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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...

Almost four in 10 portfolio landlords are continuing to upgrade their properties to EPC C or above, despite proposed regulations being...

National Landlord Investment Show has announced that the former Leader of the Conservative Party, the Rt Hon Sir Iain Duncan Smith,...

The National Residential Landlords Association has partnered with GetGround, a property investment platform for buy-to-let landlords looking to find, structure, and...

Houses in Multiple Occupation are making up an increasing percentage of buy-to-let business, according specialist lender Shawbrook.  In both 2022 and 2023,...

A prominent lettings sector expert is blaming the media for anti-landlord sentiment and a rise in tenancy disputes. Gina Peters, Head of...

A council is looking to work with more private landlords to help reduce homelessness. Over the past few years Shropshire council has...

Paragon Bank’s analysis of its lending data has revealed the top 10 locations for investment by portfolio buy-to-let landlords, those with...

Activists are beginning to pile pressure on London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan, claiming the public will be disappointed if he toes...

The latest Halifax house price index results, which show mixed fortunes for the housing market, should be seen as a spur...

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

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

There have been more changes to buy to let mortgage ranges from lenders. Coming into effect today, The Mortgage Works will be...

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

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

The management of BTL properties, whether it's a modest collection of three units or a more sizable portfolio of fifteen, can...

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

A council says a new bond scheme designed to increase the quality and availability of affordable housing for private renters across...

If interest rate rises weren’t enough to drive landlords out the market, mounting maintenance costs could be. Various studies and surveys have...

New research from specialist lender Aldermore reveals the financial boost landlords provide to local economies.  Nearly eight out of ten landlords opt...

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

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

Green Party activists responsible for rent controls on Scotland have now slammed landlords who claim the number of rented homes is...

Buy to let lender Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024.  Manchester, Coventry, Brighton...

Building on the momentum of 2023, the North West is poised for continued growth in rental and property prices. Early investment...

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

The buy to let mortgage sector has seen fixed rates fall to their lowest point since September 2022, according to analysis...

A council is asking landlords to sign a document declaring they are letting safe and compliant properties. Dorset council has launched the...

Another council has set up an advice session for private rental landlords in the area. This even will take place at Neath...

Some 69 per cent of landlords have already or are planning to increase the size of their property portfolio, increasing to...

A survey by an activist group suggests that one in three tenants claim that their private renting conditions are impacting their...

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

Calling all landlords, Investors and property professionals: National Landlord Investment Show returns to Olympia London on 6th March for its first...

Six in 10 landlords recorded increased tenant demand for their properties in the final quarter of 2023, Paragon Bank research has...

One might immediately answer 'no' to this question, but does the HMO property industry possess adequate understanding of this delicate subject...

The National Residential Landlords Association has teamed up with a provider of so-called ‘smart property protection technology’. This means that landlords can...

A majority of Buy to Let landlords have been focused on growing property portfolios in the last 12 months, and not...

Mohammed Sharaz, a landlord from Bradford, recently seized an opportunity to enhance his property portfolio after Wildstone acquired the gable end...

Painful tax traps have been set for millions of people this year. Your pay may not even have kept pace with...

Scottish property portal ESPC has announced a free Buy To Let event targeted at aspiring property investors and landlords. The event will...

The capital gains tax allowance will be cut on April 6 from £6,000 to £3,000, so more people will pay CGT. The...

The Suffolk Building Society has launched new mortgage products aimed at private landlords who are planning refurbishments, such as a new...

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 inflationary and mortgage volatility over the last 12 months, a mortgage lender claims over a third of commercial landlords are...

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

The National Residential Landlords Association haas revealed two new appointments which it says “will enhance the service to its members as...

The Penrith Building Society has scrapped mortgage application fees for all buy to let and residential  products, including further advances, until...

One of the UK’s best known platforms for mortgages has significantly reduced its Buy To Let rates. Starting from 3.79 per cent,...

Some 74 per cent of buy to let landlords are optimistic about the property market in the next 12 months, it’s...

UK Finance has published its housing and mortgage market forecasts for 2024 and 2025 together with projections for 2023 full year numbers. Key figures for 2023 -...

Many landlords say they’re set to expand investments in 2024 despite facing up to 80 per cent higher costs in the...

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

The substantial majority of landlords lack any optimism about their sector as they enter 2024. That’s the result of a new sentiment...

Monthly interest costs have surged by 283 per cent since 2021 for landlords using interest-only mortgages, research shows. Octane Capital compared rates...

Citra Living, the Build To Rent arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has announced another new scheme. It is a 95-flat development at...

Two-thirds of private landlords in the UK are optimistic about how their property investments will perform in the coming years -...

One in five (20 per cent of) landlords plans to reducing their buy to let holdings according to a new survey. The...

The Mortgage Works is reducing rates on products for new and existing landlord customers by up to 0.40 percentage points, with...

A respected financial body is warning that landlords face rising costs of up to 80 per cent in the next two...

More than a quarter of private landlords plan to increase the size of their property portfolios in the next year, compared...

I recently attended the NRLA’s annual conference in Birmingham and a theme that still dominates discussion in the industry is the...

The short-term holiday letting industry has significantly expanded in recent years, but this could all change with the introduction of a...

Britain’s largest listed residential landlord, Grainger, has struck a long-term deal with =Network Rail and the property developer Bloc Group to...

It’s not just the weather that’s wet and dreary – the outlook looks bleak for landlords too as we head towards...

Landlord confidence has improved over the course of the past quarter according to a respected quarterly sentiment survey. The Q3 2023 BVA...

No fewer than 88 per cent of portfolio landlords have added to their portfolios in the last six months, despite market...

How can letting agents attract new landlords when they’re all selling their portfolios? That’s a major question for the lettings industry –...

A third of landlords who own rental property in their personal name are planning to incorporate their portfolio into a limited...

Specialist lender Landbay has issued another upbeat assessment of the buy to jet sector, bucking the trend of most market reports. It...

Landlords need greater support from mortgage advisers in order to navigate the best course through the current economic climate. That’s according to...

An unnamed landlord with a large portfolio of homes has been prosecuted by Portsmouth council for obstructing officers in carrying out...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has ruled out any reversal of Section 24 or other tax changes which have hurt landlords in...

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

A council has been slammed for its “absolutely outrageous” failure to stop the eviction of up to 80 tenants - a...

Thousands of landlords are planning to sell properties. A Simply Business survey of 1,455 UK landlords reveals that a quarter of landlords...

Who are you, and what does it say on your business card? I'm Ashley Day, the Director of Bristol Property Centre.   What is...

A fire and rescue service is urging tenants to know their rights when it comes to fire safety. Warwickshire Fire and Rescue...

A property entrepreneur is seeking up to 200 portfolio landlords or developers to invest in his company.  Jamie Lester says the offer to...

The housing market remains a buyers’ market, with 80 per cent more homes for sale than in September 2021 according to...

The Mortgage Lender has two new buy-to-let products. These include a standard two-year fixed, with an initial rate of 4.69 per cent...

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

Research  from Shawbrook shows how many landlords have spent money preparing for EPC changes which are now not going to happen. A...

The Renters Reform Bill is the latest of many factors leaving little choice for some private buy-to-let landlords but to sell...

Landlords keen to bag a bargain will be interested to know that over a third of homes now on sale have...

As the ‘big buy-to-let’ sell off gathers momentum, we take a look ways you can guestimate the value of your rental...

Landlords are reducing their stock - and they’re blaming the Tories for creating a hostile environment.  This is according to the latest...

Three-quarters of landlords who intend to purchase a new property in the next year will use a Limited Company structure, it’s...

Paragon Bank is the latest to reduce mortgage rates for landlords. It’s cut rates across 22 buy-to-let mortgage products, with fixed deals...

Landlords with property in Outer London and the East Midlands are reporting the strongest levels of tenant demand in Britain, Paragon...

Dashly, a platform that monitors over £100 billion of mortgages, says landlords in London renewing loans soon will be, on average,...

The National Residential Landlords Association is moving into PropTech by providing a platform for safety compliance and one for managing aspects...

A bank chief has used a national newspaper interview to make a stand in favour of buy to let landlords and...

Scores of portfolio landlords are incorporating their property portfolio as limited companies, which could save hundreds of thousands of pounds on...

New research has come to a conclusion that will surprise few - that landlords today are twice as likely to be...

Buy-to-let landlords with property assets held in a company could be taking advantage of the current dip in house prices to...

Landlords and brokers are up in arms about alleged profiteering by buy to let mortgage lenders’ arrangement fees. These jumped last autumn...

Last month, Housing Secretary Michael Gove declared the Government was “asking too much, too quickly” of landlords by setting a 2028...

Over recent years, as successive governments have tightened lettings legislation and increased the tax burden on landlords, some with investment properties...

A currently low-profile service that helps landlords manage portfolios or even sell their properties to tenants says it’s raised a big...

A prominent buying agent operating at the high end of the prime London market has given an interesting insight into how...