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The changes to Mortgage Interest Tax Relief and impact on your wallet Before April 2017 landlords with a mortgage on their buy-to-let...

This Thursday, December 17, sees The Great Tax Debate webinar aimed at helping landlords prepare for a year of change in 2021. The...

The financial services regulator, the Prudential Regulation Authority, is warning mortgage lenders to be strict on their assessment of customers wanting...

Increasing numbers of landlords are registering as limited companies to reduce their tax liability, an investment specialist claims.  Thirlmere Deacon says there’s...

Who are you? My name is Benjamin Hall and I’m the Founder and Managing Director of LOFT. What services does LOFT provide? LOFT delivers...

There has been a sharp decline in the number of buy-to-let mortgage products available due to the coronavirus crisis. Moneyfacts UK Mortgage...

Rishi Sunak's first Budget included new taxes for overseas property buyers, funding to remove unsafe cladding, fresh funds to support the...

More than a third of buy-to-let landlords are planning to reduce the number of homes they rent out or exit the...

Fleet Mortgages has launched a new five-year HMO fixed rate deal that it hopes will prove popular with buy-to-let landlords.  The new...

Buy-to-let is no longer a viable investment opportunity for many landlords due to the upcoming changes facing the market, according to...

Every year is the same. Come tax season, landlords all over the UK find themselves confused when filing a self assessment...

A number of landlords would not currently consider investing in the buy-to-let sector as a consequence of buy-to-let tax and legislative...

Whether you’re a first-time landlord or an experienced one, there are frequent regulatory changes in the buy-to-let sector that you will...

A third of buy-to-let landlords plan to remortgage in the next year, with those looking to add to their portfolio more...

Some 12% of properties in the private rented sector are now owned by a company as tax changes make private landlords...

Tax and legislative changes have unsurprisingly left many buy-to-let investors with little alternative but to pass costs onto tenants by pushing up...

More than two thirds of landlords with four or more properties intend to use limited company status in order to acquire...

Brexit uncertainty could lead to a rise in demand for holiday let rental homes, which is potentially good news for landlords...

The proportion of landlords acquiring properties in London in cash hit a seven-year high in 2018, according to fresh data from...

The chancellor Philip Hammond has once again failed to deliver for private landlords, with yesterday’s rather low-key Spring Statement yet another...

Buy-to-let landlords believe that today’s Spring Statement provides the chancellor Philip Hammond with an opportunity to bolster activity in the buy-to-let...

Philip Hammond is once again being urged to reverse the previous chancellor George Osborne’s deeply unpopular tax reforms as they are...

On the surface, registering as a limited company could serve higher taxpayers and larger investors well, while mainstream lenders remain a...

The increasing tax burden on landlords is likely to result in increased rents, according to research from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders...

With a new year now upon us, it’s time to look forward to what might happen (and what is definitely happening)...

There was a sharp decline in the number of buy-to-let landlords acquiring property in 2018, fresh data from Haart shows. Clearly deterred...

Following a year dominated by Brexit uncertainty, political instability, higher interest rates and more stringent mortgage regulations, many buy-to-let landlords will...

It’s now three years since the then Conservative Chancellor George Osborne introduced a series of measures aimed, principally, at cooling the...

Draconian tax changes applying to buy-to-let investors will leave many private landlords with little alternative but to evict tenants and sell...

Letting a home can be an intimidating task if you’re doing it for the first time. You may have deliberately entered...

Even though the most recent Budget offered some welcome relief for landlords and the buy-to-let sector as a whole, there are...

Philip Hammond has once again failed to reverse the previous chancellor George Osborne’s deeply unpopular tax reforms that have had far-reaching...

The number of buy-to-let mortgage deals available to landlords who operate their properties through limited companies has more than doubled in...

The proportion of buy-to-let remortgaging hit a record high in the third quarter of the year, as more landlords looked to...

The buy-to-let market is expected to remain subdued for the next three years mired by tax changes and tougher mortgage lending...

As the National Landlord Investment Show prepares to celebrate its fifth anniversary at Aston Villa Football Club on Wednesday May 16th,...

Despite changes to tax relief for residential landlords, buy-to-let remains a popular choice, supported by record-low mortgage borrowing rates, solid demand...

Over the past year, the government has introduced 3% Stamp Duty levy, new stress tests for portfolio landlords and started to...

  There has been a significant decline in buy-to-let acquisitions since 2015 owed primary to tax and regulatory changes, new figures show. A...

The buy-to-let property market is currently experiencing a wave of reforms, with the government looking to alter the way in which...

The majority of UK landlords did not set out to create significant property businesses and, even today, about half (49.7%) of...

Undoubtedly, 2017 was another tough year for landlords. With so many legislative changes in the last 18 months (wear and tear...

Investment in buy-to-let continues to outperform most major asset classes, at a time of low saving rates and stock market volatility. Despite...

Nearly a third of renters do not believe they will ever be able to afford to buy their own home, according...

For many people buy-to-let continues to look an attractive income investment at a time of low saving rates and stock market...

Private landlords are being advised to adopt a more professional approach when it comes to managing their property portfolio, after new...

The supply of homes is set to fall while demand from tenants continues to increase, according to the latest research from...

Mortgage lending rose for all borrowers, including buy-to-let landlords, in May, although there is a possibility that the drop in lending...

The number of properties coming on to the private rental market continues to fall, driving up rents across many parts of...

Recent tax changes mean that investing in buy-to-let property will no longer deliver the returns it once did for many landlords,...

Some buy-to-let landlords are bracing themselves for smaller profits over the coming years as a result of the new mortgage interest...

A number of buy-to-let landlords are still unaware, or only vaguely aware, of the changes to mortgage interest relief, despite the...

The pace of UK rental growth has more than halved since the end of March 2016, slowing consistently since the introduction...

The government’s decision to strip buy-to-let landlords of mortgage interest tax relief is expected to result in rent increases for tenants...

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are planning to sell-off their properties as the government’s punitive new tax changes cause investors...

Rents are forecast to rise by more than 20% over the next five years as the falling number of new landlord...

Philip Hammond’s failure to reverse the previous chancellor George Osborne’s deeply unpopular tax reforms will have far-reaching implications for the buy-to-let...

Despite pressure from the property industry, including landlords, letting agents and housebuilders, the chancellor Philip Hammond opted not to reverse the...

The Chancellor Philip Hammond is being urged to use this week’s Budget announcement to alter pending changes to mortgage interest tax...

For many people buy-to-let continues to look an attractive income investment at a time of low saving rates and stock market...

We all know that buy-to-let investors face a challenging time, but what are the key issues affecting landlords? Karen Bennett looks...

Rents across the UK are continuing to cool down, according the HomeLet Rental Index. The annual rate of rental price inflation fell to...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has once expressed its opposition to pending changes to mortgage interest tax relief ahead of the...

Online mortgage search tool NLA Mortgages has implemented a new sourcing system, allowing landlords to find mortgage products based on their...

Annual rental price growth slowed to just 1.7% in December, which was less than half the 3.8% increase recorded in December 2015,...

Stuart Law, owner and founder of Assetz, offers his thoughts on what property market trends we can expect over the coming year. Despite...

Next year is likely to be a challenging time for buy-to-let landlords in the UK and perhaps even tougher than 2016,...

Buy-to-let landlords will be left with little alternative but to raise rents or sell their properties due to the government’s punitive...

For many people buy-to-let continues to look an attractive income investment at a time of low saving rates and stock market...

Private landlords believe that this week’s Autumn Statement provides the chancellor Philip Hammond with an opportunity to bolster activity in the...

It is not the best time to be a buy-to-let landlord at the moment, with a raft of changes introduced by...

Close to 100,000 households, including more than 40,000 single parents with a child under the age of five will be materially...

Buy-to-let landlords will be left with little alternative but to raise rents or sell their properties due to the government’s punitive...

Buy-to-let property remains an attractive income investment at a time of low saving rates and stock market volatility, according to Together. Despite...

As the UK prepares to change the way landlords are taxed by scrapping the existing rules that permit them to offset all...

Enquiries from investors seeking to acquire buy-to-let properties have increased by 30% since May, following an initial dip in activity after the...

With buy-to-let returns continuing to beat all other mainstream investments, including commercial property, UK government bonds and cash, while remaining a...

The chancellor Philip Hammond is being urged to reverse George Osborne’s outright assault on buy-to-let by scrapping the 3% stamp duty...

Average rents paid by private tenants increased by 2.3% in the 12 months to August 2016, as demand for rental housing...

Investors, landlords and property enthusiasts will descend on London's ExCel on October 7 and 8 for the annual Property Investor &...

Tenants are potentially facing steeper living costs following a significant drop in the supply of rental properties, new figures suggest. Some 87.6%...

Recent changes hitting buy-to-landlords, including the introduction of a 3% stamp duty surcharge and cuts to mortgage interest tax relief next...

Accord Buy to Let has announced plans to expand into the consumer buy-to-let and first-time landlord markets over the next few...

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are making mortgage applications via limited companies, according to the Buy to Let Club. The trend...

The government is being urged to scrap stamp duty for buy-to-let landlords who want to add to their property portfolio and...

Despite the government’s decision to cut tax incentives and increase stamp duty rates for landlords, many mortgage brokers believe that demand...

For many people buy-to-let has been an attractive income investment at a time of low saving rates and stock market volatility....

The new lending criteria proposals for underwriting standards for future buy-to-let mortgage contracts put forward by the Prudential Regulatory Authority's (PRA)...

Rents look set to rise in the near term as landlords pass on the higher costs heaped on them by new taxes...

Almost three quarters (72%) of pensioners who have an investment property said they would struggle to make ends meet if they...

The Bank of England has revealed its tougher borrowing standards to prevent buy-to-let lending overheating the wider housing market.  The Bank’s financial...

With just three weeks to go until the 3% stamp duty hike on buy-to-lets and second homes kicks in, research suggests...

A property crowdfunding website has claimed that “traditional” buy-to-let could become unprofitable in seven out of 10 UK towns and cities...

A legal campaign to fight punitive tax relief changes for buy-to-let landlords has progressed to the next stage. Two landlords, Steve...

The two landlords behind a campaign to seek a judicial review of George Osborne’s controversial mortgage interest tax relief change say...

It comes as no surprise but a survey shows an overwhelming proportion of landlords believe the government’s buy to let tax...

The online petition opposing the proposed tax changes for buy to let landlords has now reached 35,000 signatures – but is...

The chief executive of Zoopla has thrown his weight behind opposition to the government’s proposed restrictions on buy-to-let tax breaks. Alex Chesterman,...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has asked for landlords’ help in proposing alternative “tax solutions” to the Government. In the summer Budget...

Chancellor George Osbourne, has announced a series of measures impacting on the property industry, including: Buy To Let landlords to have mortgage...