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A new kind of property investor is evolving. They’ve enjoyed the fruits of their labours, creating UK investments in property but...
30 April 2022
From: The Big Issues

It looks as if landlords have enjoyed further capital appreciation with the latest housing market index showing still-rising asking prices for...
26 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Buy to let landlords are increasingly looking to the highest yielding areas of the country as a way to maximise their...
11 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Let’s face facts, landlords and the private rented sector have a reputation problem. Perceived to be the poor relation of housing provision, the sector is...
09 April 2022
From: The Big Issues

Capital appreciation for landlords has seen another surge according to the latest house price index, just released by the Halifax. It shows...
08 April 2022
From: Breaking News

It’s not an April Fool - capital appreciation of homes really is running at 14.3 per cent a year according to...
01 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Homes headed by a person over the age of 45 will account for at least half of all privately renting households...
30 March 2022
From: Breaking News

PropTech supplier Canopy has launched a new service to help tenants affected by the pandemic. Last year Canopy was awarded a grant...
29 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Fifteen businesses which had bought freeholds from housing developer Countryside have now given formal undertakings to remove terms that cause ground...
22 March 2022
From: Breaking News

As we approach what is commonly the busiest month of the year, there is one question many in the sector many...
19 March 2022
From: Agent Advice

Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has given £650,000 to one town to clampdown on rogue landlords. A statement...
18 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Capital appreciation for landlords is running at an average double-digit strength in seven regions of the UK according to the Halifax. Its...
08 March 2022
From: Breaking News

With the housing market showing little sign of a slowdown, interest in auction properties also signals a busy year ahead. Here's my...
05 March 2022
From: Top tips & guides

As the government continues to assess the future state of building regulation in the UK, developers and leaseholders continue to remain...
05 March 2022
From: The Big Issues

New figures show that buy to let landlords quitting the sector or at least reducing their portfolios have helped the government...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Annual house price growth accelerated to 12.6 per cent in February, up from 11.2 per cent in January and the strongest...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A veteran lettings agency chief says future economic growth in part of the UK is under threat from a radical reform...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News

In this feature article, Stuart Kerr from Restorations UK sets out why this could be the worst winter yet for mould...
26 February 2022
From: Top tips & guides

A prominent Conservative has branded the rush towards rent controls by some politicians as “heavy-handed and economically illiterate”. Janet Finch Saunders, an...
24 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A protest by Welsh nationalists has called for a new Property Act to be passed by the Welsh Parliament, which would...
23 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A prominent Welsh politician says rent controls should be introduced across that country to “make landlordism less financially attractive.” The Welsh nationalist...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News
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In recent days we have heard Michael Gove trumpet his plans to ‘level up’ the UK. We knew that he would be...
12 February 2022
From: The Big Issues

The average capital appreciation is forecast to break the £100,000 barrier this year. Official data revealed those selling up last year received...
07 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A prominent buy to let mortgage provider is advising landlords to ensure they check EPCs and energy efficiency issues on properties...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The Covid pandemic has had a significant impact on the economy, with long term consequences that are still not fully appreciated....
22 January 2022
From: Industry Views

Covid-19 has undoubtedly shifted the way new landlords will be looking to invest in 2022, and our ranking makes it clear...
22 January 2022
From: Tax & Finance

Our housing market needs a long-term vision, and one which is co-ordinated across government and the wider industry. And it is...
22 January 2022
From: The Big Issues

A government housing minister says the Boris Johnson administration wants to shift the balance of power in the rental sector favour...
18 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The Council for the Protection of Rural England is the latest body to blast Airbnb and other short lets for their...
17 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The majority of the buy to let community want the name ‘landlord’ dropped and replaced by something like ‘small housing provider’ That’s...
06 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A prominent Conservative has complained that her party, and others, have failed to do anything about a housing market in which...
05 January 2022
From: Breaking News
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A former Conservative councillor has used a leading party website to call on the government to restrict the purchase of buy...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords with mortgages may be sighing with relief as some commentators are forecasting that the Bank of England will not, after...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Property prices will fall 1.1 per cent this month - December - according to a forecast by comparison service Reallymoving. However any...
01 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Salford is the latest city to launch a consultation seeking views on plans to expand its selective licensing scheme - claiming...
19 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Many agencies give their forecasts for the following year or years in the late autumn, but one of the most detailed...
10 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England may have voted to keep its base rate at a historic low of 0.1 per cent yesterday,...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The protest movement against second homes in Wales appears to be gathering pace. The BBC reports that over 150 campaigners have gathered...
26 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The government should factor in the property market’s huge regional variations when offering landlords incentives to become more energy efficient. That’s the call...
21 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The Victorian phrase “as safe as houses” well describes the security of the housing market as, whether they are buying or...
16 October 2021
From: Top tips & guides

It’s a common scenario: you put your house on the market, struggle to find a buyer, and then end up renting...
09 October 2021
From: Tax & Finance

More landlords are quitting the sector and bringing properties to the sales market, according to research from Zoopla. In its latest snapshot...
29 September 2021
From: Breaking News

It looks as if buy to let investors looking for capital returns over yield may have struck lucky - so long...
23 September 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s good news for landlords who anticipate holding on to their property investments at least until 2031 - capital values are...
17 September 2021
From: Breaking News
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The new Housing Secretary, Michael Gove, must remake the rental sector in a fairer and more stable form. That’s the view of...
17 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Celebrations amongst landlords and home owners over the latest record house price figures mask growing disadvantages for renters, claims a mortgage...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The government is considering forcing landlords who rent out homes as Airbnb-style short lets to apply for planning consent. This would not...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Estate agency Savills has upgraded its forecasts for the UK’s prime housing markets - good news for investors in this niche. The...
12 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A local authority with a rapidly-growing number of HMOs is to consult over a new policy later this month. The Houses in...
09 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords wanting to break into London buy to let have been provided with a guide to boroughs with the most discounted...
06 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords with houses in their portfolios will have seen a dramatic increase in their capital value according to Zoopla. It says demand...
28 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords directly affected by the cladding scandal - because they own units in low and medium-rise blocks - have some good...
23 July 2021
From: Breaking News

New research from online buy to let mortgage broker Property Master reveals there are currently 41 BTL mortgages at the record...
15 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords in the holiday let market in Wales look almost certain to face hefty new barriers under proposals being considered by...
07 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading supplier says rent rises seen in recent months have been driven by increased taxes and regulations imposed on landlords. The...
06 July 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s been reported that the Lloyds Banking Group is set to buy its first property as it seeks to become a...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s been a “huge demand” for buy to let mortgages spurred on by dramatic house prices rises, according to a major...
10 June 2021
From: Breaking News
14 May 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s leading property experts says landlords are now reassessing their portfolios as a result of possible Capital Gains...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Areas boasting Russell Group universities - considered the best in the UK - have the highest rents but disappointing yields. Returns from a...
18 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Lloyds Bank is considering entering the private rental sector as a landlord, according to a Financial Times scoop. The newspaper says it's...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News

It seems as if the frenzied housing market has extended to the auction field, with one major player reporting a strong...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A record pipeline has been reported by one of the leading buy to let mortgage lenders as landlords race to beat...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s a warning today that landlords need to move quickly and selectively if they are intending to purchase a property ahead...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading housing market analyst suggests that the implementation of a Capital Gains Tax change could actually mean landlords paying less...
24 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A new survey by rental sector PropTech supplier Fixflo asks landlords and agents how they have been impacted by the pandemic. The...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News
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HMOs are an important part of the UK housing market as they offer students and young professionals affordable accommodation. There is...
10 November 2020
From: Property Investment & Strategy

New data from letting agents suggests that there’s been a substantial rise in the number of landlords selling buy to let...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Virtual viewings are on the increase according to a new study by the UK's technology-led estate agent, Purplebricks, with one in six buyers...
29 October 2020
From: Lettings PropTech

According to recent statistics, British homeowners have spent an average of £4,035.70 each on house renovations this year. With people spending...
29 October 2020
From: Property Investment & Strategy

South Tyneside council is considering a selective licensing in two areas of South Shields - and looks likely to ignore its...
29 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A lettings market monitor says the Greater London rental sector has in recent months switched from one of scarcity of properties...
15 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Stuart Aikman & Mathew Walters, co-founders - Story of...
13 October 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

One of the leading agents is advising landlords that the high-end housing market is ‘edgier’ than before - but there’s no...
01 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The post-lockdown rebound in buying momentum looks set to continue in and around London as we head into Autumn, according to...
14 September 2020
From: Breaking News

There has been a drop in buy-to-let lending, but the decline is less dramatic than the general purchase market, according to the latest...
07 September 2020
From: Breaking News

There has been a sharp rise in mortgage approvals, as reported by the Bank of England yesterday. The latest data reveals that...
02 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Strettons has described the government’s decision to extend the ban of tenant evictions until 20 September as a ‘pragmatic and humane decision’...
28 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Residential property prices look set to hold firm for the remainder of the year - despite the onset of recession and...
27 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggests that the housing market continued to recover at the tail...
20 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The UK housing market is in growth mode as the recovery gathers pace, the latest figures show. According to Rightmove, the post-lockdown...
17 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The number of residential property sales agreed have surged in the month since the chancellor announced a stamp duty holiday, with...
17 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The UK housing market could see what first looks like a V-shaped recovery only for it to be quickly flattened out,...
13 August 2020
From: Breaking News

A growing number of international property investors are expected to increase their presence in the UK buy-to-let market over the next...
07 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Since the housing market reopened in May there has been a significant increase in demand for homes with a garden as...
28 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Activity levels in the rental market bounced back to pre-lockdown levels in June, as the reopening of the housing market released...
27 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords are being urged to take advantage of the stamp duty tax savings announced in the chancellor’s summer statement by...
17 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The chancellor’s decision to order a review of capital gains tax, signalling a future raid on second homeowners, including buy-to-let landlords,...
16 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Labour has criticised the government’s decision to introduce a stamp duty holiday, claiming it offers a “huge bung” to those buying...
13 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let properties in the UK are currently in high demand and there appears to be plenty of room for further growth,...
10 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Yesterday’s summer statement provided a much welcome boost for buy-to-let landlords who stand to benefit from the stamp duty holiday. The levy...
09 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Rightmove yesterday recorded a sharp rise in searches for property on its website as it was forced to deal with pent...
09 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce tomorrow changes to the levels of stamp duty paid on properties in England, but...
07 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Boris Johnson’s “Build Build Build” announcement yesterday was designed to help drag the UK economy out of what could prove to...
01 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Mortgage approvals plummeted to an all-time low in May, leaving many would-be buyers with no alternative but to rent for longer. The...
30 June 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s no question it’s been a tough start to the year, not just for individuals but also for businesses and specific...
23 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has scrapped multiple application fees and cut its completion fee on portfolio applications to 1.2%, down from...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News

With buy-to-let returns continuing to beat all other mainstream investments, including commercial property, UK government bonds and cash, while remaining a...
10 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Paragon Bank has recorded a sharp rise in the number of buy-to-let mortgage intermediaries visiting its online intermediary portal following the...
10 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Half of renters currently in the market say lockdown has impacted what they are looking for in their next home. A...
08 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let is no longer the investment of choice for some people, new data suggests. The buy-to-let share of all online mortgage searches...
02 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the property sector in unprecedented ways. The impact has been immediate and widespread – hitting everyone...
29 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Although the existing coronavirus restrictions have not yet been eased in Scotland, this has not prevented demand rising from Scottish property buyers...
28 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Property trade associations, professional bodies and other parties have joined forces to call for urgent government action to help support the...
27 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Many landlords and letting agents are increasingly concerned about the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on their tenants and property...
22 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Further signs of greater activity in the housing market have come from Knight Frank. The company reports that the volume of online enquiries...
20 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Online property searches have surged back to normal levels with Rightmove recording the highest number of unique enquiries in one day...
18 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Rightmove said visits to its website rose by 45% yesterday morning compared with a day earlier following the government’s decision to...
14 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords hope that the housing market in England has embarked on a road to recovery after being given the green...
14 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Restarting the housing market could help kickstart the UK economy. The government has relaxed lockdown rules from today to allow the UK...
13 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Online searches for properties in remote or coastal locations has increased sharply, according to Rightmove. The property website analysed the areas people...
08 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The average UK house price dropped by 0.6% in April compared with the previous month as market activity ground to a...
08 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The government should aim to stimulate housing market activity post-lockdown by abolishing the 3% stamp duty surcharge for buy-to-let landlords buying...
01 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Fresh figures show that there was a rise in the number of housebuilders completing new homes in England last year, helping to alleviate...
27 April 2020
From: Breaking News

With renters, landlords, buyers, and sellers being advised to delay their home moves if possible and not to allow new viewings,...
17 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Wage cuts and a surge in unemployment threaten to destabilize the housing market on an unprecedented scale, as the number of...
16 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The UK housing market will bounce back once the current coronavirus crisis has passed. This is according to Guy Gittins, who is...
10 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The Treasury looks set to suffer a near £5bn tax hit due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Covid-19 outbreak has led to...
10 April 2020
From: Breaking News

House prices could fall by up to 20% this year in a worst case scenario for the economy, according to Jefferies. The...
09 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank forecast that residential property sales will fall by 38% this year, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Based on the assumption that...
09 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Housing market activity is on track for a drastic fall this summer, as significantly fewer homes change hands due to the...
08 April 2020
From: Breaking News

There has unsurprisingly been a sharp slowdown across the UK property market over the past few weeks as a consequence of...
06 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Remortgaging activity has surged in recent weeks as homeowners, including buy-to-let landlords, rush to lock into low-rate loans amid uncertainty over...
03 April 2020
From: Breaking News

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...
01 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The number of homes sold rose again in February to hit their highest level in six months in a further sign...
31 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Historically, economic uncertainty and market volatility are detrimental to the housing market, and the latest observations on the impacts of coronavirus...
26 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Heading into March, the UK housing market was showing the kind of green shoots appropriate for the start of spring, with...
25 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Housing market activity has plummeted over the past week or so and looks set for another volatile period ahead, as the...
18 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The property market had enjoyed a boost thanks to the outcome of the general election in December, but now the market faces...
16 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Prices of new property coming onto the market rose by 1% between 9 February and 7 March to push the national...
16 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Residential property prices in London continued to grow up until a week ago, as the market recovered following Boris Johnson’s election...
16 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England’s extraordinary decision to cut interest rates to just 0.25% yesterday with no warning, reflecting the level of...
12 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Next month's Budget is a golden opportunity to reform Britain's broken housing market and get the country moving again, according to...
25 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Residential property transactions increased by 5.2% in the year to January 2020, according to HMRC ‘s latest property transaction statistics. There were...
24 February 2020
From: Breaking News

A deluge of taxes and an uncertain market has seen a number of landlords abandon the buy-to-let industry in recent years. Some...
20 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The Conservatives’ general election victory in December has triggered a new burst of housing market activity as confidence flows back into...
17 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Boris Johnson has unveiled his new look cabinet, which includes the appointment of Christopher Pincher as the new housing minister. Pincher replaces Esther McVey,...
14 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Aldermore Bank has relaunched its buy-to-let proposition with a view to offering landlords greater choice, flexibility, new products, reduced rates, and...
10 February 2020
From: Breaking News

There are growing signs of stability returning to the residential property market, new research shows. Sentiment towards the housing market looks positive...
03 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The UK formally leaves the European Union at 11pm tonight, at which point it will instantly enter into an 11-month transition...
31 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The UK housing market has enjoyed a relatively strong start to 2020 after Boris Johnson’s general election victory ended Brexit uncertainty. A...
31 January 2020
From: Breaking News

After two elections and three years of intense debate and hostility, the general election in December seemed to offer the political...
29 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The outlook for the UK housing market has improved over the past few weeks with the decisive nature of the general election...
28 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The decisive result of last month’s general election has sparked a surge in housing market activity, placing upward pressure on house...
22 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The housing market has enjoyed what some are calling a “Boris bounce” following the result of last month’s general election, with...
21 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Soaring demand in London is pushing up activity levels with the housing market seeing interest from would-be buyers, including property investors,...
21 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Now that 2020 is underway, activity in the property market is likely to start picking up due to the traditional seasonal...
17 January 2020
From: The Big Issues

Rents look set to rise over the next 12 months as the supply of new rental properties dries up, according to...
16 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Greater confidence and more certainty in the housing market following last month’s Tory election victory looks set to boost the housing...
06 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Despite the slowdown in the UK housing market in recent years, caused in part by the Brexit vote which fuelled uncertainty...
20 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Rental prices in London are set to increase by an average of 15% over the next five years compared to 10%...
19 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Although the recent election was indisputably dominated by the Brexit question, the fact is that there’s far more to managing the...
18 December 2019
From: Breaking News

With just one day until voting day, each of the main political parties has outlined its plans for the country, including for...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Thursday’s general election presents the main political parties with an opportunity to address voters’ concerns about housing, and not just focus...
10 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Thousands of landlords trapped in developer contracts with spiraling costs could be entitled to compensation, according to legal experts. Around 100,000 homeowners...
10 December 2019
From: Breaking News

With the general election just over a week away, each of the main political parties has outlined its plans for the...
04 December 2019
From: Breaking News

City of York Council has vowed to crack down on rogue landlords looking to exploit the housing market, as part of...
03 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The UK housing market is showing signs of recovery following a prolonged period of uncertainty, according to JLL. The property firm forecasts...
27 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Shorter-term fixed rate mortgages have increased in popularity, with more borrowers opting for two-year fixed rate products, the latest resaerch from...
22 November 2019
From: Breaking News

It is a potentially good time for buy-to-let landlords to add to their portfolio, the latest housing market snapshot suggests. With buy-to-let...
18 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Aldermore has expanded its buy-to-let remortgage range with the addition of a new five-year product aimed at both individual and company...
15 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Owning property is rapidly becoming the impossible dream in this country for many renters, especially when it comes to purchasing property...
30 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Aldermore has cut its company buy-to-let remortgage and company multi property purchase and remortgage products by up to 0.3%. The move by...
24 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Asking prices in the UK have dropped as Brexit uncertainty takes its toll, new figures show. According to fresh data from Rightmove, the...
16 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Hundreds of buy-to-let landlords have expressed concerns for the future of the buy-to-let industry if Labour comes into power. Boris Johnson is...
09 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The Labour Party’s proposed ‘right to buy’ policy would have a devasting impact on the private rented sector and lead to...
03 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Many buy-to-let investors in the UK seem to be sitting on their hands at the moment, owed mainly to the tax...
29 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The most reliable indicator of rental trends in the UK As the largest provider of deposit protection in the UK, our database...
27 August 2019
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There has been a 6.1% increase in the number of property sales agreed, as buyers are spurred into action by improved...
19 August 2019
From: Breaking News

From kitchen improvements to building an extension, new research unveils top ways to add value to your home in the shortest...
12 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Rental yields have increased to their highest level for two years, according to the latest edition of Kent Reliance for Intermediaries’...
12 July 2019
From: Breaking News

UK rents have increased by an average of 13.9% over the past five years, according to HomeLet. The group said its June...
11 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The next prime minister, Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt, will inevitably reshuffle the cabinet once they are in office, and that...
11 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Landlords now face the prospect of two unsuccessful tenant applications on average for every successful one, resulting in an increase in...
27 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The tenant fee ban is new to most of the UK, but has been in place in Scotland since 2012. Advocates...
24 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Primas Law is urging landlords and property developers to seek legal advice about potential stamp duty rebates on ‘uninhabitable’ second properties...
18 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let mortgage activity increased slightly in April, with landlord investors taking out 5,100 new buy-to-let home purchase mortgages, up from 5,000...
14 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords and property enthusiasts will once again descend on the Olympia Conference Centre in London today where they will be...
13 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The vast majority of homeowners in Britain expect residential property prices to rise over the next six months, Zoopla’s latest ‘Housing market...
11 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The Scottish government is consulting on introducing rent controls north of the border with a view to protecting private sector tenants...
11 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Renters would stop paying council tax under radical plans being considered by the Labour Party. A Labour-commissioned report calls on the party...
05 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Ex-London mayor Ken Livingstone will take part in the Future of the UK Housing Market Debate at the National Landlord Investment...
30 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The next few months are likely to be challenging for letting agents as they adjust to an outright ban on letting...
29 May 2019
From: Breaking News

There was a significant increase in the number of disputes under the Property Redress Scheme last year, according to the organisation’s...
29 May 2019
From: Breaking News

There has been a notable rise in the number of English landlords investing in Scotland’s buy-to-let sector thanks to cheaper property prices...
21 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The buy-to-let market is starting to show some positive signs, especially in London where activity is picking up again, new figures show. The ongoing political...
01 May 2019
From: Breaking News

But-to-let landlords thinking about expanding their property portfolio will find that the sustained drop in the number of new homes for...
30 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Average asking rents in London rose to an all-time high of £2,091 a month in the first quarter of the year...
18 April 2019
From: Breaking News

More needs to be done to stem the increase in short-term lets on Airbnb and similar platforms to ensure that there...
09 April 2019
From: Breaking News

As the supply of rental accommodation dwindles, demand from tenants continues to go up, and for good reason, according to Paul Sloan, operations director...
03 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Kensington Mortgages has cut rates across its buy-to-let mortgage range by up to 0.4%. Rates on two-year fixed rate products now start...
03 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Fergus Wilson was courting controversy long before he appeared on last night’s episode of Panorama. The buy-to-let landlord, widely considered to be...
19 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The chancellor Philip Hammond has once again failed to deliver for private landlords, with yesterday’s rather low-key Spring Statement yet another...
14 March 2019
From: Breaking News

A Labour government would aim to address what it sees as a ‘power imbalance’ between landlords and renters by introducing “indefinite”...
11 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords collectively contribute £16.1bn to the British economy through pre-tax spending, which is almost double the estimated £8.5bn a decade...
08 March 2019
From: Breaking News

TSB has introduced a new two-year buy-to-let tracker deal and hiked up rates on several remortgage products. The new buy-to-let tracker is...
07 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The government faces growing pressure to scrap Right to Rent, which forces landlords to undertake immigration checks on prospective tenants, after the...
04 March 2019
From: Breaking News

There are growing signs that the London housing market may have bottomed out, fresh analysis shows. Property prices in the capital have...
28 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Despite Brexit, homebuyers, including buy-to-let investors, in the north of England are showing much more confidence than those in the south. Since...
28 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The latest UK Finance household lending and deposits data reveals that gross mortgage lending across the residential market dropped in January,...
27 February 2019
From: Breaking News

With just five weeks until the UK is set to leave the EU, the impact of leaving the bloc without a...
26 February 2019
From: Breaking News

When it comes to saving for retirement, many of us are split on whether property or a pension is the best...
22 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Confidence in the UK housing market has slumped amid Brexit uncertainty, according to Paragon’s latest Financial Adviser and Confidence Tracking (FACT)...
19 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Paul Shamplina What does it say on your business card? Founder and Director of Landlord Action and Brand Ambassador of...
15 February 2019
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The Tenant Fees Bill, banning landlord and agents from charging fees to tenants, has become an Act of Parliament after being...
13 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A new multi-housing report reveals five trends that are set to dominate the private rented sector between now and 2025. The...
05 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Three rogue directors of a letting agency in London who conned at least landlords and tenants out of more than £105,000 were...
28 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The Civil Justice Council has said it cannot support government plans for a specialist housing court, deeming it unnecessary. Responding to the...
28 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Ealing council has praised buy-to-let landlords operating in the local area after fresh figures revealed that there are more properly accredited...
28 January 2019
From: Breaking News

For the first time ever, buy-to-let landlords will be legally required to become members of a redress scheme, as part of measures...
25 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Life just doesn’t get any easier for Theresa May. No sooner had her Brexit withdrawal plan been rejected by a record-breaking...
22 January 2019
From: Breaking News

There has been a steady increase in the percentage of rental properties available over the past 12 months and data for...
21 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Croydon Council is inviting private landlords to attend a free public event this week that will offer expert buy-to-let tips and...
21 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Asking rents in London rose to a record high in December, with market conditions in the capital improving to levels not...
17 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Close to £2.4m of additional funding designed to clampdown on unscrupulous landlords will be made available for more than 50 councils...
15 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The total value of the UK’s housing stock reached a record £7.29 trillion in 2018, according to fresh research from Savills. The...
15 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Following a year dominated by Brexit uncertainty, political instability, higher interest rates and more stringent mortgage regulations, many buy-to-let landlords will...
31 December 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s now three years since the then Conservative Chancellor George Osborne introduced a series of measures aimed, principally, at cooling the...
27 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Making an offer to purchase a property might sound like the most stressful thing to do just before Christmas, but this...
17 December 2018
From: Breaking News

At least 19 landlords and tenants have been left £105,000 out of pocket by unscrupulous letting agents who ran London-based letting...
12 December 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the government’s suggestions to help fix the UK’s “broken housing market” was to oblige landlords to offer tenancies with...
03 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Liverpool has managed a very interesting and appealing double win, according to data from Hometrack. The city not only topped the list...
30 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of properties acquired by landlords has dropped significantly over the past couple of years following the tax and regulatory...
15 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The launch yesterday of a consultation by the government on establishing a new housing court has been welcomed by the Residential...
14 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Yesterday’s announcement that councils in England are going to be handed an additional £2m in government funding to tackle the small...
09 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Aldermore has reduced the rates on its buy-to-let five-year fixed remortgage products for individual landlords and company landlords by 0.2%. Individual landlords...
09 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The increase of London Living Wage to £10.55 per hour and UK Living Wage to £9 per hour has been welcomed...
07 November 2018
From: Breaking News

A shortage of housing supply will push up rents up by an average of 13.7% over the next five years, according...
06 November 2018
From: Breaking News

There have been fresh calls for new restrictions on Airbnb and other short-term letting websites in this country, just days after...
01 November 2018
From: Breaking News

As the Chancellor prepares for today’s Autumn Budget, more residential taxes are widely mooted to be introduced, according to various experts. The...
29 October 2018
From: Breaking News

From tax hikes to a fresh raid on pensions tax relief, there are various tricks and treats the Chancellor could have...
24 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Aldermore has updated its proposition for buy-to-let and residential mortgages. The specialist bank has made several changes to its criteria, including lowering...
18 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The rise in the number of buy-to-let landlords quitting the buy-to-let sector in response to a raft of tax and regulatory...
17 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The average cost of renting a property in the UK rose by 1.7% in the 12 months to September, according to...
12 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Labour plans to abolish legislation permitting private landlords to evict tenants without giving a reason. Section 21 notices, which have been in...
25 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The government remains committed to building more new homes, but their target of 300,000 a year is unlikely to be met. Sky-high...
21 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The Multifamily Housing REIT, a regional UK private rented sector (PRS) property group, is planning to compete against buy-to-let landlords in...
14 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Activity in the buy-to-let market dropped further in July as a result of government interventions and a wider housing slowdown, new...
13 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The government’s private rented sector policies are failing tenants, mainly because they are ‘not joined up or thought through’, a new...
11 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Going by press headlines, it would be easy to imagine that buy-to-let landlords in the UK are struggling to keep going...
10 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Landlords are set to lose out on millions of pounds through a clampdown on rental fees after the government yesterday announced...
06 September 2018
From: Breaking News

While most private renters in the UK aspire to buy property, the reality is that many people simply cannot afford to...
05 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Magellan Homeloans has extended its range of products with the launch of new buy-to-let mortgages. The new BTL mortgage products, which are...
04 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The UK housing market continued to slow last month as reflected by a drop in new mortgage lending, with many buy-to-let...
28 August 2018
From: Breaking News

UK house price growth has slowed to the lowest level since August 2013, according to the latest data from the Office...
16 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The government must start to provide financial incentives for buy-to-let landlords prepared to offer longer tenancies or risk seeing rents soar,...
14 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let investments will continue to offer attractive rates of return compared to other asset classes, but investors will increasingly search out...
24 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The Leeds Building Society has launched a two-year fee-free fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage deal at 2.32% up to 70% loan-to-value (LTV),...
23 July 2018
From: Breaking News

London house prices are continuing to fall, with the collapse in the buy-to-let sector increasing the number of homes on the...
19 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Luton and Colchester have been named among the best places for buy-to-let investors in the existing market, based on rental yields. The...
18 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Bricks and mortar have provided stellar returns for many people over the past couple of decades, prompting many to rely on...
16 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Kit Malthouse has been named as the government’s latest housing minister after Dominic Raab, who spent just six months in the...
10 July 2018
From: Breaking News

An online petition calling for buy-to-let tax relief changes to be reversed has received almost 16,500 signatures. Buy-to-let landlord and property investment...
05 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Crest Nicolson and M&G Real Estate have teamed up once again to fund the construction of 114 private rental homes in...
27 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The total amount of equity released by homeowners, including buy-to-let landlords, was up 5.8% in May compared to the previous month,...
26 June 2018
From: Breaking News

More than two thirds of UK renters have no plans to acquire a property, according to new research by landlord insurer...
20 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Rents in the UK are set to increase as demand for rental properties grows, but the number of homes coming on...
15 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Masthaven has announced changes to its buy-to-let mortgage range, including reduced rates. Acknowledging that the buy-to-let sector plays an important role in...
06 June 2018
From: Breaking News

New research by the GMB trade union shows that rents in the capital are far outpacing wage growth, with a two-bedroom...
05 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The number private landlords selling their buy-to-let properties reached a record high in April due to a raft of recent tax...
01 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The government has responded to a petition calling on the reintroduction of full mortgage interest relief and the scrapping of the...
30 May 2018
From: Breaking News

By anyone's standards, it’s a tough time to be a landlord. With Brexit just around the corner, a sluggish housing market,...
23 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Various reports suggest that a number of buy-to-let landlords plan to exit the private rented sector due to concerns about the...
14 May 2018
From: Breaking News

MakeUrMove is warning that a significant number of buy-to-let landlords are thinking about quitting the private rented sector due to problem tenants...
09 May 2018
From: Breaking News

It is undoubtedly a buyer’s market in London at the moment, with those who are looking to buy property in the...
09 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The ban on letting fees charged by landlords and letting agents is on its way, along with new rules on deposits,...
03 May 2018
From: Breaking News

It currently looks like a potentially good time for buy-to-let landlords to expand their property portfolios, amid an overall cooling in...
30 April 2018
From: Breaking News

From a landlord’s perspective, it has been a tough couple of years, with a raft of changes designed to bring the...
23 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Aldermore has cut rates on its buy-to-let mortgage range for company landlords, ensuring that they are now aligned with buy-to-let deals...
23 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Low levels of activity in the sluggish housing market are forcing many homeowners to accept offers well below asking price, making...
20 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Over half of private landlords plan to sell some of their buy-to-let properties this year, it has been claimed. Some 54% of landlords...
12 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Lord Flight, a former Conservative Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, has once again criticised his own party’s buy-to-let tax changes,...
04 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Colchester has been named the best place for buy-to-let investors in today’s market, based on a combination of capital value growth,...
03 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Hackney in east London has recorded the fastest growth in rents on a typical two-bedroom home over the past decade, according...
28 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Together has reduced a number of buy-to-let rates as they continue to compete to win more business amid a housing market...
22 March 2018
From: Breaking News

An increasing number of buy-to-let landlords are likely to exit Scotland’s private rented sector or reduce the size of their property...
20 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords are currently in retreat in the housing market, leaving many tenants struggling to find suitable rented accommodation, new analysis...
14 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Home insurance provider, HomeProtect, has embarked on a quest to find the UK’s best landlord. Their first ever Landlord of the Year...
14 March 2018
From: Breaking News

A growing number of private landlords are planning to exit the buy-to-let market, prompting fears that rents will rise sharply as the...
07 March 2018
From: Breaking News

There has been much debate about Brexit and how it will impact the property market and the economy as a whole. ...
02 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Fresh research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) which reveals that young adults are less likely to own a home...
20 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Rental values in prime London increased by 2.5% in the final quarter of 2017, up 1.2% on the corresponding period in...
09 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Using an ombudsman has long been a pretty successful way of trying to resolve a complaint with a property firm without...
07 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has accused the Tory government of intentionally not fixing the housing crisis after revelations that thousands of...
30 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The housing crisis is the greatest challenge London faces. Years of not building enough new homes, including affordable housing, mean many...
29 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The phasing out of mortgage interest relief from last April will soon start to make it harder for buy-to-let landlords to make...
26 January 2018
From: Breaking News

London continued to be the worst performing region in Britain when it comes to house prices, with values falling by 0.8%...
17 January 2018
From: Breaking News

With house prices increasingly steady outside of London and the South East, the housing market across many parts of the country...
16 January 2018
From: Breaking News

A high number of landlords plan to scale back buy-to-let investments over the next 12 months, according to a new study....
12 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Theresa May continued to shake-up her ministerial team yesterday by handing jobs to several junior ministers, but he her decision to...
10 January 2018
From: Breaking News

With the New Year now upon us, those thinking of investing in property want to know what is going to happen...
05 January 2018
From: Breaking News

With the plans for the Northern Powerhouse in full flow and the housing market in London currently being outperformed by other...
02 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The signs are that 2018 looks set to be another difficult year for buy-to-let landlords as tax hikes bite. An increasing number...
18 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Investment in buy-to-let continues to outperform most major asset classes, at a time of low saving rates and stock market volatility. Despite...
08 December 2017
From: Breaking News

A continuous increase in the number of cranes, hoardings and skyscraper frames around Manchester’s inner ring road is visual proof of...
21 November 2017
From: Breaking News

High house prices, inadequate savings and longer life expectancies mean a number of people will never be able to get a...
14 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Aldermore has launched two new limited edition five-year fixed rate remortgage deals aimed at buy-to-let landlords as the specialist lender looks...
26 October 2017
From: Breaking News

With the benefit of hindsight we always know, with painful clarity, which investments we should have bought and which we should...
09 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The scare tactics adopted by the government to keep Britain in the EU ahead of last year’s Brexit referendum saw the...
13 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Rogue landlords receive in the region of £2.5bn a year for renting out ‘non-decent’ properties, which includes homes that are unsafe,...
04 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Activity levels in prime central London’s buy-to-let sector remains relatively sluggish, despite a pick up in the wider housing market in...
01 September 2017
From: Breaking News

The steady levels of mortgage activity seen through the first half of the year continued into July, with gross mortgage lending...
25 August 2017
From: Breaking News

A generation is being priced out of the housing market with homeownership levels set to fall further as younger people are...
10 August 2017
From: Breaking News

With significantly more new homes urgently needed to help plug the housing shortage in this country, the government views the Build...
07 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The number of overseas investors with buy-to-let properties has dropped sharply after a tax and regulatory clampdown, reducing the number of...
04 August 2017
From: Breaking News

For many years, rent has been called “dead money” and young people have been urged to “get on the housing ladder”...
03 August 2017
From: Breaking News

London has been identified as the most expensive region in Britain to be a landlord, according to fresh research by Kent...
19 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The number of buy-to-let landlords registering to buy property fell last month by 3.7% in England and Wales compared with the...
07 June 2017
From: Breaking News

UK rental prices fell for the first time in eight years in May, according to the latest HomeLet Rental Index. The figures...
06 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The government is putting the overall housing market at risk by “squeezing” the buy-to-let sector with higher stamp duty, new mortgage...
30 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Private landlords in the capital are starting to feel the pinch from weaker tenant demand, with some landlords being forced to...
23 May 2017
From: Breaking News

The government is facing a legal challenge over its controversial Right to Rent scheme, which effectively forces buy-to-let landlords to act...
17 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Despite the fact that UK house prices are continuing to slow, with yesterday’s figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS)...
17 May 2017
From: Breaking News

The number of properties being listed to let dropped for the fourth consecutive month in April, and this is placing upward...
16 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Article 50, the starting gun for the UK to leave the European Union was triggered six weeks ago and now the UK...
10 May 2017
From: Breaking News

The Conservative party should put rent controls at the heart of their general election manifesto as part of a wider effort...
03 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Rental price growth in the UK remains sluggish, the latest HomeLet Rental Index shows. The annual rate of rental price inflation reached...
24 April 2017
From: Breaking News

The UK property market continued to rally last month, with gross mortgage lending surging by 19% compared with February, but it...
21 April 2017
From: Breaking News

The campaign to woo voters across the country has already started following the UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s surprise announcement that...
19 April 2017
From: Breaking News

The pace of UK rental growth has more than halved since the end of March 2016, slowing consistently since the introduction...
07 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let returns continued to outperform many major asset classes in the second half of last year, with landlords earning an average...
04 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Despite pressure from the property industry, including landlords, letting agents and housebuilders, the chancellor Philip Hammond opted not to reverse the...
09 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Over the past two years we have seen a drastic shake up in the buy-to-let sector. Starting with rental tax changes announced...
23 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Two unscrupulous landlords in Reading have been fined almost £9,000 for poor housing standards and a complete disregard for the welfare...
23 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Four in 10 people who rent a home expect to be renting a property for up to a decade; an attractive...
21 February 2017
From: Breaking News

We all know that buy-to-let investors face a challenging time, but what are the key issues affecting landlords? Karen Bennett looks...
17 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Foreign nationals and Britons without a passport are struggling to rent due to immigration checks introduced last year, according to a...
13 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Following the events of 2016, it’s easy to see why experts across the country are torn when it comes to the...
10 February 2017
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Letting agents broadly welcomed yesterday’s housing white paper, which raises many of the significant issues the housing sector is facing, including...
08 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Can we predict what the next 12 months may bring for the buy-to-let mortgage market? Many experts have attempted to do...
27 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Private rental price increases have accelerated modestly, in line with earnings across England, according to a new report from the National...
20 January 2017
From: Breaking News

The buy-to-let sector is continuing to struggle with valuations contracting 26% on an annual basis following a turbulent year, according to...
17 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords are calling for the Welsh government to help get the housing market in Wales moving again by amending or...
11 January 2017
From: Breaking News

The average cost of renting a home has increased outside of London as rent paid rose 2% and pay fell over...
10 January 2017
From: Breaking News

One of Britain’s largest housebuilders has warned of a sharp decline in demand caused by Brexit uncertainty and the government’s outright...
05 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords have been left disappointed at the 'missed opportunity' in the Autumn Statement to support those that invest in the...
24 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Letting agents in England will be banned from charging fees to tenants under plans announced by the chancellor in his Autumn...
24 November 2016
From: Breaking News

A significant number of buy-to-let landlords are planning to increase their property portfolios over the next few years, according to research...
11 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let activity contracted 13.3% over the last 12 months, which is unsurprising given the raft of tax changes by the government...
09 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Rents across the UK are set to increase sharply over the next five years, as more people choose to rent, rather...
07 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Last week’s High Court ruling that only parliament could start the process of leaving the EU is likely delay the triggering...
07 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Older people are facing a shortage of suitable housing for their retirement, putting pressure on the wider property market, according to...
04 November 2016
From: Breaking News

From a landlord’s perspective, it has been a tough year, with a raft of changes designed to bring the booming housing...
02 November 2016
From: Breaking News

The chances of would-be buyers in London getting a foothold on the housing ladder remain slim, mainly due to high property...
29 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Having long provided mega double-digit returns for investors, investment in buy-to-let shows very few signs of slowing, despite the increase in...
29 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Lord Flight, a former Conservative Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, has once again slammed his own party’s buy-to-let tax changes,...
22 October 2016
From: Breaking News

From a landlord’s perspective, it has been a tough year, with a raft of changes designed to bring the booming housing...
12 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Landlords represented by Cherie Blair have failed in their legal battle against planned government tax relief changes for buy-to-let homes set...
08 October 2016
From: Breaking News

With buy-to-let returns continuing to beat all other mainstream investments, including commercial property, UK government bonds and cash, while remaining a...
06 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The chancellor Philip Hammond is being urged to reverse George Osborne’s outright assault on buy-to-let by scrapping the 3% stamp duty...
03 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Plans for the Northern Powerhouse scheme, designed to rival London and the South East as the main driver of economic growth...
29 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Fears raised over the UK housing market in the wake of the Brexit vote were ‘wide of the mark’ as illustrated...
23 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Aldermore has launched a new ‘limited edition’ buy-to-let mortgage product aimed at buy-to-let landlords looking to borrow up to £1m. The lender’s...
15 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let activity surged in August despite the various economic and political challenges that the sector has faced recently, fresh research shows. Despite the...
12 September 2016
From: Breaking News

The government could go a long way towards boosting the stock of properties available for sale, which remains close to record...
09 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has set out plans to introduce a new Tenants’ Rights Charter to increase protection for tenants in...
02 September 2016
From: Breaking News

The number of residential properties on letting agents’ books reached its highest level of the year so far in July, according...
31 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Specialist lender OneSavings Bank was one of the biggest risers on the FTSE 250 yesterday as high demand for buy-to-let mortgages...
25 August 2016
From: Breaking News

There was a significant drop in the number of buy-to-let property sales in July in the wake of the UK’s vote...
24 August 2016
From: Breaking News

The most lucrative university cities in the UK, based on house prices, rents and growth in local housing markets, have been...
10 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Residential property prices increased across Britain in May despite uncertainty ahead of the EU referendum and significantly higher stamp duty bills...
20 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Marco Robinson successfully predicted that the UK would leave the EU two years ago, he also said that corporate tax would...
12 July 2016
From: Breaking News

One of the UK’s largest and most controversial private landlords has seen his attempts to sell his entire portfolio of around...
29 June 2016
From: Breaking News

A fall in gilt yields will reduce the cost for lenders of longer term funding and hence open the door for...
27 June 2016
From: Breaking News

The vote to Leave the European Union is causing the financial instability predicted and past experience suggests that the UK housing...
27 June 2016
From: Breaking News

The public vote in favour of Brexit is a shock to many people and has already resulted in a sharp decline...
24 June 2016
From: Breaking News

With just hours remaining until the polls close, the outcome of the EU referendum is too close to call. The sense of...
23 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Private tenants north of the border have come together to launch Scotland’s first national union for people living in the private...
21 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Tenants are facing higher rents as the supply of rental properties continues to fall due to George Osborne’s hefty, punitive tax...
01 June 2016
From: Breaking News

With tenant demand continuing to rise, the private rented sector (PRS) will remain a “fundamental part” of the UK’s housing market...
26 May 2016
From: Breaking News

April’s stamp duty increase for buy-to-let investors is already having an impact on the housing market, with the latest figures from...
20 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The recent increase in stamp duty land tax (“SDLT”) on “additional residential dwellings” represents the latest in a series of measures...
16 May 2016
From: Breaking News

With savers receiving dismal returns from banks and building societies, thousands of people have unsurprising turned to residential property as a...
13 May 2016
From: Breaking News

More than twice as many people (47%) support the second home 3% stamp duty surcharge than oppose it (18%), according to...
22 April 2016
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England has revealed its tougher borrowing standards to prevent buy-to-let lending overheating the wider housing market. The Bank’s financial...
30 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Estate agents have reported an increase in the number of buy-to-let investors trying to push sales through before April stamp duty...
30 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has told the Government that it’s the lack of housing, not the number of private landlords,...
21 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The Brexit referendum is adding to housing market uncertainty which has seen a 2% drop in sales in major UK cities,...
29 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Government policies are discriminating against UK based investment in the housing market by making it easier for foreign investors to purchase...
20 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Conservative peer Howard Flight has condemned his own party’s attack on buy-to-let. Lord Flight published an article on the Conservative Home website...
06 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Rents are set to sky-rocket, and buying a house is getting further out of reach for many, according to the Association...
17 December 2015
From: Breaking News

Housing minister Brandon Lewis has announced new measures that will clamp down on “criminal” landlords who “trap and cram vulnerable tenants...
10 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Private rental prices paid by tenants in Great Britain rose by 2.5% in the 12 months to June 2015, according to...
03 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Experts warn that rents will rise after Chancellor George Osborne announced a cut in tax relief to landlords in the summer...
08 July 2015
From: Breaking News

A group of more than 30 private housing and property bodies from across Europe have come together to find solutions on...
03 July 2015
From: Breaking News

An advertisement from a landlord saying he would accept ‘alternative payments’ from ‘attractive females’ who moved in to his property has...
16 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Property insiders mostly celebrated the Conservative election victory, but tenants’ groups complained of being ignored. As David Cameron enters a second term...