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The percentage of tenants borrowing money to fund their cash deposits on their next property has risen over the last 12...

The coalition of 20-plus groups which have previously spoken enthusiastically about the Renters Reform Bill has now changed its mind. On April...

The Renters Reform Bill returns to the House of Commons today with activist groups critical of amendments put forward to reach...

A landlord faces a hefty jail sentence unless she finds over £50,000 in the next three months - and on top...

Police have issued a warning to landlords after a property was left badly damaged by an illegal cannabis grow. The property -...

Rightmove is warning that the housing market is set for disruptions from the summer onwards, and suggests the brisk start to...

If you’re moving home and have either plenty of equity or savings you can use for a deposit, plus a decent...

Generation Rent claims a proposed government amendment to the Renters Reform Bill may ‘trap’ victims of domestic abuse. Generation Rent - which...

There wasn’t much by way of good news in the Spring Budget for landlords and property investors last month. Although some rumours...

Rental growth in Britain has slowed says lettings agency Hamptons, with the average newly let rent rising 6.7% over the past...

Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...

A council is looking to work with more private landlords to help reduce homelessness. Over the past few years Shropshire council has...

Estate agency data shows that the average time it takes for a landlord other vendor to sell a house has dropped...

West One Loans has launched a new product range, called W3, containing a 6.84% five-year fix with a 4.99% fee and...

The head of lettings agency Benham and Reeves has made an outspoken attack on stamp duty. The agency analysed data from the...

A leading business analyst is firmly blaming interest rates for the see-saw in house prices seen in recent indices. The latest, from...

UK house prices grew in March on a quarterly basis, by 2.0%, with annual growth slowing to 0.3%, from 1.6% in...

In the recent landlord sentiment survey conducted by the Property Redress Scheme, it came as no surprise to me to discover...

Tenant referencing provider Canopy has released data from a  rental affordability index, which claims most tenants are at the very limit...

Property logbook company Chimni is trialling a new form of Digital Property Logbook aimed at the rental markets.   The new logbooks...

The percentage of tenants choosing to live alone has dropped over the last three years, research suggests.  A study compiled by Reposit,...

A controversial wealth management company claims that almost two thirds of private tenants have suffered a deterioration in their mental and...

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

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

The UK government's long awaited Spring Budget announced some key changes for the property market in an effort to stimulate activity...

The substantial majority of tenants are completely unaware of the Renters reform Bill, despite high profile PR campaigns about it from...

There have been more changes to buy to let mortgage ranges from lenders. Coming into effect today, The Mortgage Works will be...

The average house prices in England was £290,000 last year, some 8.3 times average annual earnings. This was actually down from 8.5...

The so-called ‘Boris bounce’ in the housing market after the last General Election failed to materialise, an estate agency chain claims. Winkworth,...

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

Landlords quitting the sector could have to spend hundreds of pounds more when selling their home owing to new Trading Standards...

Anonymous reports of energy theft have skyrocketed by 62% since 2021, Crimestoppers’ figures reveal.  In 2023 alone, the charity received 11,552 reports...

Landlords who paid Capital Gains Tax at 28% - before the Chancellor reduced it to 24% in this month’s Budget -...

Slowing inflation may - just may - lead the way for reduced interest rates. The headline inflation rate is now just 3.4%,...

An all-party House of Commons committee is calling on Local Housing Allowance to be updated automatically and annually. LHA rates have been...

HM Revenue and Customs has done a rapid U-turn on a decision to close its self-assessment telephone helpline for half the...

Private landlords applied for licences covering more than 12,000 homes during the first year of a controversial council’s selective licensing scheme. The...

A landlord has been ordered to pay £2,500 in fines, compensation and costs after a council brought a prosecution against him. Jama...

A prominent agent who advises many landlord clients says the Capital Gains Tax cuts announced in the Budget are too small...

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

We are thrilled to report that the first National Landlord Investment Show of 2024 in London on March 6 was a...

A Tory has slammed the proposed clampdown on short lets proposed by Housing Secretary Michael Gove - and he calls them...

The number of new rental instructions in February was 20 per cent higher year-on-year, says London-focused agency Foxtons. Average rent achieved rose...

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

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

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

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

In September the Prime Minister announced that landlords will no longer be required to meet the minimum EPC minimum energy rating...

Agents’ trade body Propertymark has called for equal parity between short-term lets and the private rented sector to ensure they meet...

A legal firm says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has effectively slashed the value of holiday homes which are sold from April 2025...

Landlords are being accused by academics of under-estimating the cost of allowing pets, and under-estimating their financial benefits. A new report commissioned...

One piece of good news to come out of the small print documents accompanying the Budget concerns capital appreciation. The Office for...

The Chancellor has used his Budget to confirm a 2p cut in National Insurance, from April 6. This will take it...

Cardiff council is proposing new measures to help bring long-term empty houses back into use. Tomorrow it’s considering introducing a council tax...

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

Almost a million private rented households reliant on Universal Credit experience a shortfall between the benefit payments they receive and the...

UK house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in February, says the Nationwide, after taking account of seasonal effects.  This resulted in...

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

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

An analysis of government data suggests that potential first time buyers have failed to take advantage of literally hundreds of millions...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it wants a speedy implementation of the Renters Reform Bill to avoid uncertainty - and...

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

The buy to let mortgage sector has seen fixed rates fall to their lowest point since September 2022, according to analysis...

According to Haslams lettings agency’s latest House Price Index, a new hotspot has emerged for private rental sector investors. It claims Reading...

A Labour MP who has campaigned for some years against short let landlords says proposals to crack down on the sector...

A survey claims landlords are now more responsive to tenants’ needs and have improved compliance standards. Building on comparative analysis with data...

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

Landlords selling up because of rising taxes and unaffordable regulations are being advised not to be over ambitious with asking prices.  Tim...

Speculation continues apace over the likely measures in next month’s Budget, especially after what is seen by political analysts as a...

A bid to make three Northumberland holiday cottages available as permanent private residences has been rejected by planners. At a time when...

Tenants faced with eviction must have legal aid, the Law Society of England and Wales claims. Recently published statistics from the Ministry...

Over a third of landlords will push back energy efficiency measures due to government flip-flopping on the issue.  Research commissioned by tax...

Almost a quarter of London tenants have had to move rental properties more than five times in five years, a tax...

Data from lenders trade body UK Finance show an 18 per cent leap in buy to let arrears in the past...

Landlord Action founder Paul Shamplina says landlords are still being hit by unacceptable delays in regaining possession of their properties. Shamplina has...

Landlords seeking capital appreciation will be encouraged from two new housing market surveys - one showing a surprise rise in house...

Two new build household names often favoured by landlords buying investment properties have announced a merger. Barratt has reached a £2.5 billion...

Confidence has returned to the mortgage market, with sentiment improving steadily month by month in the last quarter of 2023, according...

The Housing Ombudsman has ordered Yorkshire Housing to pay £3,780 after it found three findings of severe maladministration for how it...

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

One might immediately answer 'no' to this question, but does the HMO property industry possess adequate understanding of this delicate subject...

A prominent London-focused agent and property consultant says landlords are prioritising long term ‘tenant quality’ over short term yields. Jo Eccles, founder...

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

The average price of a home in Wales fell to £234,086 at the end 2023 following continued economic and financial pressures,...

Painful tax traps have been set for millions of people this year. Your pay may not even have kept pace with...

Damp and mould are two of the most common issues in rented properties, with surface mould caused by condensation one of...

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

A flamboyant property in Oxford which has been the subject of a decades-long planning dispute has been removed from Airbnb by...

Winchester council is setting up its own agency to let and manage privately rented homes. Venta Living pledges to provide “high quality,...

The government is considering allowing renters to buy their first homes with just one per cent deposits, according  to press reports...

The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on migrating away from the emergency rent controls introduced in September 2022 and extended...

There will be long term pressure on housing affordability and the private rental sector if demographic forecasts from a range of...

Two new reports - from lettings agency Foxtons and data consultancy LonRes - show London’s rental market returning to pre-pandemic normality. Foxtons...

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

Rents across the UK continue to retreat from their 2023 highs, falling by 2.9 per cent over the last three months,...

The yo-yo economic news is now casting doubt on whether the Bank of England will cut base rate as quickly as...

UK landlords are doubling down on urban flats amidst a slow but definite return to conventional office working. Data from Shawbrook Bank...

Despite a sharp fall in the number of homes bought by landlords in 2023, the number of limited companies set up...

An estimated 1.6m private renters are set to receive an uplift to their housing support for 12 months from April 2024,...

The National Residential Landlords Association haas revealed two new appointments which it says “will enhance the service to its members as...