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If you’re moving home and have either plenty of equity or savings you can use for a deposit, plus a decent...

Specialist investment lender Hodge has joined forces with Propflo, a PropTech startup, to urge customers to make their properties more energy-efficient...

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

A survey from NatWest and ratings giant S&P Global shows that 75 per cent of renters across the UK want landlords...

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

With 3.5 million UK adults planning major home improvements in 2024, an energy expert has shared seven adjustments that can properties more sustainable.  The...

Letting agents’ trade body Propertymark has issued a warning to the rental sector about scams based on energy efficiency measures.  An increase...

Only two per cent of Propertymark letting agents say tenants “always” want to know the EPC rating on a property they...

According to the most recent statistics there are 676,452 vacant properties in England, nearly half a million of which have been...

With landlords obliged to think increasingly about energy efficiency measures, new data from Legal & General’s surveying team helps identify different...

The Hargreaves Lansdown business consultancy is forecasting a 10.4 per cent drop in house prices from their peak, to take place...

Landlords have been told that time is running out to apply for funding to improve the energy efficiency of their homes...

1. Prepare an information pack for new tenants to reduce maintenance cost - To avoid repair costs, landlords could create handy...

Digital challenger bank Tandem has launched a new platform that allows people to check the EPCs of their or other properties,...

The residential sector is a key component of the government’s mission to lower carbon emissions – in 2021, it accounted for...

Households are big emitters of greenhouse gases, accounting for 26 per cent of total emissions. With targets in place to improve...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has cast doubt on the UK’s ambitions to move towards Net Zero - which in...

In the drive for the UK to be net zero by 2050, residential landlords are facing costly green refurbishments.   Already, landlords...

Energy bills have increased for around 22 million energy consumers – and they’re expected to escalate again later this year when...

A prominent energy industry organisation has just issued a new guide for landlords to improve their properties.  The Energy Saving Trust -...

The latest research from NatWest and IHS Markit has revealed that just seven per cent of homeowners with a gas boiler are...

Landlords, tenants and residents in parts of Nottingham may be eligible for free home safety improvements to crackdown on burglary. Nottinghamshire police...

The Mortgage Works, the specialist buy to let arm of the Nationwide, is trying to woo landlords to make properties more...

According to recent statistics, British homeowners have spent an average of £4,035.70 each on house renovations this year. With people spending...

The Green Homes Grant scheme went live on September 30 2020, offering landlords and investors the chance to apply for £5,000...

With just a few weeks remaining until the opening of the Green Homes Grant, many buy-to-let landlords are preparing to take...

As new details regarding the new Green Homes Grant emerge, landlords should hopefully be in a better position to assess whether...

With just a few weeks remaining until the opening of the Green Homes Grant, the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) is...

With just over a month until the opening of the Green Homes Grant, buy-to-let landlords in England should be in a...

The new £2bn grant scheme in England for projects such as insulation, unveiled yesterday by the chancellor Rishi Sunak as part...

When you come to rent out your property, you will need to think about how you can maximise its potential in...

From kitchen improvements to building an extension, new research unveils top ways to add value to your home in the shortest...

Demand for good quality rental homes continues to grow, but with the latest figures from NHS Digital revealing that there were...

Estate agents, property surveyors, interior decorators, an online services marketplace and other housing experts have teamed up to reveal home renovations...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has welcomed calls by a parliamentary committee for tax incentives for private landlords to improve the...

Assertions made by UK Finance that the leasehold system is not in need of major reform have been rejected by Leasehold...

Household disasters happen, even over the festive period, with leaking roofs, burst pipes and broken boilers among the most common mishaps...

A number of landlords who use short-term holiday rental sites are reinvesting their earnings in refurbishment work helping to provide much...

Landlords could potentially earn more than £850 extra a year in rental income by permitting their tenants to decorate their homes, according...

If you wish to raise finance against an existing property and are self-employed then you may find a secured loan provides...

If the rental income calculation on your BTL doesn’t stack up we can help. If you wish to finance a new...

If you are a landlord who wishes to raise extra finance against a HMO without remortgaging your existing deal then a...

Historically secured loans against buy to let property were seen as a last chance option for a landlords borrowing needs. In...

If you’re a landlord who is currently out of work or unemployed who wishes to buy a new BTL property or...

If you’re a landlord and wish to raise finance against an existing buy to let property and don’t have proof of...

But-to-let landlords will now be able to use non rental income towards the affordability assessment when applying for second charge buy-to-let...

The number of landlords remortgaging in order to raise funds to improve their properties has reached an all-time high, new figures...

A buy-to-let landlord in Birmingham has been fined £25,000 after pleading guilty at Birmingham Magistrates Court for regulation breaches in relation...

A growing number of tenants and landlords are falling out over a range of issues, from cleaning and maintenance duties, to...

Since 2004, the private rental sector has almost doubled in size to 4.5 million households. This may be good news, but this...

Landlords should be more open-minded to tenants’ requests to make home improvements to their rental properties, according to the Association of...

Appointing unreliable tradesmen who not turn up or arrive late for a job can be extremely frustrating, especially as this can...

Some 73% of private renters conduct DIY at their own expense, with close to a quarter spending more than £500 in...

Thanks to the chancellor’s tax measures, many landlords now have to review their portfolios to find ways to protect their profits....

Students are currently exempt from paying council tax and student accommodation is currently exempt from business rates, but that could soon...