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![Pressure to be eco-friendly drives demand for new builds - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-3-400x310.png)
A new sentiment survey by Knight Frank reveals a shift in housing preferences, with one-fifth of respondents expressing an interest in...
15 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lenders drop buy to let mortgage rates, with more falls to come](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceChange.png)
Molo Finance has made further rate cuts to its UK resident buy to let fixed-rate products. The lender’s BTL rates now start...
26 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Shock Figures show New-Build levels plummeting further](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceDrop-400x310.png)
The year to March 2024 saw the fewest new housing sites consented than during any 12-month period since the data collection...
15 June 2024
From: The Big Issues
![New Build premiums hit decade-high levels across most of Britain](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NewBuild-2-400x310.png)
A study by property software firm APRAO shows new-build house price premiums at their highest in a decade. The supplier analysed existing...
17 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Heat Pumps Flop - low level in installation in new-builds](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NewBuild-3-400x310.png)
As the deadline approaches for banning gas boilers in newly constructed homes from 2025, a new analysis shows that only a...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Buy to let mortgage changes across wide range of products](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Mortgage-400x310.png)
There’s been a bevvy of buy to let mortgage deal changes this week. Shawbrook has made a series of reductions across its...
18 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tens of thousands of new homes built on flood plains - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_1475179790.jpg)
New analysis by insurance giant Aviva reveals that one in every 13 new homes built in England in the last decade...
23 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Want A New-Build Buy To Let? Expert reveals red flags to beware…](/upload/images/shutterstock_1487630333%20(1).jpg)
The chartered surveyor team at Stokemont is giving advice on potential pitfalls in new build homes. This is from RICS-accredited valuer Bradley...
03 February 2024
From: The Big Issues
![Landlords Beware - Concerns over Quality of New Build Homes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NewBuildHomes-400x310.png)
New research from a construction professional body shows a large proportion of people would not buy a newly built property due...
30 December 2023
From: Top tips & guides
![Labour to scrap Section 21 on first day in office, says Rayner](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Section21-400x310.png)
Labour’s shadow housing secretary and deputy leader Angela Rayner says her party will scrap Section 21 on its first day in...
20 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Successive Chancellors (we’re looking at you Gordon Brown and George Osborne) have monkeyed around with the market as if it was...
15 July 2023
From: The Big Issues
![EPCs: new builds beat older homes hands down, says trade body](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPCRating-400x310.png)
Research from the Home Builders Federation claims owners of new homes will save an average £135 a month on running costs...
06 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Warning! - All housing market signs point south](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/housing-market400x310.png)
The Halifax says house prices were flat in May, but fell 1.0 per cent in a year - the first annual...
10 June 2023
From: The Big Issues
![Labour bid to help renters buy sets alarm bells ringing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3%20CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
Labour’s proposed reforms to the housing market “raise many questions”, a property industry figure claims. Under controversial plans put forward by party...
05 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Gloss comes off Build To Rent as tenant satisfaction falls](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent-400x310.png)
Resident satisfaction amongst Build To Rent tenants is falling for the first time since reviews were first collected five years ago. A...
23 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Budget MUST help struggling landlords - surveyors speak out](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EnergyEfficiencyPlanning-400x310.png)
The normally under-the-radar Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has made an unusually outspoken plea to the government to help landlords. In particular,...
10 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Crowdfund property platform targets ‘new generation’ of investors](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/FinanceCalculator-400x310.png)
A new crowdfunding platform says it’s opening up property investing to “a whole new generation.” Allbricks claims it’s disrupting “the antiquated mortgage...
07 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Do we have an Empty Homes problem or a New Build House problem?](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Open%20Property%20Group/opg_sold_house%20Resized.jpg)
With cost of living increases impacting homeowners, landlords and tenants, are the 44,130 vacant houses across cities in England a bigger...
19 October 2022
From: Sponsored Content
![Landlords and New Builds - what protections are there?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent1-400x310.png)
What protections do landlords have when investing in a new-build property? From this week those landlords buying a new build home can...
08 October 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance
![Liz Truss and the Landlord Bonanza](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/LizTruss-400x310.png)
There’s rather a lot going on in the economy as I write this and, by the time it is published, who...
01 October 2022
From: Agent Advice
![New Build price reductions are increasing says market monitor](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarketStockImage-2-400x310.jpg)
New build homes are often at the forefront of market downturns and new data suggests new builds are already seeing price...
08 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Can Triple Glazing Help Landlords Reduce Running Costs?](/upload/images/library/AgentsWindow-400x310.jpg)
With energy efficiency the top of the agenda, can triple glazing help landlords slash heating bills and be more attractive to...
03 September 2022
From: The Big Issues
![New builds far more expensive for landlords than existing homes](/upload/images/library/Housebuilding-2-400x310.jpg)
Existing homes have risen some eight per cent in value in the past year while the price of a typical new...
12 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Landslide win for anti-holiday let vote - but a very low turnout](/upload/images/library/HolidayHome-400x310.jpg)
A campaign to stop new build homes being sold to second home buyers for holiday lets has won a decisive victory...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Higher interest rates spark cooling in new-build market](/upload/images/library/interest-rate-warning-24715.png)
An online property platform says it expects May’s sales figures for new build searches to be slightly below expectations. This is as...
16 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rent Controls - now a trade union wants government action](/upload/images/library/rental-sector26615.png)
A trade union has called on the government to “look at all forms of rent control” as a way of combatting...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Landlords feel they should help tenants offset energy bills, claims suppler](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/TenantsLandlordTalking-400x310.png)
Growing concerns over inflation and the cost of living are changing the way landlords interact with their tenants, it’s being claimed. A...
11 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Activists want holiday lets allowed only to long-term local residents](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/EnglishHolidayHome-400x310.jpg)
The activist group Acorn is lobbying a local council to deny people the right to buy a second home or let...
24 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Energy Efficiency - new-builds are streets ahead claim developers](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/green-deal400x310.png)
A new report claims new builds have typical energy bills some £400 a year less than other properties. The Home Builders’ Federation...
22 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rent controls would add to London’s lettings stock shortfall](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UKHouses2-400x310.png)
A new calculation suggests London needs almost 85,000 new private rented homes a year to meet its housing needs. And it adds...
07 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Big rent premiums possible on new-builds - claim](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/NewHomes-400x310.png)
New build homes command rental premiums of as high as 41 per cent in the current market, it’s been claimed. The Unlatch...
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![MP demands probe into role of ‘super-landlords’](/upload/images/Locations/Edinburgh-400x310px-min.png)
An MP is calling on the authorities to investigate how 15 so-called ‘super landlords’ allegedly dominate the rental market in one...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Energy Efficiency - landlords shun older homes as EPC targets loom](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/DorsetHomes-400x310.jpg)
The draconian new rules governing EPC targets are driving some landlords to favour new build properties when expanding their portfolios. That appears...
15 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Wanted - quarter of a million new rental properties every year](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyMarket-2-400x310-min.jpg)
New research commissioned by the landlords’ trade body shows that the UK needs almost 230,000 new private rented homes a year...
15 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let losing its appeal, warns leading London buying expert](/upload/images/library/BuyToLetHouses400x310.png)
One of the most respected buying agents in London says buy to let in the capital is losing its appeal for...
27 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Stop landlords buying properties to let out, says Tory activist](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Conservative-logo400x310.png)
A former Conservative councillor has used a leading party website to call on the government to restrict the purchase of buy...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![What are the Alternatives to Gas Boilers?](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/boiler-engineer.jpg)
The UK government’s target to reach net zero emissions by 2050 has necessitated the introduction of initiatives aimed at reducing fossil...
06 November 2021
From: The Big Issues
![Legal Warning — some buy to lets will never meet new EPC targets](/upload/images/library/EnergyEfficiency-2-400x310.jpg)
One of the industry’s leading legal voices is warning that the next change proposed to EPC requirements will affect almost half...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Are detached homes a better investment than apartments?](/upload/images/library/DetachedHouse-400x310.png)
New figures from the National Home Building Council suggests the popularity of detached properties has soared during the pandemic - prompting...
26 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb short lets may require planning consent - government source](/upload/images/Logos/airbnb-logo400x310.png)
The government is considering forcing landlords who rent out homes as Airbnb-style short lets to apply for planning consent. This would not...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News
A Build To Rent operator, Kooky, has launched a 39-unit scheme within a new Taylor Wimpey housing estate. The estate is Oakleigh...
03 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![First-ever Rent To Buy scheme unveiled - with more to come…](/img/default/llt.png)
Newcastle city council claims to be the first local authority in the UK to launch the rent-to-buy scheme allowing tenants to...
21 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Landbay increases max lending to help landlords ‘expand portfolios’](/img/default/llt.png)
Landbay has responded to the growing demand for buy-to-let property by increasing its maximum loan sizes from £1m to £1.5m on...
21 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![England developed more homes last year ‘than at any time since financial crash’](/img/default/llt.png)
Fresh figures show that there was a rise in the number of housebuilders completing new homes in England last year, helping to alleviate...
27 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![How confident are property investors in the Conservative government?](/img/default/llt.png)
After two elections and three years of intense debate and hostility, the general election in December seemed to offer the political...
29 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Build to Rent homes cost 15% more than other private rentals](/img/default/llt.png)
Investor demand from corporate landlords, often backed by institutional finance, is growing and that is pushing up rental values across some parts...
26 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![What would a no-deal Brexit mean for the UK’s landlords?](/img/default/llt.png)
Life just doesn’t get any easier for Theresa May. No sooner had her Brexit withdrawal plan been rejected by a record-breaking...
22 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![New BTL lender formally launches](/img/default/llt.png)
Computershare Loan Services has launched Zephyr Homeloans, a dedicated buy-to-lender that provides a range of mortgage products for professional portfolio landlords...
27 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Fire Door Safety Week: Landlords must recognise their fire safety obligations](/img/default/llt.png)
Less than one in five BTL landlords have contacted with their tenants regarding basic fire safety precautions since the Grenfell Tower...
24 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![The Mortgage Lender extends BTL range to whole of market](/img/default/llt.png)
The Mortgage Lender has extended its buy-to-let offering, ensuring that its products are available to the whole broker market, following a...