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Landlords with houses in their portfolios will have seen a dramatic increase in their capital value according to Zoopla. It says demand...

Landlords directly affected by the cladding scandal - because they own units in low and medium-rise blocks - have some good...

New research from online buy to let mortgage broker Property Master reveals there are currently 41 BTL mortgages at the record...

Landlords in the holiday let market in Wales look almost certain to face hefty new barriers under proposals being considered by...

A leading supplier says rent rises seen in recent months have been driven by increased taxes and regulations imposed on landlords. The...

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

There’s been a “huge demand” for buy to let mortgages spurred on by dramatic house prices rises, according to a major...

It may not be a typical part of the country but on one of the Channel Islands there is now a...

One of the country’s leading property experts says landlords are now reassessing their portfolios as a result of possible Capital Gains...

Areas boasting Russell Group universities - considered the best in the UK - have the highest rents but disappointing yields.  Returns from a...

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

It seems as if the frenzied housing market has extended to the auction field, with one major player reporting a strong...

A record pipeline has been reported by one of the leading buy to let mortgage lenders as landlords race to beat...

There’s a warning today that landlords need to move quickly and selectively if they are intending to purchase a property ahead...

A leading housing market analyst suggests that the implementation of a Capital Gains Tax change could actually mean landlords paying less...

A new survey by rental sector PropTech supplier Fixflo asks landlords and agents how they have been impacted by the pandemic. The...

HMOs are an important part of the UK housing market as they offer students and young professionals affordable accommodation. There is...

New data from letting agents suggests that there’s been a substantial rise in the number of landlords selling buy to let...

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...

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

South Tyneside council is considering a selective licensing in two areas of South Shields - and looks likely to ignore its...

A lettings market monitor says the Greater London rental sector has in recent months switched from one of scarcity of properties...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Stuart Aikman & Mathew Walters, co-founders - Story of...

One of the leading agents is advising landlords that the high-end housing market is ‘edgier’ than before - but there’s no...

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

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...

There has been a sharp rise in mortgage approvals, as reported by the Bank of England yesterday.  The latest data reveals that...

Strettons has described the government’s decision to extend the ban of tenant evictions until 20 September as a ‘pragmatic and humane decision’...

Residential property prices look set to hold firm for the remainder of the year - despite the onset of recession and...

The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggests that the housing market continued to recover at the tail...

The UK housing market is in growth mode as the recovery gathers pace, the latest figures show.  According to Rightmove, the post-lockdown...

The number of residential property sales agreed have surged in the month since the chancellor announced a stamp duty holiday, with...

The UK housing market could see what first looks like a V-shaped recovery only for it to be quickly flattened out,...

A growing number of international property investors are expected to increase their presence in the UK buy-to-let market over the next...

Since the housing market reopened in May there has been a significant increase in demand for homes with a garden as...

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

Buy-to-let landlords are being urged to take advantage of the stamp duty tax savings announced in the chancellor’s summer statement by...

The chancellor’s decision to order a review of capital gains tax, signalling a future raid on second homeowners, including buy-to-let landlords,...

Labour has criticised the government’s decision to introduce a stamp duty holiday, claiming it offers a “huge bung” to those buying...

Buy-to-let properties in the UK are currently in high demand and there appears to be plenty of room for further growth,...

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...

Rightmove yesterday recorded a sharp rise in searches for property on its website as it was forced to deal with pent...

The chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce tomorrow changes to the levels of stamp duty paid on properties in England, but...

Boris Johnson’s “Build Build Build” announcement yesterday was designed to help drag the UK economy out of what could prove to...

Mortgage approvals plummeted to an all-time low in May, leaving many would-be buyers with no alternative but to rent for longer.  The...

There’s no question it’s been a tough start to the year, not just for individuals but also for businesses and specific...

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has scrapped multiple application fees and cut its completion fee on portfolio applications to 1.2%, down from...

With buy-to-let returns continuing to beat all other mainstream investments, including commercial property, UK government bonds and cash, while remaining a...

Paragon Bank has recorded a sharp rise in the number of buy-to-let mortgage intermediaries visiting its online intermediary portal following the...

Half of renters currently in the market say lockdown has impacted what they are looking for in their next home.   A...

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...

The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the property sector in unprecedented ways. The impact has been immediate and widespread – hitting everyone...

Although the existing coronavirus restrictions have not yet been eased in Scotland, this has not prevented demand rising from Scottish property buyers...

Property trade associations, professional bodies and other parties have joined forces to call for urgent government action to help support the...

Many landlords and letting agents are increasingly concerned about the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on their tenants and property...

Further signs of greater activity in the housing market have come from Knight Frank. The company reports that the volume of online enquiries...

Online property searches have surged back to normal levels with Rightmove recording the highest number of unique enquiries in one day...

Rightmove said visits to its website rose by 45% yesterday morning compared with a day earlier following the government’s decision to...

Buy-to-let landlords hope that the housing market in England has embarked on a road to recovery after being given the green...

Restarting the housing market could help kickstart the UK economy.  The government has relaxed lockdown rules from today to allow the UK...

Online searches for properties in remote or coastal locations has increased sharply, according to Rightmove.  The property website analysed the areas people...

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

The government should aim to stimulate housing market activity post-lockdown by abolishing the 3% stamp duty surcharge for buy-to-let landlords buying...

Fresh figures show that there was a rise in the number of housebuilders completing new homes in England last year, helping to alleviate...

With renters, landlords, buyers, and sellers being advised to delay their home moves if possible and not to allow new viewings,...

Wage cuts and a surge in unemployment threaten to destabilize the housing market on an unprecedented scale, as the number of...

The UK housing market will bounce back once the current coronavirus crisis has passed.  This is according to Guy Gittins, who is...

The Treasury looks set to suffer a near £5bn tax hit due to the coronavirus pandemic.  The Covid-19 outbreak has led to...

House prices could fall by up to 20% this year in a worst case scenario for the economy, according to Jefferies. The...

Knight Frank forecast that residential property sales will fall by 38% this year, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Based on the assumption that...

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

There has unsurprisingly been a sharp slowdown across the UK property market over the past few weeks as a consequence of...

Remortgaging activity has surged in recent weeks as homeowners, including buy-to-let landlords, rush to lock into low-rate loans amid uncertainty over...

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...

The number of homes sold rose again in February to hit their highest level in six months in a further sign...

Historically, economic uncertainty and market volatility are detrimental to the housing market, and the latest observations on the impacts of coronavirus...

Heading into March, the UK housing market was showing the kind of green shoots appropriate for the start of spring, with...

Housing market activity has plummeted over the past week or so and looks set for another volatile period ahead, as the...

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

Prices of new property coming onto the market rose by 1% between 9 February and 7 March to push the national...

Residential property prices in London continued to grow up until a week ago, as the market recovered following Boris Johnson’s election...

The Bank of England’s extraordinary decision to cut interest rates to just 0.25% yesterday with no warning, reflecting the level of...

Next month's Budget is a golden opportunity to reform Britain's broken housing market and get the country moving again, according to...

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

A deluge of taxes and an uncertain market has seen a number of landlords abandon the buy-to-let industry in recent years.  Some...

The Conservatives’ general election victory in December has triggered a new burst of housing market activity as confidence flows back into...

Boris Johnson has unveiled his new look cabinet, which includes the appointment of Christopher Pincher as the new housing minister. Pincher replaces Esther McVey,...

Aldermore Bank has relaunched its buy-to-let proposition with a view to offering landlords greater choice, flexibility, new products, reduced rates, and...

There are growing signs of stability returning to the residential property market, new research shows.  Sentiment towards the housing market looks positive...

The UK formally leaves the European Union at 11pm tonight, at which point it will instantly enter into an 11-month transition...

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

After two elections and three years of intense debate and hostility, the general election in December seemed to offer the political...

The outlook for the UK housing market has improved over the past few weeks with the decisive nature of the general election...

The decisive result of last month’s general election has sparked a surge in housing market activity, placing upward pressure on house...

The housing market has enjoyed what some are calling a “Boris bounce” following the result of last month’s general election, with...

Soaring demand in London is pushing up activity levels with the housing market seeing interest from would-be buyers, including property investors,...

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

Rents look set to rise over the next 12 months as the supply of new rental properties dries up, according to...

Greater confidence and more certainty in the housing market following last month’s Tory election victory looks set to boost the housing...

Despite the slowdown in the UK housing market in recent years, caused in part by the Brexit vote which fuelled uncertainty...

Rental prices in London are set to increase by an average of 15% over the next five years compared to 10%...

Although the recent election was indisputably dominated by the Brexit question, the fact is that there’s far more to managing the...

With just one day until voting day, each of the main political parties has outlined its plans for the country, including for...

Thursday’s general election presents the main political parties with an opportunity to address voters’ concerns about housing, and not just focus...

Thousands of landlords trapped in developer contracts with spiraling costs could be entitled to compensation, according to legal experts.  Around 100,000 homeowners...

With the general election just over a week away, each of the main political parties has outlined its plans for the...

City of York Council has vowed to crack down on rogue landlords looking to exploit the housing market, as part of...

The UK housing market is showing signs of recovery following a prolonged period of uncertainty, according to JLL.  The property firm forecasts...

Shorter-term fixed rate mortgages have increased in popularity, with more borrowers opting for two-year fixed rate products, the latest resaerch from...

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...

Aldermore has expanded its buy-to-let remortgage range with the addition of a new five-year product aimed at both individual and company...

Owning property is rapidly becoming the impossible dream in this country for many renters, especially when it comes to purchasing property...

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...

Asking prices in the UK have dropped as Brexit uncertainty takes its toll, new figures show.  According to fresh data from Rightmove, the...

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...

The Labour Party’s proposed ‘right to buy’ policy would have a devasting impact on the private rented sector and lead to...

Many buy-to-let investors in the UK seem to be sitting on their hands at the moment, owed mainly to the tax...

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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...

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

Rental yields have increased to their highest level for two years, according to the latest edition of Kent Reliance for Intermediaries’...

UK rents have increased by an average of 13.9% over the past five years, according to HomeLet. The group said its June...

The next prime minister, Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt, will inevitably reshuffle the cabinet once they are in office, and that...

Landlords now face the prospect of two unsuccessful tenant applications on average for every successful one, resulting in an increase in...

The tenant fee ban is new to most of the UK, but has been in place in Scotland since 2012. Advocates...

Primas Law is urging landlords and property developers to seek legal advice about potential stamp duty rebates on ‘uninhabitable’ second properties...

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...

Buy-to-let landlords and property enthusiasts will once again descend on the Olympia Conference Centre in London today where they will be...

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

The Scottish government is consulting on introducing rent controls north of the border with a view to protecting private sector tenants...

Renters would stop paying council tax under radical plans being considered by the Labour Party. A Labour-commissioned report calls on the party...

Ex-London mayor Ken Livingstone will take part in the Future of the UK Housing Market Debate at the National Landlord Investment...

The next few months are likely to be challenging for letting agents as they adjust to an outright ban on letting...

There was a significant increase in the number of disputes under the Property Redress Scheme last year, according to the organisation’s...

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...

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...

But-to-let landlords thinking about expanding their property portfolio will find that the sustained drop in the number of new homes for...

Average asking rents in London rose to an all-time high of £2,091 a month in the first quarter of the year...

More needs to be done to stem the increase in short-term lets on Airbnb and similar platforms to ensure that there...

As the supply of rental accommodation dwindles, demand from tenants continues to go up, and for good reason, according to Paul Sloan, operations director...

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...

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...

The chancellor Philip Hammond has once again failed to deliver for private landlords, with yesterday’s rather low-key Spring Statement yet another...

A Labour government would aim to address what it sees as a ‘power imbalance’ between landlords and renters by introducing “indefinite”...

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...

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...

The government faces growing pressure to scrap Right to Rent, which forces landlords to undertake immigration checks on prospective tenants, after the...

There are growing signs that the London housing market may have bottomed out, fresh analysis shows. Property prices in the capital have...

Despite Brexit, homebuyers, including buy-to-let investors, in the north of England are showing much more confidence than those in the south. Since...

The latest UK Finance household lending and deposits data reveals that gross mortgage lending across the residential market dropped in January,...

With just five weeks until the UK is set to leave the EU, the impact of leaving the bloc without a...

When it comes to saving for retirement, many of us are split on whether property or a pension is the best...

Confidence in the UK housing market has slumped amid Brexit uncertainty, according to Paragon’s latest Financial Adviser and Confidence Tracking (FACT)...

Who are you?  Paul Shamplina What does it say on your business card? Founder and Director of Landlord Action and Brand Ambassador of...

The Tenant Fees Bill, banning landlord and agents from charging fees to tenants, has become an Act of Parliament after being...

A new multi-housing report reveals five trends that are set to dominate the private rented sector between now and 2025.   The...

Three rogue directors of a letting agency in London who conned at least landlords and tenants out of more than £105,000 were...

The Civil Justice Council has said it cannot support government plans for a specialist housing court, deeming it unnecessary.  Responding to the...

Ealing council has praised buy-to-let landlords operating in the local area after fresh figures revealed that there are more properly accredited...

For the first time ever, buy-to-let landlords will be legally required to become members of a redress scheme, as part of measures...

Life just doesn’t get any easier for Theresa May. No sooner had her Brexit withdrawal plan been rejected by a record-breaking...

There has been a steady increase in the percentage of rental properties available over the past 12 months and data for...

Croydon Council is inviting private landlords to attend a free public event this week that will offer expert buy-to-let tips and...

Asking rents in London rose to a record high in December, with market conditions in the capital improving to levels not...

Close to £2.4m of additional funding designed to clampdown on unscrupulous landlords will be made available for more than 50 councils...

The total value of the UK’s housing stock reached a record £7.29 trillion in 2018, according to fresh research from Savills. The...

Following a year dominated by Brexit uncertainty, political instability, higher interest rates and more stringent mortgage regulations, many buy-to-let landlords will...

It’s now three years since the then Conservative Chancellor George Osborne introduced a series of measures aimed, principally, at cooling the...

Making an offer to purchase a property might sound like the most stressful thing to do just before Christmas, but this...

At least 19 landlords and tenants have been left £105,000 out of pocket by unscrupulous letting agents who ran London-based letting...

One of the government’s suggestions to help fix the UK’s “broken housing market” was to oblige landlords to offer tenancies with...

Liverpool has managed a very interesting and appealing double win, according to data from Hometrack. The city not only topped the list...

The number of properties acquired by landlords has dropped significantly over the past couple of years following the tax and regulatory...

The launch yesterday of a consultation by the government on establishing a new housing court has been welcomed by the Residential...

Yesterday’s announcement that councils in England are going to be handed an additional £2m in government funding to tackle the small...

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...

The increase of London Living Wage to £10.55 per hour and UK Living Wage to £9 per hour has been welcomed...

A shortage of housing supply will push up rents up by an average of 13.7% over the next five years, according...

There have been fresh calls for new restrictions on Airbnb and other short-term letting websites in this country, just days after...

As the Chancellor prepares for today’s Autumn Budget, more residential taxes are widely mooted to be introduced, according to various experts. The...

From tax hikes to a fresh raid on pensions tax relief, there are various tricks and treats the Chancellor could have...

Aldermore has updated its proposition for buy-to-let and residential mortgages. The specialist bank has made several changes to its criteria, including lowering...

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...

The average cost of renting a property in the UK rose by 1.7% in the 12 months to September, according to...

Labour plans to abolish legislation permitting private landlords to evict tenants without giving a reason. Section 21 notices, which have been in...

The government remains committed to building more new homes, but their target of 300,000 a year is unlikely to be met. Sky-high...

The Multifamily Housing REIT, a regional UK private rented sector (PRS) property group, is planning to compete against buy-to-let landlords in...

Activity in the buy-to-let market dropped further in July as a result of government interventions and a wider housing slowdown, new...

The government’s private rented sector policies are failing tenants, mainly because they are ‘not joined up or thought through’, a new...

Going by press headlines, it would be easy to imagine that buy-to-let landlords in the UK are struggling to keep going...

Landlords are set to lose out on millions of pounds through a clampdown on rental fees after the government yesterday announced...

While most private renters in the UK aspire to buy property, the reality is that many people simply cannot afford to...

Magellan Homeloans has extended its range of products with the launch of new buy-to-let mortgages. The new BTL mortgage products, which are...

The UK housing market continued to slow last month as reflected by a drop in new mortgage lending, with many buy-to-let...

UK house price growth has slowed to the lowest level since August 2013, according to the latest data from the Office...

The government must start to provide financial incentives for buy-to-let landlords prepared to offer longer tenancies or risk seeing rents soar,...

Buy-to-let investments will continue to offer attractive rates of return compared to other asset classes, but investors will increasingly search out...

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),...

London house prices are continuing to fall, with the collapse in the buy-to-let sector increasing the number of homes on the...

Luton and Colchester have been named among the best places for buy-to-let investors in the existing market, based on rental yields. The...

Bricks and mortar have provided stellar returns for many people over the past couple of decades, prompting many to rely on...

Kit Malthouse has been named as the government’s latest housing minister after Dominic Raab, who spent just six months in the...

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...

Crest Nicolson and M&G Real Estate have teamed up once again to fund the construction of 114 private rental homes in...

The total amount of equity released by homeowners, including buy-to-let landlords, was up 5.8% in May compared to the previous month,...

More than two thirds of UK renters have no plans to acquire a property, according to new research by landlord insurer...

Rents in the UK are set to increase as demand for rental properties grows, but the number of homes coming on...

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...

New research by the GMB trade union shows that rents in the capital are far outpacing wage growth, with a two-bedroom...

The number private landlords selling their buy-to-let properties reached a record high in April due to a raft of recent tax...

The government has responded to a petition calling on the reintroduction of full mortgage interest relief and the scrapping of the...

By anyone's standards, it’s a tough time to be a landlord. With Brexit just around the corner, a sluggish housing market,...

Various reports suggest that a number of buy-to-let landlords plan to exit the private rented sector due to concerns about the...

MakeUrMove is warning that a significant number of buy-to-let landlords are thinking about quitting the private rented sector due to problem tenants...

It is undoubtedly a buyer’s market in London at the moment, with those who are looking to buy property in the...

The ban on letting fees charged by landlords and letting agents is on its way, along with new rules on deposits,...

It currently looks like a potentially good time for buy-to-let landlords to expand their property portfolios, amid an overall cooling in...

From a landlord’s perspective, it has been a tough couple of years, with a raft of changes designed to bring the...

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...

Low levels of activity in the sluggish housing market are forcing many homeowners to accept offers well below asking price, making...

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...

Lord Flight, a former Conservative Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, has once again criticised his own party’s buy-to-let tax changes,...

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

Hackney in east London has recorded the fastest growth in rents on a typical two-bedroom home over the past decade, according...

Together has reduced a number of buy-to-let rates as they continue to compete to win more business amid a housing market...

An increasing number of buy-to-let landlords are likely to exit Scotland’s private rented sector or reduce the size of their property...

Buy-to-let landlords are currently in retreat in the housing market, leaving many tenants struggling to find suitable rented accommodation, new analysis...

Home insurance provider, HomeProtect, has embarked on a quest to find the UK’s best landlord. Their first ever Landlord of the Year...

A growing number of private landlords are planning to exit the buy-to-let market, prompting fears that rents will rise sharply as the...

There has been much debate about Brexit and how it will impact the property market and the economy as a whole. ...

Fresh research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) which reveals that young adults are less likely to own a home...

Rental values in prime London increased by 2.5% in the final quarter of 2017, up 1.2% on the corresponding period in...

Using an ombudsman has long been a pretty successful way of trying to resolve a complaint with a property firm without...

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has accused the Tory government of intentionally not fixing the housing crisis after revelations that thousands of...

The housing crisis is the greatest challenge London faces. Years of not building enough new homes, including affordable housing, mean many...

The phasing out of mortgage interest relief from last April will soon start to make it harder for buy-to-let landlords to make...

London continued to be the worst performing region in Britain when it comes to house prices, with values falling by 0.8%...

With house prices increasingly steady outside of London and the South East, the housing market across many parts of the country...

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

Theresa May continued to shake-up her ministerial team yesterday by handing jobs to several junior ministers, but he her decision to...

With the New Year now upon us, those thinking of investing in property want to know what is going to happen...

With the plans for the Northern Powerhouse in full flow and the housing market in London currently being outperformed by other...

The signs are that 2018 looks set to be another difficult year for buy-to-let landlords as tax hikes bite. An increasing number...

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

A continuous increase in the number of cranes, hoardings and skyscraper frames around Manchester’s inner ring road is visual proof of...

High house prices, inadequate savings and longer life expectancies mean a number of people will never be able to get a...

Aldermore has launched two new limited edition five-year fixed rate remortgage deals aimed at buy-to-let landlords as the specialist lender looks...

With the benefit of hindsight we always know, with painful clarity, which investments we should have bought and which we should...

The scare tactics adopted by the government to keep Britain in the EU ahead of last year’s Brexit referendum saw the...

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

Activity levels in prime central London’s buy-to-let sector remains relatively sluggish, despite a pick up in the wider housing market in...

The steady levels of mortgage activity seen through the first half of the year continued into July, with gross mortgage lending...

A generation is being priced out of the housing market with homeownership levels set to fall further as younger people are...

With significantly more new homes urgently needed to help plug the housing shortage in this country, the government views the Build...

The number of overseas investors with buy-to-let properties has dropped sharply after a tax and regulatory clampdown, reducing the number of...

  For many years, rent has been called “dead money” and young people have been urged to “get on the housing ladder”...

London has been identified as the most expensive region in Britain to be a landlord, according to fresh research by Kent...

The number of buy-to-let landlords registering to buy property fell last month by 3.7% in England and Wales compared with the...

UK rental prices fell for the first time in eight years in May, according to the latest HomeLet Rental Index. The figures...

The government is putting the overall housing market at risk by “squeezing” the buy-to-let sector with higher stamp duty, new mortgage...

Private landlords in the capital are starting to feel the pinch from weaker tenant demand, with some landlords being forced to...

The government is facing a legal challenge over its controversial Right to Rent scheme, which effectively forces buy-to-let landlords to act...

Despite the fact that UK house prices are continuing to slow, with yesterday’s figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS)...

The number of properties being listed to let dropped for the fourth consecutive month in April, and this is placing upward...

Article 50, the starting gun for the UK to leave the European Union was triggered six weeks ago and now the UK...

The Conservative party should put rent controls at the heart of their general election manifesto as part of a wider effort...

Rental price growth in the UK remains sluggish, the latest HomeLet Rental Index shows. The annual rate of rental price inflation reached...

The UK property market continued to rally last month, with gross mortgage lending surging by 19% compared with February, but it...

The campaign to woo voters across the country has already started following the UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s surprise announcement that...

The pace of UK rental growth has more than halved since the end of March 2016, slowing consistently since the introduction...

Buy-to-let returns continued to outperform many major asset classes in the second half of last year, with landlords earning an average...

Despite pressure from the property industry, including landlords, letting agents and housebuilders, the chancellor Philip Hammond opted not to reverse the...

Over the past two years we have seen a drastic shake up in the buy-to-let sector. Starting with rental tax changes announced...

Two unscrupulous landlords in Reading have been fined almost £9,000 for poor housing standards and a complete disregard for the welfare...

Four in 10 people who rent a home expect to be renting a property for up to a decade; an attractive...

We all know that buy-to-let investors face a challenging time, but what are the key issues affecting landlords? Karen Bennett looks...

Foreign nationals and Britons without a passport are struggling to rent due to immigration checks introduced last year, according to a...

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

Letting agents broadly welcomed yesterday’s housing white paper, which raises many of the significant issues the housing sector is facing, including...

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

Private rental price increases have accelerated modestly, in line with earnings across England, according to a new report from the National...

The buy-to-let sector is continuing to struggle with valuations contracting 26% on an annual basis following a turbulent year, according to...

Buy-to-let landlords are calling for the Welsh government to help get the housing market in Wales moving again by amending or...

The average cost of renting a home has increased outside of London as rent paid rose 2% and pay fell over...

One of Britain’s largest housebuilders has warned of a sharp decline in demand caused by Brexit uncertainty and the government’s outright...

Buy-to-let landlords have been left disappointed at the 'missed opportunity' in the Autumn Statement to support those that invest in the...

Letting agents in England will be banned from charging fees to tenants under plans announced by the chancellor in his Autumn...

A significant number of buy-to-let landlords are planning to increase their property portfolios over the next few years, according to research...

Buy-to-let activity contracted 13.3% over the last 12 months, which is unsurprising given the raft of tax changes by the government...

Rents across the UK are set to increase sharply over the next five years, as more people choose to rent, rather...