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A leading figure in the property industry has slammed the government’s proposals to encourage more lenders to offer 50 year mortgages...
19 August 2022
From: Breaking News

A new political party called Breakthrough is campaigning for radical reform of the rental sector and housing in general. The party -...
18 August 2022
From: Breaking News

A portfolio landlord’s deal for an £11m re-financing package has been struck with a bank. The landlord was looking to refinance 63...
18 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Newport council in South Wales says it’s researching into the private rental sector to assess how best it can support landlords. In...
18 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Mortgage activity is forecast to fall by six per cent by year-end as the market feels the brunt of interest rate...
17 August 2022
From: Breaking News

New research from an online buy to let mortgage broker shows that average rates for some typical deals favoured by landlords...
16 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Amateur landlords have fallen out of favour. Buy-to-let properties – once the darling of budding investors looking for stable, long-term returns...
13 August 2022
From: Agent Advice

A warning has been issued that anyone wanting a mortgage in future may put their credit rating at risk if they...
10 August 2022
From: Breaking News

A prominent personal finance analyst says renters in the private sector are amongst the most badly hit by the cost of...
10 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Conservative party leadership hopeful Rishi Sunak says he wants today’s renters, along with young adults obliged to live at home with...
08 August 2022
From: Breaking News

In the drive for the UK to be net zero by 2050, residential landlords are facing costly green refurbishments. Already, landlords...
06 August 2022
From: Tax & Finance

Landlords who use the Moneyfacts service to help find the most competitive offers on the mortgage market can now benefit from...
05 August 2022
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has announced that base rate is rising from 1.25 to 1.75 per cent. The rate is now...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Annual house price growth in the UK accelerated to 11 per cent last month, a smidgeon up on June’s 10.7 per...
03 August 2022
From: Breaking News

A building society will no longer lend for the purchase of second homes, saying they reduce the stock available for first...
01 August 2022
From: Breaking News
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A review of the mortgage system would ensure that tenants’ records in paying rent would contribute towards their ability to secure...
01 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Prominent buy to let service the Mortgage Advice Bureau has announced a new partnership that should allow landlords to arm themselves...
01 August 2022
From: Breaking News

A charity, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, wants a form of Right To Buy to be given to private tenants. Right To Buy...
29 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A new rent-to-own scheme means some tenants can save a slice of their rent to help build a deposit to buy. Financial...
27 July 2022
From: Breaking News

There’s a gulf in the amount that landlords are willing to pay to meet proposed new EPC requirements and what they...
25 July 2022
From: Breaking News

New analysis from Rightmove reveals that first-time buyer asking prices and equivalent asking rents have risen three times faster compared with...
25 July 2022
From: Breaking News

The House of Commons Library provides books, journals and online resources for MPs, MPs' staff and parliamentary staff. Some of this is...
23 July 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance

A new analysis of household energy consumption has found that a combination of green technologies could reduce bills by up to...
22 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A senior figure at the Bank of England is warning that base rate could rise to 2.0 per cent or more...
20 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Generation Rent, which typically attacks all landlords and especially those involved in buy to let, has instead focussed its latest social...
20 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A mortgage lender’s buy to let market index shows yields slightly dipping. Fleet Mortgages’ regional snapshot covers all areas of England and...
19 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Unintended consequences. Let’s face it, they happen across lots of different areas of our lives. We start out with the best...
16 July 2022
From: Rental Reform

The next Prime Minister must address the supply crisis in the private rented sector if homeownership ambitions are to become a...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Average asking rents outside London have hit another new record of £1,126 per calendar month according to Rightmove. This figure, for the...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News

The government has developed an insurance scheme which may help landlords who want to see flats in high rise blocks. Following the...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News

New research showed a large month-on-month increase in the cost of typical buy to let fixed rate mortgages popular with landlords. Online...
14 July 2022
From: Breaking News

The continuing rent rises seen across much of the country are outpacing increases in interest rates, it’s been claimed. Property website Home,...
14 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Lettings agency Knight Frank says it doubts the current high levels of capital appreciation will be derailed this year by uncertainty...
13 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Lettings agency Knight Frank says it doubts the current high levels of capital appreciation will be derailed this year by uncertainty...
13 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A quarter of TikTok influencer videos claiming to offer guidance or advice on property investment have been found to be misleading. The...
12 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A residential investment loan has been relaunched with the aim of incentivising investors to invest in energy efficient homes. The Green Investment...
12 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Lack of rental stock is now the biggest challenge facing letting agents today. That is what every agent I’ve spoken to...
09 July 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance

The proportion of landlords who plan to purchase their next buy to let property through a limited company has hit the...
07 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Councils will be able to control numbers of second homes and holiday lets under new plans unveiled by the Welsh Government. There...
06 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Research commissioned by a mortgage lender suggests that 74 per cent of key workers believe they may never own their own...
06 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Recent research shows an 18 per cent increase in the number of Green mortgages available in just a six month period. Financial...
05 July 2022
From: Breaking News

In its latest plans, the government is hoping to make the leasehold system fairer for leaseholders through a brand new Reform...
02 July 2022
From: The Big Issues

Annual house price growth slowed slightly last month, dipping to 10.7 in June from 11.2 per cent in May, according to...
01 July 2022
From: Breaking News

A prominent financial analyst says the fast-rising costs of renting mean tenants are becoming less financially resilient - and this applies...
28 June 2022
From: Breaking News

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

The most recent interest rate rise has swung the balance making it cheaper to rent than to buy, according to lettings...
21 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The latest Bank of England base rate increase will serve only to increase the pain on landlords, it’s been claimed. This is...
17 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A prominent buy to let mortgage lender says there’s been a surge of interest in so-called green mortgages linked to good...
16 June 2022
From: Breaking News
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Newable Finance, the finance brokerage & advisory arm of Newable, launches video advert campaign ahead of the new EPC legislations for...
15 June 2022
From: Sponsored Content

The Bank of England is this week expected to increase base rate for the fifth time in a row. The Bank’s monetary...
14 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Whether it’s increasing the amount we recycle, choosing sustainable products, or reducing our carbon footprint by limiting the amount we travel,...
11 June 2022
From: Rental Reform

The housing market is showing signs of cooling, says the Halifax, as its latest index shows growing caution. The lender says that...
09 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

May saw a slight slowing in the rate of annual house price growth to 11.2 per cent from 12.1 per cent...
06 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A bank is forecasting that almost one in 10 rented homes in the UK within the next decade could be a...
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords with larger portfolios are more likely to increase rent than small-scale landlords. A poll by The Landlord Works shows that 75...
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A mortgage broker is accusing buy to let lenders of making life tougher for landlord borrowers. Mel Whiting of Norton Finance says...
30 May 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

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

New analysis by Rightmove is tracking first-time buyer affordability over the last 10 years - and it shows why so many...
25 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

Independent mortgage sector monitor Moneyfacts says the choice for landlords wanting to borrow remains very strong - but increasingly interest rates...
24 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A business analyst has given an interesting interpretation of the soaring rental market - and says it keeps the wider sales...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords have been hit with steep rises in the cost of buy to let fixed rate mortgages even before the Bank...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Are you a landlord with an EPC rating of D or below? Newable Finance has launched EPC Finance – a range of...
10 May 2022
From: Sponsored Content

Landlords have enjoyed more capital appreciation with the average UK house price rising again in April, up by 1.1 per cent...
09 May 2022
From: Breaking News

PropTech firm Canopy says four out of five tenants have never missed a rent payment and that this should give them...
09 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

A prominent buy to let mortgage expert says yesterday base rate rise by the Bank of England is expected to hit...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News

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 government is reported to be considering extending the Right To Buy from just council tenants in England to housing association...
03 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Gatehouse Bank is the latest mortgage lender to try to woo landlords with preferential rates for buy to let properties with...
03 May 2022
From: Breaking News

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

Buy To Let may have had a resurgence in the past year but long-term lending patterns suggest landlords have been hit...
28 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The latest forecast for the UK lettings market this year is that there will be a four per cent rise in...
14 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords who have mortgages from the Yorkshire Building Society have been told that they do not need to inform the lender...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Some landlords admit to increasing their rents directly as a result of being taxed more through the various fiscal changes introduced...
11 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Let’s face facts, landlords and the private rented sector have a reputation problem. Perceived to be the poor relation of housing provision, the sector is...
09 April 2022
From: The Big Issues

As the weather begins to warm up, many will be starting to think about giving their homes a seasonal spring clean....
09 April 2022
From: Tax & Finance

An online specialist mortgage broker claims that lenders are getting quicker at passing in interest rate rises to landlords. Property Master says...
08 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Buy to let landlords claimed a record £18.5 in tax relief in the year to April 2021, the most recent data...
05 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Renters are amongst the three groups likely to suffer worst as the cost of living crisis unfolds, an analyst has warned. Sarah...
05 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

It’s not an April Fool - capital appreciation of homes really is running at 14.3 per cent a year according to...
01 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Homes headed by a person over the age of 45 will account for at least half of all privately renting households...
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

There’s been a large rise in the number of buy to let green mortgages as the push for greater energy efficiency...
28 March 2022
From: Breaking News

New research by the Mortgages for Business brokerage suggests that just under a quarter of landlords’ properties have an Energy Performance...
28 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A property company director is telling landlords to show compassion when they consider rent rises, because of the cost of living...
25 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A question mark has been raised over the suitability of a scheme starting next month to encourage the switch from gas...
24 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Specialist but to let lender Keystone Property Finance has pledged to help UK landlords who want to house Ukrainian refugees. There have...
24 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

A prominent lettings agency is warning its own and all other landlords that they are particularly vulnerable to the growing threat...
18 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

Landlords now have to pay as much as £40 extra per property because of interest rate rises. That’s the calculation of online...
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

There’s more evidence of ex-pats re-entering the buy to let and holiday let markets. The Cambridge Building Society has introduced three buy...
09 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Annual house price growth accelerated to 12.6 per cent in February, up from 11.2 per cent in January and the strongest...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A leading figure in the PropTech sector says more regulation could make the rental sector fairer and more transparent - but...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A property described as London’s smallest flat allegedly has a rental yield of 10 per cent - yet it cannot be...
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

Airbnb entered the realm of holiday lettings in 2009, but it wasn’t until 2016 that it really started to gain traction...
19 February 2022
From: Top tips & guides

Experts are predicting that the exclusion of large scale landlords from cladding relief may lead to significant delays in some safety...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords are being insulated from the worst effects of interest rate rises because lenders are so keen to win and keep...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News

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

Buy to let mortgage rates will rise “very quickly” this year according to a leading broker. Last week base rate was increased...
09 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Almost a quarter of landlords say their properties are currently rated D or below for energy efficiency, according to a new...
07 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The average capital appreciation is forecast to break the £100,000 barrier this year. Official data revealed those selling up last year received...
07 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

The choice of buy to let mortgage deals for first time landlords has soared according to the independent market monitor Moneyfacts. “Our...
04 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The specialist holiday let market is becoming increasingly attractive to ex-pat investors - and another mortgage lender has entered the sector...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News

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

Landlords believe that energy efficiency upgrades required to comply with Net Zero regulations may cost up to £10,400 per property. From 2025...
26 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

There’s a 15 year record high in the number of buy to let mortgage products available for current or new landlords. The...
25 January 2022
From: Breaking News

One of the biggest buy to let lenders is the latest mortgage firm to launch a green product. From today the Barclays...
24 January 2022
From: Breaking News

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

Our housing market needs a long-term vision, and one which is co-ordinated across government and the wider industry. And it is...
22 January 2022
From: The Big Issues
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The campaign to ensure that landlords are included in the government’s measures to alleviate the problem of dangerous cladding is gathering...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Official government data suggests that rents are rising by 1.8 per cent a year - but a prominent analyst has gone...
20 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A record number of companies were set up last year to hold buy to let property. In total there were 47,400 new...
17 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The New Year is typically a time for people to take stock of their finances and ensure that they’re on strong...
15 January 2022
From: Top tips & guides

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Paul Wootton, Director of The Landlord Works, a new...
13 January 2022
From: 60 Second Interview

Suffolk Building Society has just become one of the few lenders to consider applications from landlords who intend to market and...
13 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords are being warned that the next Bank of England base rate rise, possibly at its next meeting in early February,...
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

A leading accountancy firm says the relative good health of the rental market and house price appreciation will trigger stricter enforcement...
07 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A leasehold expert says existing owners - including landlords - are expected to be more proactive in 2022 as they seek...
07 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The majority of the buy to let community want the name ‘landlord’ dropped and replaced by something like ‘small housing provider’ That’s...
06 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A new bank - Recognise - has entered the buy to let market in a bid to win landlords and investors. Its...
06 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

With 2022 just hours away, here’s a reminder of two tax changes that will directly affect landlords next year - and...
31 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 I write, at home in bed recovering from Covid, I can’t fail to notice the irony of attempting to predict...
18 December 2021
From: The Big Issues

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 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

Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson has given his prediction as to what the big issues will be in the 2022 lettings...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords with mortgages may be sighing with relief as some commentators are forecasting that the Bank of England will not, after...
15 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

New data suggesting that only a third of first time buyers are able to secure a mortgage at their first attempt...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News

An investigation conducted by The Mirror newspaper claims to have found that 55 out of 72 buy to let mortgage lenders...
09 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Paragon Bank increased buy to let lending to landlords by 33.9 per cent to £1.61 billion in its last financial year,...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News

With currently less than four years before all new tenancies need to be in properties rated EPC ‘C’ or above, there...
04 December 2021
From: The Big Issues

More than half of landlords with properties rated EPC D or below are considering selling because of stringent energy efficiency rules...
01 December 2021
From: Breaking News

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

Recognise Bank has entered the rental market with a new product designed for professional landlords and investors with portfolios of at least...
18 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The sleaze allegations engulfing the government have moved to those MPs letting out their London homes while claiming money from taxpayers...
15 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The Home property website has identified locations where rents have risen by up to 38 per cent in the past 12...
15 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Only six per cent of brokers questioned in a survey have ever sold a green mortgage, despite the high public profile...
11 November 2021
From: Breaking News

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

Many homeowners face situations where they have no other option but to rent out their home. Often there are periods where...
06 November 2021
From: Tax & Finance

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 Bank of England may have voted to keep its base rate at a historic low of 0.1 per cent yesterday,...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News

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

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

Paragon Bank is doubling both the maximum loan amount it lends on an individual property and the total buy to let...
29 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

A landlord has taken to the local media in his area to express outrage that a council has failed to find...
19 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Foundation Home Loans has launched its new ‘Green ABC+’ fixed rate products for both buy to let and owner occupied mortgages, with...
18 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords can be forgiven for being exasperated by the government’s exhortations to go green. I don’t need to rehearse here again...
16 October 2021
From: The Big Issues

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

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 free service has been launched by the Nationwide to help landlords manage properties and get through the maze of laws and...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the first submissions to Chancellor Rishi Sunak ahead of his autumn Budget and spending review later this month asks...
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

Internet searches for ‘how to become a landlord’ have increased by 22 per cent according to Sheards Accountants, a chartered accountancy...
01 October 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

Landlords have been given a boost from an unlikely source - HM Revenue & Customs. HMRC has given landlords and other businesses...
27 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Substantial numbers of expats who own a buy to let property in the UK are approaching HMRC to admit they have...
20 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

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

A mortgage expert who is a prominent sceptic about the lettings market has stepped up his criticisms, saying renting is no...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A new portal set up by a leading buy to let mortgage provider claims it will “revolutionise” the borrowing process for...
09 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Celebrations amongst landlords and home owners over the latest record house price figures mask growing disadvantages for renters, claims a mortgage...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The UK’s first Minister for Tenants’ Rights says he will introduce rent controls because renters currently “pay way over the odds”. Although...
01 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The leader of a council in one of the areas of the UK with the highest number of Airbnb-style short lets...
31 August 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

The Generation Rent group has renewed its attack on landlords who let properties to holidaymakers rather than long term tenants. The group...
25 August 2021
From: Breaking News

With less than four years left until the government wants all new private rented properties to be rated at least EPC...
24 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords are being invited to a free webinar that promises to bring them up to date with the new planning regime...
24 August 2021
From: Breaking News

More details have emerged of Lloyds Bank’s plan to become a landlord - and the proposal is even more ambitious than...
20 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Some 30 per cent of landlords who plan to remortgage by mid-2022 intent to release equity from their properties according to...
18 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The National Residential Landlords Association has joined a series of charities and Propertymark to warn about the poverty risk of expected...
18 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Estate agency Savills has upgraded its forecasts for the UK’s prime housing markets - good news for investors in this niche. The...
12 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

A petition calling on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to increase tax on holiday lettings has neared its 45,000-signature target over the weekend. Former...
09 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

An accountancy firm is giving landlords 10 top tips to keep their cash flow in a healthy condition. The Sheards Accountants firm...
04 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The buy to let pipeline for one of the sector’s main mortgage lenders is now £911.4m some 39.9 per cent up...
02 August 2021
From: Breaking News
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It’s a controversial view but a respected buy to let mortgage monitor suggests that landlords may be more successful if they...
27 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Starling Bank has snapped up specialist buy-to-let mortgage lender Fleet Mortgages in a £50 million cash and share deal. Fleet Mortgages, based...
27 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The pandemic has made future prospects for renters worse, according to a new survey. Four out of 10 tenants questioned by the...
26 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords directly affected by the cladding scandal - because they own units in low and medium-rise blocks - have some good...
23 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A Bill is being introduced into both Houses of Parliament this week which will ramp up the pressure on the private...
21 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The latest study of the mortgager market by Aldermore Bank suggests the self-employed are finding it harder than ever to get...
20 July 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s a new call for all Section 24 evictions to be suspended until the passing of the Rental Reform Act -...
19 July 2021
From: Breaking News

London based landlord and property developer Richard Leahy has agreed to hand over assets worth almost £2m. This settles a civil recovery...
19 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
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PropTech firms GetGround and Molo are partnering to offer landlords a one-stop-shop for dealing with the administrative details of buy to let...
16 July 2021
From: Breaking News

New research from online buy to let mortgage broker Property Master reveals there are currently 41 BTL mortgages at the record...
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

Specialist lender Landbay has launched two new buy to let mortgage products for first time landlords who want to invest in...
13 July 2021
From: Breaking News

An insurer says only seven per cent of private tenants bother to get contents insurance. GoCompare says approximately one in five UK...
07 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

Buy to let lender Keystone says demand from landlords making the switch to holiday lets have driven it to expand its...
29 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Specialist buy to let lender Landbay is the latest to try to turn landlords green by offering discounted mortgages for rental...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s been reported that the Lloyds Banking Group is set to buy its first property as it seeks to become a...
21 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

For the first time in seven years it’s now cheaper to rent a home than buy one. So says the Hamptons lettings...
15 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Landlords Association - part of Propertymark - has issued guidance to first time landlords letting out property. Check...
10 June 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s been a “huge demand” for buy to let mortgages spurred on by dramatic house prices rises, according to a major...
10 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

Rightmove has identified five ways that landlords and other property owners can improve their property’s EPC rating - some for well...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The Guernsey-based lender Skipton International says there’s been a surge in interest in UK buy to let mortgages from overseas over...
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

Lettings platform Mashroom has pulled together what it suggests are the most influential landlords using the social media service TikTok. For the...
27 May 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s good news for landlords considering investing or refinancing in the buy to let sector as interest rates are beginning to...
25 May 2021
From: Breaking News
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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

There’s a warning that the government’s pledge to introduce a lifetime deposits concept, theoretically making it easier and cheaper for tenants...
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

The private rental sector is in slow retreat according to a new analysis by Nationwide-owned specialist lender, The Mortgage Works. Nationwide chief...
05 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

The mortgage market is becoming increasingly competitive for landlords who want to take advantage of offers as the economy comes out...
27 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Housing minister Chris Pincher has made the most explicit admission yet of the government’s desire to diminish the private rental sector. In...
23 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Three in five landlords are interested in green mortgages - a huge surge in recent times. The buy to let broker Mortgages...
20 April 2021
From: Breaking News

For the second time this week (and it’s only Wednesday) a lender has announced cheaper mortgage loans for buy to let...
14 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The Mortgage Works, the specialist buy to let arm of the Nationwide, is trying to woo landlords to make properties more...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News

New research shows that monthly payments for the mortgage are likely to be cheaper than rent for a comparable home -...
07 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
From: Breaking News

Buy to let mortgage choice has increased for the fifth month in a row, according to independent mortgage market monitor Moneyfacts. There...
31 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Paragon Bank has launched a range of 80 per cent loan to value buy to let mortgages specifically for properties with...
30 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A bank says it can provide a formal mortgage offer to a buy to let investor in just 48 hours. Shawbrook says...
29 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Specialist buy to let lender Paragon has taken the unusual step of issuing a so-called Green Bond to fund attempts to make...
26 March 2021
From: Breaking News

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
From: Breaking News

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
From: Breaking News

The Competition and Markets Authority is to probe property investment companies that have purchased freeholds from developers and that go on...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News

From April, almost two-thirds (67%) of England’s councils are set to increase their council tax by 4.90 – 5.0%. However, the pandemic has...
21 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

It’s almost exactly a year since Britain went into its first lockdown, heralding a large number of measures affecting renting, notably...
16 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord in his 70s who claims he was just ‘helping people’ has been handed a suspended prison sentence. That’s because he...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords have benefitted from tax breaks, subsidies and a weak eviction ban according to the National Union of Students. Larissa Kennedy, the...
12 March 2021
From: Breaking News

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...
10 March 2021
From: Property Investment & Strategy

A property analyst says landlords with company structures to handle their buy to let portfolios are unlikely to be worried by changes in...
09 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A senior Anglican priest has stood up for renting as a concept, and suggests Britain is too pre-occupied with home ownership. Angela...
09 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Lloyds Bank is considering entering the private rental sector as a landlord, according to a Financial Times scoop. The newspaper says it's...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News

No news is good news, they say - and the absence of any announcement about Capital Gains Tax in thre Budget...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News

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
From: Breaking News

Specialist buy to let broker Mortgages for Business says landlords buying now can use four tips to beat the chaos in the...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Trade unions have joined the call for renters with Covid-related arrears to get cash help from the government - but they...
02 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A major survey of landlords, tenants and letting agents suggests Covid-related arrears may not be the big problem as some fear. The...
02 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A call has gone out for the overhaul of the Green Homes Grant scheme, which so far has left thousands of...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News

It might be thought that banks have made significant mistakes of their own in the recent past - including triggering the...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Over 330 rental properties have been incorporated into a single company - thought to be the largest single incorporation in the...
22 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A coalition of rental groups with the same view on how to tackle arrears is calling on the Chancellor to help...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s been another fall in the proportion of landlords purchasing their next buy to lets in cash. Research by Hamptons lettings agency...
15 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Despite talk of increased arrears and wider economic concerns, it appears tenants are increasingly worried about the long-term effects of poor credit...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A prominent buy to let lender has launched a range of products to help landlords improve the energy efficiency of rental...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A record pipeline has been reported by one of the leading buy to let mortgage lenders as landlords race to beat...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s a warning today that landlords need to move quickly and selectively if they are intending to purchase a property ahead...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Coronavirus has prompted much talk of landlords and tenants alike fleeing cities for the country - but some evidence suggests that...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The Mortgage Works, the specialist buy to let arm of Nationwide Building Society, today launches new limited company mortgages targeting the...
28 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A so-called Citizens Assembly set up by a leading politician has called for rent controls. The Citizen’s Assembly of Scotland was launched...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Around half of renters are worried about financial security thanks to Coronavirus - and many are concerned their landlords will sell up. Aldermore Bank,...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A survey conducted for a mortgage broker suggests one in six landlords is unaware that 2019-2020 - tax assessments for which...
19 January 2021
From: Breaking News

New research suggests there’s been a rush amongst landlords to set up companies through which to manage or purchase buy to...
19 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The Financial Conduct Authority is extending the ban on repossessions by two months until April 1, in light of the pandemic...