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Paul Johnson - a director of the Institute of Fiscal Studies since 2011 and a visiting economics professor at University College...

There’s no prospect of a rapid recovery for the housing market in 2024 despite some green shoots appearing. The warning comes from...

A council is developing a new private sector housing renewal and disabled adaptations policy and is seeking the views of landlords,...

Consumer Price Inflation in November was 3.9 per cent - significantly lower than the 4.4 per cent expected by many analysts. It’s...

Many households are struggling with rising costs, while renters in particular continue to struggle with low quality housing, the Resolution Foundation...

As the ‘big buy-to-let’ sell off gathers momentum, we take a look ways you can guestimate the value of your rental...

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

An MP says owner occupiers are “scared, unable to sleep at night, worried about their safety and even concerned about whether...

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

Mortgage lenders have launched a £5m media campaign to publicise the support available to owner occupier mortgage holders if they face...

The new Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service kicks in tomorrow - it offers early legal advice, free of charge, to anyone...

The Renters Reform Coalition - an umbrella body which includes direct action groups Acorn and the Renters Rights London - has ...

A report from the government’s Office for National Statistics shows that renters and mortgage holders have higher odds of experiencing financial...

If you are a landlord looking for the silver lining in a dark cloud, June’s interest rate decision will have certainly...

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

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

A mortgage broker claims there’s “no downside” to the current problem of landlords quitting the private rental sector. Jonathan Burridge, founding adviser...

When the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II took place on 2nd June 1953 the average house cost just £1,692...

The Generation Rent campaign has criticised the current government for failing to increase energy efficiency standards in the private rental sector. A...

A property industry trade body chief says buy to let is “virtually pointless” for landlords with substantial mortgages who seek income...

A £50m scheme to bring more empty homes back to life in Wales - but private land are excluded from applying. The...

Although most landlords will be on fixed rate mortgages, those suffering because of recent interest rate rises have some good news...

January 9 is the date from which a range of mortgage lenders are honouring their commitment to ensure flats in blocks...

A major survey of 1,500 adults shows that a quarter plan to downsize their home in retirement, with many others suggesting...

The Santander bank says buyers - landlords and owner occupiers alike - are showing more interest in buying energy efficient homes. The...

Landlords, private tenants and owner occupiers in Warwick are encouraged by their council to apply for funding to improve energy efficiency...

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

A leading financial analyst says what are generally called “period properties” are set to become financial nightmares for landlords or owner...

Rightmove is warning landlords and other sellers that properties with poor levels of energy efficiency may have to sell with a discount.  The...

Heat pumps - central to a government energy efficiency drive started under Boris Johnson - could save 20 per cent higher...

A trade body is calling for a partnership with the government to push the domestic heating market towards heat pumps as...

Landlords and owner occupiers alike could lose the most financially from rent controls according to a prominent rentals expert. The claim comes...

A report in a government-supporting newspaper suggests that a proposal to cut Capital Gains Tax for landlords who sell to first...

The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has now opened its controversial boiler upgrade scheme. Landlords across England and Wales as...

Analysis by Rightmove suggests that capital appreciation remains strong for landlords and owner occupiers alike, despite the recent flurry of interest...

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

Landlords who have mortgages from the Yorkshire Building Society have been told that they do not need to inform the lender...

The specialist holiday let market is becoming increasingly attractive to ex-pat investors - and another mortgage lender has entered the sector...

The campaign to ensure that landlords are included in the government’s measures to alleviate the problem of dangerous cladding is gathering...

The National Residential Landlords Association is seeking clarification from gov ernment about whether landlords are included in the latest measure to...

The government looks set to clamp down on holiday rentals and will this year formally consult on the concept of a...

The demise of the buy to let market has been much predicted over recent years. Major tax changes, a three per...

The Bank of England may have voted to keep its base rate at a historic low of 0.1 per cent yesterday,...

The head of a building body says landlords and home owners need a replacement for the defunct Green Homes Grant to...

Experts are already warning of shortcomings in the government’s latest Green initiative, banning new boilers from 2035 and offering £5,000 grants...

A local council is one of the first to be offering new Go Green Grants to landlords to improve energy efficiency...

The government’s Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme - which left thousands of landlords in the lurch when it collapsed earlier this...

With landlords under pressure to improve energy efficiency, a new report suggests that even significant improvements in EPC levels won’t be...

A referendum in Berlin next month is being watched closely by rental activists in the UK, in case it offers them...

It appears that the government is considering a replacement for the ill-fated Green Homes Grant, which was to have helped thousands...

Labour has called for what it describes as a Green New Deal to replace the axed government scheme which had been...

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

A respected private rental sector body wants the government to slow its timetable for energy efficiency reform, warning that landlords could...

A logistics software company with clients across the property spectrum has become the latest critic of the government’s axing of the...

An analysis of the Green Homes Grant applications show exactly which areas will be hit most when the scheme comes to...

There’s a new call on the government to get its act together on the Green Homes Grant, which has failed to live...

A call has gone out for the overhaul of the Green Homes Grant scheme, which so far has left thousands of...

The chaos surrounding the government’s Green Homes Grant, which was to have helped thousands of landlords and owner occupiers, appears to...

Despite talk of increased arrears and wider economic concerns, it appears tenants are increasingly worried about the long-term effects of poor credit...

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

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan wants a £3 billion one-off windfall tax on private developers to fund replacement cladding on affected...

A cluster of owner occupiers living near a city centre are demanding that landlords win planning consent before operating HMOs. The Gloucestershire...

Landlords now have another year to apply for the government’s Green Homes Grant scheme. The 12 months extension, announced last evening, follows...

A visiting professor and accountancy academic claims landlords are not carrying their fair share of the financial burden caused by the...

A think tank is calling for landlords to consider rent reductions and is also suggesting the return of an eviction ban...

Tax experts at specialist landlord accountancy firm Gorilla Accounting are giving the sector fresh advice on minimising CGT liability when selling...

With the staycation boom caused by Covid-19, which is likely to continue for the foreseeable future as travel restrictions remain for...

Some London landlords are testing the water to see if they can downsize or sell their entire portfolios. Chestertons, a London-focussed high end...

Over two million homes in England - that’s almost one in 10 - do not have a working smoke alarm according...

Buy-to-let landlords are being urged to take advantage of the stamp duty tax savings announced in the chancellor’s summer statement by...

The majority of private renters were satisfied or very satisfied with their current accommodation, according to the English Housing Survey report...

The majority of private landlords are understandably looking for greater security in the current climate and that largely explains why they...

While most private renters in the UK aspire to buy property, the reality is that many people simply cannot afford to...

Brexit uncertainty, higher taxation and more stringent mortgage lending conditions are among the toughest challenges currently facing property investors, including buy-to-let...

The average buy-to-let investor who sold their rental property in 2017 did so for £86,651 more than they paid for it,...

Buy-to-let landlords are being urged to check the small print in their building insurance to ensure that their building insurance covers...

First-time buyers will no longer have to own a residential property in order to access finance from Barclays to invest in...

As the letting fees ban looms ahead, it is clear that however it plays out we are seeing more and more...

With home ownership levels continuing to fall, almost a quarter of all UK households are expected to be living in private...

A firm of accountants has warned that homeowners using Airbnb to raise extra cash could end up in conflict with HMRC...