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It looks as if buy to let investors looking for capital returns over yield may have struck lucky - so long...

Celebrations amongst landlords and home owners over the latest record house price figures mask growing disadvantages for renters, claims a mortgage...

More details have emerged of Lloyds Bank’s plan to become a landlord - and the proposal is even more ambitious than...

A new table of UK city affordability offers some guidance for landlords looking for urban properties in some of the least...

It’s been reported that the Lloyds Banking Group is set to buy its first property as it seeks to become a...

There’s a warning that the government’s pledge to introduce a lifetime deposits concept, theoretically making it easier and cheaper for tenants...

New research shows that monthly payments for the mortgage are likely to be cheaper than rent for a comparable home -...

Lloyds Bank is considering entering the private rental sector as a landlord, according to a Financial Times scoop. The newspaper says it's...

It is no secret that landlords have long been dissatisfied by the government’s approach to the buy-to-let market. The ongoing imposition...

Buy-to-let remains a popular investment option for many investors, despite being the subject of major reform over the last three years. A...

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

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

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

Now that 2020 is underway, activity in the property market is likely to start picking up due to the traditional seasonal...

There is a lot of focus on helping landlords better protect themselves and their property from potential claims from tenants, but...

With the number of renters across the UK more than doubling since 2001, there has been a sharp rise in the...

A significant number of people renting in the UK say they will never be able to afford a home, according to...

The most reliable indicator of rental trends in the UK As the largest provider of deposit protection in the UK, our database...

The vast majority of homeowners in Britain expect residential property prices to rise over the next six months, Zoopla’s latest ‘Housing market...

The gap between the cost of buying and renting is down 59%, its lowest level in nine years, according to the...

As winter approaches, landlords and other property owners need to take the right measures to prepare their properties against the cold...

Tenants who have a personal account with Metro Bank are now able to report their rent through CreditLadder to reference agency...

Colchester has been named the best place for buy-to-let investors in today’s market, based on a combination of capital value growth,...

Investment in buy-to-let continues to outperform most major asset classes, at a time of low saving rates and stock market volatility. Despite...

Despite a host of anti-landlord policies adopted by the government, including higher stamp duty and the phasing out of mortgage tax...

Millions of people are being priced out of buying a property due to high house prices, the latest figures suggest. A dearth...

The gap between income and house prices has sky-rocketed so much in recent years that a growing number of younger people...

Following the events of 2016, it’s easy to see why experts across the country are torn when it comes to the...

Can we predict what the next 12 months may bring for the buy-to-let mortgage market? Many experts have attempted to do...

Halifax is offering £500 cashback to buy-to-let borrowers, as well as homemovers, first-time buyers and customers remortgaging from their current lender...

British pensioners are increasingly choosing a rent a home by the seaside when they retire because the cost of buying property...

A new report from Halifax shows that delays in getting onto the housing ladder are leading to increasing worries about retirement...

Peer-to-peer lender LendInvest has examined the financial impact on landlords – and their tenants – of the additional 3% Stamp Duty...

The cost of buying a home for first-time buyers is £670 a year lower than renting, according to new research by...

Halifax research suggests that yesterday, Monday 4 May, was this year’s Rental Freedom Day. Rental Freedom Day is the annual representation of...