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New research suggests that a like-for-like comparison shows short lets earning 21 per cent more than the same home let out...
23 June 2022
From: Breaking News

New figures indicate the ongoing growth of buy to let. Analysing data on additional property purchases made in the financial year 2020/21,...
23 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Another landlord has been hit with a substantial fine for failing to licence an HMO. Ryan Antony Otto, a director of Otto...
23 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Energy bills have increased for around 22 million energy consumers – and they’re expected to escalate again later this year when...
21 June 2022
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance

Rightmove is warning of likely price falls in the second half of 2022. Its latest monthly market snapshot actually shows yet another...
20 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A trade body is calling for a partnership with the government to push the domestic heating market towards heat pumps as...
20 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Trade bodies have vigorously lobbied government during the two and a half year process leading to the delivery of the Fairer...
18 June 2022
From: Rental Reform

A lettings agency claims to have identified which boroughs in the capital offer the best prospects for buy to let investors...
17 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A lettings and estate agency has revealed a location where it says 50 per cent of its sales this year have...
16 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Landmark Auctions, a new property auctioneer has launched its services offering residential and commercial property, development, investment and land through in-house,...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Property owners who have a building or disused piece of land by a high traffic road can make a significant profit...
11 June 2022
From: Lettings PropTech

New research shows that, since 2016, the average stamp duty payment on buy to let homes has increased by £11,848 in...
10 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Who are you? My Name is Alec Chohan, and I am a senior finance broker within the Newable Finance team based in...
07 June 2022
From: 60 Second Interview

A prominent auction house says bids are fewer in number than before - a sign that the market is softening, presenting...
07 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A study of what has happened to a private rental sector hit by rent controls provides lessons to those in the UK...
27 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The importance of improved energy efficiency in the private rented and owner occupied sectors has led to a surge in interest...
27 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords are being advised not to panic buy ahead of what may be more difficult lending conditions as the cost of...
26 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords work harder to ensure properties are suitable for their preferred tenant type, more than they do to achieve maximum profits. That’s...
25 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A report in a government-supporting newspaper suggests that a proposal to cut Capital Gains Tax for landlords who sell to first...
24 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Contrary to recent figures from Zoopla and others, pointing to double-digit rental inflation in the past year, official statistics show the...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Landowners are claiming that the negative stereotype given to private landlords in recent years by government contributes to the overall housing...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News

If rising energy costs are your immediate concern, it may not be feasible to invest in new solutions for your home...
14 May 2022
From: Top tips & guides

A new study has compiled a league table of the best cities in the UK for investment in student accommodation. CIA Landlord...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The strong fundamentals of a rental market with a chronic undersupply are attracting a growing amount of institutional capital says Knight...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News
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A report from the Public Accounts Committee on the regulation of the private rented sector (PRS) was issued with little notice...
07 May 2022
From: Rental Reform

For many years now developers, freeholders and landlords have been engaged in the practice of utilising ground rents as lucrative investments...
07 May 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance

Taxes on buy to let investment are fuelling a supply crisis, hiking rents and making homeownership more difficult to afford. That’s the...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The Building Safety Bill has become law - and while it does offer help to leaseholder landlords with one or two...
03 May 2022
From: Breaking News

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

With the rising cost of living and the UK’s inflation crisis creating financial uncertainty, many are looking to make more secure...
30 April 2022
From: Agent Advice

A new league table of capital values in seaside locations shows the affordability challenge of investing in areas with guaranteed holiday...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Are fixer-uppers really the cheap and cost-effective investment many believe? They are popular amongst landlords but research by lettings agency Benham and...
27 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The National Residential Landlords Association has teamed up with a property sales management firm to offer a new service to landlords...
27 April 2022
From: Breaking News

New data from the Savills agency shows how difficult it will be for typical landlords with mid- to low-value houses and...
25 April 2022
From: Breaking News
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Landlord Action supremo Paul Shamplina says he anticipates the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper may now be delayed further, possibly until...
25 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The government has announced that its ban on charging ground rent on new leases in England and Wales comes into force...
25 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Another council is offering landlords financial assistance in improving energy efficiency in their investment properties. North Norfolk District Council has won £3.85m...
20 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Mark Walton and I am the Managing...
14 April 2022
From: 60 Second Interview

Prime central London may not seem to most obvious part of the UK for buy to let investors but a leading...
14 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The government says major house builders have agreed to spend £2 billion on fixing the dangerous cladding on their own buildings,...
14 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Growing concerns over inflation and the cost of living are changing the way landlords interact with their tenants, it’s being claimed. A...
11 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords are many people’s favourite pantomime villains, on the hunt to hike rents and squeeze profits. The reality, however, is proven...
09 April 2022
From: The Big Issues

The head of a guaranteed rent business has been given an 11-year ban for scamming £6.7m from property investors. Sam Eustace, 36,...
07 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Proposals to make rental properties greener by enforcing a minimum energy performance certificate rating of C, is causing widespread confusion throughout...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News
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I hope you weren’t holding your breath for the Chancellor to announce a package of help for landlords in his Spring...
02 April 2022
From: Agent Advice

Even before the pandemic, we were seeing dramatic changes across the buy-to-let landscape with holiday lets steadily increasing in appeal –...
02 April 2022
From: Top tips & guides

The staycation craze has made holiday lets a far more attractive proposition to many would-be landlords, according to a new survey. Research...
30 March 2022
From: Breaking News

For investors who keep their buy to lets for substantial periods - up to 25 years in some cases - a...
29 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The Property Investor Show is back for its 20th year with 100 property sector experts and exhibitors in London this week. The...
29 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Property consultancy JLL says it’s identified one hitherto-unfashionable part of London as an area set to outperform the rest of the...
25 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

The National Residential Landlords Association is trying to head off the growing clamour for rent controls by setting out its own...
21 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The independent Office for Tax Simplification wants to know how it can make landlords’ tax issues simpler - and it’s started...
17 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The threat of rent controls in two parts of the country may now be so severe that buy to let landlords...
17 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let lending hit its highest ever level last year, spurred on by record levels of tenant demand, the Stamp Duty Holiday...
12 March 2022
From: Tax & Finance

The programme of selling off council houses pioneered by Margaret Thatcher has been a strategic failure adding to inequality in Britain. That’s...
10 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Buy to let landlords are increasingly targeting smaller, secondary towns and cities rather than big urban centres. Data from Paragon Bank shows...
09 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A new calculation suggests London needs almost 85,000 new private rented homes a year to meet its housing needs. And it adds...
07 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

Buy to let is complicated - and getting more so by the week, as regulations and restrictions abound. Keeping track of this,...
05 March 2022
From: Lettings PropTech

New research suggests that some landlords are now deliberately choosing to buy properties with weak EPCs in order to upgrade and...
04 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The National Landlord Investment Show is back in London next week with a pledge that it will be the most spectacular...
04 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Giles Atkinson and I’m one part of...
03 March 2022
From: 60 Second Interview

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

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

Landlords with large budgets and who are seeking a surprising discount, even in today’s market, could be tempted by research which...
22 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Covid-19 has upended most industries, at least for a short while, over the past two years. But the tourism sector has...
19 February 2022
From: Tax & Finance

Has there ever been a better time to buy-to-let? Zoopla just last week revealed that demand and rent prices, especially in city...
19 February 2022
From: Top tips & guides

Nearly one in three British adults think property will be the best performing investment in 2022, making it the top pick...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Legal & General’s Retirement Institutional division has announced a massive £2.5 billion investment to deliver as many as 7,000 Build To...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News

New research commissioned by the landlords’ trade body shows that the UK needs almost 230,000 new private rented homes a year...
15 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A new Build To Rent scheme in London has received lavish praise from a local council. Railpen, the investment manager for the...
14 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords are targeting semi-detached homes over terraced houses for the first time, but with limited stock availability and strong competition from...
05 February 2022
From: Tax & Finance

With Christmas and the New Year now over, landlords, investors and property experts are back to questioning what the coming twelve...
05 February 2022
From: Agent Advice

A finance chief is warning that the threat of possible rises in Capital Gains Tax should be dismissed by the government to...
04 February 2022
From: Breaking News
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The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper includes a dramatic reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction powers will be...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Last month, I wrote about what’s in store for the private rented sector in 2022 and, like most commentators in our...
29 January 2022
From: The Big Issues

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

Foxtons has issued a wide-ranging snapshot of the London private rental market. Overall some 27 per cent of Londoners are now privately...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Yesterday Landlord Today reported that there was now a 15 year record high in the number of buy to let mortgage...
26 January 2022
From: Breaking News
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Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves says Labour would increase tax on buy to let properties and on investment income for landlords. Reeves was...
24 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

New preliminary figures released by CBRE reveal that a record £4.1 billion was invested in the UK’s Build to Rent sector...
15 January 2022
From: The Big Issues

An accountancy firm is holding a free webinar for landlords and other property investors to look east ongoing changes to tax...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords will have to foot the bill for the government’s energy efficiency proposals without any apparent tax or grant help. That’s the...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A new PropTech platform that claims to make buy to let investment simpler, faster and more accessible than ever before, is...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords who make tax returns on their investment properties via VAT-registered companies must sign up to the HMRC’s Making Tax Digital...
11 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The UK Build To Rent sector recorded a total of £2.1 billion of investment in the final three months of 2021...
10 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Bromsgrove is a classic rental market. The Worcestershire market town is enveloped by green space but is just a thirty-minute commute...
08 January 2022
From: Industry Views

Landlords adopting a strategy of buying cheap in search of high yields are having a tougher task in finding the right...
07 January 2022
From: Breaking News

One of the UK’s most prestigious agencies claims that deals to buy the country’s dearest homes have been negotiated using asset-backed...
05 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A company that works with private landlords to supply homes to ease London councils’ homeless issues, has won funds to secure...
23 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Over half of private landlords responding to a new survey say recent tax changes in the rental market have had a...
22 December 2021
From: Breaking News

As we enter 2022 the private rented sector can look back on a year which marked the start of its recovery...
18 December 2021
From: The Big Issues

The dusk of 2021 is upon us and, as is customary in property circles at this juncture, we look forward to...
18 December 2021
From: The Big Issues

The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years, in response to calls...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords selling up or converting to short lets have led to a growing housing crisis, according to a trade body of...
13 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Airbnb can make life easier for UK landlords by increasing yields, simplifying the rental process and providing peace of mind against...
11 December 2021
From: The Big Issues

The Law Society of England and Wales has welcomed the proposal for tenants facing eviction to receive enhanced legal assistance. “It would be...
30 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Heavy snowfall can present a number of dangers to your property. Gutters can become clogged or even frozen due to snow and...
27 November 2021
From: Top tips & guides

In recent years, letting property has become more challenging due to a range of tax and regulation changes and since March...
25 November 2021
From: Sponsored Content

The demise of the buy to let market has been much predicted over recent years. Major tax changes, a three per...
20 November 2021
From: Tax & Finance

Avoiding over-regulation across the UK should be a priority to keep existing landlords in the sector as well as attracting buy...
18 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Private sector landlords are being warned by a council to check their investments meet the legal minimum energy efficiency standard, or...
18 November 2021
From: Breaking News

After two years in the doldrums and high levels of over supply, prime central London is at last a landlord’s rental...
17 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A new bank called Monument wants buy to let portfolio landlords and other ‘serious’ property investors to be amongst its relatively...
16 November 2021
From: Breaking News

I am the Chair of PLAN - the Portfolio Landlords Action Group - which had its formal launch this week. People...
13 November 2021
From: Rental Reform

There is a fear that work required to bring rental units up to new Energy Performance Certificate levels by 2025 could...
10 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

People you can trust are an essential part of your team when you get into investing in property. If you’re using solicitors,...
06 November 2021
From: Top tips & guides

The Primis mortgage network, owned by estate agency-led company LSL Property Services, says it’s seen a surge of enquiries regarding holiday...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Savills estimates that £330 billion is needed to implement all energy efficiency improvements to the UK housing sector to meet EPC...
03 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Daytime TV programmes often feature amazing property bargains that can be won at auction - and there are fantastic bargains to...
30 October 2021
From: Top tips & guides

Landlords are hesitant about buying more property according to a new study by Simply Business. The study of 560 landlords from across...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News

New figures from the National Home Building Council suggests the popularity of detached properties has soared during the pandemic - prompting...
26 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Adrian Ramsay, newly-elected co-leader of the Green Party, wants a windfall tax on the value of investment properties owned by private...
25 October 2021
From: Breaking News

With more than 60 per cent of landlords losing rental income during the pandemic, it is no surprise that many are...
23 October 2021
From: The Big Issues

The head of a building body says landlords and home owners need a replacement for the defunct Green Homes Grant to...
22 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Private and commercial bank Arbuthnot Latham has set out what it considers to be the 10 easy mistakes which some landlords...
22 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

London lettings agency Chestertons says the number of tenants in the capital is now at an annual high. The agency’s latest market...
20 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Home appliances are often an area that can be overlooked when it comes to finalising kitchen designs, but having quality machines...
18 October 2021
From: Sponsored Content

A leading market analyst says the looming threat of rent controls may be deterring landlords entering the buy to let sector,...
18 October 2021
From: Breaking News

New research shows that the average rental yield in Britain has remained at roughly 4.2 per cent throughout the pandemic. Regionally, the...
14 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A lettings agent says a new HMO licensing regime in one of London’s highest profile boroughs will reduce the number of rental...
13 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Another report has highlighted how landlords feel intimidated into putting investment plans on ice because of red tape in the private...
13 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Around 20 per cent of landlords surveyed by a bank used a credit card or short-term finance to fund a recent...
13 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A new league table of investment potential has given a ringing endorsement to buy to let in cities. Select Property Group has...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A national accountancy firm says HM Revenue & Customs has discovered huge numbers of landlords avoiding paying tax - as many as...
11 October 2021
From: Breaking News

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

A survey of over 500 property investors claims to have uncovered the UK’s hotspots for the coming year. It says some 44...
07 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords in or anticipating entering the holiday let market are being offered a series of tips by one of the country’s...
05 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Independent finance service Moneyfacts says increasing numbers of people are keen to explore alternative investment options - with holiday lets a...
04 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Private landlords could receive between three and six months’ rent in advance by putting their properties forward to help people who...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News
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A specialist investment lender has set out tips for how landlords can succeed at flipping - purchasing homes and selling relatively...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Research by buy to let consultancy Sequre Property Investment suggests that despite the return to near-normal in much of the country,...
29 September 2021
From: Breaking News

New independent research among 512 landlords show how they have reacted to the pandemic. It found that 65 per cent of landlords...
28 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Renterz, a digital property management service, is aiming to raise an unspecified “six figure sum” through crowdfunding. The company claims it’s committed...
28 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Outspoken landlord Fergus Wilson, who has reportedly become a millionaire through his buy to let investments, has been hit with a...
23 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading agent is warning that any additional tax on landlords could lead to property sell-offs and a further supply shortage. Dominic...
20 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

Independent mortgage market monitor Moneyfacts says there’s been a big increase in choice available to landlords wanting to enter the holiday...
17 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords buying property today will get less for their money than in the past, as the average size of homes in...
17 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The North East has overtaken the North West as the best location in the UK for residential property investment. That’s the view...
10 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Home repairs service Rightio has provided a useful checklist of the hidden costs of being a landlord. Many seasoned hands will...
26 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A nationwide buy to let consultancy says it believes one specific area of the country is on the verge of a...
23 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Post-Covid economic recovery in the UK is being channeled towards regional cities, says a leading investment expert. Martha Peyton, managing director and...
23 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A charity is warning that landlords may not government help in reaching new EPC targets. Citizens Advice Scotland says the private rental...
17 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A new analysis by a London lettings agency has assessed the relative investment merits of residential and commercial property. Benham and Reeves...
13 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A retail bank has announced the launch of a £500m project to fund the construction of up to 2,500 suburban, purpose-built...
10 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Buy to let mortgage app Rightrate is to expand its support for landlords after passing the 500 downloads milestone since launch...
10 August 2021
From: Breaking News

An agency and law firm, Coulters, has produced a league table of where landlords are most likely to make a loss...
06 August 2021
From: Breaking News

New research by a property investment consultancy has revealed which regions of England present the most promising opportunities for buy to...
05 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Void periods of vacancy within rental properties are relatively rare within several parts of the UK, new research has revealed. Intus Lettings...
02 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The Property Investor Show is back and in person, rather than virtual. It’s been announced that it will take place at London’s...
28 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Research by the buy to let specialist Sequre Property Investment suggests that landlords are largely undeterred by the slew of government...
27 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Welsh Nationalist politicians are complaining about a finance company which identified part of Wales as having attractive yields for buy to...
21 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Understanding the exact position of your property portfolio is crucial, this means, you need to get constant access to accurate information. The...
16 July 2021
From: Sponsored Content

A favourite route for a landlord acquiring properties - at auction - is likely to remain at least partly virtual in...
16 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Labour councils in London have backed the initiative from Mayor Sadiq Khan to buy back ex-council houses now in the private...
15 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A buy to let mortgage broker says that investment in a National Park property could help landlords cash in on the...
14 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The potential dangers of Get Rich Quick property investment schemes have been highlighted once again, this time by an MP. Some 18...
09 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A buy to let consultancy has identified those parts of the country where there’s been the biggest swing towards renting when...
08 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Nearly a million landlords plan to review their buy to let portfolios over the next two years with the number planning...
01 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Eco issues are increasingly important for landlords, a mortgage lender claims. Hodge Bank says a new survey shows 82 per cent of...
30 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The London international rental market, a long-term victim of the pandemic and travel restrictions, appears to be improving at last. High profile...
25 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Investment consultancy Thirlmere Deacon says serviced apartments, typically for visitors, can provide an attractive option for investors right now. Thirlmere Deacon director...
22 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A PropTech platform called Pitch 4 Finance has launched to help landlords and other investors source the best deals to finance...
18 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A new league table of rental yields available to landlords has been drawn up by PropTech company Inventory Base. It’s examined government...
17 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord in Norwich has paid almost £1,000 in compensation following the discovery of black mould and damp in a property...
16 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The Citizens Advice consumer charity is warning that fake investment scams are amongst the fraudulent activity that’s on the rise across...
16 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A platform claims it allows buy to let landlords to set up limited companies within 30 minutes, through which they can...
15 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The Covid-19 pandemic sparked a global trend of remote working and companies realising that work can now be where your laptop...
14 June 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Knight Frank has identified part of central London which it describes as being historically overlooked but likely to be transformed in...
09 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A property investment firm has drawn up a league table of cities with significant rental yields. Sequre Property Investment analysed the average rental...
08 June 2021
From: Breaking News

One in six landlords have allegedly lost tenants who have taken advantage of new five per cent deposit mortgage schemes. Online agency Accommodation says...
08 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A Build To Rent operator, Kooky, has launched a 39-unit scheme within a new Taylor Wimpey housing estate. The estate is Oakleigh...
03 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The average age of British landlords has decreased, with some 47 per cent now aged under 40. That compares to just three...
28 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The landlord gender gap is closing, with women now accounting for half of private landlords in the UK. New research by Yieldit...
28 May 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s been a wholesale lifting in standards of investment and quality in the private rental sector thanks to landlords, and in...
27 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A London lettings agency says that despite its four year delay, Crossrail still presents opportunities for buy to let investors. Benham and...
24 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A change in government policy will allow landlords to fund investment that will help businesses recover, says tax and advisory firm...
21 May 2021
From: Breaking News
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19 May 2021
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A new survey shows that just over a third of landlords have recently purchased another buy to let property or intend...
18 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Investment bank and wealth management consultancy Arbuthnot Latham predicts the next big growth area for buy to let will be Houses...
13 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Chinese and Asian investment and marketing service Juwai IQI UK has revealed where in this country property investors from those locations...
11 May 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the leading industry suppliers has given a warning to government that continual regulation and legal changes restricting landlords will...
07 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Investment advisers Sterling Wealth Associates says the north of England is the go-to spot in the UK for property investment. It says...
07 May 2021
From: Breaking News

An operator in the co-living rental niche in London has recorded an average 44 per cent annual growth over the past...
07 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords looking mostly long-term capital appreciation rather than yields may have to invest in an unlikely location which topped a league...
06 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The letting agents’ trade body has released guidance on how landlords can prepare their investment properties for summer. Angela Davey, president of...
06 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A mortgage lender specialising in high net worth clients has identified those areas outside London seeing the most prime purchases. Enness Global...
04 May 2021
From: Breaking News

For the first time in four years, the proportion of landlords who say they plan to expand their portfolios is higher...
29 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A property investment consultancy says growing numbers of UK and international landlords are incorporating to manage their buy to let portfolios...
29 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A property company and its sole director landlord have been convicted and ordered to pay more than £50,000 in fines and...
16 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The spring market in Florida is white-hot at the moment, rivalling the increasing temperatures across the state as people begin their...
13 April 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Oliver Andrews, editor at Property Assist Claim, sets out how landlords can find the ideal tenants for their rental homes. If you...
13 April 2021
From: Property Investment & Strategy

A key supplier is warning that landlords penalised by ever higher government taxes and rules will be forced to increase rents. Andy...
09 April 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s been a surge in the number of mortgage products aimed at landlords in the holiday let market. There’s been a 45...
07 April 2021
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A lettings agency estimates that the number of overseas landlords owning property in the UK has hit a five-year high -...
01 April 2021
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The closing of a tax loophole which allow some owners of holiday lets to avoid paying council tax does not go...
29 March 2021
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A contributor to the Big Issue magazine says corporations that become landlords may be better at it - and better for...
26 March 2021
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Specialist buy to let lender Landbay has launched a range of mortgages for trading limited companies buying or remortgaging houses, apartments, HMOs...
25 March 2021
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Investors are sitting on an average of over £37,000 each in investment capital they are poised to inject into the property market. That’s...
25 March 2021
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The government’s much-hyped ‘tax day’ yesterday had - by comment consent - an underwhelming impact on the property sector. However, one tax...
24 March 2021
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A prominent lettings agency chief says tenants are becoming more eco-conscious, putting increased emphasis on landlords to meet expectations. Mike Cook -...
24 March 2021
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One of the country’s largest Build To Rent players says the government should incentivise working from home and the use of...
23 March 2021
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There’s a new call on the government to get its act together on the Green Homes Grant, which has failed to live...
22 March 2021
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The Competition and Markets Authority is to probe property investment companies that have purchased freeholds from developers and that go on...
22 March 2021
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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
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A lettings agency has suggested that the typical landlord could lose as much as £24,000 if the government increases Capital Gains...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Many landlords and property investors will have watched the Chancellor’s budget with a feeling of trepidation. There had been hints of...
12 March 2021
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A new survey suggests that landlords are less enthusiastic than in the past about buy to let. The study 1,004 UK landlords...
11 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The first thing you need to consider when you’re buying a second property is what are you buying it for –...
08 March 2021
From: Property Investment & Strategy
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A combination of the longer stamp duty holiday and sustained low interest rates are likely to spur a new wave of...
05 March 2021
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No news is good news, they say - and the absence of any announcement about Capital Gains Tax in thre Budget...
04 March 2021
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Demand for student accommodation is greater than ever, a specialist online platform suggests. This is despite high supply of new purpose built...
04 March 2021
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Around 840,000 private renters in England and Wales have built up rent arrears since lockdown measures began and one in five...
03 March 2021
From: Property Investment & Strategy
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This afternoon's Budget has seen dramatic announcements from Chancellor Rishi Sunak referring to the private rental sector. For landlords buying properties, the stamp...
03 March 2021
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Trade unions have joined the call for renters with Covid-related arrears to get cash help from the government - but they...
02 March 2021
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Landlords are exiting the office on greater numbers since the government called for a review of Capital Gains Tax last year, claims...
26 February 2021
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A tax barrister has restructured his way of working and is appealing to buy to let and other property investors as...
12 February 2021
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An investment company claims some investors who buy at auction lose money because of misrepresentations in the legal pack. The Mistoria Group...
11 February 2021
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There is substantial investment going in to the private rental sector by individual landlords, according to evidence from the latest edition...
11 February 2021
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A holiday lets firm has outlined six reasons why that sector may be a good bet for property investors, despite recent...
05 February 2021
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On top of the rush to beat the stamp duty holiday deadline and changes to Help To Buy - both with cliff...
05 February 2021
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Up to 50,000 rental homes in the countryside could be sold off if the government presses ahead with stricter energy efficiency...
04 February 2021
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What is your name and how long have you been a landlord? My name is Lea Savage, and I have been a...
03 February 2021
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Coronavirus has prompted much talk of landlords and tenants alike fleeing cities for the country - but some evidence suggests that...
29 January 2021
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Two property investment companies and an associated business have all been closed down “in the public interest” by the government’s Insolvency...
25 January 2021
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It’s been revealed that in just one part of Scotland, renters have failed to claim back over £188,000 in deposits at...
25 January 2021
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A comparison website is warning owners to check whether their insurance policies cover damage from extreme weather events such as the...