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Tenants value location, flexibility and direct landlord relationships according to new research from specialist lending bank OSB Group.  The Future Tenant Standard...

Almost one in five UK adults has missed a payment in the past 12 months - and for seven per cent...

A mortgage lender survey suggests landlords are returning to fixed rate mortgages. Landbay says more investors are opting for five-year fixed mortgages...

I recently attended the NRLA’s annual conference in Birmingham and a theme that still dominates discussion in the industry is the...

Property investment is a dynamic and diverse field, offering numerous opportunities for investors to grow their wealth. At Mortgage Scout, we...

New research shows that a significant number of buyers will pay more for a home with a good EPC rating. The study,...

The Office for Budget Responsibility - a Treasury department operating independently from the government - released its central forecast for the...

The two most aggressively pro-tenant activist bodies have accused landlords without mortgages of “cashing in.” According to a poll of more than...

When Chancellor Jeremy Hunt gets to his feet on Wednesday to deliver his Autumn Statement, he should consider offering support to...

It’s not just the weather that’s wet and dreary – the outlook looks bleak for landlords too as we head towards...

Lenders’ trade body UK Finance says there were 11,540 buy to let mortgages in arrears of 2.5 per cent or more of...

A panel of experts forecast house prices will fall as much as 10 per cent by Autumn 2024. Financial website Finder brought...

Average house prices rose by 1.1 per cent in October, compared to a fall of 0.3 per cent in September says...

A new survey suggests that over three fifths of landlords say private renting is becoming less attractive as an investment option. The...

A new personal guarantee insurance protection service has been launched for professional landlords - triggered by a surge  in incorporation. Purbeck Personal...

October saw a surprise 0.9 per cent rise in UK house prices according to the Nationwide, after taking account of seasonal...

The best way to judge the UK housing market is to check on what’s happening in Parliament, not the price indices...

Landlords need greater support from mortgage advisers in order to navigate the best course through the current economic climate. That’s according to...

A new analysis has given one of the most detailed breakdowns of landlords in England. Using a range of government and industry...

A prominent property market analyst says he was “gobsmacked” to hear Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tone down the energy efficiency requirements...

The National Residential Landlords’ Association’s annual conference next week is a sell out with all 800 or so tickets sold to...

The average new seller asking price has increased by just 0.5 per cent in the past month - the smallest increase...

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

A survey by a finance firm suggests not all landlords are passing their higher mortgage costs on to tenants. Octane Capital has...

The buy-to-let sector has seen fixed rates fall and product choice grow month-on-month, according to the latest analysis by Moneyfactscompare. Overall buy-to-let...

The National Residential Landlords Association hosts a meeting at Labour’s annual conference tomorrow - but it admits the party’s rental policies...

The UK housing market is remaining “more resilient than expected” despite the latest price index showing another small fall. The Halifax say...

There is a real difficulty for Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party at the moment.  After 14 years in power, any failings land squarely...

An insurance firm is warning landlords about the risks of personal guarantees as a condition of buy to let mortgages. Purbeck Personal...

The head of a specialist buy to let mortgage broker has split from almost all of the industry by saying the...

To help or not to help: that is the question the government is facing with regard to under-pressure private rented sector...

Paragon Bank is the latest to reduce mortgage rates for landlords. It’s cut rates across 22 buy-to-let mortgage products, with fixed deals...

House prices fell 1.9 per cent in August and are down 4.6 per cent over the year, according to Halifax.  It’s the...

Landlords don’t believe Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s planning reforms will help build a million new homes in England, claims a buy-to-let...

Dashly, a platform that monitors over £100 billion of mortgages, says landlords in London renewing loans soon will be, on average,...

An analysis conducted over the summer by Rightmove suggests it could take literally decades for the private rental sector to conform...

The number of interest-only (750,000) and part-interest-only (245,000) mortgages has halved since 2015, new Financial Conduct Authority analysis has found.  The fall...

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

Santander has been sharply criticised for increasing its Interest Coverage Ratio just as other lenders have been making it easier to...

The Generation Rent group of activists has written an open letter to mortgage firm chief executives asking for special dispensation for...

Landlords will be able to let Housing Secretary Michael Gove know exactly what they think of his policies in October. Gove will...

By Richard O’Neill, managing director, lettings at Romans Estate Agents As a landlord, your property’s yield is an important figure. It indicates...

In an unusual move, London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan says home owners in dire financial difficulties should be able to switch...

Landlords about to remortgage are being urged to secure a new rate as early as possible - even six months in...

Debate is raging over whether there will be a 15th successive interest rate rise when the Bank of England’s monetary policy...

Landlords and brokers are up in arms about alleged profiteering by buy to let mortgage lenders’ arrangement fees. These jumped last autumn...

A charity has acknowledged that landlords need help to keep their homes, and in turn continue to provide much-needed homes in...

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

Data from mortgage lenders’ trade body UK Finance will make grim reading for anyone interested in the well-being of the housing...

The business editor of London’s daily newspaper, the Evening Standard, has made a strong statement in support of landlords. Jonathan Prynn, in...

A growing number of landlords are incorporating in order to salvage profits from the difficult buy to let sector, a bank...

Beverley Building Society has entered the buy to let market for the first time with two new products. Its variable rate BTL...

Average house price fell by 0.3 per cent in July, a fourth consecutive monthly decline, according to the Halifax. This means property...

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

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has announced its decision on base rate. It will rise by 0.25 per cent to...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee meets again today with strong expectations that they will agree their 14th successive base...

The number of property transactions fuelled by the mortgage sector has fallen by 42 per cent so far this year. Britain’s more...

Airbnb has issued a statement responding to the call for a clampdown on short lets demanded by Labour’s outspoken London Mayor,...

Property investment dates back centuries – millennia, even. As a fundamental necessity for post-nomadic humanity, residential and commercial real estate have...

A prominent lawyer says the use of Section 8 eviction powers as envisaged under the Renters Reform Bill could lead to...

1. Extra mortgage costs While anyone who owns a property runs the risk of not being able to pay their mortgage, the...

Rightmove has this morning revealed that 16 per cent of properties currently for sale were previously available on the rental market,...

Rents in the private sector of England and Wales increased by 5.1 per cent in the year to June — the...

Today's inflation figures effectively seal the fate of the housing market for the rest of this year - including the crucial...

Spiralling interest rates, soaring inflation and rocketing mortgages have created a “perfect storm” which will result in another five per cent...

Over the past year, we have witnessed an increase in the proportion of landlords opting to acquire properties through limited companies.  This...

Successive Chancellors (we’re looking at you Gordon Brown and George Osborne) have monkeyed around with the market as if it was...

A new Bank of England forecast predicts that average monthly payments on buy to let mortgages will increase by around £275...

Leeds Building Society has launched a new range of Buy to Let mortgages for landlords operating as a limited company. In addition...

Arrears in the buy to let sector are worsening at a faster rate than for homeowners. Octane Capital analysed industry figures on...

The average UK house price fell slightly in June, by around £300 compared to May with a typical property now costing...

A year ago, many landlords’ primary concern was what would be included in the Government’s long-awaited Renters (Reform) Bill. Today, with...

Across the country landlords and renters are struggling as mortgage costs soar, tax hikes bite and uncertainty remains about the impact...

Britain has suffered the worst house price fall out of any major European economy according to a report from property consultancy Knight...

Research from the Home Builders Federation claims owners of new homes will save an average £135 a month on running costs...

Against the trend of many recent surveys, a study by lending service Landbay claims over 40 per cent of landlords want...

The government has taken limited action over the soaring cost of mortgages - but there’s no direct help for landlords and...

There is currently a lot of discussion about the mortgage crisis, its impact on borrowers and landlords – and calls for...

A specialist buy to let mortgage broker says the government must help landlords with mortgage costs, as well as owner occupiers...

The Bank of England has announced its latest change in base rate, which is used by most lenders to determine interest...

A mortgage expert is warning that a housing market crash now looks ”inevitable” as expectations run high of what many be...

New data from UK Finance, the mortgage lenders’ trade body, throws light on how the mortgage and interest rate crisis may...

A typical two-year fixed mortgage deal now has an interest rate of more than 6.0 per cent for the first time...

If this was typical of the past 10 years we would be talking of a 0.6 per cent average house price...

There’s been widespread anger from the mortgage broker community in response to NatWest’s decision to make buy to let stress tests...

A mortgage expert is warning that today’s mortgage news from prominent lender NatWest could have permanently serious consequences for buy to...

The Halifax says house prices were flat in May, but fell 1.0 per cent in a year - the first annual...

The latest lettings and sales market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has prompted a warning from a leading...

House prices were largely unchanged in May, edging down by just £130 compared to April - but on an annual basis...

One in five first-time buyers taking out mortgages lasting over 35 years A record 19 per cent of first-time buyers took out...

A leading analyst says the most recent house price index - released just before the weekend - is a sign that...

Average house prices edged down in May according to the Nationwide - and it gives a warning of possibly worse to...

Moneyfacts, the respected independent mortgage market monitor, is warning that lenders have been withdrawing buy to let fixed deals. Within the buy...

Three-quarters of landlords want to raise rents in the face of the new Renter’s Reform Bill - mostly because of pets. When...

Detached houses are the most popular type of property for those who have moved homes in the past year.  The Halifax says...

The Renters (Reform) Bill introduced by the Government signals the long-awaited reform to existing housing legislation and the headline grabbing abolition of...

A mortgage expert is warning renters tempted by news that the Skipton Building Society has launched a 100 per cent mortgage...

A recent study by nationwide conveyancers Muve, using official data from the Office for National Statistics, has revealed the most and...

Renters are being offered a 100 per cent mortgage by the Skipton Building Society - the first time such a product...

A risk management platform claims landlords are amongst those most at risk of fraud. Thirdfort has identified the top eight types of...