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There wasn’t much by way of good news in the Spring Budget for landlords and property investors last month. Although some rumours...

Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...

Specialist investment lender Hodge has joined forces with Propflo, a PropTech startup, to urge customers to make their properties more energy-efficient...

A controversial wealth management company claims that almost two thirds of private tenants have suffered a deterioration in their mental and...

The UK government's long awaited Spring Budget announced some key changes for the property market in an effort to stimulate activity...

It’s all change at the start of the new tax year, and with so many tweaks to so many rules, it’s...

The tax reliefs enjoyed by landlords running Furnished Holiday Lets (FHL) were cut by the Chancellor this month. Some say the...

Landlords who paid Capital Gains Tax at 28% - before the Chancellor reduced it to 24% in this month’s Budget -...

An all-party House of Commons committee is calling on Local Housing Allowance to be updated automatically and annually. LHA rates have been...

The average price of property coming to the market for sale rises by 1.5% (+£5,279) this month to £368,118, as the...

Some 89% of higher-rate and 100% of lower-rate taxpaying landlords who sell will see their Capital Gains Tax bill rise in...

The Chancellor has rendered hundreds of lettings businesses unviable overnight as a result of his Budget tax clampdown. That’s the view of...

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

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Seasonality is returning to the prime London lettings market after three tumultuous years.  The pandemic meant the market was initially flooded with...

A prominent agent who advises many landlord clients says the Capital Gains Tax cuts announced in the Budget are too small...

A new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows tenant demand rising but at a rather more modest...

Some 40% of residential landlords with a mortgage - fixed, tracker or discount - are due to renew their mortgage rate...

The number of new rental instructions in February was 20 per cent higher year-on-year, says London-focused agency Foxtons. Average rent achieved rose...

The chief executive of a short lets service says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is wrong to think penalising landlords will help solve...

In September the Prime Minister announced that landlords will no longer be required to meet the minimum EPC minimum energy rating...

The latest index, from the Halifax, shows house prices rose 0.4 per cent in February – the fifth consecutive monthly increase....

An activist group is demanding that the lower Capital Gains Tax should apply only to landlords who sell with sitting tenants. In...

A legal firm says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has effectively slashed the value of holiday homes which are sold from April 2025...

In what may appear a surprise to almost everyone, the Generation Rent activist group has described yesterday’s Budget as a “giveaway...

The National Residential Landlords Association has slammed yesterday’s lacklustre Budget as a missed opportunity. Yesterday’s announcements - like to be the last...

One piece of good news to come out of the small print documents accompanying the Budget concerns capital appreciation. The Office for...

The Chancellor has used his Budget to confirm a 2p cut in National Insurance, from April 6. This will take it...

In a final call on the Chancellor to help the private rental sector in today’s Budget, the National Residential Landlords Association...

Almost a million private rented households reliant on Universal Credit experience a shortfall between the benefit payments they receive and the...

A controversial proposal for a £300m tax grab on landlords appears to closely follow a policy suggestion put forward by activists...

UK house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in February, says the Nationwide, after taking account of seasonal effects.  This resulted in...

A leader of the Renters Reform Coalition activist lobby has made a specific targeted attack on the motives and honesty of...

The Budget on Wednesday will contain a £300m tax raid on the private rental sector according to a report this morning...

Like a parent whose kids expected half term in Disneyland, Jeremy Hunt is spending the week managing expectations – and crushing...

Landlords play a crucial role in providing safe and comfortable housing for tenants while also managing rental properties effectively. Staying informed...

Millennials, long seen as a financially disadvantaged generation, are on the brink of becoming the wealthiest generation in history thanks to...

An analysis of government data suggests that potential first time buyers have failed to take advantage of literally hundreds of millions...

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

A prominent lawyer has stepped up her criticisms of Housing Secretary Michael Gove and his attacks on buy to let and...

Rightmove is calling on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to use next week’s Budget as an opportunity to incentivise landlords to make properties...

Rental sector and property industry views are split over the controversial idea of allowing first time buyers to put down a...

One of the biggest parts of buying a holiday home is securing a holiday let mortgage which can differ substantially to...

The government has confirmed that Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment (MTD for ITSA) will cost landlords both extra money...

Airbnb has released new figures showing that the typical host landlord makes a modest £5,500 a year by sharing their space...

According to Haslams lettings agency’s latest House Price Index, a new hotspot has emerged for private rental sector investors. It claims Reading...

Landlords selling up because of rising taxes and unaffordable regulations are being advised not to be over ambitious with asking prices.  Tim...

Speculation continues apace over the likely measures in next month’s Budget, especially after what is seen by political analysts as a...

Activists in the Generation Rent campaign says big city Mayors should “tackle the worst landlords and seize their properties.” It also wants...

Two thirds of landlords say the demand for private rented housing is continuing to increase, according to new research commissioned by...

This week’s official inflation rate is now expected to show a possible rise, rather than a fall. Although there is widespread expectation...

Although SDLT receipts have been volatile in recent years, the property tax’s effectiveness as a revenue-raiser for the Government is not...

One of the MPs behind the disastrous mini-Budget - which directly led to soaring interest rates - is to stand down...

A newly-nominated candidate in this spring’s London Mayoral election has vowed to lower private rents if he wins. Serge Crowbolder, currently a...

The average price of a home in Wales fell to £234,086 at the end 2023 following continued economic and financial pressures,...

Increasing the supply of homes for private rent would boost government finances by £10 billion, says the National Residential Landlords Association. The...

If you're thinking of investing in a holiday home this year, there can be a lot to consider. From gathering insight to...

Paul Johnson - a director of the Institute of Fiscal Studies since 2011 and a visiting economics professor at University College...

Labour-controlled Haringey Council in London says the owners of short lets and furnished holiday homes will be forced to pay double...

A respected league table of yields in different parts of England and Wales has issued its latest figures. The Fleet Mortgages Buy-to-Let...

Despite a sharp fall in the number of homes bought by landlords in 2023, the number of limited companies set up...

Average new seller asking prices rose 1.3 per cent between December and January - the biggest rise at this time of...

The latest HomeLet rental index begins 2024 with a glimmer of hope for tenants as rents have fallen for the second...

Another house price index has indicated a gentle rise in capital appreciation coming through at the end of 2023. Richard Sexton, director...

There’s a warning this morning that stricter Energy Performance Certificate measures for the private rental sector may not have gone, after...

The Treasury has announced March 6 as the date for the Spring Budget and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has commissioned the Office...

Letting agents’ trade body Propertymark has issued a warning to the rental sector about scams based on energy efficiency measures.  An increase...

HM Treasury has opened its representations portal, meaning landlords - and anyone else - can submit their ideas for the next...

Awareness of green mortgages is dipping among buyers, according to new research. Almost two thirds of mortgage advisers say their clients have...

There are now fewer than 35 days until self employed workers - including many landlords - will need to submit their...

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

A major property industry supplier claims that the housing sector could meet government targets to improve the Energy Performance Certificate ratings for homes.  Landmark...

A lack of Energy Performance Certificate enforcement is putting tenants at risk from high energy costs or cold homes, according to...

A council is to spend £10m to buy homes on the open market to house local people - some at risk...

Cash and mortgage housing market data show average prices decline by an annual 4.6 per cent says e.surv. But the monthly trend...

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

After the Autumn Statement unveiled a major tax cut for January, you’d be forgiven for thinking you’ll pay less tax in...

One in four people don’t have enough savings to cover a 25 per cent drop in earnings - and that rises...

A mortgage lender survey suggests landlords are returning to fixed rate mortgages. Landbay says more investors are opting for five-year fixed mortgages...

A controversial licensing scheme is due to come into force tomorrow - just as the council administering it has declared itself...

A BBC News report claims that increasing numbers of renters aged over 30 are moving to cheaper areas as rents have...

Any hope of a near-term drop in interest rates appears to have been wiped out by a statement by Bank of...

House prices fell 1.2 per cent in the past year, according to a new Zoopla report out today, with average discounts...

The Office for Budget Responsibility - a Treasury department operating independently from the government - released its central forecast for the...

The rising cost of living - especially housing - remains the top issue on Londoners’ minds for the second year in...

Labour’s shadow housing secretary and deputy leader Angela Rayner says her party will scrap Section 21 on its first day in...

Lost in the noise of the King’s Speech, the general pledge to reform the leasehold system, and the subsequent political turmoil...

A major council has declared a Housing Emergency for its city, attributing part of the problem to rising private rents. A statement...

A housing analyst says student rent increases should be capped in the same way as social housing rents are. Rory Hughes, writing...

Renters in shared housing stand to save up to £1,000 - and the National Residential Landlords Association says it is the...

Propertymark has set out its stall for next month’s Autumn Statement - and many of the demands are for improvements that...

The cheapest end of the rental market is under-supplied and overly competitive, a deposit alternative service claims. The provider - Zero Deposit...

For those looking to take the leap into holiday letting, finding the right property is not only the first step, but...

MPs from a range of opposition parties are pressing the government to reinstate the stricter energy efficiency rules for landlords, recently...

It’s taken some time but one of London’s biggest lettings agencies says a ‘traditional’ lettings market has returned to the capital.  Last...

Landlords grappling with tax returns have been given some advice - file them sooner, rather than later. Data analysed by business consultancy...

How to Achieve Low Season Holiday Let Bookings This year, with families across the UK facing a squeeze to their budgets, we’ve...

Over the last 15 years, the HMO market has been transformed.  Back in the ‘90s, multi-lets were mainly student housing or cheap...

In an unusual move, London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan says home owners in dire financial difficulties should be able to switch...

New figures from Foxtons show that average weekly rent in July 2023 was 12 per cent higher than July 2022.  The agency’s...