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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

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
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A Labour Mayor and a former Labour baroness have teamed up to call for rent freezes in London, claiming they slash...
11 March 2022
From: Breaking News

New preliminary figures released by CBRE reveal that a record £4.1 billion was invested in the UK’s Build to Rent sector...
15 January 2022
From: The Big Issues

High end agency Savills and a London developer have launched apartments in a new Build To Rent scheme costing tenants up...
13 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords adopting a strategy of buying cheap in search of high yields are having a tougher task in finding the right...
07 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

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

Savills estimates that £330 billion is needed to implement all energy efficiency improvements to the UK housing sector to meet EPC...
03 November 2021
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Estate agency Savills has upgraded its forecasts for the UK’s prime housing markets - good news for investors in this niche. The...
12 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A controversial PropTech service that proposes agents charge prospective tenants £30 or more simply to view a property on the market,...
28 July 2021
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London’s Labour Mayor, Sadiq Khan, and the Baroness leading the Generation Rent campaign have called for powers to control rents. Khan claims...
08 July 2021
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Investment consultancy Thirlmere Deacon says serviced apartments, typically for visitors, can provide an attractive option for investors right now. Thirlmere Deacon director...
22 June 2021
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Reduced demand and falling rents continue throughout the London prime flats market, with values down in all areas except the south west...
26 April 2021
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A respected private rental sector body wants the government to slow its timetable for energy efficiency reform, warning that landlords could...
08 April 2021
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Landlords who buy from auction may want to take advantage of an estate agent’s decision to hold two of its virtual...
02 February 2021
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A leading housing market analyst suggests that the implementation of a Capital Gains Tax change could actually mean landlords paying less...
24 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Auctioneers are keener than ever to vie for the attention of buy to let purchasers in the current competitive market. Auction House...
10 November 2020
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Prime Central London rents fell by an average 2.3 per cent in the third quarter of 2020 according to Savills. In prime...
07 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The post-lockdown rebound in buying momentum looks set to continue in and around London as we head into Autumn, according to...
14 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A number of buy-to-let landlords have switched to short-term lets in recent years, as a consequence of skewed policy that favours...
03 August 2020
From: Breaking News

An error in the processing of cross-border flows between Wales and England has resulted in the under-estimation of Wales’ net population...
19 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Some 69 lots were offered online by Savills with prospective buyers invited to place remote bids via the telephone, online or...
17 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The Treasury looks set to suffer a near £5bn tax hit due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Covid-19 outbreak has led to...
10 April 2020
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House prices could fall by up to 20% this year in a worst case scenario for the economy, according to Jefferies. The...
09 April 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

Now that 2020 is underway, activity in the property market is likely to start picking up due to the traditional seasonal...
17 January 2020
From: The Big Issues

Student property remains one of the most lucrative investments available to landlords, with sky-high double-digit yields currently on offer in many...
09 January 2020
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

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

BLP Insurance has been awarded a new contract with Legal & General to underwrite the Mustard Wharf Build to Rent (BTR)...
12 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Portico has expanded its client offering with the launch of Portico Finance, a mortgage broker and protection service, designed to offer...
02 April 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
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The total value of the UK’s housing stock reached a record £7.29 trillion in 2018, according to fresh research from Savills. The...
15 January 2019
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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
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The average cost of renting a home is now increasing across every UK region for the first time in 19 months,...
08 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

The housing crisis is the greatest challenge London faces. Years of not building enough new homes, including affordable housing, mean many...
29 January 2018
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The number of properties acquired by buy-to-let investors using a mortgage will plummet by more than a quarter over the next...
03 November 2017
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There has been a significant increase in the number of students living in purpose-built student accommodation across Britain, making it harder...
26 October 2017
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The total amount of rent paid to private landlords is now more than double the amount of mortgage interest paid to...
04 October 2017
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Article 50, the starting gun for the UK to leave the European Union was triggered six weeks ago and now the UK...
10 May 2017
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Four in 10 people who rent a home expect to be renting a property for up to a decade; an attractive...
21 February 2017
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The total housing wealth owned by UK landlords has increased substantially over the past five years, underlining why bricks and mortar...
31 January 2017
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The cost of renting property in London looks set to increase in the months ahead on the back of the widening...
06 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Rents across the UK are set to increase sharply over the next five years, as more people choose to rent, rather...
07 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords face the risk of double taxation if they choose to put their property investments into a limited company to...
28 September 2016
From: Breaking News

For many investors in London and the South East, the relentless pressure on buy-to-let income means that the numbers no longer add...
27 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Demand for rental properties in prime central London has increased in recent months as would-be buyers become cautious prior to the EU...
09 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Property investors looking to invest in the buy-to-let market should look to university towns in the North West to find the...
01 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Affordable housing provider Rentplus has secured up to £70 million funding to support the delivery of thousands of new rent-to-buy homes The...
21 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Almost all landlords are considering increasing rents to pay for the higher taxes they now face, according to a survey by...
15 April 2016
From: Breaking News

The government’s initiatives to try to increase house building and owner occupation will not stop demand for rented homes rising by...