more than four years in the role, I have...

One in four buy-to-let landlords are planning to expand their portfolio this year, according to new research. With buy-to-let continuing to deliver...

With savers receiving poor returns from banks and building societies, thousands of people unsurprisingly continue to turn to residential property as a means...

A growing number of women are investing in the buy-to-let market as an alternative to the failing of the pensions industry,...

With savers receiving poor returns from banks and building societies, thousands of people unsurprisingly continue to turn to residential property as...

It is a potentially good time for buy-to-let landlords to add to their portfolio, the latest housing market snapshot suggests.  With buy-to-let...

The scales are tipping in the UK towards a greater number of private renters compared to owner-occupiers, as reflected by the...

Residential property is currently the best long-term investment when compared to all other asset classes, according to buy-to-let investors. Benham and Reeves...

With savers continuing to receive poor returns from banks and building societies, thousands of people unsurprisingly continue to turn to residential...

Four in ten buy-to-let landlords are planning to expand their portfolio this year, according to new research. With buy-to-let continuing to deliver...

Despite recent tax and regulatory changes, investment in buy-to-let has outperformed most other major asset classes over the past 10 years,...

Rental income for buy-to-let landlords has increased by a staggering 15% over the past 12 month to hit £18.7bn, up from...

With savers continuing to receive poor returns from banks and building societies, thousands of people unsurprisingly continue to turn to residential...

Private landlords across the UK collectively earned £33.8bn from their buy-to-let investments in the year from 5 April 2017 to 2018,...

Renters in central London now face having to bid against each other, pushing rents up in the process, as a result...

Despite a challenging period for landlords, characterised by tax and regulatory changes, buy-to-let remains a popular choice, supported by record-low mortgage...

With savers receiving appalling returns from banks and building societies, many people are unsurprising still interested in investing in buy-to-let as...

On 29 March 2019, the UK is scheduled to leave the European Union (EU). Despite the profound significance of this event,...

Buy-to-let investments will continue to offer attractive rates of return compared to other asset classes, but investors will increasingly search out...

The attraction of buy-to-let may be waning as far as some people are concerned due to a series of tax changes,...

Buy-to-let returns continue to outperform many major asset classes with property investors in northern areas benefitting from higher yields, owed in...

Despite changes to tax relief for residential landlords, buy-to-let remains a popular choice, supported by record-low mortgage borrowing rates, solid demand...

With the outlook for savers looking dismal, many people continue to invest in the tried and tested route of bricks and...

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

A combination of tax reform and stricter regulation for landlords is slowing the growth of the private rented sector (PRS), but private...

With savers continuing to receive poor returns from banks and building societies, buy-to-let remains the investment of choice for many people,...

Despite the changes to the buy-to-let sector in recent years, there still remains a desire among many to become a landlord,...

Lord Flight, a former Conservative Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, has once again criticised his own party’s buy-to-let tax changes,...

With savers continuing to receive poor returns from banks and building societies, thousands of people unsurprisingly continue to turn to residential...

Fresh research into how investors are planning to manage their financial strategy in 2018 shows that more than half - 53%...

Investment in buy-to-let continues to outperform most major asset classes, at a time of low saving rates and stock market volatility. Despite...

While demand for rental property remains strong, landlords always have to be mindful of tenants’ ability to pay higher prices, according...

Returns achieved by landlords in Scotland remain highly competitive when compared to other asset classes, the latest figures show. The average monthly...

There has been a significant increase in the number of students living in purpose-built student accommodation across Britain, making it harder...

This year has seen record numbers of landlords selling their BTL properties, in response to regulatory changes and the economic uncertainty,...

Having long provided mega double-digit returns for investors, investment in buy-to-let has outperformed all major asset classes in recent years, but...

Having long provided mega double-digit returns for investors, investment in buy-to-let has outperformed all major asset classes in recent years. But...

Having long provided mega double-digit returns for investors, investment in buy-to-let continues to outperform other major asset classes, including bonds, cash...

Buy-to-let returns continued to outperform many major asset classes in the second half of last year, with landlords earning an average...

Buy-to-let property is still an attractive investment at a time of low interest rates and volatile stock markets, according to according...

Buy-to-let Landlords will descend on London's ExCel on April 28 and 29 for the annual Property Investor & Homebuyer Show, which...

The buy-to-let boom of recent years has fed the stereotype that Brits are obsessed with property. Ever since Margaret Thatcher declared...

Buy-to-let lending returned to some form of normality during the fourth quarter of 2016, according to fresh lending figures. The share of...

Having long provided mega double-digit returns for investors, investment in buy-to-let has outperformed all major asset classes in recent years, but...

For many people buy-to-let continues to look an attractive income investment at a time of low saving rates and stock market...

The Bank of England will be granted new powers by the government to regulate mortgages used by small buy-to-let landlords to...

A quarter of all residential properties acquired in the summer were either a buy-to-let investment or a second home, fresh data...

Having long provided mega double-digit returns for investors, investment in buy-to-let shows very few signs of slowing, despite the increase in...

The huge rush to acquire buy-to-let property in the first quarter of the year ahead of the stamp duty change deadline...

Buy-to-let continues to provide double-digit bumper returns for investors with rents currently rising at the fastest pace since last autumn. The latest...

There was enormous appetite among buy-to-let investors to purchase property before the stamp duty surcharge on second homes was introduced on...

The recent increase in stamp duty land tax (“SDLT”) on “additional residential dwellings” represents the latest in a series of measures...

With savers receiving dismal returns from banks and building societies, thousands of people have unsurprising turned to residential property as a...

Analysis carried out for Platinum Property Partners (PPP), comparing HMOs rented to professionals and other asset classes, shows that HMOs were...