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Lots and lots, is the short answer. I think the more you know, the more you're armed with information and knowledge,...

The Chancellor has used his Budget to confirm a 2p cut in National Insurance, from April 6. This will take it...

By Luke Lightfoot, Regional Director of Asset Management at Sigma Capital As the fastest growing sub-sector in the UK rental market, it’s...

The property portal ESPC has revealed the top-performing Edinburgh postcodes in terms of rental yields, for the third quarter of 2023. The...

Housing associations are urged to urgently check building specifications for the use of Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete or RAAC. RAAC is the...

The property portal ESPC has revealed the top-performing Edinburgh postcodes in terms of rental yields, for the second quarter of 2023. Using...

The Generation Rent group of activists has written an open letter to mortgage firm chief executives asking for special dispensation for...

Families opt to rent so they can move fast to buy a home close to London’s top schools, according to a...

A loans company, Moneyboat, has issued a series of tips for renters before and during their tenancies.  It claims that by avoiding...

Another council is looking for privately rented accommodation of all sizes to resettle refugees. Since 2016, Stratford-on-Avon council has resettled many refugee...

Conversions, often seen as a likely property type for private landlords, are likely to be more common if two groups of...

When choosing a buy-to-let property, there are many elements that need to be balanced in order to get the biggest return...

Rishi Sunak has won the Conservative leadership campaign and is set to become Prime Minister tomorrow. Over the summer Sunak set out...

The government’s expected U-turn on the future of Section 21 eviction powers has provoked an explosion of anger from Generation Rent...

If you’re counting the days until you’ll get help with runaway price rises, it helps to know exactly how many days...

Conservative party leadership hopeful Rishi Sunak says he wants today’s renters, along with young adults obliged to live at home with...

One of the highest profile advocates of widespread reform in the private rental sector has been Baroness Alicia Kennedy, director of...

A lettings agency claims to have identified which boroughs in the capital offer the best prospects for buy to let investors...

With the housing market showing little sign of a slowdown, interest in auction properties also signals a busy year ahead. Here's my...

Our housing market needs a long-term vision, and one which is co-ordinated across government and the wider industry. And it is...

The government looks set to clamp down on holiday rentals and will this year formally consult on the concept of a...

Bromsgrove is a classic rental market. The Worcestershire market town is enveloped by green space but is just a thirty-minute commute...

A new study by a university suggests that some tenants are apparently afraid to speak out about the condition of the...

Labour councils in London have backed the initiative from Mayor Sadiq Khan to buy back ex-council houses now in the private...

Few landlords deal in the rarified surroundings of the central London market, and new figures from lettings agency Knight Frank show...

Investors viewing auction property A property investor is a long-term investor who lives by the fact they will be substantially better off...

Letting agents in London say there's more interest from prospective tenants now the vaccine and Coronavirus roadmap suggest something like normality...

An influential all-party committee of MPs and members of the House of Lords is calling for a new council tax fund...

Activists from Shelter and Generation Rent have led the charge for a renewed eviction ban in the light of the latest...

Tell us about Airthings, why it was established, the products and what problem they were coming to solve? Airthings was established in...

Build To Rent, which has predominantly focussed on secondary sites in major city centres, is branching out to the suburbs. One of...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak will announce government spending plans for the next 12 months on November 25 - and he already has...

Investing in the buy-to-let sector is one of the most lucrative ways to make money. There are a number of things to...

There has been a significant increase in letting market activity in East Hampshire, according to Zoopla. The property portal reports that East...

Scottish Land & Estates is calling on the Scottish government to ensure that private landlords who provide affordable homes to rent have...

With the slump in house price growth in London slowing, a growing number of property investors believe that now is a...

There has been an increase of almost 60% in buyer enquiries in Preston in the last 12 months, according to new...

For landlords, buying a property, making a few renovations and renting it out may sound like a simple feat, but it...

The government faces growing pressure to scrap Right to Rent, which forces landlords to undertake immigration checks on prospective tenants, after the...

Renowned internationally for its designer shopping outlet, Bicester has long been the jewel in Oxfordshire’s crown, attracting millions of visitors annually...

The idea of the property-owning democracy has deep roots and has long defined housing policy in this country, with various schemes...

The UK buy-to-let property market has witnessed some extensive changes over the last couple of years, making the market much more...

Who are you? We are Home Counties: an independent agency in Potters Bar established by me, Richard Lowry. I’m passionate about property...

At Horton and Garton, our message to West London is simple: we want to make a difference. Not just to the...

Plans have been unveiled for a development of 375 new Build to Rent (BTR) homes, as part of the proposed redevelopment...

Changes to taxation and greater flexibility from landlords means activity in the super prime rental market across the Home Counties is...

Every landlord wants a happy tenant, as it makes it more likely that they will live in the property longer, pay...

Many private sector landlords see social housing tenancies as a higher risk than traditional rentals, and rising rents in the open...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is urging the government to reconsider pending taxation changes announced by the now former chancellor George...

Growth in rental values in London may have slowed in recent months, but the capital remains by far the most expensive...

A recent poll by Simply Business has revealed that over 70% of buy-to-let investors prioritise rental rents over capital gains when...

With the manically busy September and October periods in the letting market rapidly approaching, which marks the start of the academic...

With just hours remaining until the polls close, the outcome of the EU referendum is too close to call. The sense of...

LendInvest’s latest Buy-to-Let Index has revealed that you will stand to profit most from buy-to-let in London than anywhere else in...

Living in London is something many of us dream of; it really is a city that never sleeps and you can...