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![Landlords give five ways to boost council housing supply long-term](/upload/images/shutterstock_2429936655.jpg)
A group of 20 major local authorities - the biggest social landlords in England - have sent an open letter to...
16 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Savills Update - Prime rents up as market back to pre-Covid norm](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/NewHomeowners1-400x310.png)
Prime London rental growth picked up in Q2 (0.7% from 0.3% in Q1), according to the latest index results from Savills,...
11 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![High-end house prices stagnate due to election uncertainty](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Price growth in high-value prime areas has been put on hold given uncertainty surrounding the General Election, according to the latest...
03 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![NRLA says Rental Reform sabotaged by lack of tenant choice](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
A lack of choice for private renters about where they can live will undermine plans set out by political parties to...
20 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Capital Appreciation - single digit growth by late 2025](/upload/images/shutterstock_2148997377(1).jpg)
A new house price forecast by peer-to-peer real estate investment platform, easyMoney, suggests average house price growth of 6.3% by the...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Yes, it really DOES still pay to be a landlord](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
The Times recently calculated that recent tax and regulation changes made it unviable for many landlords to continue in the sector. We...
04 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Why It No Longer Pays To Be A Landlord](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HouseInspection_400x310.png)
New figures released by Savills, and published by The Times, show exactly why it no longer makes sense to be a...
29 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Savage attack on buy to let landlords by Build To Rent cheerleader](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
Buy to let landlords have been savagely attacked by the country’s biggest investment company - which just happens to be a...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Stricter council enforcement of landlords demanded by agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAdvice-400x310.png)
Political parties should stop bickering and instead work together to boost enforcement of rental standards in the private sector. That’s the view...
22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Is Co-Living The Next Big Thing In Private Renting?](/upload/images/shutterstock_1795757935.jpg)
Co-living developments are a type of purpose-built rental housing, under the same principle as Build To Rent (BTR) but offering smaller size...
30 March 2024
From: The Big Issues
![Millennials to become the wealthiest generation ever - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_1753744661.jpg)
Millennials, long seen as a financially disadvantaged generation, are on the brink of becoming the wealthiest generation in history thanks to...
01 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Up to ONE MILLION new rental homes needed in just seven years](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
A new analysis of the private rental sector suggests that between 800,000 and one million more homes are required to meet...
17 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![How will the Build To Rent market look in 2024?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent1-400x310.png)
By Luke Lightfoot, Regional Director of Asset Management at Sigma Capital As the fastest growing sub-sector in the UK rental market, it’s...
23 December 2023
From: Top tips & guides
![Landlords Warn Tenants - rents up in 2024 thanks to mortgage costs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Almost two thirds of private landlords expect to see their mortgage payments increase over the next 12 months with warnings that...
21 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rent rise next year forecast to be one of highest ever](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Forecast-400x310.png)
The latest lettings market forecast from Savills says average UK rents to end 2023 at up 9.5 per cent year on...
28 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Top agency warns of more house price falls on 2024](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceChange.png)
Savills is warning that the average UK house price is projected to fall by a further 3.0 per cent in 2024...
08 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![NRLA Sells Out! Gove addresses annual conference](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
The National Residential Landlords’ Association’s annual conference next week is a sell out with all 800 or so tickets sold to...
16 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lettings market slowing in prime property locations](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Help%20to%20buy%20equity%20loan.jpg)
Rental growth in prime regional markets has started to slow, following runaway growth over the past three years. That’s the view from...
13 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill may be last straw for many landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HouseInspection_400x310.png)
The Renters Reform Bill is the latest of many factors leaving little choice for some private buy-to-let landlords but to sell...
22 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![What’s your buy-to-let worth?](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Open%20Property%20Group/OPG_SC_140923.png)
As the ‘big buy-to-let’ sell off gathers momentum, we take a look ways you can guestimate the value of your rental...
14 September 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Top DJ trolled after social media post about EPC changes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC6-400x310.png)
One of Britain's best known DJs has taken to social media to highlight what she sees as the unfair government policy...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Massive student rental accommodation shortfall this autumn](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Studentsimage400x310.jpg)
Authoritative new research suggests that there’s been a 91,000 rise in student numbers to 2.3m - yet in major student cities...
22 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Give councils cash to buy homes off private landlords - call](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
A group of local authorities is asking the government to give individual councils the cash to buy properties off private landlords. London...
09 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property Investment and How the Investor Demographic has Evolved](/upload/images/shutterstock_354854147.jpg)
Property investment dates back centuries – millennia, even. As a fundamental necessity for post-nomadic humanity, residential and commercial real estate have...
29 July 2023
From: Tax & Finance
![Over half private rental properties would fail new EPC target](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC6-400x310.png)
Legislation requiring all rental properties to have an energy performance certificate rating of C or above will require upgrades to around...
26 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tenant priorities changing in prime markets, says agent](/upload/images/shutterstock_1916934821.jpg)
Savills’ latest market snapshot for prime properties in the UK regions suggest that tenant priorities are gently shifting. Across UK prime regional...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![The NRLA Demands Change in the Private Rental Sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/_RentalHousingUK-400x310.png)
Across the country landlords and renters are struggling as mortgage costs soar, tax hikes bite and uncertainty remains about the impact...
08 July 2023
From: Tax & Finance
![London’s private rental sector slashed - new figures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/_RentalHousingUK-400x310.png)
New research shows a 41 per cent reduction in the number of London properties available for private rent since the Covid-19...
05 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Sign the petition for a National Tenants Register](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
A property law specialist wants a national register of tenants to allow landlords to check their history before rental agreements are...
27 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Larger lateral apartments tipped as good investment potential](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BTR-400x310.png)
A leading buying agent says changing planning priorities amongst London councils are likely to mean that large lateral apartments will maintain...
21 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Shock figures show how old buy to let landlords are](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/NewHomeowners1-400x310.png)
New data produced by lettings agency Savills gives an indication of how the buy to let sector may be threatened by...
15 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Old Money - huge private rental wealth in hands of over-50s](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Over55Tenant-400x310.png)
Owner-occupiers aged 65-plus hold a record estimated £2.587 trillion of net housing wealth - and their homes are worth a total...
02 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlords who sell up ‘must be realistic about pricing’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_pound-400x310.png)
A prominent estate agency says landlords and other property owners considering selling this spring must be realistic about asking prices. Savills -...
12 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Now Tesco jumps on Build To Rent bandwagon](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent-400x310.png)
First the troubled John Lewis Partnership announced plans to create Build To Rent properties around or on top of Waitrose stories;...
21 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Capital appreciation dips but no price crash in sight](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
House prices rose by 9.8 per cent year-on-year in December compared with the same month in 2021, the Office for National...
16 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Soaring interest rates hit some Build To Rent returns - Savills](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate_Agents-400x310.png)
An agency heavily involved in Build To Rent claims investment in the sector remains high - but soaring debt costs may...
14 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![A Perfect Storm for London Renters?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Flags%20%26%20Locations/LondonPropertySector-400x310.png)
The perennial shortage of new homes in the capital has now collided with a sharp increase in government regulation, a tripling...
28 January 2023
From: The Big Issues
![Double digit rental growth in prime London](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Flags%20%26%20Locations/London1-400x310.png)
Prime rental growth in London ended 2022 up 10.9 per cent on the year, according to Savills prime lettings index, as...
18 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Richest fare best as interest rates hit house prices elsewhere](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BalancingPercentages-400x310.png)
The top end of the UK’s residential market is experiencing a growing divergence between heavily mortgaged and equity-rich owners, according to...
28 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Christmas message for Michael Gove - stop attacking landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Seasonal%20Photos/Christmas2-400x310.png)
Figures from across the private rental sector have written an open letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove, calling for a halt...
15 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Interest rates up as gloomy housing market forecast is revealed](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageRatesIncrease_400x310.png)
The Bank of England has increased its base rate from 2.25 per cent to 3.0 per cent. This is the largest hike...
03 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Buyers hit by Cost of Living crisis - many set to stay renting](/upload/images/library/money%20with%20house.png)
An insight into the changing sales market suggests the cost of living crisis is biting buyers - some of whom may...
16 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Are you in buy to let to supplement your pension?](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/Retired-400x310.png)
Landlords that have reached the state pension retirement age of 65 are generating a net income of over £10 billion according...
06 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Prime lettings boost with rents rising even more than forecast](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/RisingRents-Small-InArticle.jpg)
Savills says Prime London rents are to rise by 12.0 per cent in 2022 and by a total 18.3 per cent...
10 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rents roar ahead of pre-pandemic levels in prime areas - Savills](/upload/images/library/Central-London400x310.png)
Rental growth continues to roar ahead across prime areas of London, according to Savills. Prime London rental values increased a further 3.3...
05 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![EPCs - challenge for landlords with mid- and low-value properties](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPCRating-400x310.png)
New data from the Savills agency shows how difficult it will be for typical landlords with mid- to low-value houses and...
25 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Prime London landlords rejoice - rent rises highest for over a decade](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/RisingRents-400x310.jpg)
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
![Rent Control threat now hurting capital values - analyst’s warning](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Calculator-PoundCoins-2019-400x310.jpg)
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
![Labour Mayor and ex-Labour Baroness demand rent freeze](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/SadiqKhan-400x310.png)
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
![Why 2022 will be Build to Rent’s Year](/upload/images/library/BuildtoRent-1-400x310.jpg)
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
![Flats at £1,000 a week called 'competitive' by Build To Rent developer](/upload/images/library/Flats400x310.jpg)
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
![Low-cost investments fade away with few homes below £150,000](/upload/images/library/HouseKeyAndCoins-400x310.png)
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
![Lockdown rental trends in reverse, says lettings agency](/upload/images/Logos/Savills-NEW-logo400x310.png)
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
![Landlord Alert - detailed forecast for rent and capital growth](/upload/images/library/HousePricesRise-400x310.jpg)
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
![Hot Air? EPC targets cannot be achieved with government funding](/upload/images/library/EPCRating-400x310.png)
Savills estimates that £330 billion is needed to implement all energy efficiency improvements to the UK housing sector to meet EPC...
03 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Good news for investors in prime areas outside central London](/upload/images/library/Investment-Image-1-400x310.jpg)
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
![Controversial Pay Per Viewing service open to some landlords](/upload/images/library/Viewing-Family-400x310.jpg)
A controversial PropTech service that proposes agents charge prospective tenants £30 or more simply to view a property on the market,...
28 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Labour and Generation Rent unite to demand rent controls](/img/default/llt.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![Investment firm says serviced apartments now an option for investors](/img/default/llt.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![Prime London flats rentals still in doldrums - but for how long?](/img/default/llt.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![Too much, too quickly! Call for energy efficiency timescales to slow](/img/default/llt.png)
A respected private rental sector body wants the government to slow its timetable for energy efficiency reform, warning that landlords could...
08 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agency holding two extra auctions before stamp duty deadline](/img/default/llt.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![Capital Gains Tax change could mean landlords pay LESS, not more](/img/default/llt.png)
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
![Auctions vie for attention of buy to let investment purchasers](/img/default/llt.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![London’s now a tenant’s market as supply soars - top agency](/img/default/llt.png)
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
![Demand for property may have intensified, but pricing remains sensitive](/img/default/llt.png)
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
![Staycation boost for short-term let landlords](/img/default/llt.png)
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
![Under-estimation of Wales’ population set to lead to ‘increased housing need’](/img/default/llt.png)
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
![Savills auction raises £18.4m after switching to remote-bidding-only sale](/img/default/llt.png)
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 stands to lose almost £5bn in stamp duty amid the coronavirus crisis](/img/default/llt.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![Property prices could fall by up to 20% due to coronavirus pandemic](/img/default/llt.png)
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
![Prime London rents will rise for next five years, experts predict](/img/default/llt.png)
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
![Property predictions – what could happen to the housing market in 2020?](/img/default/llt.png)
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
![Top tips for new student landlords](/img/default/llt.png)
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
![London rents set to rise faster than wages over the next five years](/img/default/llt.png)
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 in Build to Rent sector hits all-time high](/img/default/llt.png)
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
![Build to Rent homes cost 15% more than other private rentals](/img/default/llt.png)
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 awarded Mustard Wharf Build to Rent contract](/img/default/llt.png)
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
![New mortgage and protection service launched by Portico](/img/default/llt.png)
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 decline showing signs of bottoming out in prime London: Savills](/img/default/llt.png)
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
![The total value of UK’s housing stock hits £7.29 trillion](/img/default/llt.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![Rents set to rise by 13.7% by 2023](/img/default/llt.png)
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
![Rents rise across every UK region for the first time in 19 months](/img/default/llt.png)
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
![Rate of rental price decline moderates in prime central London](/img/default/llt.png)
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
![London’s housing crisis putting greater pressure on the PRS](/img/default/llt.png)
The housing crisis is the greatest challenge London faces. Years of not building enough new homes, including affordable housing, mean many...
29 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let investing to ‘fall most dramatically’ - Savills](/img/default/llt.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![Sharp rise in new purpose-built student accommodation developments](/img/default/llt.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![Renters paying over double what homeowners pay in mortgage interest](/img/default/llt.png)
The total amount of rent paid to private landlords is now more than double the amount of mortgage interest paid to...
04 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![What impact will Brexit have on interest rates and the mortgage market?](/img/default/llt.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![Increase in long-term rentals](/img/default/llt.png)
Four in 10 people who rent a home expect to be renting a property for up to a decade; an attractive...
21 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Landlord housing wealth soars 64%](/img/default/llt.png)
The total housing wealth owned by UK landlords has increased substantially over the past five years, underlining why bricks and mortar...
31 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Rents in London set to rise as demand for homes outstrips supply](/img/default/llt.png)
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 set to rise significantly](/img/default/llt.png)
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
![Landlords warned about ‘risk’ of using limited companies for buy-to-let](/img/default/llt.png)
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
![Why investors should look north to boost profits](/img/default/llt.png)
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
![Prime central London rental market sees increased demand](/img/default/llt.png)
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
![Where to invest in buy-to-let properties for the best rental yields](/img/default/llt.png)
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
![Cash boost for rent-to-buy provider](/img/default/llt.png)
Affordable housing provider Rentplus has secured up to £70 million funding to support the delivery of thousands of new rent-to-buy homes The...