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An industry supplier is analysing licensing schemes and whether they achieve anything to improve rental housing standards. Yuno says questions need to be...

UK house prices fell by 0.2% in March. Nevertheless, the annual rate of house price growth edged higher to 1.6% in...

The popular narrative may have been that first time buyers have been priced out of the market, partly by landlords: but...

Four years after the first Covid restrictions, new research by Centre for Cities shows Londoners’ escape to the country during the...

Homes Under The Hammer property expert Lucy Alexander is fronting a new campaign to identify empty homes and bring them back...

A new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows tenant demand rising but at a rather more modest...

New analysis claims that the North East of England has made “no progress on greening the highest-emissions homes in 13 years.” Meanwhile,...

UK house prices rose for the fifth consecutive month in February, up by 0.4 per cent or £1,091 in cash terms,...

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

The latest Rental Index from PropTech supplier Goodlord has recorded a rent rise and a reduction in void lengths over the...

Zoopla’s latest market snapshot, used as a guide to capital appreciation by some landlords, says there’s now a three-tier housing market...

New reports suggest down valuations are increasing and properties are routinely selling for below asking price - both triggering possible opportunities...

A property firm which has analysed transactions across the UK suggests the market is, at last, ‘back to normal’ in almost...

Rightmove is calling on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to use next week’s Budget as an opportunity to incentivise landlords to make properties...

There’s been a remarkable start to the year for the UK auction sector - its busiest January ever. Essential Information Group, which...

Average rents on newly let properties across Britain rose 8.3 per cent year-on-year in January, the slowest pace for 13 months...

Another rental market snapshot suggests that London is suffering an oversupply of properties to let - with rents dipping as a...

A comparison website claims that an improved rating for an Energy Performance Certificate now improves a property’s value. This is driven by...

Six in 10 landlords recorded increased tenant demand for their properties in the final quarter of 2023, Paragon Bank research has...

UK house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in January, resulting in an improvement in the annual rate of house prices...

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

If you're thinking of investing in a holiday home this year, there can be a lot to consider. From gathering insight to...

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

The latest HomeLet rental index begins 2024 with a glimmer of hope for tenants as rents have fallen for the second...

The Build To Rent trade body, the UK Apartment Association, is backing the proposals outlined to clampdown on rogue landlords put...

The latest Halifax house price index shows average house prices rose by 1.1 per cent in December, the third monthly rise...

Escalating rents have led many first time buyers to adjust their property expectations and accept smaller homes when they purchase, a...

According to a London property management company, the profile of renters in prime London is varying hugely.  Glenfield Property Management says that...

A new analysis of discounts available to cash buyer suggests they can save tens of thousands of pounds on some property...

Cash and mortgage housing market data show average prices decline by an annual 4.6 per cent says e.surv. But the monthly trend...

London has seen the strongest rental growth over the last year according to an analysis by lettings agency Hamptons.   The average rent...

Property investment is a dynamic and diverse field, offering numerous opportunities for investors to grow their wealth. At Mortgage Scout, we...

Markets are saying the UK - and for that matter the US and mainland Europe - have all hit peak interest...

Affordability limits have been reached in several regions of the UK, the Home property website suggests. While some regions are still recording...

A charity is suggesting that if only the government got on with abolishing S21 eviction powers, homelessness would be eased. Crisis -...

Owners of London HMOs rarely put them up for sale, meaning investors likely need to convert a residential home into an...

Rents saw an autumn dip in October, following three months of rapidly escalating prices across England.  According to PropTech firm Goodlord the...

Specialist lender Landbay has issued another upbeat assessment of the buy to jet sector, bucking the trend of most market reports. It...

The average asking price across the UK based on the available stock is now £1,829 per month according to property consultancy...

Room rents continue to skyrocket across the UK, reaching new highs in the third quarter of 2023 according to flatware website...

Average house prices are now falling 2.9 per cent annually in England and Wales according to the monthly e.surv index. Yorkshire and...

Rental growth in prime regional markets has started to slow, following runaway growth over the past three years. That’s the view from...

Thousands of landlords are planning to sell properties. A Simply Business survey of 1,455 UK landlords reveals that a quarter of landlords...

A survey by a finance firm suggests not all landlords are passing their higher mortgage costs on to tenants. Octane Capital has...

A lettings industry expert has admitted he has “little hope” that the current rental market crisis for renters will improve. Andy Halstead, HomeLet &...

The latest Rental Demand Index from the Barrows and Forrester agency has revealed that rental demand has surged during the third...

A new survey has revealed the regional breakdown of EPC ratings in residential properties.   Region Number of Lodgements (homes) Percentage of properties (D - G...

Rental markets near London’s Crossrail stations have seen premiums emerge, a new survey suggests.  Areas which have benefitted from the largest reductions...

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

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

By Richard O’Neill, managing director, lettings at Romans Estate Agents As a landlord, your property’s yield is an important figure. It indicates...

Investors selling a buy to let so far in 2023 made gains which were 10.1 per cent lower than those who...

The number of voids has dropped by 44 per cent in the past month to hit an average of just nine...

The number of property transactions fuelled by the mortgage sector has fallen by 42 per cent so far this year. Britain’s more...

New housing affordability figures provide one underlying reason why many potential buyers cannot make the move and instead rely increasingly on...

New figures from London-focussed agency Foxtons show applicant demand up 19 per cent in June, as the capital enters the peak...

Annual growth in rental values continues to increase in the traditionally busy summer months, with little sign of an imminent slowdown.  This...

Savills’ latest market snapshot for prime properties in the UK regions suggest that tenant priorities are gently shifting. Across UK prime regional...

The cost of rent rose in seven of the eight regions monitored by Goodlord during June.  The average cost of rent per...

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

Auctions have long been a favourite way for buy to let and other investors to bag a property bargain. And now it...

New data from the Office for National Statistics, based on the 2021 Census results, show growth in the number of holiday...

Airbnb is offering a £100 travel coupon to new hosts welcoming their first Airbnb guest during the Wimbledon Championships this summer.  Last...

The North East was England’s most affordable region to privately rent last year, Paragon Bank analysis has revealed. In the North East...

Some 11 per cent of the homes on sale right now are owned by landlords quitting the private rental sector. That’s the...

The latest data shows that while rents continue to climb, growth is starting to slow down.  According to Nicky Stevenson, managing director...

The top UK holiday hotspot for 2023 is Yorkshire, according to Sykes Holiday Cottages’ latest Staycation Index report. Known for its picturesque...

Specialist buy to let lender Fleet Mortgages says there’s been both an annual and quarterly increase in rental yields, up from...

The government response to a Freedom of Information request has shed light on the increasing number of homes in England and...

The latest edition of a housing market measure has suggested that one borough of London has seen rent rises of 33...

A UK holiday lets firm insists the sector is in good health despite the return of foreign vacations and the end...

Tax expert David Hannah claims that the government's 12 new high-growth investment zones have already begun to drive property prices in...

New data released by the Nationwide shows house prices in every region of the UK slowing - and in most of...

As landlords face losses as high as £7,500 this year – thanks to increased mortgage and living costs alongside a tax overhaul...

After a hectic period of rent rises it appears that the lettings market is at a standstill according to PropTech firm...

A quarter of holiday let owners are very worried about the potential of new regulations or fees being enforced following the...

Rents are up significantly in all regions and most notably in Greater London and Scotland according to the property website Home. It...

As many as one in 10 homes have a reduced asking price within a month of entering the market, a new...

Landlords increasingly reliant on capital appreciation may be relieved to hear that one of the country’s best respected indices suggests house...

The rental market is firing on all cylinders again according to the latest market snapshot from PropTech firm Goodlord. It says void...

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

New figures from London-focussed letting agency Foxtons show rental demand remaining very strong. Last month’s figures show that compared to January 2020,...

Landlords with properties in Central London have reported the highest levels of tenant demand across England and Wales. Research on behalf of...

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

New data from flatshare site SpareRoom reveals that rents reached an all-time high in Q4 2022, with the average UK room...

New data from Rightmove reveals the areas which have seen the largest price jumps in the past year. It says that Eastwood...

The average house price fell a further 1.5 per cent in December according to the Halifax - and that comes on...

The rental market remained relatively steady in recent weeks, according to the latest index from PropTech firm Goodlord. Void periods have remained...

Specialist mortgage lender Aldermore has named what it believes to be the five best cities for landlords to invest in for...

The share of Londoners purchasing property outside of the capital slowed in 2022, back towards pre-Covid norms.   That’s the view of lettings...

The top end of the UK’s residential market is experiencing a growing divergence between heavily mortgaged and equity-rich owners, according to...

Foxtons says London’s market is finally cooling - at least a little - for the Christmas period. November followed the seasonal downward...

The latest rental market index from Goodlord shows rents down over the past month, with voids inching up.  All seven English regions...

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

One in eight private renters aged between 18 and 35 years old have already moved home to save money during the...

Rent rises could finally be set to slow down because more housing stock is becoming available due to the cost of...

The intense heat felt across the lettings market over recent months appears to have cooled a little according to the latest...

Twelve changes to taxes, rules and regulations in the next three years will add £20,000 to the price of a new...

Zoopla has now joined Knight Frank and Lloyds Bank in forecasting a price drop in 2023. The property website’s executive director, Richard...

Average rents cross the UK rose by over two per cent for the second quarter in a row during Q3 2022,...