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A new version of research first released in May 2023 once again lashes some MPs for being landlords. 38 Degrees - an...

Only 2% of current properties listed for sale in London have a tenant in situ, according to lettings agency Benham and...

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

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

Changes to empty home council tax rates could generate an additional £540m from Monday, a lettings agency claims. Since April 2013, billing...

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

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

One of the biggest parts of buying a holiday home is securing a holiday let mortgage which can differ substantially to...

A wealthy landlord, who also ran a fake lettings agency, has been jailed for 11 years for allowing ‘ghost tenants’ to...

Paul Johnson - a director of the Institute of Fiscal Studies since 2011 and a visiting economics professor at University College...

A range of specialist buy to let mortgage products covering multi-occupancy properties, mixed-use or part-commercial properties, and expat investors, has been...

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

An insurance firm claims landlords shopping for a new mortgage deal may be expected by lenders to prepare personal guarantees. Purbeck claims...

Airbnb has taken further steps to get in the good books of HMRC by issuing a guide on tax for its...

Many landlords say they’re set to expand investments in 2024 despite facing up to 80 per cent higher costs in the...

A respected financial body is warning that landlords face rising costs of up to 80 per cent in the next two...

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

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

Almost four fifths of landlords favour raising the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for private rental properties, a think tank claims. The Social...

When Chancellor Jeremy Hunt gets to his feet on Wednesday to deliver his Autumn Statement, he should consider offering support to...

Lenders’ trade body UK Finance says there were 11,540 buy to let mortgages in arrears of 2.5 per cent or more of...

A new study has revealed the top 10 UK areas with the greatest rental yield making them ideal for a buy-to-let. Confused.com...

A leading lettings industry figure says politicians should have the repeal of Section 24 as a major priority. Section 24 removes a...

A survey of thousands of landlords, agents and tenants has provided new evidence of buy to let investors quitting in droves. Over...

Unpaid rent can cause significant financial problems for commercial landlords. Thankfully, there are several options available to address the issue.  Simon Smith,...

Yearly returns on the average buy-to-let property in the UK were over £4000 lower in June 2023, compared to the same...

Santander has been sharply criticised for increasing its Interest Coverage Ratio just as other lenders have been making it easier to...

Making an investment in a country with a different currency introduces exchange rate risk. Ideally, a UK investor would buy the...

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

The lack of available housing stock is creating huge problems throughout the Private Rented Sector, including the supply chain. We all know...

Over recent years, as successive governments have tightened lettings legislation and increased the tax burden on landlords, some with investment properties...

The National Residential Landlords Association is backing a call for financial help for landlords who improve the energy efficiency of their...

A prominent lettings industry figure has summed up the continuing rental market frenzy in three words - “the madness continues.” Andy Halstead, HomeLet &...

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

A prominent accountant is warning that the upcoming Renters Reform Bill, when it becomes law, will be used by HMRC to...

Over the past year, we have witnessed an increase in the proportion of landlords opting to acquire properties through limited companies.  This...

The priority for the majority of landlords is rental income that is paid on time, but there is also the priority...

A new Bank of England forecast predicts that average monthly payments on buy to let mortgages will increase by around £275...

A year ago, many landlords’ primary concern was what would be included in the Government’s long-awaited Renters (Reform) Bill. Today, with...

1. How Do I Ensure A Good Return On Investment In A Slow Market? This is one of our most frequently asked...

A product for landlords to sell their future rental income is being launched by a finance company this week. Landlord Rental Advance,...

When choosing a buy-to-let property, there are many elements that need to be balanced in order to get the biggest return...

An appeal has gone out to recruit new landlords to work in partnership with a council. South Kesteven council in Lincolnshire claims...

Landlords have again become the focus of HMRC. The government department is currently using data from rent deposit schemes to assess...

The Section 24 parliamentary petition, seeking to persuade MPs to reinstate mortgage interest tax relief for landlords, has fallen far short...

A campaign group claims that current MPs in the House of Commons make as much as £2m a year. 38 Degrees, which...

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

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

One of Scotland’s largest lettings agencies is voicing concern over what it calls “the lack of balance” in the Scottish government’s...

The Section 24 parliamentary petition, seeking to persuade MPs to reinstate mortgage interest tax relief for landlords, is still struggling for...

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

A tax expert claims the government’s move to abolish the lifetime allowance for pension contributions may damage the buy to let...

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...

Property guru Phil Spencer has set out five reasons to keep faith with buy to let. In an article for Estate Agent...

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

It looks like the buy to let mortgage market has bounced back after the disastrous mini-Budget. Moneyfacts, an independent mortgage monitor, says...

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

Landlords of Airbnbs and other short-lets risk facing penalties for tax evasion if they fail to report income on their rental...

Eleven fully let apartments in Birmingham city centre have come on to the market with Bond Wolfe for offers based on...

I am, by my own admission, ever the optimist, but with a barrage of enquiries from concerned landlords facing very real...

Grainger, the Newcastle company that is active in Build To Rent and claims to be Britain’s biggest landlord, has enjoyed a...

A council at the heart of a controversial scheme claims to be “pleased” with the interest shown by private landlords. Leasing Scheme...

The government may already have dismissed it, but the petition wanting landlords to be able to offset mortgage interest against tax...

A petition signed by well over 28,000 and calling for the reversal of tax measures introduced to penalise landlords has been...

A council is attempting to woo landlords to lease their properties for up to 20 years in return for a guaranteed...

The petition to secure government action over the Section 24 tax issue affecting landlords has passed the 16,500 benchmark but has...

A petition calling on the government to reverse the section 24 tax change has passed a key threshold - but still has...

Landlords are being encouraged to sign a petition calling on the government to reverse the section 28 tax change which had...

A property company owns over 140 rental units and has analysed its costs, and shared them with Landlord Today. The units owned...

There are several key reasons why property owners choose to become landlords, some of which include regular income, investment and long-term...

Although the property and mortgage markets have been in a state of flux for the past few months, with rising interest...

HMRC is targeting residential landlords who it suspects are not declaring their full rental income, warns tax advisory service Kreston Reeves. The...

A bankrupt landlord in the Midlands is behind bars or eight months for failing to tell the Official Receiver about an...

HMRC is intensifying its efforts to track down landlords with undisclosed income, a financial consultancy claims. Perrys, a firm of chartered accountants,...

As inflation passes the 10% mark, it’s no surprise that many landlords are hurriedly reviewing the health of their buy to...

Paragon Bank has revealed the locations where landlords letting to students can achieve the strongest yields - and they are typically...

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

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

Newport council in South Wales says it’s researching into the private rental sector to assess how best it can support landlords. In...

A new analysis by a lending company has revealed the average rent secured on a holiday let in 21 areas of...

Amateur landlords have fallen out of favour. Buy-to-let properties – once the darling of budding investors looking for stable, long-term returns...

Homes in the rental sector are more likely to have old and inefficient appliances for tenants to use in order to...

A new league table shows landlords the cities across the UK where the highest average Airbnb nightly prices are charged. The data,...

A council says it’s offering private sector landlords an opportunity to lease their vacant property and help support local residents who...

The mystery as to why so many MPs appear anti-landlord deepens with the news that at least 17 per cent of...

The number of households taking lodgers has declined in recent years according to new research. The number of homes taking one lodger...

A new survey from an experienced company in the private rental sector has revealed shocking findings about what landlords really think...

No fewer than 74 per cent of landlords say they feel a responsibility to support their tenants during times of financial...

A mortgage broker is accusing buy to let lenders of making life tougher for landlord borrowers. Mel Whiting of Norton Finance says...

As a landlord, you will know and recognise that your inventory is one of the most important pieces of documentation that...

An industry study suggests that landlords without insurance risk are losing as much as 45 per cent of their annual rental...

The independent expert advisers to government on tax simplification, the OTS, says there has been a strong response to its consultation...

Landlords could lose up to £9,500 a year if they are unable to make changes to the energy efficiency of their...

Some landlords admit to increasing their rents directly as a result of being taxed more through the various fiscal changes introduced...

The independent Office for Tax Simplification wants to know how it can make landlords’ tax issues simpler - and it’s started...

A Devon council is promoting a scheme to lease properties from private landlords to provide homes for those in need.  In exchange...

New build homes command rental premiums of as high as 41 per cent in the current market, it’s been claimed. The Unlatch...

A group of MPs has unveiled a scathing report about the inadequacies of HM Revenue & Customs, with a particular reference...

The Airbnb market in the UK is booming.  Before the pandemic there was over 223 thousand active listings on Airbnb in the...

The new housing minister is a landlord - and has already attracted criticism from some sections of the media. Yesterday Chris Pincher...