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

There have been more changes to buy to let mortgage ranges from lenders. Coming into effect today, The Mortgage Works will be...

Two new build household names often favoured by landlords buying investment properties have announced a merger. Barratt has reached a £2.5 billion...

A senior Labour MP associated with the moderate wing of the party says private rental properties should be confiscated from serial...

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

Lendlord, a platform for the property investment space, has launched a Tenants App to streamline the way renters communicate with landlords. The...

The Fire Protection Association says a recent First-Tier Tribunal decision and appeal dismissal highlight the responsibilities that landlords hold in relation...

The continued attacks on the buy to let sector have resulted in a dramatic decline in investment plans by landlords. A new...

New data from Zoopla this morning makes grim reading for landlords, especially those reliant on capital appreciation and with investment properties...

Over recent years, as successive governments have tightened lettings legislation and increased the tax burden on landlords, some with investment properties...

A prominent buying agent operating at the high end of the prime London market has given an interesting insight into how...

Specialist buy to let lender Fleet Mortgages says there’s been both an annual and quarterly increase in rental yields, up from...

An online auction firm claims well over a third of its clients are buy to let landlords quitting the sector. Some 38...

The consumer service Which? Has taken the unusual approach of setting out a 12 point guide to landlords about how to...

A maverick landlord who has hit the headlines countless times in recent years has lost his latest bid to sue the...

Just over half of professional landlords with 10 or more investment properties have no succession plan in place, risking the future...

Landlords interested in improving energy efficiency in their investment properties can see and hear tips on how to do it at...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

One hidden aspect of the recent cladding controversy has been that many landlords have been unable to sell or remortgage flats...

A new study of over 2,000 landlords reveals that only a quarter of them instruct agents to fully manage their investment properties...

The absence of good alternative investments and the modest pace of capital growth for property in recent years are thought to...

Landlords are being urged to remain attentive when viewing or inspecting rental homes in order to weed out tenants that may...

Landlords are being reminded to remain attentive when viewing or inspecting rental homes in order to weed out tenants that may...

Increasing capital gains tax would almost certainly have an adverse impact on the private rented sector, according to NAEA Propertymark and...

The UK government has legally committed to going carbon neutral by 2050. That’s going to require a huge effort and significant...

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

Property investors are being advised to head north for better returns, with new research revealing that Bootle in Merseyside is currently...

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

A new online platform dedicated to the buying and selling of income-generating properties has been launched. Powered by Experience Invest, yieldbase allows...

With the slump in house price growth in London slowing, a growing number of property investors believe that now is a...

Al Rayan Bank has launched a new limited company buy-to-let purchase plan (BTLPP) for landlords to purchase their investment properties in...

There has been a sharp decline in the number of buy-to-let landlords investing in the capital’s property market since the 3%...

Portico has expanded its short-term lettings service, bringing its Airbnb services to Manchester and Liverpool’s high streets. The estate agency, which currently...

Despite the introduction of profound changes to the taxation of buy-to-let investments, leaving many landlords facing higher tax bills, there are...

With savers continuing to receive poor returns from banks and building societies, thousands of people unsurprisingly continue to turn to residential...

Portico’s short term lettings service, Portico Host, has been appointed to Airbnb’s professional co-host programme, bringing Airbnb services to London’s high...

The Chancellor Philip Hammond may have only announced last week that the Autumn Budget will take place on Monday 29 October,...

Overseas family holidays are a relatively recent concept in the UK. They came about as a result of air travel becoming...

Many people feel anxious and uncomfortable when getting themselves into debt and understandably this is why many of us strive to...

There has been a reported surge in calls from landlords whose investment properties were damaged by the ‘Beast from the East’...

A mother of five who was forced to endure what has been described as ‘six months of family hell’ is being...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has submitted recommendations to HM Treasury ahead of Autumn Budget Statement, due to be delivered on...

Many buy-to-let landlords are simply not getting the best mortgage deal, or find themselves trapped into mortgages with high standard variable rates, as...

Gearing among landlords remained low in the first quarter of the year, with the average loan-to-value (LTV) ratio falling by 2%...

Many people feel anxious and uncomfortable when getting themselves into debt and understandably this is why many of us strive to...

The prime rental market in the capital has benefitted from the sales slowdown, with greater stock and more people needing to...

The UK’s largest private landlord has drawn up a list of the sort of tenants that the he will and will...

Storms and floods wreaked havoc across much of southern England last week, leaving a number of homes and businesses damaged, and...

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

Berkeley Alexander has launched a new buy-to-let landlord insurance that not only helps more landlords properly protect themselves and their investment...

A landlord who was jailed earlier this year after being found guilty of cultivating a cannabis crop of £75,000 in two...

The buy-to-let market in Scotland has remained resilient throughout 2016 and continues to offer enticing rental yields for landlords, according to...

Landlords are being reminded to remain attentive when viewing or inspecting rental homes in order to weed out tenants that may...

Buy-to-let landlords are increasingly searching for lower-priced properties in a bid to secure higher yields, new research suggests. Seven in 10 landlords...

A web portal which radically changes the way investors search for their next investment property has signed up 5,000 agents, less...

Q: Who Are Go Commercial Finance & why did you set up Go Commercial Finance? Go Commercial Finance is a true, whole...

PRING is a fast, informative and interactive website for property investors. Why Investors Love PRING Search Functions No other website offers investors so many...

A portal dedicated to investment and buy-to-let property has launched this week. Buy2Let.com, which describes itself as the first of its kind,...