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A property industry commentator has set out what he calls a plan of action to rejuvenate the buy to let sector. Jonathan...

A third of landlords have suggested they are considering retiring or quitting the sector because of attacks and obstacles in the...

The continued attacks on the buy to let sector have resulted in a dramatic decline in investment plans by landlords. A new...

Section 21 evictions are set to soar higher, a property association leader forecasts - because of the threat to abolish them. Data...

Santander has been sharply criticised for increasing its Interest Coverage Ratio just as other lenders have been making it easier to...

A charity has acknowledged that landlords need help to keep their homes, and in turn continue to provide much-needed homes in...

A growing number of landlords are incorporating in order to salvage profits from the difficult buy to let sector, a bank...

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

Arrears in the buy to let sector are worsening at a faster rate than for homeowners. Octane Capital analysed industry figures on...

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

A tax expert claims the government’s move to abolish the lifetime allowance for pension contributions may damage the buy to let...

A high profile mortgage lender operating in the buy to let sector has launched a series of products aimed at investors...

There’s been a dramatic short-term improvement in the number of mortgage products available for buy to let landlords. The independent mortgage market...

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

A new survey shows a large majority of investors believe buy to let has lost its shine. Investment platform Shojin’s survey -...

Recent research shows an 18 per cent increase in the number of Green mortgages available in just a six month period. Financial...

A cleaning crisis caused by Brexit and Covid could threaten the well-being of the buy to let sector according to a...

A bank is establishing a working group of industry professionals, landlords and policy makers to see how the private rental sector...

A finance chief is warning that the threat of possible rises in Capital Gains Tax should be dismissed by the government to...

One of the industry’s leading legal voices is warning that the next change proposed to EPC requirements will affect almost half...

A leading market analyst says the looming threat of rent controls may be deterring landlords entering the buy to let sector,...

Research by the buy to let specialist Sequre Property Investment suggests that landlords are largely undeterred by the slew of government...

PropTech firms GetGround and Molo are partnering to offer landlords a one-stop-shop for dealing with the administrative details of buy to let...

There’s good news for landlords considering investing or refinancing in the buy to let sector as interest rates are beginning to...

A survey of 20,000 landlords by a comparison website suggests 53 per cent are uncertain if they want to remain in buy to...

The government should use today's ‘Tax Day’ consultation process to reform Capital Gains Tax so that it encourages a smaller, high...

A major survey of landlords, tenants and letting agents suggests Covid-related arrears may not be the big problem as some fear. The...

Would-be landlords are being wooed by an opportunity to win a 13-apartment portfolio in return for ... just a £10 ticket. It's...

The devastating impact of the Coronavirus could cost buy-to-let landlords nearly £14.9bn should tenants be unable to pay rent during the...

Almost two-thirds of private landlords with tenants receiving Universal Credit have had problems with non-payment and arrears, according to the latest...

Furness Building Society has refreshed its buy-to-let and holiday product ranges, which includes cutting two-year rates by up to 0.56%. The intermediary...

The average cost of renting a home is now increasing across every UK region for the first time in 19 months,...

Activity levels in prime central London’s buy-to-let sector remains relatively sluggish, despite a pick up in the wider housing market in...

A new key insurance scheme has been launched for buy-to-let landlords and homeowners by Discount Insurance. The insurance broker has joined forces...

Buy-to-let mortgage costs remain at record lows, but there are growing signs that borrowing costs and rates in the sector could...

Buy-to-let mortgage rates were largely unaffected by a sharp increase in swap rates in the final quarter of 2016, but this...

Buy-to-let investors looking to benefit from the greatest level of capital appreciation over the next 12 months should focus on buying...

A web portal which radically changes the way investors search for their next investment property has signed up 5,000 agents, less...