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Rent controls are at the heart of the local election manifesto of the Green Party of England and Wales. Co-leader Carla Denyer,...

The tax reliefs enjoyed by landlords running Furnished Holiday Lets (FHL) were cut by the Chancellor this month. Some say the...

If interest rate rises weren’t enough to drive landlords out the market, mounting maintenance costs could be. Various studies and surveys have...

The Suffolk Building Society has launched new mortgage products aimed at private landlords who are planning refurbishments, such as a new...

Citra Living, the Build To Rent arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has announced another new scheme. It is a 95-flat development at...

A new study of over 600,000 available properties on Rightmove reveals that homes in need of renovation are the most in...

More councils should be encouraged to buy homes from landlords, an industry expert says. This follows reports last week which revealed that...

As most landlords know, a myriad of myths has built up around the private rented sector and one that seems to...

Landlords are exiting the market in droves. According to an accountancy firm who analysed HMRC data, 70,000 buy-to-let landlords left the sector...

Landlords have helped drive an improvement in standards in privately rented property, with four in five upgrading each rental home they...

According to the most recent statistics there are 676,452 vacant properties in England, nearly half a million of which have been...

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

If you are involved in property, it is important for tax purposes to be aware if your activities will be classed...

Who are you? I am the Head of Broking for Newable Finance. A specialist commercial finance brokerage. What is Newable Finance? Newable Finance is...

A webinar is being staged to advise landlords on government proposals that from 2025 all newly rented residential properties will be...

A franchise lettings agent has written a new guide for landlords. Mike Jones, co-owner of Belvoir’s Basingstoke office, has drawn on his...

In June, the government finally released its long-awaited White Paper ‘A Fairer Private Rented Sector’. You will almost certainly have seen...

In the drive for the UK to be net zero by 2050, residential landlords are facing costly green refurbishments.   Already, landlords...

Newable Finance, the finance brokerage & advisory arm of Newable, launches video advert campaign ahead of the new EPC legislations for...

Who are you? My Name is Alec Chohan, and I am a senior finance broker within the Newable Finance team based in...

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

Almost a quarter of landlords say their properties are currently rated D or below for energy efficiency, according to a new...

There is a fear that work required to bring rental units up to new Energy Performance Certificate levels by 2025 could...

Around 20 per cent of landlords surveyed by a bank used a credit card or short-term finance to fund a recent...

A landlord in the north of England has received the largest fine that his local council has ever secured for a...

A PropTech platform called Pitch 4 Finance has launched to help landlords and other investors source the best deals to finance...

A lettings agency has suggested that the typical landlord could lose as much as £24,000 if the government increases Capital Gains...

A council says grants of up to £10,000 are available to landlords to refurbish homes which could ensure vulnerable people in...

As has been broadcast widely in the news the government has been going to extraordinary lengths to enforce their message that...

SimplyBiz Mortgages has added Paragon’s buy-to-let range to its mortgage panel.  The buy-to-let range includes support for SPV limited company lending, including...

It’s no secret that the war on landlords has escalated heavily since 2016 and as we find ourselves in a new...

Roma Finance has cut its bridging and development rates across its product range, which includes buy-to-let, after obtaining fresh and sustainable...

When you come to rent out your property, you will need to think about how you can maximise its potential in...

Clydesdale Bank has reiterated its commitment to supporting buy-to-let landlords looking to invest in the PRS by announcing plans to focus...

Standards in the private rented sector have improved as buy-to-let landlords respond to legislation aimed at improving living conditions for tenants,...

A new PropTech platform aiming to turn rundown properties into cash-flowing investments has been launched.  Revive-to-Rent, a new property investment category from...

For most people, their properties are their most valuable asset. And for anyone with children, the consequence of not having made...

Paragon has expanded its product range with the introduction of short-term finance for landlords to fund property refurbishment. The short-term finance products...

Castle Trust has launched a new unregulated bridging loan product that can be used for first charge buy-to-let cases of up...

We all know that ensuring your property is of a high standard can yield better returns and more loyal tenants, but...

Property expert and entrepreneur Gill Fielding has been investing in property for several decades; long before the term ‘property investor’ was...

A number of landlords who use short-term holiday rental sites are reinvesting their earnings in refurbishment work helping to provide much...

Government benefit changes, including cuts to housing benefit, are to blame for increasing levels of homelessness from private rented housing, according...

With many landlords finding it harder to secure a mortgage since the Prudential Regulation Authority’s changes were introduced last year, some...

Leeds Building Society has launched a new range of buy-to-let mortgages with an interest rate of 0% for the first three months. The...

TBMC has joined forces with Precise Mortgages to pilot a new buy-to-let refurbishment product. The product includes initial bridging finance up to...

Take up of new rental tenancies in prime central London in the second quarter of this year was up 27.7% compared...

A growing number of landlords are using a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) as a tax-efficient way of holding a portfolio of...

Whether you are a first-time landlord or have let properties before, there are a number of factors to consider in order...

There are now only six months until the new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) are implemented – a sweeping change due...

Together teamed up with second charge master broker Smart Money to provide a landlord with much needed funding within 24 hours. The...

As a buy-to-let property owner, the last thing you want is for your investment to be sitting empty. But it’s not...

Most landlords hope that their experience of letting a property is a positive one but, whether you are a seasoned landlord...

What does it say on your business card? Michelle Niziol, managing director, IMS Independent Lettings Solutions Limited. Who are IMS Independent Lettings Solutions...

The north of England, supported in part by the Northern Powerhouse concept, has already attracted a lot of investment, particularly from...

Thanks to the chancellor’s tax measures, many landlords now have to review their portfolios to find ways to protect their profits....

Asset manager, LCP, is set to launch a new Sharia-compliant fund with a view to investing in the mainstream private rented...

London Central Apartments III (LCA III), the latest property investment fund to invest in prime central London’s private rented sector (PRS)...

In what is a welcome change to the landlord bashing articles often featured in the media, the Daily Mirror and Daily...

Daniel Hill, managing director of Multi-Let UK, explains how you could build and manage a profitable HMO portfolio. Recent research fromMortgages...

A rare portfolio of 10 residential properties all located in emerging parts of South West London has come on to the market...

Aldermore has enhanced its bridging loan offering, by reducing its minimum valuation for light refurbishment to £75,000, down from £100,000, in...

UK landlords are at risk of overestimating the profitability of their buy-to-let investment by neglecting to take into account key running...