Archive

The latest RICS UK Residential Survey results shows the recent recovery in buyer demand has mellowed slightly, with the market impacted...

An influential consumer body is demanding a complete overhaul of Energy Performance Certificates. Which? says that with millions of households across the...

The research head of Knight Frank is warning that a new batch of landlords are preparing to sell up and leave...

Citra Living, part of Lloyds Banking Group, is to bring more than 150 new family homes to the rental market in...

Agents’ trade group Propertymark is demanding London Mayor candidates tackle what it calls “the unique housing challenges that the capital experiences.” Londoners...

The government has been accused of mismanaging reforms to no-fault evictions saying: “It’s created uncertainty upon uncertainty”. Theresa May first made the...

Detached homes in Wales are the slowest property types to sell across the UK and take an average of 92 days...

Jonathan Rolande is a property industry and housing market commentator, and is founder of the National Association of Property Buyers.  It’s almost...

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

A property industry group wants to restrict the private letting of properties bought in the future via the Right To Buy...

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

The latest official government rent index shows that average private rents across the UK as a whole increased by 9.2% in...

Superdry wants to slash the rent it pays the landlords of 39 of its UK city centre stores, as part of...

An activist group says any future Labour government should introduce a beefed-up version of the Renters Reform Bill - whether or...

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

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

An influential Labour website says a raft of proposed reforms for the private rental sector will be unveiled next month -...

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

Rent controls are at the heart of the local election manifesto of the Green Party of England and Wales. Co-leader Carla Denyer,...

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

A charity is calling for landlord licensing schemes which cost enough to fund annual inspections, and the issuing of “sentencing guidelines”...

The ban on the sale of new leasehold homes is welcome but there can be no further delay in announcing ground...

A consultation on how to develop a more dynamic energy price cap has been launched by the regulator, Ofgem. The regulator claims...

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,...

Trading Standards has defended the introduction of ‘material information’ requirements on details of properties for sale, after a conveyancer warned landlords...

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

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

A think tank is urging the UK government to consider tax perks for private renters to help them save faster for...

The average price of property coming to the market for sale rises by 1.5% (+£5,279) this month to £368,118, as the...

Some 89% of higher-rate and 100% of lower-rate taxpaying landlords who sell will see their Capital Gains Tax bill rise in...

Latest inflation figures are announced on Wednesday and the Bank of England makes its next base rate decision on Thursday. The Office...

Seasonality is returning to the prime London lettings market after three tumultuous years.  The pandemic meant the market was initially flooded with...

The management of BTL properties, whether it's a modest collection of three units or a more sizable portfolio of fifteen, can...

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...

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

The latest index, from the Halifax, shows house prices rose 0.4 per cent in February – the fifth consecutive monthly increase....

Nearly a third of landlords predict that the retail sector will see the highest level of negative growth over the next...

An activist group is demanding that the lower Capital Gains Tax should apply only to landlords who sell with sitting tenants. In...

In what may appear a surprise to almost everyone, the Generation Rent activist group has described yesterday’s Budget as a “giveaway...

A London council has successfully prosecuted two landlords who failed to comply with a planning enforcement notice originally issued against substandard...

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

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

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

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

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

Labour deputy leader and shadow housing secretary Angela Rayner says she is not ashamed to have brought her council house at...

A property finance consultancy claims that unmortgageable properties can be snapped up with a discount of 27 per cent. Apex Bridging says...

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

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

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning announced wholesale changes to planning and regulations surrounding short lets. His proposals include: - planning permission...

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

Deciding on a residence in the bustling city of London is no small feat, especially when faced with the dichotomy of...

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

This week’s official inflation rate is now expected to show a possible rise, rather than a fall. Although there is widespread expectation...

Landlords are selling up in significant volumes these days - partly to cash in on capital appreciation, but mostly thanks to...

A recent survey by digital mortgage lender, Molo, revealed that nearly 60% of UK landlords have seen a rise in late...

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

The government has issued a lengthy statement claiming more home owners, including landlords, are fitting heat pumps - yet at the...

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

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

Most home owners, including landlords, have experienced obstacles that have prevented them from carrying out energy efficiencies on their properties. That’s according...

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

A prominent lettings agency is advising landlords to fit out homes in prime locations to the same high specification as if...

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

Increasing the supply of homes for private rent would boost government finances by £10 billion, says the National Residential Landlords Association. The...

Landlords considering selling up have received guidance from Rightmove on when to do it and how. The portal claims February is the...

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...

A new study by the National Residential Landlords Association suggests some landlords wanting to quit the private rental sector have deferred...

The identify of the service running the upcoming Private Rental Sector Ombudsman scheme has been thrown into doubt once more. The Renters...

The average home in England and Wales bought within the last 20 years and sold in 2023 achieved £102,650 or 48...

A prominent analyst says the threat of rising inflation caused by the Red Sea shipping attacks - on top of this...

The think tank Policy Connect is warning that landlords have reported that sub-standard carbon monoxide alarms are persistently available online, leaving...

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

Average new seller asking prices rose 1.3 per cent between December and January - the biggest rise at this time of...

Landlords, being key players in the housing sector, can make a significant impact by fostering a greener mindset among their tenants....

Another house price index has indicated a gentle rise in capital appreciation coming through at the end of 2023. Richard Sexton, director...

Landlords have long been a backbone of the auction industry but one player in the sector says the future is online...

Analysts have warned landlords and others interested in the housing market from celebrating too much following the latest Halifax index figures. The...

Letting agents’ trade body Propertymark has issued a warning to the rental sector about scams based on energy efficiency measures.  An increase...

An analysis of homes that have returned to the market after failing to find a buyer in 2023 suggests that sellers...

Rightmove claims that a new record number of sellers came to market on Boxing Day, with a 26 per cent increase...

Rightmove has revealed its forecast for 2024 - and has looked back on the past 12 months. This year, 2023, ends with...

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

A major property industry supplier claims that the housing sector could meet government targets to improve the Energy Performance Certificate ratings for homes.  Landmark...

In an analysis of one of the largest data sets in the industry (consisting of buyers from 195 countries and 900,000...

A business consultancy claims the HMNRC Self-Assessment helpline - set up to assist those compiling and filing tax returns as the...

One in five (20 per cent of) landlords plans to reducing their buy to let holdings according to a new survey. The...

House prices may fall by up to four per cent in 2024 the Halifax is warning. Its Outlook for 2024 report says...

The latest RICS Residential Survey, out today, points to an improved outlook for the housing market, with the more optimistic sentiment...

Rightmove is building the hype ahead of its much-vaunted Boxing Day listing of new properties to the market. The portal claims that...

Controversial online agency Purplebricks claims landlords and other home owners can sell their properties for free “as part of a progressive...

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

Rightmove has revealed its forecast for 2024 - but just as it has done this, it’s revealed asking prices have dropped...

House prices fell 1.2 per cent in the past year, according to a new Zoopla report out today, with average discounts...

In the ever-evolving landscape of property investments, one strategy continues to stand the test of time and prove its worth: property...

The energy price cap is to rise to an annual average of £1,928 from January. Regulator Ofgem says a typical household paying...

The Office for Budget Responsibility - a Treasury department operating independently from the government - released its central forecast for the...