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There’s been a clampdown on imprecise wording used in lettings listings. The National Trading Standards Estate and Lettings Agency Team - which...
17 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Rightmove has this morning revealed that 16 per cent of properties currently for sale were previously available on the rental market,...
21 July 2023
From: Breaking News
New data from UK Finance, the mortgage lenders’ trade body, throws light on how the mortgage and interest rate crisis may...
22 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Moneyfacts, the respected independent mortgage market monitor, is warning that lenders have been withdrawing buy to let fixed deals. Within the buy...
01 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association says it could take up to 18 months for many elements of the Renters Reform Bill...
10 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Housing Secretary Michael Gove says the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill, first promised in 2019, will finally be introduced into Parliament next...
05 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Owner-occupiers aged 65-plus hold a record estimated £2.587 trillion of net housing wealth - and their homes are worth a total...
02 May 2023
From: Breaking News
As 2025 gradually approaches, the question of how the private rented sector decarbonises and becomes more energy efficient is becoming more...
04 February 2023
From: Legislation & Compliance
A new survey reveals precisely why the controversial Section 21 notice is served by landlords on tenants. In a study by industry...
24 August 2022
From: Breaking News
A senior figure at the Bank of England is warning that base rate could rise to 2.0 per cent or more...
20 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Lettings agency and property management consultancy Bramleys has revealed the most common landlord complaints, and has provided suggestions as to how...
24 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Letting agency Bramleys has canvassed the opinions of its clients to produce a league table of the biggest bugbears identified by...
26 March 2022
From: Agent Advice
Tax experts have warned HMRC not to add to the burden of red tape already falling on landlords. The Chartered Institute of...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News
The Mirror newspaper has launched a campaign to “make rented homes safer”. It says its campaign - called Safe As Houses -...
21 March 2022
From: Breaking News
A prominent property website, which monitors the lettings market, suggests that rent controls would drive a proportion of rental stock to...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Substantial numbers of expats who own a buy to let property in the UK are approaching HMRC to admit they have...
20 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Newly released data shows precisely what subjects lead to deposit disputes - and a long-standing issue is in the number one...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News
It’s been revealed that in just one part of Scotland, renters have failed to claim back over £188,000 in deposits at...
25 January 2021
From: Breaking News
Around half of renters are worried about financial security thanks to Coronavirus - and many are concerned their landlords will sell up. Aldermore Bank,...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News
The latest sentiment survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests a drop in landlord activity across the UK. RICS does...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News
Precise Mortgages has reduced mortgage rates across its buy-to-let range by up to 0.4%. The specialist lender’s buy-to-let range, which is available...
28 September 2020
From: Breaking News
With just over a month until the opening of the Green Homes Grant, buy-to-let landlords in England should be in a...
21 July 2020
From: Breaking News
More than 1,000 brokers signed up for FIBA’s recent series of four exclusive live webinars conducted by Roger Morris of Precise...
24 June 2020
From: Breaking News
OneSavings Bank (OSB) has increased the loan-to-value (LTV) to 75% across their buy-to-let ranges available through Kent Reliance for Intermediaries, Precise...
20 May 2020
From: Breaking News
While some lenders, such as HSBC, have stopped all buy-to-let activity during the Covid-19 outbreak due to limitations on physical valuations,...
27 April 2020
From: Breaking News
The OneSavings Bank Group (OSB) has returned to lending with a range of new mortgage products. The buy-to-let specific deals are available...
20 April 2020
From: Breaking News
MoneySuperMarket has joined forces with its joint venture partner Podium to launch a mortgage payment holiday calculator to help people, including...
14 April 2020
From: Breaking News
OneSavings Bank announced a series of changes to its HMO proposition. The specialist lending and retail savings group recently introduced a new...
18 March 2020
From: Breaking News
A significant number of landlords plan to remortgage over the next year, fresh research by BDRC, on behalf of Precise Mortgages,...
16 December 2019
From: Breaking News
Landlords currently looking for significant rental returns will find that there are plenty of high yielding buy-to-let areas to choose from,...
17 October 2019
From: Breaking News
To say that the buy-to-let sector has had a tough time of it in recent years would be one hell of...
27 September 2019
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords are increasingly favouring Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) and more complex property types due to the often higher yields...
10 September 2019
From: Breaking News
Virgin Money is targeting buy-to-let landlords looking to lock into decade-long fixed rate mortgage deals, amid fears over the economy and...
29 August 2019
From: Breaking News
Some 55% of landlords planning to add to their portfolio over the next 12 months will use a limited company to...
09 August 2019
From: Breaking News
There has been an ‘unprecedented’ drop in the cost of fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages, according to the latest research from Property...
09 July 2019
From: Breaking News
A new survey by Precise Mortgages has found that 52% of buy-to-let landlords are using rental properties to supplement their employed...
03 July 2019
From: Breaking News
Precise Mortgages has made its top slicing feature available across its entire buy-to-let range. The lender now accepts top slicing on all...
08 May 2019
From: Breaking News
More than two thirds of landlords with four or more properties intend to use limited company status in order to acquire...
25 March 2019
From: Breaking News
There has been a significant increase in the cost of popular fixed term buy-to-let mortgage rates, fresh data shows. The latest research...
25 March 2019
From: Breaking News
The average cost of three out of six categories of fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage has increased over the past month, while...
05 February 2019
From: Breaking News
Many people tend to hold off on buying property during times of uncertainty and that appears to be precisely what is...
16 January 2019
From: Breaking News
A tenant who caused almost £6,000 worth of damage to his rented home after refusing to vacate the flat, despite being...
12 November 2018
From: Breaking News
A private landlord who illegally modernised an historic house in Brighton has been told by a judge to pay out more...
23 October 2018
From: Breaking News
TBMC has joined forces with Precise Mortgages to pilot a new buy-to-let refurbishment product. The product includes initial bridging finance up to...
22 August 2018
From: Breaking News
Precise Mortgages has launched into the holiday buy-to-let market and enhanced criteria for its multi-unit range. The specialist lender decided to make...
16 August 2018
From: Breaking News
The importance of having an independent inventory cannot be misjudged, especially as a poorly recorded or written report may leave the...
01 August 2018
From: Breaking News
A new limited edition five-year fixed rate buy-to-let range with reduced rates and product fees has been launched by Precise Mortgages. The...
19 June 2018
From: Breaking News
Almost two out of five buy-to-let landlords will use limited companies to acquire properties over the next 12 months compared to...
12 June 2018
From: Breaking News
Paradigm Mortgage Services has secured access to a semi-exclusive buy-to-let product from specialist lender Precise Mortgages. Paradigm members are now able to...
04 June 2018
From: Breaking News
HMO properties produced the highest yields in the first quarter of 2018, at 7.1% - 1.3% above the market average, according...
04 May 2018
From: Breaking News
Ever since Margaret Thatcher declared her belief in a ‘property-owning democracy’ and introduced Right to Buy in 1980, the UK was...
11 December 2017
From: Breaking News
A new two-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage deal, which is funded by Precise Mortgages, has been launched by mortgage distributor 3mc. The...
27 November 2017
From: Breaking News
For a long time, fair wear and tear has been a grey area for landlords and letting agents alike, and because...
07 November 2017
From: Breaking News
TMA Mortgage Club has teamed up with Precise Mortgages to launch an exclusive three-year fixed rate buy-to-let product for members of...
19 October 2017
From: Breaking News
While the majority of landlords, tenants and letting agents do act responsibly, disputes still occur, which can sometimes end up involving...
05 October 2017
From: Breaking News
For a long time, fair wear and tear has been a grey area for landlords and letting agents alike, and because...
21 September 2017
From: Breaking News
For a long time, fair wear and tear has been a grey area for landlords and tenants alike, and because it...
20 June 2017
From: Breaking News
Following a recent report which claimed that one third of private tenants would not tell their landlord if they did significant...
03 May 2017
From: Breaking News
We all know that tenant referencing is an extremely important process when you are renting out your investment property. After all,...
19 April 2017
From: Breaking News
The most common cause of a tenancy deposit dispute in the private rented property sector is cleaning, while disputes over rent...
30 March 2017
From: Breaking News
Landlords should be more open-minded to tenants’ requests to make home improvements to their rental properties, according to the Association of...
23 March 2017
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords are well within their rights to make appropriate deductions from a tenancy deposit when a tenant breaches the terms...
13 March 2017
From: Breaking News
With a growing number of buy-to-let landlords actively investing in houses in multiple occupation (HMOs), mortgage distributor 3mc has decided to...
24 February 2017
From: Breaking News
For a long time, fair wear and tear has been a grey area for landlords, and because it tends to vary...
22 February 2017
From: Breaking News
A new web-based inventory software system called Inventory Genius, designed to take the hassle and legal pitfalls out of the inventory...
25 November 2016
From: Breaking News
Mortgage distributor 3mc has responded to greater demand for HMO properties by launching a new two-year tracker package funded by Precise...
16 November 2016
From: Breaking News
To help enjoy a risk-free tenancy, it is generally good practice for a landlord to have an inventory which records the condition...
06 November 2016
From: Breaking News
Considerably more must be done to help reduce the number of tenancy deposit disputes, despite the recent improvements recorded in the...
21 October 2016
From: Breaking News
Landlords and lettings agents have expressed disappointment at the Welsh government’s decision to press ahead with proposals for a 3% stamp...
19 October 2016
From: Breaking News
A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are making mortgage applications via limited companies, according to the Buy to Let Club. The trend...