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A leading business analyst is firmly blaming interest rates for the see-saw in house prices seen in recent indices. The latest, from...

UK house prices grew in March on a quarterly basis, by 2.0%, with annual growth slowing to 0.3%, from 1.6% in...

Slowing inflation may - just may - lead the way for reduced interest rates. The headline inflation rate is now just 3.4%,...

Latest inflation figures are announced on Wednesday and the Bank of England makes its next base rate decision on Thursday. The Office...

Building on the momentum of 2023, the North West is poised for continued growth in rental and property prices. Early investment...

The letting agents’ trade body has made the unexpected move of calling on banks to cut mortgage rates. Rates are typically decided...

Knight Frank says that the Bank of England base rate is likely to stay unchanged at 5.25 per cent for at...

There’s a warning today that the Bank of England’s decision to freeze base rate at the high level of 5.25 per...

A prominent analyst says the threat of rising inflation caused by the Red Sea shipping attacks - on top of this...

The yo-yo economic news is now casting doubt on whether the Bank of England will cut base rate as quickly as...

New data from HM Revenue and Customs reveals a 22 per cent annual drop in residential transactions in the year to...

Rightmove has revealed its forecast for 2024 - and has looked back on the past 12 months. This year, 2023, ends with...

Monthly interest costs have surged by 283 per cent since 2021 for landlords using interest-only mortgages, research shows. Octane Capital compared rates...

Consumer Price Inflation in November was 3.9 per cent - significantly lower than the 4.4 per cent expected by many analysts. It’s...

A business consultancy claims the HMNRC Self-Assessment helpline - set up to assist those compiling and filing tax returns as the...

Two-thirds of private landlords in the UK are optimistic about how their property investments will perform in the coming years -...

House prices may fall by up to four per cent in 2024 the Halifax is warning. Its Outlook for 2024 report says...

Rightmove has revealed its forecast for 2024 - but just as it has done this, it’s revealed asking prices have dropped...

A panel of experts forecast house prices will fall as much as 10 per cent by Autumn 2024. Financial website Finder brought...

Average house prices rose by 1.1 per cent in October, compared to a fall of 0.3 per cent in September says...

The Bank of England has left its base interest rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent. Its Monetary Policy Committee, which decides the...

Average house prices are now falling 2.9 per cent annually in England and Wales according to the monthly e.surv index. Yorkshire and...

The UK housing market is remaining “more resilient than expected” despite the latest price index showing another small fall. The Halifax say...

The Bank of England has revealed its latest decision on base rate - which in turn has a strong influence on...

The monetary policy committee of the Bank of England meets today - and will it approve a 15th successive base rate...

To help or not to help: that is the question the government is facing with regard to under-pressure private rented sector...

Yearly returns on the average buy-to-let property in the UK were over £4000 lower in June 2023, compared to the same...

By Richard O’Neill, managing director, lettings at Romans Estate Agents As a landlord, your property’s yield is an important figure. It indicates...

Landlords about to remortgage are being urged to secure a new rate as early as possible - even six months in...

Debate is raging over whether there will be a 15th successive interest rate rise when the Bank of England’s monetary policy...

Any landlord hit with late payment surcharges from HM Revenue & Customs will now face even higher charges. As a result of...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has announced its decision on base rate. It will rise by 0.25 per cent to...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee meets again today with strong expectations that they will agree their 14th successive base...

Mortgage lenders have launched a £5m media campaign to publicise the support available to owner occupier mortgage holders if they face...

The latest market snapshot from Zoopla suggests landlords’ capital appreciation over the second half of this year depends almost entirely on...

One of the country’s leading mortgage brokers predicts a rise in the Bank of England base rate next month - and...

Today's inflation figures effectively seal the fate of the housing market for the rest of this year - including the crucial...

The average price of homes coming to the market have dipped slightly once again, according to Rightmove. The newly-marketed properties are some...

Details have emerged of an extraordinary ‘stress test’ created by the Bank of England and tested on eight major banks to...

If you are a landlord looking for the silver lining in a dark cloud, June’s interest rate decision will have certainly...

A prominent housing market website suggests that unprec­edented demand in the rental market may play “a key role” in restricting supply...

New data shows the slump in transactions across the UK - and may trigger opportunities for aggressive investors seeking to take...

The average UK house price fell slightly in June, by around £300 compared to May with a typical property now costing...

A specialist buy to let mortgage broker says the government must help landlords with mortgage costs, as well as owner occupiers...

The Bank of England has announced its latest change in base rate, which is used by most lenders to determine interest...

A mortgage expert is warning that a housing market crash now looks ”inevitable” as expectations run high of what many be...

If this was typical of the past 10 years we would be talking of a 0.6 per cent average house price...

New data produced by lettings agency Savills gives an indication of how the buy to let sector may be threatened by...

There’s been widespread anger from the mortgage broker community in response to NatWest’s decision to make buy to let stress tests...

House prices were largely unchanged in May, edging down by just £130 compared to April - but on an annual basis...

There’s uncertainty over whether the latest inflation figure - showing an annualised drop from 10.1 per cent last month to 8.7...

The Bank of England has announced its latest decision on base rate. This has been increased by 0.25 per cent to 4.5...

One of the most respected financial organisations is warning landlords and the rest of the property industry that markets are now...

The latest edition of a housing market measure has suggested that one borough of London has seen rent rises of 33...

The Bank of England has raised base rate by 0.25 per cent to 4.25 per cent - the highest level since...

There’s a 50:50 chance of yet another Bank of England base rate rise this week according to a leading business analyst. Susannah...

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee meets next week to consider whether base rate should rise again - but there’s...

The Financial Conduct Authority has set out ways in which mortgage lenders can help customers struggling with payments - but landlords...

  Second home market growth and falling house prices could be a combination for success. There’s been a clear positive correlation between profit...

An influential housing market analyst says it now looks like house prices will stay flat in 2023, rather than fall. Nicholas Mendes,...

Landlords are being offered fresh advice if they have been hit with higher interest payments following the base rate rise to...

The Bank of England has increased base rate to 4.0 per cent - its 10th rate rise in a row. Avinav Nigam,...

Yes, it’s that time again when the property hoi polloi impose their predictions for the following year on us and so,...

Would-be first time buyers may have to settle for renting for longer and putting their ownership aspirations on ice, following the...

The Bank of England has increased base rate by 0.5 per cent to 3.5 per cent. This is the ninth consecutive base...

A new survey from Aviva has revealed that over a million people may rule themselves out of the first-time buyer market,...

New figures from London lettings agency Foxtons shows rents in the capital reaching new highs. In October, rental prices reached a record...

Mortgage experts speaking to a committee of MPs have given an especially gloomy forecast for the buy to let sector in...

Landlords are being advised to check when their current mortgage fixed terms are expiring or see whether they wish to have...

The government must explain how it will help the private rental sector - both landlords and tenants - through the cost...

The Bank of England has increased its base rate from 2.25 per cent to 3.0 per cent. This is the largest hike...

There’s widespread concern that the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee, which meets today, is to unveil a 0.75 per cent...

Nine out of 10 respondents to a new survey of landlords have either already increased rents, or intend to increase them.  This...

There’s rather a lot going on in the economy as I write this and, by the time it is published, who...

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England has agreed to raise interest rates by 0.5 per cent to 2.25...

There’s widespread speculation that the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee will today announce another interest rate rise - and it...

As inflation passes the 10% mark, it’s no surprise that many landlords are hurriedly reviewing the health of their buy to...

We seem to be living in a continuous stream of ‘once in a lifetime’ events. From Brexit, to the pandemic and...

The next meeting of the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has been delayed by a week. A tweet from the BoE...

On August 4 the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee voted to raise the base rate from 1.25 to 1.75 per...

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has announced that base rate is rising from 1.25 to 1.75 per cent. The rate is now...

A senior figure at the Bank of England is warning that base rate could rise to 2.0 per cent or more...

A prominent agency has revised its market forecast for the rest of 2022 and says prices will rise more and for...

The most recent interest rate rise has swung the balance making it cheaper to rent than to buy, according to lettings...

The latest Bank of England base rate increase will serve only to increase the pain on landlords, it’s been claimed. This is...

The Bank of England is this week expected to increase base rate for the fifth time in a row. The Bank’s monetary...

Independent mortgage sector monitor Moneyfacts says the choice for landlords wanting to borrow remains very strong - but increasingly interest rates...

Landlords have been hit with steep rises in the cost of buy to let fixed rate mortgages even before the Bank...

A prominent buy to let mortgage expert says yesterday base rate rise by the Bank of England is expected to hit...

House prices rose less than expected last month after expanding at the fastest rate for almost two decades.  The Nationwide says annual...

An online specialist mortgage broker claims that lenders are getting quicker at passing in interest rate rises to landlords. Property Master says...

Landlords now have to pay as much as £40 extra per property because of interest rate rises. That’s the calculation of online...

Landlords are being insulated from the worst effects of interest rate rises because lenders are so keen to win and keep...

Buy to let mortgage rates will rise “very quickly” this year according to a leading broker. Last week base rate was increased...

There’s a 15 year record high in the number of buy to let mortgage products available for current or new landlords. The...

The Covid pandemic has had a significant impact on the economy, with long term consequences that are still not fully appreciated....

Landlords are being warned that the next Bank of England base rate rise, possibly at its next meeting in early February,...

A new bank - Recognise - has entered the buy to let market in a bid to win landlords and investors. Its...

The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years, in response to calls...

Landlords with mortgages may be sighing with relief as some commentators are forecasting that the Bank of England will not, after...