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A new study has compiled a league table of the best cities in the UK for investment in student accommodation. CIA Landlord...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Research by a rental platform suggests there are currently over 65,000 short let properties being advertised in London alone. The platform, Rentd,...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News

This is the entirety of the detail given by the government about the Renters’ Reform Bill, confirmed in yesterday’s Queen’s Speech. --- Renters Reform...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The strong fundamentals of a rental market with a chronic undersupply are attracting a growing amount of institutional capital says Knight...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Property Buyers says soaring numbers of landlords are looking to sell homes - slashing stock and therefore...
05 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A rental platform forecasts that within 12 months the average UK tenant could be paying £800 more a year in rent...
28 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords are being invited to let the BBC know what it believes lies behind the current rental market stock shortage. The corporation...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The proportion of landlords reporting increasing tenant demand has hit an all-time high of 62 per cent. Research undertaken on behalf of...
21 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The continuing shortage of supply in the lettings market is not only producing record high asking rents, but is also pushing demand...
19 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Mark Walton and I am the Managing...
14 April 2022
From: 60 Second Interview

The latest forecast for the UK lettings market this year is that there will be a four per cent rise in...
14 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A senior committee of MPs claims that it’s “too difficult for renters to realise their legal right to a safe and...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Some landlords admit to increasing their rents directly as a result of being taxed more through the various fiscal changes introduced...
11 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank says landlords are in the driving seat in the prime rental market across London and the Home Counties. Low supply...
08 April 2022
From: Breaking News

There’s been a big rise in rents in the past month according to PropTech supplier Goodlord. They are now at their highest...
05 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Annual rental growth in prime London reached 11.1 per cent in the first quarter of this year, following a 3.4 increase...
05 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Plans to extend tenants’ rights that were introduced as an emergency measure during pandemic will have a ‘devastating’ effect on the...
22 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The threat of rent controls in two parts of the country may now be so severe that buy to let landlords...
17 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The significant majority of private renters are happy with their properties, status and their landlords according to a new survey. A report...
15 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The government could benefit to the tune of £10 billion and the rental market could have soaring supply if stamp duty...
15 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Agents’ trade body Propertymark says landlords should wise-up by using a letting agent to improve yields, rather than sell-up because of...
15 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A local politician says the quality of the private rental sector appears to be more important in cities than in towns. Ian...
15 March 2022
From: Breaking News
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In this weekend feature, Daniel Evans, chair of the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) and the managing director of Home...
12 March 2022
From: Rental Reform

A strong rental market means fewer and shorter void periods - and that’s exactly what’s happening now. Rental platform Rentd analysed the...
10 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Giles Atkinson and I’m one part of...
03 March 2022
From: 60 Second Interview

Renters are finding it tough to locate a new home because of the continuing shortage of supply according to the National...
24 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Research by rental portal Rentd suggests improved London yields this year after being in the doldrums during the pandemic. Rentd analysed the...
23 February 2022
From: Breaking News

An MP is calling on the authorities to investigate how 15 so-called ‘super landlords’ allegedly dominate the rental market in one...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News
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A major supplier to the lettings industry has just acquired a pet referencing company and suggests that greater due diligence could...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords are targeting semi-detached homes over terraced houses for the first time, but with limited stock availability and strong competition from...
05 February 2022
From: Tax & Finance

A finance chief is warning that the threat of possible rises in Capital Gains Tax should be dismissed by the government to...
04 February 2022
From: Breaking News

It’s a familiar story from PropTech supplier Goodlord as it releases its latest rental market snapshot - a lack of stock...
04 February 2022
From: Breaking News

There’s been a bounce back in confidence amongst London landlords - although they remain more pessimistic than their peers elsewhere in...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency says renters must pay an average of up to 77 per cent of their monthly household income to...
01 February 2022
From: Breaking News

With over 40m Airbnb users across Europe and the US, and approximately 250,000 listings in the UK alone, the short-term accommodation...
29 January 2022
From: Top tips & guides

Foxtons has issued a wide-ranging snapshot of the London private rental market. Overall some 27 per cent of Londoners are now privately...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Newly published rental yield from Rightmove reveals that the average yield across Great Britain is 5.5 per cent. This is the highest...
27 January 2022
From: Breaking News

There’s a 15 year record high in the number of buy to let mortgage products available for current or new landlords. The...
25 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A specialist lettings agency is holding a series of webinars for landlords who may fell they need help navigating some 170-plus...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The Scottish private rental market is facing shortages according to one of that country’s most prominent lettings experts. David Alexander, head of...
19 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Cotswold council, using cash from the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, is targeting properties that fall below the minimum...
18 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A government housing minister says the Boris Johnson administration wants to shift the balance of power in the rental sector favour...
18 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Paul Wootton, Director of The Landlord Works, a new...
13 January 2022
From: 60 Second Interview

Rents in Greater London are up an annualised 25 per cent, with much of the increase attributed to the stock of...
13 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Bromsgrove is a classic rental market. The Worcestershire market town is enveloped by green space but is just a thirty-minute commute...
08 January 2022
From: Industry Views

For landlords, finding a tenant for a property can be challenging. Today, people expect modern, high quality, clean appliances as standard...
07 January 2022
From: Sponsored Content

A leading accountancy firm says the relative good health of the rental market and house price appreciation will trigger stricter enforcement...
07 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords fearing a fall in income and a rise in voids over the festive period have nothing to fear - it...
07 January 2022
From: Breaking News

One of the major lettings market indices has produced figures showing how much rents rose in 2021. HomeLet says the average rent...
06 January 2022
From: Breaking News
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Labour is the latest political party to call for rent controls following similar pleas from the Green Party and the Scottish Nationalists. Paul...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Rental price growth in London’s commuter belt cities and towns have outperformed villages and rural areas over the past year, says...
24 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The year is ending with void periods dropping across England as demand for rental properties continues apace. According to the latest Goodlord...
24 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Over half of private landlords responding to a new survey say recent tax changes in the rental market have had a...
22 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading market forecaster has described the level of rent rises in one part of the country as “going ballistic”. “The London...
21 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Proposals to force landlords to pay up to £10,000 to improve energy efficiency of rental properties require a rethink, according to...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News

As many as one in four young Britons are seriously considering moving abroad because the cost of housing. Despite four in every...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Every year there is an influx of students that hate renting, and I was one of them. Students should be excited about...
11 December 2021
From: The Big Issues

A report by the National Audit Office has sharply criticised the government and councils for not doing enough to help tenants...
10 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Demand for rooms has rocketed in recent months, coinciding with a huge shortage in the number of rooms available in the...
02 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords are benefitting from widespread rent rises across the UK - with even London seeing a turnaround. This is according to lettings...
25 November 2021
From: Breaking News

An agency is claiming its series of webinars for buy to let landlords and investors is proving a big success -...
23 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Earlier this week Zoopla released some rather healthy statistics on the UK rental market. In recent months, the rental market has been...
20 November 2021
From: Top tips & guides

After two years in the doldrums and high levels of over supply, prime central London is at last a landlord’s rental...
17 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Belfast council has unanimously passed a motion calling for the Northern Ireland Executive to introduce a rent control scheme for the...
16 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The relationship between the overwhelming number of good landlords and local authorities tends to be limited or possibly non-existent. With the far...
13 November 2021
From: Industry Views

Many agencies give their forecasts for the following year or years in the late autumn, but one of the most detailed...
10 November 2021
From: Breaking News

HomeLet says the average rent in the UK is now £1,059, down a tiny 0.2 per cent from a month ago. However, the...
03 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Build To Rent is recovering well from the pandemic across the UK according to a survey. Construction sites across the UK ground...
03 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords are hesitant about buying more property according to a new study by Simply Business. The study of 560 landlords from across...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News

After lengthy periods in the doldrums, prime London’s rental market is looking up at last according to data consultancy LonRes -...
19 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A lettings agent says a new HMO licensing regime in one of London’s highest profile boroughs will reduce the number of rental...
13 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The dynamic of the private rental market has been changing in recent years. There's been a decline in private landlords, yet almost...
09 October 2021
From: Industry Views

New data from Rightmove reveals the effect the staycation boom is having on the rental market across Britain. Seaside towns and other...
22 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Growing numbers of landlords are quitting the sector, prompting a supply shortage and rent rises according to a market snapshot by...
21 September 2021
From: Breaking News
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Michael Gove - one of the most senior and controversial figures in modern politics - is the new Housing Secretary. Ben Beadle,...
16 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Zoopla says rental properties are typically letting almost a week faster than a year ago. It claims that with supply and demand...
16 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Former Liberal Democrat party leader and Lake District MP Tim Farron has met with bosses from Airbnb to challenge them on...
13 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A new survey has revealed the scale of financial losses incurred by landlords during the early period of the pandemic. The study of...
13 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A council says the private rental market is “out of control” and he wants rent controls - but nonetheless is asking...
10 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The latest rental market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests supply and demand in the lettings sector still...
09 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The UK rental market has revved up amidst a sharp rise in demand for city living, driving the highest rate of...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The latest rental market snapshot from PropTech supplier Goodlord suggests that the market is still strong as we head into autumn...
03 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The leader of a council in one of the areas of the UK with the highest number of Airbnb-style short lets...
31 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The Generation Rent group has renewed its attack on landlords who let properties to holidaymakers rather than long term tenants. The group...
25 August 2021
From: Breaking News

If evidence was needed that the rental market is booming right now, here’s the proof - a property with an asking...
24 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A nationwide buy to let consultancy says it believes one specific area of the country is on the verge of a...
23 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Post-Covid economic recovery in the UK is being channeled towards regional cities, says a leading investment expert. Martha Peyton, managing director and...
23 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Demand for private rented housing has reached a five year high says the National Residential Landlords Association. In the association’s survey of...
20 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Build To Rent giant Grainger says east London’s lettings sector is seeing improvements thanks to returning office workers as the pandemic...
20 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Rental yields on student lets are climbing steadily across England according to a new analysis by Goodlord. In good news for landlords,...
16 August 2021
From: Breaking News

New research shows how the rental premium for a furnished property compares to the cost of furnishing a rental home individually. The...
11 August 2021
From: Breaking News

New research by a property investment consultancy has revealed which regions of England present the most promising opportunities for buy to...
05 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The London rental market may be in for a boom as figures show Londoners purchased over 60,000 homes outside the capital...
03 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The latest rental market snapshot released by ARLA Propertymark shows a little of the heat coming out of the rental market...
30 July 2021
From: Breaking News

New research suggests an overwhelming number of renters want longer tenancies, a trend pushed further by the uncertainties of the pandemic. A...
28 July 2021
From: Breaking News

There's more good news about the rental market across the country, with rents rising 8.5 per cent year-on-year. The data comes from...
13 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The lettings agency Hamptons has declared the bottom of the rental market for Inner London, saying it’s now on the way...
13 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading supplier says rent rises seen in recent months have been driven by increased taxes and regulations imposed on landlords. The...
06 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The London international rental market, a long-term victim of the pandemic and travel restrictions, appears to be improving at last. High profile...
25 June 2021
From: Breaking News

After months in the doldrums thanks to tenants moving away and an excess of supply, London’s rental sector is recovering. The Home...
18 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Airbnb says it’s working to consider new approaches to short-term letting and the burgeoning holiday lets sector - and this has...
09 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A property investment firm has drawn up a league table of cities with significant rental yields. Sequre Property Investment analysed the average rental...
08 June 2021
From: Breaking News

We’re on track for a bumper summer of lettings according to one of the sector’s most authoritative rental market monitors. Goodlord’s latest...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The Guernsey-based lender Skipton International says there’s been a surge in interest in UK buy to let mortgages from overseas over...
28 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The landlord gender gap is closing, with women now accounting for half of private landlords in the UK. New research by Yieldit...
28 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Private sector tenants are leaving London in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, changing the rental market fundamentally. According to new research, landlords...
19 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A coalition of 20 pro-tenant organisations - including at least one actively campaigning against some government measures - wants a meeting...
17 May 2021
From: Breaking News

There are now 10 councils with licensing schemes covering more than 20 per cent of the rental market according to activists’...
30 April 2021
From: Breaking News

New figures show that there is no widespread sell-off by landlords, despite the tax and regulation changes of recent years. Data from...
29 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Rental affordability in the capital has improved markedly during the pandemic according to London lettings agency Benham and Reeves. The firm analysed...
29 April 2021
From: Breaking News

New figures released by Rightmove this morning show that 65 per cent of London locations now have lower rent levels than...
28 April 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the leading consultancies involved in prime London lettings says 86 per cent of new tenancies in Q1 2021 were...
27 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A contributor to the Big Issue magazine says corporations that become landlords may be better at it - and better for...
26 March 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s leading property experts says landlords are now reassessing their portfolios as a result of possible Capital Gains...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the most respected and experienced agents in Prime Central London has given an insight into the lettings market in...
18 March 2021
From: Breaking News

High level research shows that since the start of the pandemic - March 2020 - some 300,000 fewer properties have come...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The Budget has received short shrift from landlords and tenants, as Chancellor Rishi Sunak appeared to miss out the private rental...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A major survey of landlords, tenants and letting agents suggests Covid-related arrears may not be the big problem as some fear. The...
02 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords are exiting the office on greater numbers since the government called for a review of Capital Gains Tax last year, claims...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The latest rental market snapshot from the property website Home talks of “a nightmare scenario for London landlords”. Firstly, it says rents...
16 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords are warning the government that if it increases Capital Gains Tax the rental market will freeze up. Chatter has increased in...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News

New research out this morning suggests that Coronavirus continues to change the lettings landscape, with houses now renting more quickly than a...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The last year has been one which has focused attention on dealing with the immediate, the here and now, in a...
04 February 2021
From: Sponsored Content

A leading market monitor suggests voids are increasing but otherwise states the rental market is in good health, one year on from...
03 February 2021
From: Breaking News

An analysis of the rental market in England has revealed a dramatic drop in the number of EU nationals taking up...
26 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Figures from investment consultancy London Central Portfolio show how vulnerable the capital’s rental market is to Brexit and Coronavirus - but...
19 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

Popular buy to let lender Fleet Mortgages’ latest rental yield index shows the consequences of increasing property prices in many regions...
15 January 2021
From: Breaking News

HousingAnywhere, an internet lettings platform that calls itself Europe’s largest online rental accommodation marketplace for young professionals and international students, has...
15 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Britain’s holiday rental market is preparing for a busy year ahead, as many travellers are expected to opt for staycations over...
12 January 2021
From: Property Investment & Strategy

The latest survey from PropTech platform Goodlord suggests the lettings landscape is relatively stable entering 2021 - but with the prospect...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A PropTech firm says it’s wrong that landlords are expected to prop up the rental market during the pandemic in the...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The roll-out of a vaccine for Coronavirus could dramatically change the poor rental market performance in prime London in the coming...
30 December 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s been a howl of disgust from the UK’s major landlord group following the Welsh Government’s shock increase in stamp duty. Landlord...
22 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Seven per cent of private tenants now have arrears built up during the Coronavirus period. A survey of tenants for the National...
22 December 2020
From: Breaking News
The coronavirus pandemic has brought instability to the UK rental market, with tenants struggling to pay rents and landlords battling to...
16 December 2020
From: Sponsored Content

Tenant software supplier Bunk says the media’s writing off of the student accommodation rental market is misplaced - and it claims...
03 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A ‘city tracker’ operated by a specialist buy to let mortgage company has outlined the best - and worst - places...
24 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Radim Rezek, 31 years old entrepreneur who founded his first real estate company when studying the first year at...
18 November 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

Renters are quitting London and heading for the regions in search of more space and bigger homes and gardens. That’s the claim...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s been a significant slump in the number of new enquiry levels from landlords seeking property management and tenant-related services, according...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Zoopla says it’s a two-tier market with London trailing badly trailing the rest of the country. UK rents outside London are up...
10 November 2020
From: Breaking News

When it comes to property investment, there is no one ‘right’ way to do it in order to succeed. Likewise, there...
29 October 2020
From: Top tips & guides

Chancellor Rishi Sunak will announce government spending plans for the next 12 months on November 25 - and he already has...
29 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Just over a fifth of landlords predict their tenants will escape to the country in search of more space because they...
23 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A new Build To Rent brand - Kooky - has acquired 208 units in High Wycombe from a developer, Inland Homes. The...
22 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A lettings chief says London may never regain its appeal to the typical renter, as new data shows the capital still...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The challenges of London’s rental market continue to play out in the latest market snapshot from one of the capital’s biggest...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A new survey of 700 landlords from a respected buy to let lender reveals the regions with the strongest levels of...
20 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The National Residential Landlords Association is calling on the government to ensure a comprehensive financial package is provided for landlords themselves,...
09 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The number of new prospective tenants continued to increase last month, reaching an all-time high, according to ARLA Propertymark’s latest PRS...
30 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Sadiq Khan’s proposal to introduce rent controls in London risks reducing the number of private homes available for rent, as landlords...
17 September 2020
From: Breaking News

With activity in the market continuing to rise and the number new tenancies back to pre-pandemic levels, landlords are enjoying strong...
07 September 2020
From: Sponsored Content

A number potential property hotspots have been identified for buy-to-let investors with an eye on the future. Government infrastructure spending and investment...
07 September 2020
From: Breaking News

London has seen the second-largest decline in rent and living costs in Europe over the past three years when it comes...
07 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The Covid-19 pandemic has fundamentally altered almost every aspect of our daily lives, and the rental market needs to adapt to...
04 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The government has finally confirmed how repossession cases in the rental market will be handled from 20 September. Buy-to-let landlords are now...
01 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Rental market activity remained relatively stable last month, according to the latest data from Agency Express Property. National month-on-month figures for properties...
26 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords and letting agents could be required to process a high number of electrical checks (EICRs) if the recent upturn...
20 August 2020
From: Breaking News

There has been a solid recovery in the letting market in recent weeks, according to a new RICS survey. Respondents noted a...
13 August 2020
From: Breaking News

With the latest report from Zoopla showing that rents look set to drop to their lowest level in almost six years, landlords...
10 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Rental market activity in prime London markets has been lower than normal this summer due to uncertainty around the start of...
07 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Average UK rents slowed in the second quarter of the year as the coronavirus pandemic took its toll. Zoopla’s latest quarterly Rental...
06 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you? David Alexander What does it say on your business card? Joint Manager Director What is apropos? Apropos is a revolutionary...
05 August 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

Buy-to-let remains an attractive asset class with more property investors looking to take advantage of a notable increase in demand for...
30 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Activity levels in the rental market bounced back to pre-lockdown levels in June, as the reopening of the housing market released...
27 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK increased by 1.5% in the 12 months to June 2020, the latest...
16 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has welcomed confirmation from a government minister that the courts will begin to hear possession...
02 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Pent-up demand during lockdown has translated into a rapid bounce-back in activity since the start of June, with new and completed...
02 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The average tenant in the UK is spending almost half of their monthly net income to cover the average cost of...
29 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Renting out a property as a short-term let or holiday home has proved extremely profitable for some property investors, and a...
18 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Activity levels in the rental market have bounced back more quickly than other parts of the property market, with landlords and...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News

New research shows that renters are more vulnerable to economic shocks compared to homeowners. Renters typically spend a higher proportion of their...
15 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Frustrated tenants struggling to afford to live in London can feel vindicated, as a new report shows that the cost of...
12 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Following a two-month pause, the rental market has seen a resurgence in tenant demand, while a record number of buy-to-let landlords...
11 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords with empty homes are looking to avoid lengthy void periods and maximise profits in the...
09 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords have been concerned by additional legislation in recent years in Scotland but strong demand from tenants continues. The relatively limited...
09 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The rental market looks set to recover faster than sales, with recent activity in the sector showing some glimmers of hope. Goodlord’s...
03 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Demand for properties in the private rented sector is up by 22% compared to last year, according to Rightmove. The data from...
03 June 2020
From: Breaking News

More than 300,000 tenants failed to pay their rent on time last month, new research from Goodlord suggests. The study by the...
03 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Online visits and engagement by homebuyers and tenants in the UK has dropped 4.1% over the past six months as many...
20 May 2020
From: Breaking News

There has been a significant increase in the number of rental properties hitting the market after lockdown on the sector was...
19 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Property moves and viewings will be able to resume again in England from today, under new rules announced by the government...
13 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The current average UK rental yield has dropped slightly from 3.6% to 3.5%, according to the latest data from Howsy. Despite the existing...
12 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Rents have unsurprisingly dropped over the past month, while the dip in void periods has fluctuated across the UK, the latest...
05 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The government should aim to stimulate housing market activity post-lockdown by abolishing the 3% stamp duty surcharge for buy-to-let landlords buying...
01 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The UK lockdown has been essential for containing the spread of coronavirus, but it is causing major disruption and distress, so when...
30 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Average monthly rents across the country increased by just £2, or 0.26%, on Q4 2019 to hit an average of £775...
29 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Demand for rental homes with outdoor space has surged in recent weeks as a result of the existing coronavirus lockdown, according...
24 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let remains an attractive asset class, according to Mary-Anne Bowring, managing director of Ringley Group. The latest figures from Zoopla reveal that there was...
24 April 2020
From: Breaking News

There has been a sharp rise in demand for rental homes as more people start planning for life after the existing...
21 April 2020
From: Breaking News

In response to the widespread of the COVID-19 virus, many landlords with vacant properties are looking for new ways in which...
06 April 2020
From: Breaking News

There was a notable increase in the number of new tenancies in the early part of March before a sudden drop...
02 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Renting out a property as a short-term let or holiday home has proved extremely profitable for some property investors, and a...
01 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has registered more than 100,000 sign-ups to its latest dedicated rental platform since it was launched a week ago. Zooploma, a...
09 March 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s no secret that the war on landlords has escalated heavily since 2016 and as we find ourselves in a new...
04 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The private rented sector is set to see the sustained growth of rental values seen throughout the course of last year...
21 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The cost of renting a home in Scotland continued to rise during the final quarter of 2019, new figures show. The Scottish...
13 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The rental market broadly remained stable in January, the latest rental index from Goodlord shows. Average rents increased in four out of...
11 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Rents in prime London and its commuter belt are expected edge higher this year due to the widening supply-demand imbalance in...
10 February 2020
From: Breaking News

A new online calculator highlighting how much more rent landlords can make by letting to holidaymakers via Airbnb across a range...
07 February 2020
From: Breaking News

There has been a significant increase in the number of buy-to-let landlords who are considering converting their property to a short-term...
31 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The tax and regulatory changes introduced in recent years have led to an increase in the number of landlords exiting the...
31 January 2020
From: Breaking News

There has been a notable drop in the number of private landlords letting to tenants in receipt of local housing allowance...
15 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Around 900,000 people across the UK could see their housing benefit payments increase by around £120 a year from April after...
14 January 2020
From: Breaking News

All landlords experience void periods when renting their property, and that is why it is important to adopt a strategy to...
31 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Rental price growth in prime London looks set to pick up to hit an annual rate of about 2% over the...
24 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The Queen has announced the new government's priorities for its coming term, and it includes a proposal to abolish Section 21...
20 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Whether you’re a first-time landlord or a seasoned investor, finding the right buy-to-let investment is far from simple. With many factors to...
17 December 2019
From: The Big Issues

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is calling on the government to ensure that reforms are made to the way good landlords...
16 December 2019
From: Breaking News

With more landlords selling properties than buying them, at a time when there is growing demand from tenants for rental properties, the private rental...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Despite the recent tax and regulatory changes, buy-to-let continues to look an attractive income investment at a time of low-interest rates...
10 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Hamilton Fraser has announced the launch of its own in-house deposit alternative brand, Ome. The new product, which is the latest to...
28 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has slammed the Conservative Party manifesto for proposing nothing to encourage and support landlords to continue...
26 November 2019
From: Breaking News

There was more choice for those looking to rent in October, reflected by a notable rise in the number of homes...
26 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Moda Living has welcomed Boris Johnson’s pledge to introduce government-backed “lifetime rental deposits” to reduce the cost of moving from one...
22 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Rental price growth in London is set to rise ahead of wage inflation over the next five years, according to new forecasts...
18 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has once again called for the introduction of a properly funded housing court to cope with...
15 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Marks Out Of Tenancy, a letting review website, has launched a digital service to help local authorities crackdown on unscrupulous landlords...
13 November 2019
From: Breaking News

With the number of renters across the UK more than doubling since 2001, there has been a sharp rise in the...
13 November 2019
From: Breaking News

After an encouragingly buoyant summer period for the letting sector, there are growing signs that the rental market is starting to...
08 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Most landlords are wary of the potential damage, smells and noise complaints that can come with accommodating a tenant with pets....
23 October 2019
From: Sponsored Content

Almost a quarter of landlords are planning to sell at least one property from their existing buy-to-let portfolio, new research from...
17 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The proportion of ‘accidental’ landlords has dropped year-on-year for the first time since 2014, fresh analysis shows. One in 14, or 7.1%,...
15 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Rents in the UK’s private rented sector continued to increase in September, the latest figures show. The data from HomeLet reveals that...
14 October 2019
From: Breaking News

There has been a significant increase in letting market activity in East Hampshire, according to Zoopla. The property portal reports that East...
03 October 2019
From: Breaking News

When deciding on whether or not to let a property furnished or unfurnished, landlords need to consider their personal circumstances as...
25 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The majority of medium and large companies pay higher wage rates to men than to women, according to the latest government...
23 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Bunk has teamed up with Nationwide Building Society to strengthen its service with a view to strengthening its landlord service to...
23 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Build to Rent (BTR) continues to go from strength to strength with record levels of investment in the sector, which explains...
03 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Liverpool and Manchester are both recognised as great destinations for property investors. Property is (still) very affordable and both cities have...
03 September 2019
From: Breaking News

It is now illegal for tenants to be charged by landlords or letting agents in Wales in order to set up or...
02 September 2019
From: Breaking News

As a general election surely looms, Benham and Reeves has undertaken some research that could potentially help you decide who to...
30 August 2019
From: Breaking News

There has been a further improvement in letting market activity, according to board company Agency Express. The number of new rental property listings...
21 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A new scheme will aim to offer landlords more financial freedom to expand their property portfolio or make an alternative investment...
20 August 2019
From: Breaking News

There has been a sharp rise in letting market activity in Stockton-on-Tees, according to Zoopla. The North East market town has seen...
20 August 2019
From: Breaking News

New communities secretary Robert Jenrick and housing minister Esther McVey look set to focus on increasing homeownership, but this appears to...
12 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Choices Estate Agents will launch a new Advanced Rent Option (ARO) product later this month, which enables landlords to receive their...
05 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The government’s decision to cap tenancy deposits at no more than five weeks’ rent where the annual rent is up to...
01 August 2019
From: Breaking News

These days, housing probably ranks right up with the NHS and education as a political battleground and over recent years, politicians...
26 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Whether you are looking to rent out your property or sell, it is worth noting that August is the most popular...
26 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Rental values in London’s super prime rental market dropped by 0.5% in the year to July on the back of a...
25 July 2019
From: Breaking News

There was a drop in the number of properties ‘to let’ last month, while there was also a slowdown in the...
25 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords are concerned about the proposed scrapping of Section 21 in the absence of a new system that allows them...
22 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Rents rose in most areas of Scotland during the month of May, the latest figures from Your Move Scotland show, as...
01 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Investment into the Build to Rent sector reached a record high in 2018, as corporate landlords continued to tap into healthy...
01 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Investor demand from corporate landlords, often backed by institutional finance, is growing and that is pushing up rental values across some parts...
26 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Earlier this month the Tenant Fee Ban was introduced, after much fanfare from the Government. However, it is not the only...
21 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The holiday rental market in this country looks set for another busy summer as the weak pound persuades millions to opt for...
21 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Activity in London’s super prime rental market continues to grow as more people opt to rent rather than buy property in...
10 June 2019
From: Breaking News

There was an 11% rise in the number of tenancies agreed in prime central London and prime outer London in the...
04 June 2019
From: Breaking News

From tomorrow, it will be illegal for tenants in England to be charged letting fees, with deposits capped at five weeks’...
31 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The Tenant Fees Act 2019, banning landlords and agents from charging fees to tenants, will come into effect on Saturday in...
29 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Controversial short-lets managing agents Hostmaker has defended its latest advertising campaign after once again sparking outrage among some industry professionals for...
28 May 2019
From: Breaking News

With less than a year until new legislation surrounding energy performance certificates (EPCs) is introduced in Scotland, buy-to-let landlords north of...
28 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Rents in London look set to rise sharply over the next few months, as the supply of rental accommodation dwindles while...
24 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Scotland’s rental market continued to go from strength to strength, with the average rental property north of the border generating a...
24 May 2019
From: Breaking News

London mayor Sadiq Khan is being urged to pull advertisements encouraging landlords to move into tourist lets. Following a significant drop in...
23 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let mortgage activity remained sluggish in March with landlord investors taking out just 5,000 new buy-to-let home purchase mortgages, down 9.1%...
17 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The rental market in prime central London has proved resilient this year despite the impact of political uncertainty surrounding Brexit negotiations,...
15 May 2019
From: Breaking News

New guidance for landlords and letting agents has been released by the government. The Tenant Fees Act 2019, which applies to England...
13 May 2019
From: Breaking News

There has been an increase in the number of older people investing in the buy-to-let sector, fresh figures show. Commercial Trust has...
13 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Activity in London’s the super prime rental market has hit a five-year high as more people opt to rent rather than...
09 May 2019
From: Breaking News

London unsurprisingly remains the most unaffordable city to rent a room in the UK with the average cost in the capital...
03 May 2019
From: Breaking News
30 April 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

The government’s announcement earlier this week that there will be radical reforms of the PRS will not just create open-ended tenancies...
17 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Rental values in prime London remain firm on the back of greater demand from tenants, as continued political uncertainty continues to...
04 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords north of the border continue to achieve higher returns on their property investments than their counterparts south of the...
01 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The widening gap between housing benefit rates and market rents means that many buy-to-let landlords are now forced to rely on...
26 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords should not be deterred from acquiring leasehold properties, but rather target homes with ‘high service charges’, and then set...
26 March 2019
From: Breaking News

There was a significant drop in the number of new rental listings, while the volume of properties let last month also...
21 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Brexit uncertainty could lead to a rise in demand for holiday let rental homes, which is potentially good news for landlords...
21 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Private rental prices in the UK increased by 1.1% in the 12 months to February, according to the Office for National...
21 March 2019
From: Breaking News

With the property market in a state of flux, even the traditional rental market appears to be cooling a little, particularly...
08 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Despite the growing popularity of Airbnb and other short-term letting websites, less than 3% of landlords are currently engaged in the informal...
25 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Northwood, part of the Belvoir group, has launched a new TV advertising campaign to highlight its guaranteed rent scheme, in response...
22 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Rental values in prime London has started to see some slowdown in decline as initial signs of a bottoming out have...
18 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Online letting agent Upad has pledged to challenge landlords’ ‘expectations’ with the revamp of its ‘UPay On Success’ product which means...
15 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The government’s decision to launch a consultation into a proposal to add 1% onto the stamp duty paid when buying a home in England...
14 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The Tenant Fees Bill, banning landlord and agents from charging fees to tenants, has become an Act of Parliament after being...
13 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Rental values in prime London increased by 1.9% in the fourth quarter of 2018 on the back of greater demand from...
12 February 2019
From: Breaking News

There was a significant increase in the number of landlords exiting the rental market in December 2018 as rents increased for...
04 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The average rent across England and Wales has increased by 1.8% in the last 12 months, hitting an average of £865...
30 January 2019
From: Breaking News

An increasing number of over 60s are looking to sell up and rent in retirement, research shows. According to the Centre for...
28 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Many buy-to-let landlords purchase properties near universities in order to take advantage of the lucrative yields that the student rental market...
25 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The ban on fees charged by landlords and letting agents will be introduced in June after the Tenant Fees Bill passed...
24 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The introduction of a ban on fees charged by landlords and letting agents look set to finally come into force on...
16 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Following a prolonged period of strong growth, the Highlands and Islands region has been replaced as Scotland’s fastest growing rental market. According...
09 January 2019
From: Breaking News

As landlords increasingly feel the squeeze, with their reduction in yields principally due to increased regulation and tax changes, they are questioning...
03 January 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s been a busy year in terms of legislation in the Scottish lettings industry. The introduction of the Private Residential Tenancy...
28 December 2018
From: Breaking News

UK rents are expected to increase by 7.5% over the next three years, as the supply of rental accommodation dwindles while...
24 December 2018
From: Breaking News

A number of buy-to-let landlords are discriminating against prospective tenants based on their nationality and ethnicity due to the impact that...
19 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Rents in the UK’s private rented sector increased by 0.97% in the 12 months to November 2018, virtually unchanged from the...
17 December 2018
From: Breaking News

There has been sharp slowdown in rental market activity as we draw closer to the festive period, the latest data from...
14 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Online letting agency Upad is now providing landlords with a new proprietary system to collect rental payments via direct debit. The agent’s new...
10 December 2018
From: Breaking News

There has been a sharp rise in demand from people looking to rent property amid political and economic uncertainty, according to...
06 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Rents in London are expected to increase further in 2019 due to the widening supply-demand imbalance in the capital’s rental market,...
06 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Rents in the UK’s private rental sector continue to rise as the supply of properties to let has dropped again on...
04 December 2018
From: Breaking News

There was an 85% rise in the number of tenants successfully negotiating rent reductions in October as the supply of available...
30 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The government’s plan to introduce a ban on fees charged by landlords and letting agents is likely to come into force...
26 November 2018
From: Breaking News

There was greater choice for those looking to rent last month, reflected by a sharp increase in the number of properties...
19 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of properties acquired by landlords has dropped significantly over the past couple of years following the tax and regulatory...
15 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Knowledge Bank’s Criteria Activity Tracker for October suggests that property remains a popular investment option. In terms of buy-to-let, two of the...
08 November 2018
From: Breaking News

More landlords of the draughtiest homes in England and Wales will be required to upgrade their properties after amendments to regulations...
06 November 2018
From: Breaking News

A shortage of housing supply will push up rents up by an average of 13.7% over the next five years, according...
06 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Tenant Fees Bill that will ban most charges set by landlords and letting agents to tenants in England will continue its...
05 November 2018
From: Breaking News

A continued shortage in the number of rental properties on the market is placing upward pressure on rents across most parts...
30 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The UK rental market remained in recession during the third quarter of 2018, the latest figures from The Deposit Protection Service...
25 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The average rent across England and Wales increased by 2.3% in the 12 months to September, reaching an average of £861...
24 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The chances of a no-deal Brexit are looking increasingly likely after EU leaders snubbed Theresa May’s latest compromise offer, but that...
22 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The rise in the number of buy-to-let landlords quitting the buy-to-let sector in response to a raft of tax and regulatory...
17 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let investment in the long-term is still likely to beat savings rates by a significant margin over the coming years, despite recent...
16 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A number of tenants have been hit by rent rises over the past 12 months as landlords respond to extra taxes...
16 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Canopy, the UK property rental market app has teamed up with Rettie & Co. to trial RentPassport and DepositFree insurance at...
15 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The returns made by buy-to-let landlords rose across the UK as investors increase rates to counter tax relief cuts, new figures...
12 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Rental prices in the UK look set to increase as demand for property continue to rise, but the number of homes...
11 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The next stage of the Tenants’ Fees Bill through Parliament will be a Second Reading in the House of Lords this...
08 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Two-thirds of Britain is effectively off-limits to many young people who want to rent a property of their own, a new...
05 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of tenants experiencing rent hikes in August increased to an all-time high of 40%, up from 31% a month...
28 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Labour’s plans to scrap legislation permitting private landlords to evict tenants without reason has been slammed by a leading letting agency...
26 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Rent prices in London are forecast to see strong growth following a significant drop in the number of homes available to rent...
24 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Standards in the private rented sector have got better as buy-to-let landlords respond to a flurry of legislation aimed at improving...
20 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The Home Office is to reconvene its Private Rented Sector (PRS) stakeholder panel on Right to Rent. The government plans to take...
20 September 2018
From: Breaking News

There was a further decline in the number of properties let last month, as a drop in supply restricted choice for...
20 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Close to half of private renters would like to see tenant deposits scrapped and replaced with deposit protection insurance, according to...
19 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Tenants are adopting a longer-term view to renting property, with more private renters looking to renew their existing contracts, new research...
17 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The UK rental market is in recession for the first time since the global financial crisis, according to The Deposit Protection...
17 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The Multifamily Housing REIT, a regional UK private rented sector (PRS) property group, is planning to compete against buy-to-let landlords in...
14 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Many buy-to-let landlords like the idea of investing in student housing, as it is considered to be a serious and lucrative...
14 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords potentially interested in investing in the Midlands may wish to check out a new PRS investment scheme being launched...
12 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The government’s private rented sector policies are failing tenants, mainly because they are ‘not joined up or thought through’, a new...
11 September 2018
From: Breaking News

There has been a sharp rise in vegans and vegetarians in this country in recent years, with more people than ever...
10 September 2018
From: Breaking News

While most private renters in the UK aspire to buy property, the reality is that many people simply cannot afford to...
05 September 2018
From: Breaking News

A briefing paper on tenancy deposit schemes has been published by the House of Commons ahead of the Report Stage and...
04 September 2018
From: Breaking News

NatWest has cut rates across its buy-to-let ranges by up to 0.5%. Two-year fixed rate buy-to-let products now start from 2.77% at...
30 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The government must move now to start supporting those that invest in the private rented sector or risk seeing significantly more...
29 August 2018
From: Breaking News

A proposal to scrap Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988, the clause which allows landlords to evict tenants without cause, would...
28 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Landlords and tenants across Scotland will be consulted over plans to impose rent restrictions north of the border. Scottish Labour wants to...
20 August 2018
From: Breaking News

There was a drop in the number of properties ‘let’ last month, while there was also a decline in the number...
16 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The chief executive officer of mydeposits, Eddie Hooker, has defended the current system of deposit protection schemes following criticisms from Which?. The consumer group...
14 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Rent increases during the last five years have been less than initially perceived, tracking the retail price index (RPI) in England...
09 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Rents in England and Wales increased by 4.45% to an average of £861 in the 12 months to June 2018 but...
03 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Rental prices in Scotland continued to edge upwards in the second quarter of the year, the latest figures reveal. The Scottish national...
02 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords could save hundreds, if not thousands of pounds every year by not instructing a letting agent to let their property. The...
01 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Bexley in South East London has been identified as the most affordable place to rent in London, based on four people...
26 July 2018
From: Breaking News

While the UK weather continues to defy all expectation, with scorching temperatures raging across the country, the rental market in London...
24 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Luton and Colchester have been named among the best places for buy-to-let investors in the existing market, based on rental yields. The...
18 July 2018
From: Breaking News

An exodus of landlords from the buy-to-let market has caused a significant drop in rental property listings in recent month with...
12 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The Welsh Assembly is being urged to reconsider the bill to ban tenants’ fees in Wales due to concerns that that...
12 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Annual rental price growth in the UK increased in June, HomeLet said on Tuesday. The latest HomeLet Rental Index shows that the...
11 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Kit Malthouse has been named as the government’s latest housing minister after Dominic Raab, who spent just six months in the...
10 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Disgruntled private landlords are likely to turn their attention from buy-to-let to holiday lets if the government presses ahead with its...
04 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Many buy-to-let landlords may have reacted angrily to government proposals that will give tenants a minimum three year contract, but one...
03 July 2018
From: Breaking News

There was an increase in the number of tenants in the private rented sector experiencing a rent increase in May compared...
02 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Most private landlords would oppose the idea of arbitrary checks of their rental properties by local authorities, but that has not...
28 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A Conservative think tank has been slammed by the Residential Landlords’ Association (RLA) for its inaccurate analysis of the private rental...
27 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Following a slowdown in rental market activity in April, new letting data from the Agency Express Property Activity Index has revealed...
21 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Rents in the UK are set to increase as demand for rental properties grows, but the number of homes coming on...
15 June 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the most active councils in London when it comes to prosecuting rogue landlords and letting agents has now extended...
11 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The High Court has given the go-ahead for a legal review to be launched into the government’s Right to Rent policy. The...
07 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The controversial Right to Rent scheme requiring landlords to check the immigration status of new tenants is fuelling discrimination and should...
05 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The government has responded to a petition calling on the reintroduction of full mortgage interest relief and the scrapping of the...
30 May 2018
From: Breaking News

With the number of homes coming up to let in short supply, the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is calling on the...
25 May 2018
From: Breaking News

By anyone's standards, it’s a tough time to be a landlord. With Brexit just around the corner, a sluggish housing market,...
23 May 2018
From: Breaking News

There was a decline in the number of properties let last month, as a fall in supply restricted choice for prospective...
18 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords are being advised to think seriously about how they can recoup costs to help pay for higher letting agents...
15 May 2018
From: Breaking News

A new build development of eight luxury flats has come on to the rental market in Shoreditch, east London. The new homes,...
11 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Grainger plc, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, has purchased a Private Rented Sector (PRS) build-to-rent development on East Street, an...
10 May 2018
From: Breaking News

With the outlook for savers looking dismal, many people continue to invest in the tried and tested route of bricks and...
09 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The government’s Tenant Fees Bill now introduced to the Commons is a ‘missed opportunity’ to make quicker and more lasting improvements in...
04 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords in Scotland continue to achieve higher returns on their property investments than their counterparts south of the border, the...
30 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Almost a quarter of tenants experienced rent hikes in March as landlords are left with little alternative but to pass higher...
27 April 2018
From: Breaking News

From a landlord’s perspective, it has been a tough couple of years, with a raft of changes designed to bring the...
23 April 2018
From: Breaking News

New buy-to-let regulations are making it harder for landlords to keep up to speed with complex compliance responsibilities, as the government...
20 April 2018
From: Breaking News

RentalStep has added its voice to growing calls for rent payments to be added to a tenant’s credit score. The PropTech startup supports...
19 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Cambridge Building Society has joined forces with Legal & General Mortgage Club to offer its buy-to-let range to landlords across England...
19 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The buy-to-let market continues to see a marginal rise in residential rental prices, and this trend appears to be fuelled by...
13 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Wealthy foreigners are prepared to spend up to £50,000 a week renting luxury homes in London, and this now risks sending...
12 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Demand for property in the private rental market is showing no signs of slowing down, and this is placing upward pressure...
10 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Almost two-fifths of landlords are feeling positive about the future of the rental market, and are thinking about buying more properties...
06 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Lord Flight, a former Conservative Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, has once again criticised his own party’s buy-to-let tax changes,...
04 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Colchester has been named the best place for buy-to-let investors in today’s market, based on a combination of capital value growth,...
03 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Hackney in east London has recorded the fastest growth in rents on a typical two-bedroom home over the past decade, according...
28 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Private rental prices paid by tenants in Scotland rose by 0.7% in the 12 months to February 2018, reaching an average...
27 March 2018
From: Breaking News

There was a sharp decline in the number of new listings, while the volume of properties let last month dipped, as...
22 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords who are deterred from expanding their property portfolios due to recent legislative and tax changes, but still wanting greater...
22 March 2018
From: Breaking News

An increasing number of buy-to-let landlords are likely to exit Scotland’s private rented sector or reduce the size of their property...
20 March 2018
From: Breaking News

A north London council is being encouraged to take a tough stance on reported Airbnb and equivalent style rentals in an...
19 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords are currently in retreat in the housing market, leaving many tenants struggling to find suitable rented accommodation, new analysis...
14 March 2018
From: Breaking News

A rating and review service that allows both tenants and landlords to assess each other after one month of engagement and...
06 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The Treasury should focus on easing the housing crisis by thinking more ‘creatively’ and using taxation to ‘encourage and support’ buy-to-let...
06 March 2018
From: Breaking News

There has been much debate about Brexit and how it will impact the property market and the economy as a whole. ...
02 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Changes to the way in which buy-to-let mortgages are assessed and sold has meant that those wishing to invest in property...
01 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Three tenants who sub-let a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Kingsbury, north-west London, to 35 men have been fined more than 23,000. The residents...
26 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Fresh research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) which reveals that young adults are less likely to own a home...
20 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Tenants collectively paid a whopping £51.6bn in rent last year, which is £1.8bn higher than the previous year and more than...
12 February 2018
From: Breaking News

There has been a significant decline in buy-to-let acquisitions since 2015 owed primary to tax and regulatory changes, new figures show. A...
07 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Landlord licensing, a database of rogue landlords and improved rent controls are among some of the primary measures proposed by renters...
02 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Average rents in prime central London recorded a fall of 3.1% over the course of 2017, but the rate of decline...
31 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Rental price growth north of the border continued to outstrip the rest of the UK with an annual rise of 1.7%...
31 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of properties letting agents managed in December reached a record-high, according to ARLA Propertymark’s December Private Rented Sector (PRS) report. The 200 properties...
29 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The proportion of homes bought by a landlord fell to a nine-year low of just 12.5% last year, as higher taxes...
15 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Uncertainties over Brexit will continue to hit property investor sentiment in prime central London (PCL), according to a leading letting agent. While...
03 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The annual rate of rental price growth in Scotland hit 2.2% in November, the latest Your Move buy-to-let index shows. On a...
02 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Whilst it has been a challenging year for private landlords, the buy-to-let sector continues to offer plenty of investment opportunities, but...
15 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Rent prices will increase next year, according to the latest property market analysis. Shortages of suitable properties to let and greater demand...
12 December 2017
From: Breaking News

A slower sales market in the south of England has revived the accidental landlord as more people chose to rent their...
11 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Rents are forecast to see strong growth between 2018 and 2022, according to the latest residential property forecast from Knight Frank. The...
06 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Rental price growth north of the border continued to outstrip the rest of the UK with an annual rise of 2.5%...
29 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The supply of rental properties fell by 3.7% during October when compared to the previous month, according to fresh data from...
28 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The average rent in England and Wales hit £845 a month in October, up 2.4% year-on-year, which is down from 4.8%...
27 November 2017
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A continuous increase in the number of cranes, hoardings and skyscraper frames around Manchester’s inner ring road is visual proof of...
21 November 2017
From: Breaking News

October produced mixed results for the UK rental market as data for new listings ‘to let’ rose, while figures for properties...
20 November 2017
From: Breaking News

As a landlord do you know your rights and responsibilities? Well, it would appear that many people, including tenants, do not...
16 November 2017
From: Breaking News

High house prices, inadequate savings and longer life expectancies mean a number of people will never be able to get a...
14 November 2017
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As the letting fees ban looms ahead, it is clear that however it plays out we are seeing more and more...
06 November 2017
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The government introduced a draft bill to parliament yesterday to ban letting agents and landlords from charging introductory fees to tenants...
02 November 2017
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A scheme requiring landlords to check the immigration status of new tenants is fuelling a ‘black market in forged Ids’, a...
17 October 2017
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The 10th annual Bournemouth and Poole Landlord Exhibition will take place tomorrow (Wednesday). The event, which is being organised in conjunction with...
17 October 2017
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Around 5% of buy-to-let properties are set to fail new Minimum Energy Efficient Standards (MEES) that come into effect in April...
04 October 2017
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With many landlords and letting agents now demanding tenant deposits equivalent to six weeks, many renters across the country are required...
03 October 2017
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Direct Line Group has announced that it has taken a 15% equity stake in Canopy, a rental market disruptor founded last...
03 October 2017
From: Breaking News

A private landlord who converted several houses into bedsits without planning consent has been ordered to pay more than £340,000. Latif Rehman,...