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Almost four in 10 portfolio landlords are continuing to upgrade their properties to EPC C or above, despite proposed regulations being...

The National Residential Landlords Association has partnered with GetGround, a property investment platform for buy-to-let landlords looking to find, structure, and...

Houses in Multiple Occupation are making up an increasing percentage of buy-to-let business, according specialist lender Shawbrook.  In both 2022 and 2023,...

A prominent lettings sector expert is blaming the media for anti-landlord sentiment and a rise in tenancy disputes. Gina Peters, Head of...

Activists are beginning to pile pressure on London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan, claiming the public will be disappointed if he toes...

The latest Halifax house price index results, which show mixed fortunes for the housing market, should be seen as a spur...

The Chancellor has rendered hundreds of lettings businesses unviable overnight as a result of his Budget tax clampdown. That’s the view of...

Some 40% of residential landlords with a mortgage - fixed, tracker or discount - are due to renew their mortgage rate...

New research from specialist lender Aldermore reveals the financial boost landlords provide to local economies.  Nearly eight out of ten landlords opt...

Green Party activists responsible for rent controls on Scotland have now slammed landlords who claim the number of rented homes is...

Buy to let lender Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024.  Manchester, Coventry, Brighton...

Building on the momentum of 2023, the North West is poised for continued growth in rental and property prices. Early investment...

A prominent lawyer has stepped up her criticisms of Housing Secretary Michael Gove and his attacks on buy to let and...

Some 69 per cent of landlords have already or are planning to increase the size of their property portfolio, increasing to...

A survey by an activist group suggests that one in three tenants claim that their private renting conditions are impacting their...

Activists in the Generation Rent campaign says big city Mayors should “tackle the worst landlords and seize their properties.” It also wants...

The National Residential Landlords Association has teamed up with a provider of so-called ‘smart property protection technology’. This means that landlords can...

A majority of Buy to Let landlords have been focused on growing property portfolios in the last 12 months, and not...

A respected league table of yields in different parts of England and Wales has issued its latest figures. The Fleet Mortgages Buy-to-Let...

Despite inflationary and mortgage volatility over the last 12 months, a mortgage lender claims over a third of commercial landlords are...

One of the UK’s best known platforms for mortgages has significantly reduced its Buy To Let rates. Starting from 3.79 per cent,...

UK Finance has published its housing and mortgage market forecasts for 2024 and 2025 together with projections for 2023 full year numbers. Key figures for 2023 -...

Online rental platform Lettingaproperty is telling landlords to take a strategic approach to property management in 2024, to help tnavigate legislative...

One in five (20 per cent of) landlords plans to reducing their buy to let holdings according to a new survey. The...

More than a quarter of private landlords plan to increase the size of their property portfolios in the next year, compared...

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

The short-term holiday letting industry has significantly expanded in recent years, but this could all change with the introduction of a...

Landlord confidence has improved over the course of the past quarter according to a respected quarterly sentiment survey. The Q3 2023 BVA...

No fewer than 88 per cent of portfolio landlords have added to their portfolios in the last six months, despite market...

How can letting agents attract new landlords when they’re all selling their portfolios? That’s a major question for the lettings industry –...

A third of landlords who own rental property in their personal name are planning to incorporate their portfolio into a limited...

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

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has ruled out any reversal of Section 24 or other tax changes which have hurt landlords in...

Next month Ben Beadle, chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association, will be one of the experts at an Agent...

The housing market remains a buyers’ market, with 80 per cent more homes for sale than in September 2021 according to...

The Mortgage Lender has two new buy-to-let products. These include a standard two-year fixed, with an initial rate of 4.69 per cent...

The Renters Reform Bill is the latest of many factors leaving little choice for some private buy-to-let landlords but to sell...

Landlords keen to bag a bargain will be interested to know that over a third of homes now on sale have...

Landlords are reducing their stock - and they’re blaming the Tories for creating a hostile environment.  This is according to the latest...

Three-quarters of landlords who intend to purchase a new property in the next year will use a Limited Company structure, it’s...

Landlords with property in Outer London and the East Midlands are reporting the strongest levels of tenant demand in Britain, Paragon...

New research has come to a conclusion that will surprise few - that landlords today are twice as likely to be...

Buy-to-let landlords with property assets held in a company could be taking advantage of the current dip in house prices to...

A currently low-profile service that helps landlords manage portfolios or even sell their properties to tenants says it’s raised a big...

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

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

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

A prominent buying agent says nervous buyers are pre-emptively slashing asking prices before the housing market worsens. If true, this could present...

Landlords with some of the country’s largest portfolios say they expect to pay £500,000 or more in the next year on...

A new rental market study by Rightmove reveals that more properties entering the rental market have an EPC rating of C...

Landlords need to know the true energy efficiency of their property and have a deadline for improvements to calm fears around...

An experienced property lawyer who has specialised in residential landlord and tenant law for 22 years says she is embarrassed at...

There’s a new warning this morning that rents are set to soar as landlords struggle with much higher interest rate payments...

Only one in 10 landlords look likely to expand their portfolios according to a new survey - although if they go...

This year is set to bring sweeping rental reforms that will change the face of lettings forever. Landlords should be following...

An agency is urging landlords to review portfolios and consider if their properties meet the upcoming changes enshrined in the Renters...

A quick buy property company says there’s been a surge in the number of landlords quitting the rental sector. “We’ve seen a...

2023 could be a landmark year for the private rented sector if Michael Gove succeeds in his pursuit of reforming the...

Next Thursday voters up and down the country will be casting their votes in a series of local elections which are...

Previous estimates that half a million landlords are set to sell up may actually be a massive under-estimate, a property industry figure...

Investment platform Platinum Property Partners has been acquired by a group of long-standing franchisees. And they’re pledging to how PPP’s investment in...

.The National Residential Landlords Association has called for a full review of how landlords and the private rental sector are taxed. In...

Analysis by professional cash buyer and portfolio landlord, LandlordBuyer (part of Open Property Group), has revealed what costs make up most...

For many years, investing in property has been seen as a way of obtaining “passive” income. Compared to other types of...

Landlords expanding portfolios through cash purchases are securing discounts as high as £88,000 in cooling market conditions says a buying firm. House...

Companies that own UK residential properties have one month to revalue and tell HM Revenue and Customs if any are worth...

A letting agents’ trade group is urging the industry to sign a parliamentary petition calling for the Section 24 changes for...

An online auction firm claims well over a third of its clients are buy to let landlords quitting the sector. Some 38...

The mass exodus of landlords unhappy with increased tax and regulation appears not to have happened - at least yet. A quarterly...

Landlords with funds to expand their portfolios may be in luck - a growing proportion of properties on sale have reduced...

An unlikely location heads the latest league table purporting to show the highest returns on property investment. Aldermore’s Buy To let City...

As many buy-to-let landlords continue to question their place in the market with ever increasing legislation, finance and management costs, one...

The Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority is telling lenders to exercise more scrutiny on loans for buy to let properties. In...

New research has found that nearly half of landlords feel it’s harder being a landlord now compared to the start of...

The UK’s largest property auctioneer says it is witnessing more investor-owned stock going under the hammer than at any time in...

A prominent buy to let lender says falling house prices five canny landlords the chance to buy property relatively cheaply. Emma Cox,...

While many eyes have been focused on COP27 in recent weeks, a massive sea change in sentiment and investment towards climate...

There’s a dilemma for landlords wishing to expand their portfolios - do so now, just as some buyers are offering discounts?...

A prominent figure in property investment is warning that buy to let is the sector facing the biggest challenges in the...

New research from the bank Handelsbanken suggests some landlords will reduce their portfolios if economic conditions worsen. Almost 60 per cent of...

Seven in 10 landlords in the UK still own rental properties with an energy performance certificate rating of D or below,...

Uncertainty has become a vastly overused word to describe our economic situation in recent years. But, once again, it’s an unwaveringly...

The UK’s buy-to-let market has changed beyond recognition over the last few years and with a recession on the horizon, landlords...

A new survey shows a large majority of investors believe buy to let has lost its shine. Investment platform Shojin’s survey -...

PropTech firms Goodlord and Voich have released the findings of their annual State of the Lettings Industry survey. Some 2,600 agents, landlords...

A buy to let company creation service claims a huge increase in the number of landlords seeking to incorporate. GetGround says its...

A range of mortgage brokers are reporting an increase in enquiries from private tenants who have been given first refusal to...

Just over half of professional landlords with 10 or more investment properties have no succession plan in place, risking the future...

Soaring energy prices will force more tenants to consider living in HMOs, says a lettings business.  When a recent increase in utility...

There is a perfect storm brewing for landlords and tenants in the UK.  Sky-rocketing energy bills, food prices and increasing rent paints...

The government has been given the clearest signal yet that substantial numbers of landlords will quit the sector if radical reforms...

The new academic year is just around the corner, so many landlords will be thinking about student housing sector to diversify...

More SME landlords are seeking advice about whether now is the right time to incorporate, before progressing plans to secure more...

ARLA Propertymark has released details of its written response to a Parliamentary committee investigating the impact of Airbnb-style short lets on...

New figures show that the amount of Capital Gains Tax raked in by HM Revenue & Customs has skyrocketed.  The Revenue received...

Who are you? My name is Jason Harris-Cohen and I am the Managing Director of Open Property Group. What is your company and...

As the cost of energy spikes and the government rolls out new support, landlords and tenants involved in ‘bills included’ rental...

A large proportion of portfolio landlords - those with four or more properties - plan to expand their portfolios in the...

The proportion of landlords who plan to purchase their next buy to let property through a limited company has hit the...

Letting agents are relied on to make the letting process easier for landlords and tenants. As a landlord, there is a long...