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The newly re-elected Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester - Andy Burnham - wants to end Right To Buy on new-build homes...

House prices last month were just 1.1% higher than April 2023, according to the latest Halifax House Price Index. The average house...

Congratulations on taking the leap into becoming a landlord! Property investing offers numerous benefits, from generating passive income to building long-term...

A mortgage firm that works with landlords claims an increasing number of them prioritise energy efficiency when assessing properties to buy.  Some...

The Property Redress Scheme, one of two approved ombudsman-style schemes for the private rental sector, has published the findings from a...

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

Private landlords applied for licences covering more than 12,000 homes during the first year of a controversial council’s selective licensing scheme. The...

Renting affects the resilience of all age groups.  Only one fifth of Millennial/Gen Z households who rent are on track for a...

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

UK house prices rose for the fifth consecutive month in February, up by 0.4 per cent or £1,091 in cash terms,...

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

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

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

Landlords seeking capital appreciation will be encouraged from two new housing market surveys - one showing a surprise rise in house...

In the buy to let market, success goes beyond the transaction of paying rent. Ultimately, fostering a healthy landlord-tenant relationship can...

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

Two new reports - from lettings agency Foxtons and data consultancy LonRes - show London’s rental market returning to pre-pandemic normality. Foxtons...

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

Landlords, being key players in the housing sector, can make a significant impact by fostering a greener mindset among their tenants....

The Build To Rent trade body, the UK Apartment Association, is backing the proposals outlined to clampdown on rogue landlords put...

The National Residential Landlords Association has welcomed a consultation proposal by Greater Manchester’s Labour Mayor, Andy Burnham. Burnham’s Greater Manchester Good Landlord...

The latest Halifax house price index shows average house prices rose by 1.1 per cent in December, the third monthly rise...

Labour’s Mayor of Greater Manchester and former Cabinet minister Andy Burnham says this year is when he will ”get serious” about...

Escalating rents have led many first time buyers to adjust their property expectations and accept smaller homes when they purchase, a...

Online rental platform Lettingaproperty is telling landlords to take a strategic approach to property management in 2024, to help tnavigate legislative...

By Luke Lightfoot, Regional Director of Asset Management at Sigma Capital As the fastest growing sub-sector in the UK rental market, it’s...

A local authority is hosting a free event for local landlords which will give them insights into latest developments in the...

The latest RICS Residential Survey, out today, points to an improved outlook for the housing market, with the more optimistic sentiment...

UK house prices rose an average of 0.2 per cent month on month in November - prompting the Nationwide to call...

Landlord confidence has rebounded strongly in recent months according to a survey by a leading buy to let-focussed bank. All aspects of...

The asking price of homes coming to the market this month is down 1.7 per cent on October according to Rightmove.  The...

Next month Ben Beadle, chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association, will be one of the experts at an Agent...

The average new seller asking price has increased by just 0.5 per cent in the past month - the smallest increase...

Holding deposits head the list of complaints about the private rental sector, says the man at the top of the Property...

Rental growth in prime regional markets has started to slow, following runaway growth over the past three years. That’s the view from...

A leading lettings agency and property consultancy has revealed that it anticipates stronger-than-expected rental growth this year and next in prime...

The latest data release by comparison site GetAgent shows the average sale price over the past six months has been 97.3...

August saw a further softening in house prices which are now 5.3 per cent down on a year ago. The Nationwide says...

The Housing Ombudsman - who presides over housing associations and other social housing providers - has ordered a chief executive to...

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

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

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...

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

One in five first-time buyers taking out mortgages lasting over 35 years A record 19 per cent of first-time buyers took out...

A leading analyst says the most recent house price index - released just before the weekend - is a sign that...

Average house prices edged down in May according to the Nationwide - and it gives a warning of possibly worse to...

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

Landlords relying on capital appreciation have good news this morning - there’s been a significant and unexpected leap in house asking...

With spring in the air, adjudicators at The Deposit Protection Service have revealed some of the interesting and unusual tenancy deposit...

Against expectations, the average UK house price increased by 0.5 per cent last month following seven consecutive falls, according to the...

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

Jo Eccles, director of London-focussed buying agency and property consultancy Eccord, says she is witnessing some landlords willing to quit the...

A prominent estate agency says landlords and other property owners considering selling this spring must be realistic about asking prices. Savills -...

As many as one in 10 homes have a reduced asking price within a month of entering the market, a new...

The normally under-the-radar Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has made an unusually outspoken plea to the government to help landlords. In particular,...

The first two months of the year have seen a 74 per cent rise in the number of lots offered at...

According to the most recent data, 46 per cent of renters live with pets — and 48 per cent list allowing...

Training sessions are being aimed at teaching private landlords in one London borough the rules and responsibilities when it comes to...

Any landlord quitting the market and selling up may find demand from buyers muted until Easter. That’s the warning from Zoopla which...

A Good Landlord Charter - described as the first of its kind in the UK - is being created by a...

The relationship between landlord and tenant is not purely a business one, or at least it shouldn’t be. The landlord is...

New data produced this morning by the Nationwide suggests prospective first time buyers are having a tough time - and many...

At LRG we are currently seeing rental properties go within days, and sometimes hours of being placed on the market.  Rent is...

The top end of the UK’s residential market is experiencing a growing divergence between heavily mortgaged and equity-rich owners, according to...

Rightmove is predicting an average drop of just two per cent in asking prices next year - far less than many...

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

Tenants should brace themselves for soaring rents in the New Year, a property expert warns.  The National Association of Property Buyers predicts...

The latest monthly index from the Halifax shows average house prices falling 0.4 per cent in October, following the 0.1 per...

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

The housing market has lost further momentum in September, according to the latest RICS Residential Market Survey.   The institution says the...

House prices could actual UP in 2023 - against the expectations of almost every property professional. That’s the view of Jonathan Rolande,...

The average UK house price experienced a slight fall in September of 0.1 per cent, the second  decrease over the past...

House prices in the UK rose by 0.4 per cent in August, against a 0.1 per cent drop in July, according...

An online property platform says it expects May’s sales figures for new build searches to be slightly below expectations. This is as...

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

Here are five top tips worth considering if you’re an aspiring or ambitious property entrepreneur. 1. Take Your Time to Find the...

Prime central London may not seem to most obvious part of the UK for buy to let investors but a leading...

The staycation craze has made holiday lets a far more attractive proposition to many would-be landlords, according to a new survey. Research...

Last month, I wrote about what’s in store for the private rented sector in 2022 and, like most commentators in our...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ latest index suggests there’s no end in sight to rent rises in 2022. RICS’ monthly sentiment...

Many agencies give their forecasts for the following year or years in the late autumn, but one of the most detailed...

The proportion of landlords feeling optimistic about different aspects of letting is at the highest level for five years. As part of research...

A new trade body called PLAN launches this month with the aim of representing large scale Portfolio Landlords with 75 properties...

The dynamic of the private rental market has been changing in recent years. There's been a decline in private landlords, yet almost...

The latest rental market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests supply and demand in the lettings sector still...

Landlords wanting to break into London buy to let have been provided with a guide to boroughs with the most discounted...

The Association of Residential Landlords Association - part of Propertymark - has issued guidance to first time landlords letting out property.  Check...

Airbnb has blocked nearly 80,000 UK reservation attempts following the introduction of restrictions that prevent under 25-year-olds from making entire home...

A prominent lettings agency chief says tenants are becoming more eco-conscious, putting increased emphasis on landlords to meet expectations. Mike Cook -...

The coronavirus pandemic has brought instability to the UK rental market, with tenants struggling to pay rents and landlords battling to...

The latest lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests the vast majority of respondents expect rents in...

A new survey shows almost two thirds of prospective first time buyers regard it as ‘impossible’ to get on the property...

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed so many things for so many people. For international real estate agents in Spain, it has...

The latest study from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows a strong lettings market across the UK - except in London. “London...

The post-lockdown rebound in buying momentum looks set to continue in and around London as we head into Autumn, according to...

New landlord instructions were broadly flat last month following a modest increase in July, while tenant demand continues to increase sharply,...

Demand for properties in the private rented sector has increased significantly providing a welcome boost for buy-to-let landlords.  Various reports show that...

There has been a solid recovery in the letting market in recent weeks, according to a new RICS survey.  Respondents noted a...

Activity levels in the rental market bounced back to pre-lockdown levels in June, as the reopening of the housing market released...