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A comprehensive new survey gives the lowdown on buy to let in the UK. The study, by Uswitch, is lengthy and covers...

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

There’s been a huge rise in the number of buy to let property repossessions in the first quarter of 2024 compared...

Rental growth continued to cool in February, says the latest market snapshot from lettings agency Hamptons.   Last month, the average rent on...

A property industry commentator has set out what he calls a plan of action to rejuvenate the buy to let sector. Jonathan...

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

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

A council has secured a banning order against a landlord, taking effect almost immediately. The order is against Grzegorz Surminski, a landlord...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has ruled out any reversal of Section 24 or other tax changes which have hurt landlords in...

New research from lettings agency Benham and Reeves has shown that while net rental yields have increased over the last year,...

Thousands of landlords are planning to sell properties. A Simply Business survey of 1,455 UK landlords reveals that a quarter of landlords...

A new study has revealed the top 10 UK areas with the greatest rental yield making them ideal for a buy-to-let. Confused.com...

As the ‘big buy-to-let’ sell off gathers momentum, we take a look ways you can guestimate the value of your rental...

Three-quarters of landlords who intend to purchase a new property in the next year will use a Limited Company structure, it’s...

Rents will rise 25 per cent over the next four years, outpacing the modest 5.5 per cent House price growth across...

Zoopla says a buy to let property sold off by a landlord is “typically priced 25 per cent lower than the...

Yearly returns on the average buy-to-let property in the UK were over £4000 lower in June 2023, compared to the same...

The challenges facing the property market right now are well reported; from rising interest rates pushing up mortgage payments to a...

HMRC has recently launched a renewed investigation into Airbnb hosts, with the site compelled to share earnings data to assist in...

When choosing a buy-to-let property, there are many elements that need to be balanced in order to get the biggest return...

Only one in 10 landlords look likely to expand their portfolios according to a new survey - although if they go...

The Scottish Government looks set to extend its rent cap for yet another six months - despite widespread opposition from the...

The launch of a new landlord database, proposed by the Renters Reform Bill, could provide HMRC with a gold mine of...

Rising numbers of landlords are likely to switch to specialising in holiday rentals and short-term lets in the months ahead, an...

A tax expert claims the government’s move to abolish the lifetime allowance for pension contributions may damage the buy to let...

A landlord of a home with unsafe electrics has been issued with a fine of £7,500 by a west country council. Following...

Two key figures jumped out at me from the National Residential Landlords Association’s (NRLA) excellent recent report on the private rented...

A Wirral landlord has become the first in the region to be served with a Banning Order, which will prohibit him...

Although the property and mortgage markets have been in a state of flux for the past few months, with rising interest...

A mortgage broker claims to have drawn up a regional league table of locations where buy to let properties attract a...

HMRC is intensifying its efforts to track down landlords with undisclosed income, a financial consultancy claims. Perrys, a firm of chartered accountants,...

Rising interest rates - which may rise further and dramatically in response to the government’s tax-cutting agenda - risk eroding the...

Who are you? I am the Head of Broking for Newable Finance. A specialist commercial finance brokerage. What is Newable Finance? Newable Finance is...

The new academic year is just around the corner, so many landlords will be thinking about student housing sector to diversify...

As landlords continue to exit the market, there seems to be no easy solution for selling. Owning a buy-to-let portfolio can be...

There’s a gulf in the amount that landlords are willing to pay to meet proposed new EPC requirements and what they...

Three projects are underway investigating how a tourist tax, including a levy on holiday let renters, could apply in Wales. The three...

The proportion of landlords who plan to purchase their next buy to let property through a limited company has hit the...

Newable Finance, the finance brokerage & advisory arm of Newable, launches video advert campaign ahead of the new EPC legislations for...

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

Airbnb’s general manager is claiming that there is no fact-based evidence to link the proliferation of short lets across the UK...

The government is reported to be considering extending the Right To Buy from just council tenants in England to housing association...

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

A prominent lettings agency is warning its own and all other landlords that they are particularly vulnerable to the growing threat...

A prominent lettings agency says the rental growth seen in the past year will not be repeated in 2022, as tenants...

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

The specialist holiday let market is becoming increasingly attractive to ex-pat investors - and another mortgage lender has entered the sector...

A record number of companies were set up last year to hold buy to let property.   In total there were 47,400 new...

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

Suffolk Building Society has just become one of the few lenders to consider applications from landlords who intend to market and...

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

An unnamed landlord has been banned from letting out his property after allowing it to fall into poor condition.  He was served...

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

Something that has been touching a raw nerve with me for some time now is the issue of so called ‘rent...

If you let out holiday properties or have switched to Airbnb or similar platforms, tax inspectors may be coming for you. Accountancy...

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

Substantial numbers of expats who own a buy to let property in the UK are approaching HMRC to admit they have...

HM Revenue & Customs has announced webinars aimed at landlords in its latest bid to extract the maximum tax from buy...

There’s been a sharp fall in money raised from a campaign encouraging landlords to voluntarily disclose tax owed on rental properties...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is spending £100,000 on a feasibility study to investigate the setting up of...

There are just three weeks left for landlords to respond to one of the largest consultations undertaken by a council in...

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

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

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

Three in five landlords are interested in green mortgages - a huge surge in recent times. The buy to let broker Mortgages...

A property accountant is warning that ‘accidental landlords’ may not have been aware of the complexity of property taxation and so...

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

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

Landlords have been warned not to try to deceive departing tenants after a controversial tribunal ruling. Lindsays law firm says Scotland’s first...

Landlords trying to expand their portfolios can avoid delays caused by residential buyers taking advantage of the Chancellor's stamp duty extension by using four 'buy-to-let hacks', according to broker Mortgages for...

Specialist buy to let broker Mortgages for Business says landlords buying now can use four tips to beat the chaos in the...

The government has set out details of its new Debt Respite Scheme - also known as Breathing Space - which comes...

Britain’s holiday rental market is preparing for a busy year ahead, as many travellers are expected to opt for staycations over...

An accountancy firm claims that buy to let landlords who admit evading tax on their rental income have underpaid to HMRC...

The number of overseas landlords admitting tax avoidance has risen 65 per cent in five years according to an accountancy firm. Moore,...

The furlough scheme has been extended for a month and while it’s being replaced eventually by a less generous scheme, there is...

The length of notice periods landlords must provide tenants when using certain grounds for possession whilst the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020...

There appears to have been an increase in demand for buy-to-let property since the chancellor announced a stamp duty holiday, but...

As a landlord, it’s vital to conduct periodic inspections throughout each tenancy to ensure that the condition of your rental property...

There was a surge in demand for buy-to-let property in July, according to the latest data released by mortgage technology provider,...

The government’s decision to temporarily increase the stamp duty threshold to £500,000 for property sales in England and Northern Ireland, until...

Landbay has responded to the growing demand for buy-to-let property by increasing its maximum loan sizes from £1m to £1.5m on...

There has been a significant drop in the proportion of annual sales to buy-to-let landlords as measured by Hamptons International.  The estate...

Right to Rent checks has been temporarily adapted due to coronavirus, to make it easier for landlords to carry them out. Effective immediately,...

With savers receiving poor returns from banks and building societies, thousands of people unsurprisingly continue to turn to residential property as a means...

Short-term let property management firm Hostmaker has gone into administration, prompting redundancies for the entirety of the company’s London-based team.  Houst, formerly...

Castle Trust is offering a 10-year term loan for people looking to invest in buy-to-let property.  Castle Trust’s TermTen loan for buy-to-let...

Brighton has been named the most profitable city to invest in for buy-to-let landlords in the UK.  Landlords investing in Brighton’s buy-to-let...

The number of landlords in the private rental sector has fallen to a seven-year low, according to Hamptons International’s latest monthly...

The 31st January deadline to submit your self-assessment tax return for the year ended 5 April 2019 has come and gone, however,...

The tax return deadline when filing your online Self Assessment for the tax year ending 5 April 2019 is just over...

The Property Investor & Homebuyer Show, the UK’s most comprehensive property exhibition, takes place at London ExCeL in April – 3 &...

The tax return deadline when filing your online Self Assessment for the tax year ending 5 April 2019 is less than...

Landbay has become an institutional only platform after closing its retail investment arm and exiting the peer-to-peer lending market. The buy-to-let mortgage...

Hodge has introduced a new mortgage aimed at those wanting to acquire a holiday let property in the UK.  The mortgage, which...

There was a significant fall in lending to buy-to-let landlords, according to the latest data from UK Finance.  The figures show that...

If you’re an existing landlord with bad credit issues looking to remortgage your buy to let property or perhaps buy a...

House sharing has becoming increasingly popular as more (and older) people opt to live with housemates over ownership or renting alone....

Al Rayan Bank has increased its finance-to-value (FTV) on select buy-to-let mortgage products. The lender’s two-year discount at 3.74%  has had its...

Skipton International has amended its mortgage criteria to enable borrowers to potentially borrow more against their buy-to-let property investments.  Skipton, which provides...