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Liverpool is a key investment hot spot for buy to let landlords according to a new report. It shows that, for example,...

New research suggests that a like-for-like comparison shows short lets earning 21 per cent more than the same home let out...

New figures indicate the ongoing growth of buy to let. Analysing data on additional property purchases made in the financial year 2020/21,...

Another landlord has been hit with a substantial fine for failing to licence an HMO. Ryan Antony Otto, a director of Otto...

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

Rightmove is warning of likely price falls in the second half of 2022. Its latest monthly market snapshot actually shows yet another...

A trade body is calling for a partnership with the government to push the domestic heating market towards heat pumps as...

Trade bodies have vigorously lobbied government during the two and a half year process leading to the delivery of the Fairer...

A lettings agency claims to have identified which boroughs in the capital offer the best prospects for buy to let investors...

A lettings and estate agency has revealed a location where it says 50 per cent of its sales this year have...

Landmark Auctions, a new property auctioneer has launched its services offering residential and commercial property, development, investment and land through in-house,...

Property owners who have a building or disused piece of land by a high traffic road can make a significant profit...

New research shows that, since 2016, the average stamp duty payment on buy to let homes has increased by £11,848 in...

Who are you? My Name is Alec Chohan, and I am a senior finance broker within the Newable Finance team based in...

A prominent auction house says bids are fewer in number than before - a sign that the market is softening, presenting...

A study of what has happened to a private rental sector hit by rent controls provides lessons to those in the UK...

The importance of improved energy efficiency in the private rented and owner occupied sectors has led to a surge in interest...

Landlords are being advised not to panic buy ahead of what may be more difficult lending conditions as the cost of...

Landlords work harder to ensure properties are suitable for their preferred tenant type, more than they do to achieve maximum profits.  That’s...

A report in a government-supporting newspaper suggests that a proposal to cut Capital Gains Tax for landlords who sell to first...

Contrary to recent figures from Zoopla and others, pointing to double-digit rental inflation in the past year, official statistics show the...

Landowners are claiming that the negative stereotype given to private landlords in recent years by government contributes to the overall housing...

If rising energy costs are your immediate concern, it may not be feasible to invest in new solutions for your home...

A new study has compiled a league table of the best cities in the UK for investment in student accommodation. CIA Landlord...

The strong fundamentals of a rental market with a chronic undersupply are attracting a growing amount of institutional capital says Knight...

A report from the Public Accounts Committee on the regulation of the private rented sector (PRS) was issued with little notice...

For many years now developers, freeholders and landlords have been engaged in the practice of utilising ground rents as lucrative investments...

Taxes on buy to let investment are fuelling a supply crisis, hiking rents and making homeownership more difficult to afford. That’s the...

The Building Safety Bill has become law - and while it does offer help to leaseholder landlords with one or two...

A new kind of property investor is evolving. They’ve enjoyed the fruits of their labours, creating UK investments in property but...

With the rising cost of living and the UK’s inflation crisis creating financial uncertainty, many are looking to make more secure...

A new league table of capital values in seaside locations shows the affordability challenge of investing in areas with guaranteed holiday...

Are fixer-uppers really the cheap and cost-effective investment many believe? They are popular amongst landlords but research by lettings agency Benham and...

The National Residential Landlords Association has teamed up with a property sales management firm to offer a new service to landlords...

New data from the Savills agency shows how difficult it will be for typical landlords with mid- to low-value houses and...

Landlord Action supremo Paul Shamplina says he anticipates the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper may now be delayed further, possibly until...

The government has announced that its ban on charging ground rent on new leases in England and Wales comes into force...

Another council is offering landlords financial assistance in improving energy efficiency in their investment properties.  North Norfolk District Council has won £3.85m...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Mark Walton and I am the Managing...

Prime central London may not seem to most obvious part of the UK for buy to let investors but a leading...

The government says major house builders have agreed to spend £2 billion on fixing the dangerous cladding on their own buildings,...

Growing concerns over inflation and the cost of living are changing the way landlords interact with their tenants, it’s being claimed. A...

Landlords are many people’s favourite pantomime villains, on the hunt to hike rents and squeeze profits. The reality, however, is proven...

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

Proposals to make rental properties greener by enforcing a minimum energy performance certificate rating of C, is causing widespread confusion throughout...

I hope you weren’t holding your breath for the Chancellor to announce a package of help for landlords in his Spring...

Even before the pandemic, we were seeing dramatic changes across the buy-to-let landscape with holiday lets steadily increasing in appeal –...

The staycation craze has made holiday lets a far more attractive proposition to many would-be landlords, according to a new survey. Research...

For investors who keep their buy to lets for substantial periods - up to 25 years in some cases - a...

The Property Investor Show is back for its 20th year with 100 property sector experts and exhibitors in London this week. The...

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

Fifteen businesses which had bought freeh­olds from housing developer Countryside have now given formal undertakings to remove terms that cause ground...

The National Residential Landlords Association is trying to head off the growing clamour for rent controls by setting out its own...

The independent Office for Tax Simplification wants to know how it can make landlords’ tax issues simpler - and it’s started...

The threat of rent controls in two parts of the country may now be so severe that buy to let landlords...

Buy-to-let lending hit its highest ever level last year, spurred on by record levels of tenant demand, the Stamp Duty Holiday...

The programme of selling off council houses pioneered by Margaret Thatcher has been a strategic failure adding to inequality in Britain. That’s...

Buy to let landlords are increasingly targeting smaller, secondary towns and cities rather than big urban centres. Data from Paragon Bank shows...

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

With the housing market showing little sign of a slowdown, interest in auction properties also signals a busy year ahead. Here's my...

Buy to let is complicated - and getting more so by the week, as regulations and restrictions abound. Keeping track of this,...

New research suggests that some landlords are now deliberately choosing to buy properties with weak EPCs in order to upgrade and...

The National Landlord Investment Show is back in London next week with a pledge that it will be the most spectacular...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Giles Atkinson and I’m one part of...

A veteran lettings agency chief says future economic growth in part of the UK is under threat from a radical reform...

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

Landlords with large budgets and who are seeking a surprising discount, even in today’s market, could be tempted by research which...

Covid-19 has upended most industries, at least for a short while, over the past two years. But the tourism sector has...

Has there ever been a better time to buy-to-let?  Zoopla just last week revealed that demand and rent prices, especially in city...

Nearly one in three British adults think property will be the best performing investment in 2022, making it the top pick...

Legal & General’s Retirement Institutional division has announced a massive £2.5 billion investment to deliver as many as 7,000 Build To...

New research commissioned by the landlords’ trade body shows that the UK needs almost 230,000 new private rented homes a year...

A new Build To Rent scheme in London has received lavish praise from a local council. Railpen, the investment manager for the...

Landlords are targeting semi-detached homes over terraced houses for the first time, but with limited stock availability and strong competition from...

With Christmas and the New Year now over, landlords, investors and property experts are back to questioning what the coming twelve...

A finance chief is warning that the threat of possible rises in Capital Gains Tax should be dismissed by the government to...

The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper includes a dramatic reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction powers will be...

Last month, I wrote about what’s in store for the private rented sector in 2022 and, like most commentators in our...

A prominent buy to let mortgage provider is advising landlords to ensure they check EPCs and energy efficiency issues on properties...

Foxtons has issued a wide-ranging snapshot of the London private rental market. Overall some 27 per cent of Londoners are  now privately...

Yesterday Landlord Today reported that there was now a 15 year record high in the number of buy to let mortgage...

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves says Labour would increase tax on buy to let properties and on investment income for landlords.  Reeves was...

The Covid pandemic has had a significant impact on the economy, with long term consequences that are still not fully appreciated....

Covid-19 has undoubtedly shifted the way new landlords will be looking to invest in 2022, and our ranking makes it clear...

New preliminary figures released by CBRE reveal that a record £4.1 billion was invested in the UK’s Build to Rent sector...

An accountancy firm is holding a free webinar for landlords and other property investors to look east ongoing changes to tax...

Landlords will have to foot the bill for the government’s energy efficiency proposals without any apparent tax or grant help. That’s the...

A new PropTech platform that claims to make buy to let investment simpler, faster and more accessible than ever before, is...

Landlords who make tax returns on their investment properties via VAT-registered companies must sign up to the HMRC’s Making Tax Digital...

The UK Build To Rent sector recorded a total of £2.1 billion of investment in the final three months of 2021...

Bromsgrove is a classic rental market. The Worcestershire market town is enveloped by green space but is just a thirty-minute commute...

Landlords adopting a strategy of buying cheap in search of high yields are having a tougher task in finding the right...

One of the UK’s most prestigious agencies claims that deals to buy the country’s dearest homes have been negotiated using asset-backed...

A company that works with private landlords to supply homes to ease London councils’ homeless issues, has won funds to secure...

Over half of private landlords responding to a new survey say recent tax changes in the rental market have had a...

As we enter 2022 the private rented sector can look back on a year which marked the start of its recovery...

The dusk of 2021 is upon us and, as is customary in property circles at this juncture, we look forward to...

The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years, in response to calls...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...

Landlords selling up or converting to short lets have led to a growing housing crisis, according to a trade body of...

Airbnb can make life easier for UK landlords by increasing yields, simplifying the rental process and providing peace of mind against...

The Law Society of England and Wales has welcomed the proposal for tenants facing eviction to receive enhanced legal assistance. “It would be...

Heavy snowfall can present a number of dangers to your property.  Gutters can become clogged or even frozen due to snow and...

In recent years, letting property has become more challenging due to a range of tax and regulation changes and since March...

The demise of the buy to let market has been much predicted over recent years. Major tax changes, a three per...

Avoiding over-regulation across the UK should be a priority to keep existing landlords in the sector as well as attracting buy...

Private sector landlords are being warned by a council to check their investments meet the legal minimum energy efficiency standard, or...

After two years in the doldrums and high levels of over supply, prime central London is at last a landlord’s rental...

A new bank called Monument wants buy to let portfolio landlords and other ‘serious’ property investors to be amongst its relatively...

I am the Chair of PLAN - the Portfolio Landlords Action Group - which had its formal launch this week. People...

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

Many agencies give their forecasts for the following year or years in the late autumn, but one of the most detailed...

People you can trust are an essential part of your team when you get into investing in property. If you’re using solicitors,...

The Primis mortgage network, owned by estate agency-led company LSL Property Services, says it’s seen a surge of enquiries regarding holiday...

Savills estimates that £330 billion is needed to implement all energy efficiency improvements to the UK housing sector to meet EPC...

Daytime TV programmes often feature amazing property bargains that can be won at auction - and there are fantastic bargains to...

Landlords are hesitant about buying more property according to a new study by Simply Business. The study of 560 landlords from across...

New figures from the National Home Building Council suggests the popularity of detached properties has soared during the pandemic - prompting...

Adrian Ramsay, newly-elected co-leader of the Green Party, wants a windfall tax on the value of investment properties owned by private...

With more than 60 per cent of landlords losing rental income during the pandemic, it is no surprise that many are...

The head of a building body says landlords and home owners need a replacement for the defunct Green Homes Grant to...

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

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...

London lettings agency Chestertons says the number of tenants in the capital is now at an annual high.  The agency’s latest market...

Home appliances are often an area that can be overlooked when it comes to finalising kitchen designs, but having quality machines...

A leading market analyst says the looming threat of rent controls may be deterring landlords entering the buy to let sector,...

New research shows that the average rental yield in Britain has remained at roughly 4.2 per cent throughout the pandemic. Regionally, the...

A lettings agent says a new HMO licensing regime in one of London’s highest profile boroughs will reduce the number of rental...

Another report has highlighted how landlords feel intimidated into putting investment plans on ice because of red tape in the private...

Around 20 per cent of landlords surveyed by a bank used a credit card or short-term finance to fund a recent...

A new league table of investment potential has given a ringing endorsement to buy to let in cities. Select Property Group has...

A national accountancy firm says HM Revenue & Customs has discovered huge numbers of landlords avoiding paying tax - as many as...

It’s a common scenario: you put your house on the market, struggle to find a buyer, and then end up renting...

A survey of over 500 property investors claims to have uncovered the UK’s hotspots for the coming year. It says some 44...

Landlords in or anticipating entering the holiday let market are being offered a series of tips by one of the country’s...

Independent finance service Moneyfacts says increasing numbers of people are keen to explore alternative investment options - with holiday lets a...

Private landlords could receive between three and six months’ rent in advance by putting their properties forward to help people who...

A specialist investment lender has set out tips for how landlords can succeed at flipping - purchasing homes and selling relatively...

Research by buy to let consultancy Sequre Property Investment suggests that despite the return to near-normal in much of the country,...

New independent research among 512 landlords show how they have reacted to the pandemic. It found that 65 per cent of landlords...

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

Outspoken landlord Fergus Wilson, who has reportedly become a millionaire through his buy to let investments, has been hit with a...

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

There’s good news for landlords who anticipate holding on to their property investments at least until 2031 - capital values are...

Independent mortgage market monitor Moneyfacts says there’s been a big increase in choice available to landlords wanting to enter the holiday...

Landlords buying property today will get less for their money than in the past, as the average size of homes in...

The North East has overtaken the North West as the best location in the UK for residential property investment.  That’s the view...

Home repairs service Rightio has provided a useful checklist of the hidden costs of being a landlord. Many seasoned hands will...

A nationwide buy to let consultancy says it believes one specific area of the country is on the verge of a...

Post-Covid economic recovery in the UK is being channeled towards regional cities, says a leading investment expert.  Martha Peyton, managing director and...

A charity is warning that landlords may not government help in reaching new EPC targets. Citizens Advice Scotland says the private rental...

A new analysis by a London lettings agency has assessed the relative investment merits of residential and commercial property. Benham and Reeves...

A retail bank has announced the launch of a £500m project to fund the construction of up to 2,500 suburban, purpose-built...

Buy to let mortgage app Rightrate is to expand its support for landlords after passing the 500 downloads milestone since launch...

An agency and law firm, Coulters, has produced a league table of where landlords are most likely to make a loss...

New research by a property investment consultancy has revealed which regions of England present the most promising opportunities for buy to...

Void periods of vacancy within rental properties are relatively rare within several parts of the UK, new research has revealed. Intus Lettings...

The Property Investor Show is back and in person, rather than virtual. It’s been announced that it will take place at London’s...

Research by the buy to let specialist Sequre Property Investment suggests that landlords are largely undeterred by the slew of government...

Welsh Nationalist politicians are complaining about a finance company which identified part of Wales as having attractive yields for buy to...

Understanding the exact position of your property portfolio is crucial, this means, you need to   get constant access to accurate information. The...

A favourite route for a landlord acquiring properties - at auction - is likely to remain at least partly virtual in...

Labour councils in London have backed the initiative from Mayor Sadiq Khan to buy back ex-council houses now in the private...

A buy to let mortgage broker says that investment in a National Park property could help landlords cash in on the...

The potential dangers of Get Rich Quick property investment schemes have been highlighted once again, this time by an MP. Some 18...

A buy to let consultancy has identified those parts of the country where there’s been the biggest swing towards renting when...

Nearly a million landlords plan to review their buy to let portfolios over the next two years with the number planning...

Eco issues are increasingly important for landlords, a mortgage lender claims.  Hodge Bank says a new survey shows 82 per cent of...

The London international rental market, a long-term victim of the pandemic and travel restrictions, appears to be improving at last. High profile...

Investment consultancy Thirlmere Deacon says serviced apartments, typically for visitors, can provide an attractive option for investors right now. Thirlmere Deacon director...

A PropTech platform called Pitch 4 Finance has launched to help landlords and other investors source the best deals to finance...

A new league table of rental yields available to landlords has been drawn up by PropTech company Inventory Base. It’s examined government...

A landlord in Norwich has paid almost £1,000 in compensation following the discovery of black mould and damp in a property...

The Citizens Advice consumer charity is warning that fake investment scams are amongst the fraudulent activity that’s on the rise across...

A platform claims it allows buy to let landlords to set up limited companies within 30 minutes, through which they can...

The Covid-19 pandemic sparked a global trend of remote working and companies realising that work can now be where your laptop...

Knight Frank has identified part of central London which it describes as being historically overlooked but likely to be transformed in...

A property investment firm has drawn up a league table of cities with significant rental yields.  Sequre Property Investment analysed the average rental...

One in six landlords have allegedly lost tenants who have taken advantage of new five per cent deposit mortgage schemes. Online agency Accommodation says...

A Build To Rent operator, Kooky, has launched a 39-unit scheme within a new Taylor Wimpey housing estate. The estate is Oakleigh...

The average age of British landlords has decreased, with some 47 per cent now aged under 40.  That compares to just three...

The landlord gender gap is closing, with women now accounting for half of private landlords in the UK. New research by Yieldit...

There’s been a wholesale lifting in standards of investment and quality in the private rental sector thanks to landlords, and in...

A London lettings agency says that despite its four year delay, Crossrail still presents opportunities for buy to let investors. Benham and...

A change in government policy will allow landlords to fund investment that will help businesses recover, says tax and advisory firm...

Since it was launched in 2012 to help the Portuguese economy bounce back from a damaging financial crisis, the Portuguese Golden...

A new survey shows that just over a third of landlords have recently purchased another buy to let property or intend...

Investment bank and wealth management consultancy Arbuthnot Latham predicts the next big growth area for buy to let will be Houses...

Chinese and Asian investment and marketing service Juwai IQI UK has revealed where in this country property investors from those locations...

One of the leading industry suppliers has given a warning to government that continual regulation and legal changes restricting landlords will...

Investment advisers Sterling Wealth Associates says the north of England is the go-to spot in the UK for property investment.  It says...

An operator in the co-living rental niche in London has recorded an average 44 per cent annual growth over the past...

Landlords looking mostly long-term capital appreciation rather than yields may have to invest in an unlikely location which topped a league...

The letting agents’ trade body has released guidance on how landlords can prepare their investment properties for summer. Angela Davey, president of...

A mortgage lender specialising in high net worth clients has identified those areas outside London seeing the most prime purchases. Enness Global...

For the first time in four years, the proportion of landlords who say they plan to expand their portfolios is higher...

A property investment consultancy says growing numbers of UK and international landlords are incorporating to manage their buy to let portfolios...

A property company and its sole director landlord have been convicted and ordered to pay more than £50,000 in fines and...

The spring market in Florida is white-hot at the moment, rivalling the increasing temperatures across the state as people begin their...

Oliver Andrews, editor at Property Assist Claim, sets out how landlords can find the ideal tenants for their rental homes.  If you...

A key supplier is warning that landlords penalised by ever higher government taxes and rules will be forced to increase rents. Andy...

There’s been a surge in the number of mortgage products aimed at landlords in the holiday let market. There’s been a 45...

A lettings agency estimates that the number of overseas landlords owning property in the UK has hit a five-year high -...

The closing of a tax loophole which allow some owners of holiday lets to avoid paying council tax does not go...

A contributor to the Big Issue magazine says corporations that become landlords may be better at it - and better for...

Specialist buy to let lender Landbay has launched a range of mortgages for trading limited companies buying or remortgaging houses, apartments, HMOs...

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...

The government’s much-hyped ‘tax day’ yesterday had - by comment consent - an underwhelming impact on the property sector. However, one tax...

A prominent lettings agency chief says tenants are becoming more eco-conscious, putting increased emphasis on landlords to meet expectations. Mike Cook -...

One of the country’s largest Build To Rent players says the government should incentivise working from home and the use of...

There’s a new call on the government to get its act together on the Green Homes Grant, which has failed to live...

The Competition and Markets Authority is to probe property investment companies that have purchased freeholds from developers and that go on...

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

A lettings agency has suggested that the typical landlord could lose as much as £24,000 if the government increases Capital Gains...

Many landlords and property investors will have watched the Chancellor’s budget with a feeling of trepidation. There had been hints of...

A new survey suggests that landlords are less enthusiastic than in the past about buy to let. The study 1,004 UK landlords...

The first thing you need to consider when you’re buying a second property is what are you buying it for –...

A combination of the longer stamp duty holiday and sustained low interest rates are likely to spur a new wave of...

No news is good news, they say - and the absence of any announcement about Capital Gains Tax in thre Budget...

Demand for student accommodation is greater than ever, a specialist online platform suggests. This is despite high supply of new purpose built...

Around 840,000 private renters in England and Wales have built up rent arrears since lockdown measures began and one in five...

This afternoon's Budget has seen dramatic announcements from Chancellor Rishi Sunak referring to the private rental sector. For landlords buying properties, the stamp...

Trade unions have joined the call for renters with Covid-related arrears to get cash help from the government - but they...

Landlords are exiting the office on greater numbers since the government called for a review of Capital Gains Tax last year, claims...

A tax barrister has restructured his way of working and is appealing to buy to let and other property investors as...

An investment company claims some investors who buy at auction lose money because of misrepresentations in the legal pack.  The Mistoria Group...

There is substantial investment going in to the private rental sector by individual landlords, according to evidence from the latest edition...

A holiday lets firm has outlined six reasons why that sector may be a good bet for property investors, despite recent...

On top of the rush to beat the stamp duty holiday deadline and changes to Help To Buy - both with cliff...

Up to 50,000 rental homes in the countryside could be sold off if the government presses ahead with stricter energy efficiency...

What is your name and how long have you been a landlord? My name is Lea Savage, and I have been a...

Coronavirus has prompted much talk of landlords and tenants alike fleeing cities for the country - but some evidence suggests that...

Two property investment companies and an associated business have all been closed down “in the public interest” by the government’s Insolvency...

It’s been revealed that in just one part of Scotland, renters have failed to claim back over £188,000 in deposits at...

A comparison website is warning owners to check whether their insurance policies cover damage from extreme weather events such as the...

Figures from investment consultancy London Central Portfolio show how vulnerable the capital’s rental market is to Brexit and Coronavirus - but...