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The slump in the UK home ownership rate from 73% a decade ago to just 63% today reflects the fact that...

There has been a moderate rise in residential property price growth across the UK, according to the latest analysis carried out...

PLATFORM_ has been awarded planning consent to build just over 200 homes on the site of the former Browning Jones &...

The total value of the UK’s housing stock reached a record £7.29 trillion in 2018, according to fresh research from Savills. The...

Buy-to-let landlords who currently offer properties with rents inclusive of all utility bills should be aware of potential ‘hidden cost of...

A 50% council tax increase could be on the way for owners of empty properties across many parts of the country...

The Welsh government is planning to introduce new incentives and other support to help encourage more landlords with properties in Wales...

Property website Zoopla is trialling a new Property Valuation Report (PVR) in nine areas across the country ahead of a broader...

The Minister for Family Support, Housing and Child Maintenance, Justin Tomlinson, will address the Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) Future Renting Wales conference...

Renting a property is now more expensive than buying in nine out of ten of the largest British cities, fresh data...

Early bird tickets are now on sale for the Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) next Future Renting Conference in Cardiff. The one-day conference,...

While the cost difference between furnished and unfurnished rentals varies across the country, generally speaking you can typically expect to receive...

One in three renters never intend to buy their own home, mainly because they are happy living in the private rented sector,...

GoCompare has launched a new tool to help determine where you should invest your money for the best capital growth and...

As the National Landlord Investment Show prepares to celebrate its fifth anniversary at Aston Villa Football Club on Wednesday May 16th,...

Deposit protection scheme, TDS, has announced 20 new dates for its ‘Academy’ training events running over the next year across England...

The average tenancy deposit paid by tenants in Britain’s largest cities now stands at £1,057, with deposits for properties in London and...

The average two-year buy-to-let fixed mortgage deal at 75% loan-to-value (LTV) has fallen to a record-low of 2.47%, as many landlords...

Liverpool, Nottingham and Cardiff are among the latest hotspots for buy-to-let investors looking for the best returns. The latest edition of Private...

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are letting out their homes as short-term holiday lets, making them no longer available for...

The Welsh minister for housing and regeneration, Rebecca Evans AM, will address the RLA’s Future Renting Wales conference in Cardiff today.  The Future...

Buy-to-let landlords can still expect to achieve double-digit yields when investing up north, fresh research shows. A new survey by TotallyMoney provides...

dLighted, the insurance backed deposit-free renting solution, is once again trying to persuade more landlords and tenants to use its service...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has announced that the Welsh cabinet secretary responsible for housing policy, Carl Sargeant, will be the...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) will continue to offer buy-to-let landlords across the country special training on tenancy deposit schemes, as...

This month has seen the approval or introduction of a number of new licensing schemes for landlords in several English cities,...

A landlord has described her shock and horror after the home she rented out had been transformed into a cannabis farm. The...

A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay more than £4,000 after being prosecuted for breaching new laws demanding that all...

A landlord has been fined over £4,000 at Cardiff Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to eight charges relating to five rented...

A buy-to-let landlord in Newport has become the first to be prosecuted for breaching new laws demanding that all private landlords...

An investigation has been launched after details of hundreds of landlords who have not yet registered on a Wales-wide scheme were...

The key to a successful long-term buy-to-let investment is securing solid rental yields for income returns and the potential for capital...

There was a sharp increase in new rental properties listed in October, mostly in major towns and cities, according to fresh...

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

The supply of homes listed on the market to let has fallen sharply now that pretty much all of the buy-to-let...

Tenants are potentially facing steeper living costs following a significant drop in the supply of rental properties, new figures suggest. Some 87.6%...

A new study which looked at coastal towns across England and Wales has found that Hull offers landlords the highest average rental...

The North West of England tops the charts as the best place to invest for high annual rental yields, whereas the...

Tenants are now adopting a more short-term view on renting property, reflected in the average assured shorthold tenancy length which is...