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

There’s been a bevvy of buy to let mortgage deal changes this week. Shawbrook has made a series of reductions across its...

Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...

The head of lettings agency Benham and Reeves has made an outspoken attack on stamp duty. The agency analysed data from the...

Landlords and renters’ activists are at either end of the spectrum reacting to a controversial report on the private rental sector. Yesterday...

New data sourced from millions of Barclays current accounts reveals growing stability in UK housing costs, which saw their lowest uplift...

A leading business analyst is firmly blaming interest rates for the see-saw in house prices seen in recent indices. The latest, from...

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

UK house prices grew in March on a quarterly basis, by 2.0%, with annual growth slowing to 0.3%, from 1.6% in...

A controversial wealth management company claims that almost two thirds of private tenants have suffered a deterioration in their mental and...

UK house prices fell by 0.2% in March. Nevertheless, the annual rate of house price growth edged higher to 1.6% in...

The popular narrative may have been that first time buyers have been priced out of the market, partly by landlords: but...

Slowing inflation may - just may - lead the way for reduced interest rates. The headline inflation rate is now just 3.4%,...

The average price of property coming to the market for sale rises by 1.5% (+£5,279) this month to £368,118, as the...

Latest inflation figures are announced on Wednesday and the Bank of England makes its next base rate decision on Thursday. The Office...

A prominent agent who advises many landlord clients says the Capital Gains Tax cuts announced in the Budget are too small...

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

One piece of good news to come out of the small print documents accompanying the Budget concerns capital appreciation. The Office for...

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

A controversial proposal for a £300m tax grab on landlords appears to closely follow a policy suggestion put forward by activists...

UK house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in February, says the Nationwide, after taking account of seasonal effects.  This resulted in...

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

The letting agents’ trade body has made the unexpected move of calling on banks to cut mortgage rates. Rates are typically decided...

A property firm which has analysed transactions across the UK suggests the market is, at last, ‘back to normal’ in almost...

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

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

Knight Frank says that the Bank of England base rate is likely to stay unchanged at 5.25 per cent for at...

The government’s proposal to introduce a new one per cent deposit mortgage scheme to help young people onto the property ladder...

One of the biggest parts of buying a holiday home is securing a holiday let mortgage which can differ substantially to...

New figures from lenders trade body UK Finance show a massive fall in buy to let loans for those aged 55...

A survey claims landlords are now more responsive to tenants’ needs and have improved compliance standards. Building on comparative analysis with data...

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

Deciding on a residence in the bustling city of London is no small feat, especially when faced with the dichotomy of...

Tenants faced with eviction must have legal aid, the Law Society of England and Wales claims. Recently published statistics from the Ministry...

This week’s official inflation rate is now expected to show a possible rise, rather than a fall. Although there is widespread expectation...

I’m not especially political and certainly carry no candle for one flavour or another. I might argue that they’re all pretty...

Data from lenders trade body UK Finance show an 18 per cent leap in buy to let arrears in the past...

Landlords seeking capital appreciation will be encouraged from two new housing market surveys - one showing a surprise rise in house...

One of the MPs behind the disastrous mini-Budget - which directly led to soaring interest rates - is to stand down...

There’s a warning today that the Bank of England’s decision to freeze base rate at the high level of 5.25 per...

UK house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in January, resulting in an improvement in the annual rate of house prices...

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

A prominent analyst says the threat of rising inflation caused by the Red Sea shipping attacks - on top of this...

The yo-yo economic news is now casting doubt on whether the Bank of England will cut base rate as quickly as...

UK landlords are doubling down on urban flats amidst a slow but definite return to conventional office working. Data from Shawbrook Bank...

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

A building society says it is considering ending its policy of lending to buyers of holiday lets. Martese Carton, the director of...

The chief executive of Generation Rent has slammed the chair of the NatWest Bank for comments over first time buyers. At the...

Analysts have warned landlords and others interested in the housing market from celebrating too much following the latest Halifax index figures. The...

The latest Halifax house price index shows average house prices rose by 1.1 per cent in December, the third monthly rise...

The Treasury has announced March 6 as the date for the Spring Budget and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has commissioned the Office...

Awareness of green mortgages is dipping among buyers, according to new research. Almost two thirds of mortgage advisers say their clients have...

Escalating rents have led many first time buyers to adjust their property expectations and accept smaller homes when they purchase, a...

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

There’s no prospect of a rapid recovery for the housing market in 2024 despite some green shoots appearing. The warning comes from...

New data from HM Revenue and Customs reveals a 22 per cent annual drop in residential transactions in the year to...

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

Rightmove has revealed its forecast for 2024 - and has looked back on the past 12 months. This year, 2023, ends with...

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

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

Almost two thirds of private landlords expect to see their mortgage payments increase over the next 12 months with warnings that...

Consumer Price Inflation in November was 3.9 per cent - significantly lower than the 4.4 per cent expected by many analysts. It’s...

The Nationwide says 2023 has seen a surprisingly-resilient housing market but there will be no full scale recovery in 2024 -...

Many households are struggling with rising costs, while renters in particular continue to struggle with low quality housing, the Resolution Foundation...

House prices may fall by up to four per cent in 2024 the Halifax is warning. Its Outlook for 2024 report says...

Paragon Bank has launched new five-year fixed-rate buy-to-let mortgages with nil product fees. Rates start at 5.80 per cent and there is...

Rightmove has revealed its forecast for 2024 - but just as it has done this, it’s revealed asking prices have dropped...

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

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

UK house prices rose an average of 0.2 per cent month on month in November - prompting the Nationwide to call...

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

Any hope of a near-term drop in interest rates appears to have been wiped out by a statement by Bank of...

Markets are saying the UK - and for that matter the US and mainland Europe - have all hit peak interest...

The government should tax property ‘hoarders’ cashing in on the UK housing market says a left-leaning think tank. A report by the New Economics...

Inflation for the year to October has fallen to 4.6 per cent. That’s a big fall from 6.7 per cent in September...

Winkworth's chief executive says next week’s Autumn Statement must see the reinstatement of Mortgage Interest Tax Relief for investors. Dominic Agace says...

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

Lenders’ trade body UK Finance says there were 11,540 buy to let mortgages in arrears of 2.5 per cent or more of...

A panel of experts forecast house prices will fall as much as 10 per cent by Autumn 2024. Financial website Finder brought...

Average house prices rose by 1.1 per cent in October, compared to a fall of 0.3 per cent in September says...

A new survey suggests that over three fifths of landlords say private renting is becoming less attractive as an investment option. The...

October saw a surprise 0.9 per cent rise in UK house prices according to the Nationwide, after taking account of seasonal...

The best way to judge the UK housing market is to check on what’s happening in Parliament, not the price indices...

The Deposit Protection Service is the latest part of the industry to try to quantify how many landlords are implementing rent...

Uncertainty over government plans for the Private Rented Sector - including the controversial Renters Reform Bill - has left the industry...

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

The average asking price across the UK based on the available stock is now £1,829 per month according to property consultancy...

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

The latest rent rise figure produced by the government has triggered an angry response from one of Britain’s top agents. Greg Tsuman,...

Average house prices are now falling 2.9 per cent annually in England and Wales according to the monthly e.surv index. Yorkshire and...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Louis Musgrove – Group Managing Director   What is Southernbrook Lettings and...

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

The UK housing market is remaining “more resilient than expected” despite the latest price index showing another small fall. The Halifax say...

Paragon Bank has announced a 4.69 per cent five-year fixed-rate buy to let mortgage, marking the lender’s lowest rate for this...

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

The Bank of England has revealed its latest decision on base rate - which in turn has a strong influence on...

One of the most influential consumer property groups has made an impassioned plea to the Bank of England not to raise...

Over the last 15 years, the HMO market has been transformed.  Back in the ‘90s, multi-lets were mainly student housing or cheap...

To help or not to help: that is the question the government is facing with regard to under-pressure private rented sector...

A high profile lettings agent insists that buy to let remains “a safe space for investors” seeking long-term returns, despite the...