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New figures from lenders trade body UK Finance show a massive fall in buy to let loans for those aged 55...

Although SDLT receipts have been volatile in recent years, the property tax’s effectiveness as a revenue-raiser for the Government is not...

Owner-occupiers aged 65-plus hold a record estimated £2.587 trillion of net housing wealth - and their homes are worth a total...

Landlords who bought soon after the launch of the first buy-to-let mortgage in 1996 are retiring in increasing numbers.   Research from lettings...

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves says Labour would increase tax on buy to let properties and on investment income for landlords.  Reeves was...

A new report from respected specialist mortgage provider Paragon Bank shows that retiree renters and those in the upper-middle age category...

Many young people would find it significantly harder to get a foot on the housing ladder, leaving many effectively renting for...

Buy-to-let landlords could benefit financially by catering their offerings towards the growing older renter and family tenant demographics, according to the...

There has been a sharp rise in the number of older renters over the last year, according to new research from...

It may actually make more financial sense for older people to rent rather than withdraw equity from their properties, according to...

Just 4% of landlords and tenants had in April this year heard of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES), claims research by...

There has been a notable increase in the number of people wanting to step off the property ladder and rent in...

The Mortgage Works (TMW) is removing all upper age restrictions across its buy-to-let product range for experienced landlords. Currently, the buy-to-let arm...

There has been a rise in the number of people wanting to step off the housing ladder and rent in retirement...

As the letting fees ban looms ahead, it is clear that however it plays out we are seeing more and more...

There has been a significant increase in the number of people renting homes when they retire over the past decade, according...

There has been a sharp increase in the volume of people residing in private rented accommodation in retirement across much of...

Almost three quarters (72%) of pensioners who have an investment property said they would struggle to make ends meet if they...

Retirement customers looking to invest the tax free cash lump sum from their pension pots into the buy-to-let property market has...

Financial advisers have warned that taking advantage of the pension freedoms and using your pension to buy a property is not...