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Concerns over a spike in evictions once the current ban is lifted are unfounded, according to the National Residential Landlords Association...

Buy-to-let landlords in Scotland have been left with little alternative but to serve 350 eviction notices since the beginning of lockdown,...

A growing number of international property investors are expected to increase their presence in the UK buy-to-let market over the next...

Average UK rents slowed in the second quarter of the year as the coronavirus pandemic took its toll. Zoopla’s latest quarterly Rental...

Portico has teamed up with Goodlord to offer a new rent protection service.  The Goodlord insurance policy is designed to allow Portico’s...

Buy-to-let landlords are being urged to prepare for a spike in rent arrears ahead of changes to the furlough scheme this...

The government has indicated that it will not scrap Section 21 evictions through the Renters' Reform Bill until at least 2021.  The...

The coronavirus crisis has hit the UK's economic outlook, and many buy-to-let landlords are understandably worried about their post-lockdown rental property...

Buy-to-let landlords facing hardship as a consequence of the coronavirus crisis can defer their July tax payment on account, but taxpayers...

The government is being urged to consider introducing a new capital gains tax on all residential properties in the UK to...

Thousands of renters face the prospect of losing their homes when the rental eviction ban lifts next month unless the government...

The super prime property market in London has suffered amid the coronavirus pandemic, new research shows.  In times of crisis, the prime...

Rishi Sunak is being urged not to increase capital gains tax, as part of the government’s attempts to claw back the...

The chancellor’s decision to order a review of capital gains tax, signalling a future raid on second homeowners, including buy-to-let landlords,...

The Covid-19 pandemic has left many people, including private renters, facing financial difficulty, leading to some concerns that there will be...

The government’s decision to not extend the ban on landlords evicting renters beyond 23 August is a major concern for many...

Buy-to-let properties in the UK are currently in high demand and there appears to be plenty of room for further growth,...

Rightmove yesterday recorded a sharp rise in searches for property on its website as it was forced to deal with pent...

Industry leaders are calling on the government to provide urgent support for young people living in private rented housing.  As the chancellor...

Speculation that there will be a sharp increase in evictions once the existing evictions ban is lifted next month has been...

The number of private tenants in England who have fallen behind on rent has doubled during the coronavirus pandemic, according to...

Thousands of tenants who have struggled to pay rent during the coronavirus pandemic face the prospect of losing their home when...

Generation Rent has been criticised for claiming that homelessness could treble this year unless the government acts to help private renters. The...

Buy-to-let landlords suffering hardship as a result of the coronavirus pandemic can defer their July tax payment on account, but taxpayers...

Rent arrears have increased to more than £3m, with almost 2,500 eviction cases waiting to go through the courts, according to...

The majority of letting agents think their working conditions are unsafe, according to a new survey.  More than 70% surveyed by the...

Mortgage advisor jobs - shortage of advisors to meet demand The mortgage market, like all other parts of the property industry,...

The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) has issued fresh guidance to help students and landlords in England and Wales arrange accommodation check-outs...

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic uncertainty has swept the globe and has cause a number of markets and industries...

The government has been criticised by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) for taking far too long to remove all flammable cladding...

Renting out a property as a short-term let or holiday home has proved extremely profitable for some property investors, and a...

The government’s decision to extend the ban on evictions in England and Wales by a further two months has left victims...

A House of Commons Treasury Committee is calling on ministers to plug gaps in government schemes designed to support people during...

New research shows that renters are more vulnerable to economic shocks compared to homeowners.  Renters typically spend a higher proportion of their...

Earlier this month, the government confirmed that its ban on evictions due to the coronavirus pandemic is to be extended for...

Do you think Covid-19 been a stress test for the property sector? Have you made knee-jerk decisions? Have you been adversely...

Are you facing cash flow difficulties? Buy-to-let landlords suffering hardship as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic can defer their July...

The UK economy shrank by a record 20.4% in April as the coronavirus caused huge swaths of businesses to seize trading and the government...

The Law Society England and Wales has welcomed the government’s decision to extend the ban on landlords evicting renters until 23...

The government’s decision to extend the ban on landlords evicting renters will help to ensure that no-one will be evicted from...

Speculation that there will be a spike in evictions once the existing evictions ban is lifted are wide of the mark,...

There was an increase in buy-to-let activity in the first three months of 2020, the latest mortgage lending data shows. According to...

Accord Buy To Let’s mortgage offering is now back to pre-coronavirus levels, with products available at up to 80% loan-to-value (LTV)...

A Labour MP has called for the ban on evictions to be extended until later in the year, as renters fear...

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has launched a one-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage for existing customers.  The unusually short deal comes with a 2%...

More than 300,000 tenants failed to pay their rent on time last month, new research from Goodlord suggests.  The study by the...

Mortgage approvals slumped to the lowest on record in April as the UK spent the month in the coronavirus lockdown, the...

A number of buy-to-let landlords face financial hardship because of the coronavirus crisis, especially if the existing ban of tenant evictions...

With the Coronavirus crisis widely expected to lead to a rise in rent arrears as many tenants face financial hardship, Citizens...

More than 2,500 households have agreed not to pay rent thanks to a campaign, launched by the London Renters Union (LRU), which...

A survey of tenants suggests around one in eight private sector tenants have fallen behind with housing costs since the coronavirus...

Private landlords in London have been forced to drop rents by up to 15% following a significant increase in the number...

Activists are calling on tenants to withhold their payments to landlords, in an attempt to generalise a growing rent strike movement. The...

Although the existing coronavirus restrictions have not yet been eased in Scotland, this has not prevented demand rising from Scottish property buyers...

As more people start to think about moving home as the coronavirus restrictions are eased, sales and letting agents are being...

Airbnb has confirmed that it is laying off 25% of its workforce as the short-term lets platform joins a slew of firms...

A number of landlords are threatening legal action against university students after many withheld rent to save cash during the lockdown.  Landlords...

With a number of tenants suffering financial hardship due to coronavirus, Wandsworth Council is among a number of councils in the...

Buy-to-let landlords suffering hardship as a result of the coronavirus pandemic can defer their July tax payment on account.  Research shows that not...

The government last week announced that homeowners struggling to pay their mortgage due to coronavirus will be able to extend their...

MPs on parliament’s Housing, Communities and Local Government have called for greater financial support to be provided to all tenants during...

Many landlords and letting agents are increasingly concerned about the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on their tenants and property...

Buy-to-let landlords are bending over backwards to support tenants struggling to pay their rent as a consequence of coronavirus, new research...

Residential property prices increased across the UK by an average of 2.1% in the year to March, up from 2% in...

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a devasting impact on the short-term let industry, with nearly all those short-letting their property seeing the...

Students at the University of Bristol have taken part in a socially distant march demanding greater help for tenants adversely affected by...

Rightmove said visits to its website rose by 45% yesterday morning compared with a day earlier following the government’s decision to...

A free rental helpline has been launched by rental deposit replacement scheme Ome.  The introduction of the Rental Wellbeing Helpline has been...

Buy-to-let landlords hope that the housing market in England has embarked on a road to recovery after being given the green...

A new digital property management platform from Apropos by DJ Alexander, which covers almost half of the UK, including Edinburgh, Manchester,...

Restarting the housing market could help kickstart the UK economy.  The government has relaxed lockdown rules from today to allow the UK...

The current average UK rental yield has dropped slightly from 3.6% to 3.5%, according to the latest data from Howsy.  Despite the existing...

A number of buy-to-let landlords face financial hardship because of the coronavirus crisis, especially if the existing ban of tenant evictions...

A new rent payment plan tool has been launched for landlords and tenants to agree a rent payment plan for arrears...

The government’s coronavirus job retention scheme is expected to be extended until September at a reduced rate of 60%  The furlough scheme,...

Labour is calling on the government to unveil new measures to protect renters beyond June after the Bank of England warned...

Four in five deals underway when the Covid-19 pandemic struck are still progressing, but transaction numbers in the week ending 2...

Property auctions continue to prove popular and attract a number of investors, including buy-to-let landlords, despite the coronavirus crisis, according to...

The average UK house price dropped by 0.6% in April compared with the previous month as market activity ground to a...

The UK economy is losing £2.7bn a day in absolute terms due to the existing lockdown, a new report has revealed.  According to UK Powerhouse...

Landlords north of the border whose tenants are having difficulty paying rent during the coronavirus crisis can now apply for a...

Rents have unsurprisingly dropped over the past month, while the dip in void periods has fluctuated across the UK, the latest...

There are growing concerns that buy-to-let landlords could be banned from evicting private tenants beyond next month due to the coronavirus...

As more people start to think about moving home during the coronavirus pandemic, sales and letting agents are being urged to...

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has criticised Citizens Advice for over-egging rental default levels due to coronavirus.  Research carried out by...

A leading estate agent is launching a campaign to get the UK to observe a minute’s silence for all coronavirus victims...

Paragon has introduced a new one-year buy-to-let discounted SVR product to support new and existing landlord customers through the coronavirus uncertainty. The...

In an effort to get the UK economy open again, the UK’s tax regime should be simplified to encourage inward investment,...

Who are you? Neil Newstead What does it say on your business card? Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, sounds pretty important, but...

The UK lockdown has been essential for containing the spread of coronavirus, but it is causing major disruption and distress, so when...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that Universal Credit rent arrears deductions have been suspended amid the coronavirus...

Landlords who have benefited from a mortgage holiday should pass this on to financially distressed tenants, according to Mary-Anne Bowring, group...

Average monthly rents across the country increased by just £2, or 0.26%, on Q4 2019 to hit an average of £775...

Many tenants have been laid off, furloughed, or have seen their incomes plummet because of the response to the coronavirus outbreak,...

A high number of buyers have postponed or pulled out of property deals as a result of the coronavirus outbreak fearing...

Some 70% tenancies that were due to end in March were renewed, the highest level recorded in any March since 2008...

Property Redress Scheme (PRS) has launched a tenancy mediation service for residential and commercial landlords, or their appointed letting agent, and...

ARLA Propertymark chief executive, David Cox, will co-host Goodlord’s second webinar tomorrow, as part of its series of sessions designed to...

Fresh figures show that there was a rise in the number of housebuilders completing new homes in England last year, helping to alleviate...

Demand for rental homes with outdoor space has surged in recent weeks as a result of the existing coronavirus lockdown, according...

Buy-to-let remains an attractive asset class, according to Mary-Anne Bowring, managing director of Ringley Group.  The latest figures from Zoopla reveal that there was...

Demand for rental properties and the supply of rental stock have dropped significantly year-on-year across the majority of UK cities and...

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) supports calls for a package of measures from the government to support tenants affected by...

Unsurprisingly, there has been a sharp drop in the number of new rental listings, while the volume of properties let last...

Goodlord will host a series of webinars designed to support landlords and letting agents navigate the existing coronavirus crisis, starting with a...

Three quarters of landlords warn that tenants will not be in a financial position to pay their rent if the coronavirus...

Rents continued to increase during the first quarter of the year, owed in part to a lack of supply and increasing...

There has been a sharp rise in demand for rental homes as more people start planning for life after the existing...

Buy-to-let landlords are being warned not to use mortgage payment holidays unless absolutely necessary.  Chestertons, based in London, says that landlords should...

Landlords with student tenants in Northampton are being urged to acknowledge the financial hardship some students are facing and give them...

It is estimated that £4.5bn of cash is currently tied up in rental deposits, providing landlords with a degree of security...

One in nine mortgage holders in the UK has taken a so-called ‘payment holiday’ as their finances have been adversely affected...

Wage cuts and a surge in unemployment threaten to destabilize the housing market on an unprecedented scale, as the number of...

Almost half of renters are currently worried about the impact Covid-19 could have on their living situation, while many landlords are...

The government has introduced a package of measures to protect renters affected by coronavirus. With these in force, no renter in...

Renters’ unions are calling on the government to suspend rents for the duration of the coronavirus crisis after new research found...

A number of tenants are now struggling to pay rent due to the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, according to new research.  Around...

There has been a sharp decline in the number of buy-to-let mortgage products available due to the coronavirus crisis. Moneyfacts UK Mortgage...

The government is under mounting pressure to consider doing more to protect tenants from the threat of eviction during the coronavirus pandemic,...

These are tough times, and many people need help to cope, including those living in private rented accommodation.  The government has taken...

The government is currently protecting renters from eviction as a result of enacting the Coronavirus Act 2020, ensuring that anyone struggling...

Student groups are urging landlords not to charge full rent on university accommodation left vacant by the coronavirus shutdown. Some universities have...

MoneySuperMarket has joined forces with its joint venture partner Podium to launch a mortgage payment holiday calculator to help people, including...

Airbnb has announced that it is temporarily restricting all booking across the UK to coronavirus key workers, such as NHS and social...

Amid all the uncertainty facing the world, some people are in the middle of buying property, and while some home hunters...

The UK housing market will bounce back once the current coronavirus crisis has passed.  This is according to Guy Gittins, who is...

The Treasury looks set to suffer a near £5bn tax hit due to the coronavirus pandemic.  The Covid-19 outbreak has led to...

Tenants who face financial difficulties because of the coronavirus pandemic are being urged not to ignore the problem and talk to,...

The number of new landlords instructing letting agents has dropped sharply - and with worse to come thanks to the coronavirus...

House prices could fall by up to 20% this year in a worst case scenario for the economy, according to Jefferies. The...

Knight Frank forecast that residential property sales will fall by 38% this year, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Based on the assumption that...

The weather is set to get warmer as we head into the Easter weekend, but people will not be making the...

Housing market activity is on track for a drastic fall this summer, as significantly fewer homes change hands due to the...

Almost a third of all mortgage deals, including buy-to-let products, have been pulled from the market in response to the coronavirus...

The government is protecting renters from eviction as a result of enacting the Coronavirus Act 2020, ensuring that anyone struggling with...

Living without outdoor space is proving a real challenge for many people during the current coronavirus lockdown, which will largely explain...

Lendlord has launched a range of new tools to help landlords manage their buy-to-let portfolios during the coronavirus pandemic. The online portfolio...

As we keep being regularly told at the moment, we are living through unprecedented times, with the greatest restrictions on our civil...

Payprop is urging landlords and letting agents to have robust payment systems in place to implement and potentially track changes to payments...

Landlords who have a buy-to-let mortgage with Barclays are now being offered a repayment holiday, in accordance with government guidance to...

There has unsurprisingly been a sharp slowdown across the UK property market over the past few weeks as a consequence of...

In response to the widespread of the COVID-19 virus, many landlords with vacant properties are looking for new ways in which...

Renters facing financial hardship because of the coronavirus crisis are being encouraged to communicate with their landlords after emergency rental measures were...

Universal Credit has had its problems and of course now it is going to be under an enormous amount of strain...

Remortgaging activity has surged in recent weeks as homeowners, including buy-to-let landlords, rush to lock into low-rate loans amid uncertainty over...

COVID-19 has presented a hugely challenging and uncertain time for everyone, with many landlords and tenants in desperate need of fresh...

There was a notable increase in the number of new tenancies in the early part of March before a sudden drop...

The Scottish government has released new guidance advising that all property moves north of the border should be delayed due to...

Demand from new prospective renters hit the highest level on record for the month of February, new figures show.  The data, compiled...

Renting out a property as a short-term let or holiday home has proved extremely profitable for some property investors, and a...

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has temporarily withdrawn its high loan-to-value (LTV) buy-to-let mortgage products.  The specialist buy-to-let arm of Nationwide Building Society...

The UK Short Term Accommodation Association’s (STAA) is lobbying the government for an emergency support package to help the short-term rental...

The Government should consider postponing upcoming tax changes because of the COVID-19 outbreak, according to Apropos by DJ Alexander.  The property management...

Right to Rent checks has been temporarily adapted due to coronavirus, to make it easier for landlords to carry them out. Effective immediately,...

The number of homes sold rose again in February to hit their highest level in six months in a further sign...

Mansfield Building Society has limited lending to 65% loan-to-value across its buy-to-let mortgage range in response to the coronavirus outbreak.  The Society has...

Labour is urging the government to permit private tenants who are struggling to pay their rent due to the coronavirus epidemic to...

Coventry Building Society has temporarily removed all buy-to-let mortgage products over 65% loan-to-value (LTV).  The society has made the decision due to...

The court service has from today suspended all ongoing housing possession action, which means that neither cases currently in the or...

Hundreds of buy-to-let mortgage products have been withdrawn from the market due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to Property Master. The online buy-to-let...

Nationwide Building Society has developed a dedicated coronavirus support page to make it as easy as possible to arrange payment breaks.  The...

These are difficult times in the property market, with a constantly changing situation creating a great deal of uncertainty. The world...

Historically, economic uncertainty and market volatility are detrimental to the housing market, and the latest observations on the impacts of coronavirus...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) has launched an FAQ web page for landlords, letting agents and tenants to provide help and...

As the escalating coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc, a number of tenants have been left in extremely vulnerable situations.  Many who...

With the coronavirus pandemic continuing to escalate, Barclays has announced that it is withdrawing all portfolio buy-to-let products and is no...

Buy-to-let landlords could be banned from evicting private tenants in Scotland for up to six months if the Scottish government’s plans...

New guidance from ARLA Propertymark’s legal helpline aims to provide landlords and letting agents with greater clarity based on frequent queries they...

Customers from Yorkshire Building Society, Accord Mortgages, Accord Buy to Let and Chelsea Building Society who have been financially affected by...

Heading into March, the UK housing market was showing the kind of green shoots appropriate for the start of spring, with...

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

A high number of buy-to-let landlords are concerned about the impact of the Coronavirus, but The Guild of Letting and Management...

UnderTheDoormat, which provides short-let properties in London, is opening up its homes to doctors and nurses for free as they care...

The UK letting market has ground to a virtual halt amid the coronavirus pandemic, but new figures show that the market started...

The London Renters Union (LRU) has released a template letter for renters to send to their landlords if they are struggling...

There has been a significant increase in the number of landlords and homeowners switching from short-term lets to longer rentals.  Across the...

The three-month mortgage payment holiday to landlords whose tenants are experiencing financial difficulties due to coronavirus, will also apply to those...

The government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak when it comes to protecting private landlords and tenants has been “right and fair”,...

Despite the growing concern amid the coronavirus pandemic, international property investors are expected to increase their presence in the UK buy-to-let...

The rapid spread of the coronavirus is causing cancellations and postponements of property events around the globe.   Mipim, the property sector’s annual...

The chancellor’s promise of a three-month mortgage payment holiday to customers affected by coronavirus has been extended to buy-to-let borrowers whose...

A number of property firms and landlord organisations have welcomed government action to support landlords and tenants affected by coronavirus. Private tenants...

The government’s decision to bring forward emergency legislation to protect private renters from eviction has been warmly welcomed by ARLA Propertymark.  Many...

Housing market activity has plummeted over the past week or so and looks set for another volatile period ahead, as the...

With the rapid spread of coronavirus across the country, more and more landlords are asking what they need to be doing...

Private renters who contract coronavirus should be able to live rent-free for up to three months, according to a leading tax...

The government is under growing pressure to consider doing more to protect tenants from the threat of eviction during the coronavirus...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) and the National Landlords Association (NLA) are calling for a package of measures from government and...

Landlords are being urged not to evict tenants facing financial hardship as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic.  Responding to a petition...

The government is being urged to do more to support renters who may struggle to pay their rent during the coronavirus...

The property market had enjoyed a boost thanks to the outcome of the general election in December, but now the market faces...

Redwood Bank has passed on the full Bank of England Base Rate reduction of 0.5% to its existing lending products. The challenger...

The Bank of England’s extraordinary decision to cut interest rates to just 0.25% yesterday with no warning, reflecting the level of...

A ninth person has tested positive for Coronavirus in the UK, the government has confirmed.  The woman flew into London from China...