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There’s been a bevvy of buy to let mortgage deal changes this week. Shawbrook has made a series of reductions across its...

New analysis by insurance giant Aviva reveals that one in every 13 new homes built in England in the last decade...

The chartered surveyor team at Stokemont is giving advice on potential pitfalls in new build homes.  This is from RICS-accredited valuer Bradley...

New research from a construction professional body shows a large proportion of people would not buy a newly built property due...

Labour’s shadow housing secretary and deputy leader Angela Rayner says her party will scrap Section 21 on its first day in...

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

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

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

Labour’s proposed reforms to the housing market “raise many questions”, a property industry figure claims. Under controversial plans put forward by party...

Resident satisfaction amongst Build To Rent tenants is falling for the first time since reviews were first collected five years ago. A...

The normally under-the-radar Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has made an unusually outspoken plea to the government to help landlords. In particular,...

A new crowdfunding platform says it’s opening up property investing to “a whole new generation.” Allbricks claims it’s disrupting “the antiquated mortgage...

With cost of living increases impacting homeowners, landlords and tenants, are the 44,130 vacant houses across cities in England a bigger...

What protections do landlords have when investing in a new-build property? From this week those landlords buying a new build home can...

There’s rather a lot going on in the economy as I write this and, by the time it is published, who...

New build homes are often at the forefront of market downturns and new data suggests new builds are already seeing price...

With energy efficiency the top of the agenda, can triple glazing help landlords slash heating bills and be more attractive to...

Existing homes have risen some eight per cent in value in the past year while the price of a typical new...

A campaign to stop new build homes being sold to second home buyers for holiday lets has won a decisive victory...

An online property platform says it expects May’s sales figures for new build searches to be slightly below expectations. This is as...

A trade union has called on the government to “look at all forms of rent control” as a way of combatting...

Growing concerns over inflation and the cost of living are changing the way landlords interact with their tenants, it’s being claimed. A...

The activist group Acorn is lobbying a local council to deny people the right to buy a second home or let...

A new report claims new builds have typical energy bills some £400 a year less than other properties.  The Home Builders’ Federation...

A new calculation suggests London needs almost 85,000 new private rented homes a year to meet its housing needs. And it adds...

New build homes command rental premiums of as high as 41 per cent in the current market, it’s been claimed. The Unlatch...

An MP is calling on the authorities to investigate how 15 so-called ‘super landlords’ allegedly dominate the rental market in one...

The draconian new rules governing EPC targets are driving some landlords to favour new build properties when expanding their portfolios. That appears...

New research commissioned by the landlords’ trade body shows that the UK needs almost 230,000 new private rented homes a year...

One of the most respected buying agents in London says buy to let in the capital is losing its appeal for...

A former Conservative councillor has used a leading party website to call on the government to restrict the purchase of buy...

The UK government’s target to reach net zero emissions by 2050 has necessitated the introduction of initiatives aimed at reducing fossil...

One of the industry’s leading legal voices is warning that the next change proposed to EPC requirements will affect almost half...

New figures from the National Home Building Council suggests the popularity of detached properties has soared during the pandemic - prompting...

The government is considering forcing landlords who rent out homes as Airbnb-style short lets to apply for planning consent. This would not...

A Build To Rent operator, Kooky, has launched a 39-unit scheme within a new Taylor Wimpey housing estate. The estate is Oakleigh...

Newcastle city council claims to be the first local authority in the UK to launch the rent-to-buy scheme allowing tenants to...

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

Fresh figures show that there was a rise in the number of housebuilders completing new homes in England last year, helping to alleviate...

After two elections and three years of intense debate and hostility, the general election in December seemed to offer the political...

Investor demand from corporate landlords, often backed by institutional finance, is growing and that is pushing up rental values across some parts...

Life just doesn’t get any easier for Theresa May. No sooner had her Brexit withdrawal plan been rejected by a record-breaking...

Computershare Loan Services has launched Zephyr Homeloans, a dedicated buy-to-lender that provides a range of mortgage products for professional portfolio landlords...

Less than one in five BTL landlords have contacted with their tenants regarding basic fire safety precautions since the Grenfell Tower...

The Mortgage Lender has extended its buy-to-let offering, ensuring that its products are available to the whole broker market, following a...

Salford City Council has approved Knight Knox and X1 Developments’ latest planning application for a buy-to-let apartment scheme in Salford, a...