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Paragon has expanded its buy-to-let mortgage offering in Scotland to include products for portfolio landlords. The new mortgage range is designed for landlords...

It’s been a perfect storm of government changes for buy-to-let investors over the past couples of years, with more coming down...

A couple who claim they are owed thousands of pounds in unpaid rent have called for a ban on the letting...

Many buy-to-let landlords may have reacted angrily to government proposals that will give tenants a minimum three year contract, but one...

Tenants who have a personal account with Metro Bank are now able to report their rent through CreditLadder to reference agency...

There is still plenty of money to be made in buy-to-let, provided you invest in the right areas, according to new...

Tougher electrical safety standards for rented properties north of the border are needed to protect private tenants, according to a leading...

Following a slowdown in rental market activity in April, new letting data from the Agency Express Property Activity Index has revealed...

Landlords and letting agents could soon be banned from charging fees to private tenants in Wales under plans for a new...

The number of properties rented as a second home in Great Britain reached 13,680 last year, the highest number on record,...

Buy-to-let landlords north of the border are being urged to demonstrate that they are complying with all of their legal obligations...

Rental prices increased by 2% in May compared to the same month last year, the latest HomeLet Rental Index shows. The average...

The Mortgage Lender has extended its buy-to-let offering, ensuring that its products are available to the whole broker market, following a...

Industry experts have joined forces to launch a campaign urging policy makers to create legislation on appliance testing in rental properties. It...

Landlords continue to feel the pinch after the latest phase of the government crackdown on buy-to-let came into effect last month,...

There was a decline in the number of properties let last month, as a fall in supply restricted choice for prospective...

The buy-to-let market in London and the South East has seen stronger levels of activity since the start of the year...

Rental prices increased by 1.5% in April compared to the corresponding month a year earlier, according to the latest HomeLet Rental...

Thistle Finance has teamed up with global currency specialist, Mercury FX, to offer UK expats new buy-to-let rates through specialist loans...

Buy-to-let landlords in Scotland continue to achieve higher returns on their property investments than their counterparts south of the border, the...

The number of rental homes on the market in Scotland dropped in the first quarter of the year, while demand from...

There has been an improvement in the letting market, according to board company Agency Express. The number of new rental property listings...

Labour has once again called for rents to be capped in Scotland after fresh data revealed rent increases were outstripping wage...

The number of landlords remortgaging in order to raise funds to improve their properties has reached an all-time high, new figures...

The buy-to-let market continues to see a marginal rise in residential rental prices, and this trend appears to be fuelled by...

The number of English landlords renting out properties in Scotland has quadrupled since 2012, thanks to cheaper property prices north of...

The landlord of a north London property where two men died of a suspected carbon monoxide leak on Sunday faces a...

Void periods are inevitable. But no landlords wants to experience excessive or lengthy void periods as that can significantly impact the...

Almost two-fifths of landlords are feeling positive about the future of the rental market, and are thinking about buying more properties...

A buy-to-let investor, who previously spent time in prison for perjury after he lied during an inquiry into the deaths of...

Hackney in east London has recorded the fastest growth in rents on a typical two-bedroom home over the past decade, according...

Private rental prices paid by tenants in Scotland rose by 0.7% in the 12 months to February 2018, reaching an average...

Skipton International is hoping to build on strong demand for its buy-to-let mortgages to British expats seeking to invest in England...

An increasing number of buy-to-let landlords are likely to exit Scotland’s private rented sector or reduce the size of their property...

Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard has unveiled proposals to control rents and limit the power of private landlords, despite concerns that...

Rental prices increased by 1.2% in February compared to the corresponding month a year earlier, the latest HomeLet Rental Index shows. The...

There was a sharp rise in the number of tenants that saw their rent costs increase north of the border last...

Buy-to-let landlords need to be prepared for more regulations coming in, following the publication of a government consultation on electrical safety...

The private rented sector has enjoyed a strong start to 2018, according to the Agency Express Property Activity Index. National month-on-month figures...

Private rental prices paid by tenants continued to slow last month suggesting that rent controls may leave tenants worse off. Rent paid...

Rental price growth north of the border continued to outstrip the rest of the UK with an annual rise of 1.7%...

Buy-to-let landlords in Scotland should not be permitted to use Airbnb, and equivalent websites, to rent out their properties for longer...

Rents in Scotland fell marginally in the final three months of 2017, the latest figures show. Fresh data from letting agent portal...

Rent paid by tenants to private landlords in Britain rose by 1.2% in the year to December, the Office for National...

The annual rate of rental price growth in Scotland hit 2.2% in November, the latest Your Move buy-to-let index shows. On a...

LSL Group has launched two new five-year fixed rate buy-to-let products with Leeds Building Society The products, with rates of 2.94% and...

The introduction of a new form of Scottish private residential tenancy has been welcomed by Shelter Scotland. The new private residential tenancy...

A new form of Scottish private residential tenancy will be introduced tomorrow. The new private residential tenancy (PRT) will replace the existing...

Rental price growth north of the border continued to outstrip the rest of the UK with an annual rise of 2.5%...

While demand for rental property remains strong, landlords always have to be mindful of tenants’ ability to pay higher prices, according...

Private rental prices paid by tenants in Great Britain rose by 1.5% in the 12 months to October, but this was...

The proportion of landlords acquiring properties in cash has reached an all-time high of 65%, according to fresh data from Countrywide. The...

Annual rental price growth slowed between September and October with the cost of the average new let in Great Britain increasing...

Buy-to-let landlords across the UK should be responsible for the installation of carbon monoxide (CO) alarms, according to a new report. Under...

Annual rental price growth in the UK slowed to just 0.9% in October, which was less than half the 2.1% increase...

Carbon monoxide is a colourless, odourless, tasteless, non-irritant and therefore undetectable gas, which is why more than half of Britons would...

Returns achieved by landlords in Scotland remain highly competitive when compared to other asset classes, the latest figures show. The average monthly...

With just over a month until a new form of private residential tenancy (PRT) will be introduced north of the border,...

When Scotland introduced tenancy deposit protection over five years ago, it offered a much needed level of security to landlords and...

Almost a third of rental properties in the UK are potentially at risk from carbon monoxide poisoning, according to new research. The study, carried...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has hailed the Scottish government for offering people receiving Universal Credit north of the border more...

A low supply of rental homes on the market continues to push rents up across England, Wales and Scotland, new figures...

The number of new rental property listings increased by 2.4% during August compared to the same month a year ago, the...

It is currently a challenging time for letting agents, following a raft of changes introduced by the government prompting concern that...

The number of buy-to-let landlords in the UK has fallen by 154,000 since 2015 despite the volume of rented homes increasing...

New landlord registration enforcement guidance has been issued by the Scottish government to all local authorities on regulating landlords in the...

TMA Mortgage Club has launched an exclusive two-year buy-to-let fixed rate mortgage at 2.49% with Skipton Building Society. The product, which is...

Nine private landlords have been banned from letting out homes in the Govanhill area of Glasgow after being found unfit to...

Buy-to-let landlords in Scotland continue to achieve higher returns on their property investments than their counterparts south of the border, according...

A growing number of landlords are selling off properties and increasing rents in response to regulatory changes and political uncertainty after...

Redwood Bank, a new business lender, is officially up and running after completing its mobilisation phase yesterday, having already secured its...

New measures to clamp down on unscrupulous landlords who trap and cram vulnerable tenants in unsafe, overcrowded homes in Govanhill, Glasgow,...

A landlord has described her shock and horror after the home she rented out had been transformed into a cannabis farm. The...

A new range of equity release products for owners of buy-to-let properties has today been launched by Retirement Advantage. The new products...

There has been a significant drop in the number of homes available to rent over the past 12 months, according to...

Many landlords purchase properties near universities in order to take advantage of the lucrative yields that the student rental market often...

Rents look set to increase further in the coming months, as the supply-demand imbalance continues to grow. With landlords facing increasing pressure...

Rental yields remain steady, and yet many buy-to-let landlords are losing confidence in their ability to rely on rental income, a...

UK rental prices returned to growth in July, the first rise recorded for three months, according to the latest HomeLet Rental...

The Scottish government is being urged to set a higher benchmark for the energy efficiency of private rented homes to help...

Landlords north of the border continue to enjoy a higher yield on their properties than those in England and Wales, according...

Despite the anti-landlord policies adopted by the government, many investors continue to be drawn to the buy-to-let market as the returns...

There was a drop in the number of properties let last month, as a lack of supply restricted choice for potential...

UK rental prices paid by private tenants rose by 1.8% in the 12 months to June 2017, fresh figures from the...

There has been a notable decline in the proportion of overseas based landlords in the UK as a growing number of...

Demand for good quality rental homes continues to rise across all regions in Scotland, according to property consultancy Galbraith. With the PRS...

Rents in Scotland have hit a record high as demand from renters continues to exceed supply, fresh figures show. The latest quarterly...

The Scottish government’s proposed new minimum energy efficiency standards for the private rented sector could risk having an adverse impact on...

The rental market in Scotland slowed in the run-up to the general election last month, with rental prices falling across many...

When renting out a property, most landlords or their letting agents opt to take an upfront deposit from the tenant prior...

There has been a major slump in the number of homes for rent over the past six years, fresh figures show. There...

The private rented sector north of the border continues to offer good investment opportunities despite existing political uncertainties and recent tax...

UK rental prices fell for the first time in eight years in May, according to the latest HomeLet Rental Index. The figures...

The recent increase in the proportion of landlords who use a letting agent to help manage their property will naturally be...

  The average tenancy deposit paid by tenants in England and Wales now stands at £967.84, with deposits of properties with a...

Buy-to-let landlords north of the border are achieving greater returns on their investments than their counterparts south of the border, according...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is calling for the introduction of a specialist new court to deal solely with housing issues...

There was a significant fall in both the number of new listings and properties let last month, as a lack of...

Despite the fact that UK house prices are continuing to slow, with yesterday’s figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS)...

As we approach the end of the academic year, you may care to remind any student tenants that you have to...

The ESTAS, a kite mark of excellent service for property professionals, has announced the winners of the Letting Agents of the...

Stronger enforcement and streamlining of legislation in the private rental sector is urgently required to ensure the abolishment of what is in...

Young private renters are facing staggering new hurdles to simply live alone and make a decent wage, new research shows.   Those attempting...

The first disqualification order against a private landlord north of the border has been granted by a court in Fife. The man,...

Rents in London have recorded their first annual drop for eight years, according to the latest HomeLet Rental Index. In April, the...

Private landlords in Stirling may be interested in attending a free private rented sector open day and conference to be hosted...

The rental market in Scotland continues to flourish, with all regions north of the border seeing rents rise in March compared...

There has been a sharp fall in the number of landlords looking to expand their buy-to-let portfolios, according to the latest...

Rental price growth in the UK remains sluggish, the latest HomeLet Rental Index shows. The annual rate of rental price inflation reached...

The proportion of homes let through a limited company reached an all-time high of 20% in the first quarter of the...

Some buy-to-let landlords are bracing themselves for smaller profits over the coming years as a result of the new mortgage interest...

Rents in the private rented sector rose by an average of 2% in Britain in the 12 months to March 2017,...

A tenant forgot to claim back a deposit of £5,250 and eventually only did so after being tracked down by staff...

New proposals to ensure all privately rented homes north of the border meet a minimum standard of energy efficiency have been...

The pace of UK rental growth has more than halved since the end of March 2016, slowing consistently since the introduction...

Home ownership has dropped to its lowest level for more than 30 years, with high property prices leaving many people with...

The rental market north of the border remains strong, but demand fell across all regions, especially in areas with high numbers...

Buy-to-let Landlords will descend on London's ExCel on April 28 and 29 for the annual Property Investor & Homebuyer Show, which...

The UK’s rental market showed signs of weakness last month, as the number of homes to let fell as uncertainty and...

Rent increases across the UK have slowed to their lowest level since 2013, fresh data has revealed, with prices in London...

Average rents in Great Britain have fallen for the first time in more than six years, driven by a sharp drop...

The rental market north of the border has seen a strong start to the year with the average property in Scotland...

A number of landlords putting their property investments - probably their biggest assets - at risk by failing to comply with...

The UK rental market has enjoyed a strong start to the year, according to the latest data from Agency Express. The letting...

A new digital application for a register of landlords has gone live across Scotland. The application will make it significantly easier for...

Following the events of 2016, it’s easy to see why experts across the country are torn when it comes to the...

A property management firm has urged Scottish landlords to take electrical safety legislation seriously. Ross and Liddell says that landlords who fail...

Rents in Scotland have fallen annually as a slowdown in the rate of growth in some markets of the central belt...

With blizzard-like conditions set to cover the UK in snow this weekend, buy-to-let landlords are being advised to prepare their properties...

Thousands of private landlords in Scotland require greater support to help give tenants a better service, according to housing and homeless charity...

Buy-to-let landlords north of the border are being offered an alternative to conventional, interest-bearing, property finance products, following the launch of...

Annual rental price growth slowed to just 1.7% in December, which was less than half the 3.8% increase recorded in December 2015,...

The average cost of renting a home has increased outside of London as rent paid rose 2% and pay fell over...

Private landlords north of the border have received more than £2bn in housing benefit over the past five years, new figures...

Rents in Scotland increased by an average of 0.3% in October compared with the previous month and are now 0.4% higher...

Buy-to-let landlords who scrambled to acquire homes earlier this year are beginning to rent them out or now looking to re-let...

UK homeowners are more than twice as likely as buy-to-let landlords to be in arrears, according to Computershare, a major servicer of...

Activity in the letting market slowed in October, according to newly released data from Agency Express. Across the UK, the number of...

Annual rental price growth slowed to 3% in October, which is the lowest rate of increase this year, HomeLet’s latest Rental Index has...

The pace of rental price growth in the UK slowed to 0.05% in the month to October from a rise of...

Bakr Mohammed bin Laden, the brother of Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden, has been revealed as one of Scotland’s wealthiest buy-to-let...

Private tenants saw average rents rise by 2.3% in the 12 months to September 2016, unchanged compared with the year to...

Dundee based Carling Property Group has become Scotland’s largest independent residential landlord after completing the purchase of Alloway Halls in Dundee...

The huge rush to acquire buy-to-let property in the first quarter of the year ahead of the stamp duty change deadline...

Some 440,000 basic-rate tax payers will be forced into a higher tax bracket from April next year once planned changes to...

Activity in the letting market continued to grow in September, new figures from Agency Express show. Across the UK, the number of...

Landlords and lettings agents have expressed disappointment at the Welsh government’s decision to press ahead with proposals for a 3% stamp...

The supply of homes listed on the market to let has fallen sharply now that pretty much all of the buy-to-let...

Annual rental growth slowed to 3% in September, which is the lowest rate of increase this year, HomeLet’s latest Rental Index has...

Enquiries from investors seeking to acquire buy-to-let properties have increased by 30% since May, following an initial dip in activity after the...

Landlords and letting agents across Scotland are being urged to attend a series of free workshops held by tenancy deposit scheme SafeDeposits Scotland...

The UK is facing a chronic shortage of homes to rent, chartered surveyors have said, largely because of tax changes for...

Rental yields in Scotland increased sharply in July due to both higher rents and rising house prices in many areas of the...

Average rents paid by private tenants increased by 2.3% in the 12 months to August 2016, as demand for rental housing...

All letting agency fees should be paid by landlords, rather than tenants, as is the case in Scotland, according to Citizens...

The rental market remains strong despite a marginal slowdown in activity levels last month, new data shows. Analysis of sign boards by...

Student rents have increased by as much as 10% over the past 12 months amid a severe housing shortage across the...

There was a fall in the level of rents achieved on new lets across more than half of Great Britain last...

Tenants are now spending two-thirds of their disposable income on rent as sky-high prices put even more homes out of reach. The...

Let's face it - landlords have a bad reputation. The press often portray buy-to-let landlords as greedy money-grabbers who are looking...

The buy-to-let market in Scotland has remained resilient throughout 2016 and continues to offer enticing rental yields for landlords, according to...

The rental market remains steady in the face of the various economic and political headwinds the sector has faced recently, according...

Staff at tenancy deposit scheme SafeDeposits Scotland are on the lookout for Scottish tenants who appear to have forgotten to claim...

The typical deposit a tenant has to pay when moving in to a new home in England and Wales is moving...

Rent increases for tenants across Britain continue to far outstrip inflation as demand exceeds the supply of rental stock on the...

Vulnerable families are being exploited by ‘rogue landlords’ in the Govanhill area of Glasgow, according to a BBC Scotland investigation. The report...

There was a significant drop in the number of buy-to-let property sales in July in the wake of the UK’s vote...

If you are a landlord in England, Wales or Northern Ireland then you will know all about those fees your tenants...

The annual rate of rental price growth in London fell for the first time in six years in July as rents...

Rents on new tenancies continued to increase across most parts of the UK over the three months to July, albeit at...

Various housing bodies have welcomed the end of Right to Buy in Scotland, more than 35 years after it was first...

There has been a sharp rise in interest from landlords in Edinburgh since the EU referendum, reflecting increased confidence in the...

Rental demand for rural homes in the Dumfries and Galloway unitary council area of Scotland has increased sharply in recent months...

Despite the government’s decision to cut tax incentives and increase stamp duty rates for landlords, many mortgage brokers believe that demand...

Residential property prices increased across Britain in May despite uncertainty ahead of the EU referendum and significantly higher stamp duty bills...

Last week, a landmark case in Scotland highlighted the need for deposit protection, after a letting agent in North Ayrshire became...

Rents on new tenancies rose across most parts of the UK over the three months to June, albeit at a slower...

Rents in Britain rose by an average of 2.5% in the 12 months to May, which was a marginal fall from...

The average rent paid by private tenants in Scotland hit a record high of £549 per month in May, compared with...

Private tenants north of the border have come together to launch Scotland’s first national union for people living in the private...

Neil Livingstone, director of Douglas Dickson Property Management Limited, explains why Glasgow’s buy-to-let market looks ripe for investment.  Landlords have been heard...

There has been a significant fall in the number of ‘To Let’ and ‘Let’ properties, according to the latest figures from...

British pensioners are increasingly choosing a rent a home by the seaside when they retire because the cost of buying property...

Rents on new tenancies rose across most parts of the UK over the three months to May, led by gains in...

A top politician has been reported to the ethics watchdog following accusations that he broke strict parliamentary code on financial and...

An updated guide that simplifies and clarifies some of the steps landlords north of the border should take when designing and...

Private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK increased by 2.6% in the 12 months to April 2016, unchanged when...

Rents in Scotland are rising at their slowest rate for three years, according to new figures. Data from the latest Scotland Buy-to-Let...

Residential property prices continued to soar in March as buy-to-let landlords rushed to beat the government's stamp duty changes adding to...

The Fife letting market is experiencing a surge in demand for high quality rental homes, according to one of Scotland’s leading...

Stirling Council is inviting local private landlords and letting agents to register for an upcoming Open Day and Conference. The annual event,...

Rents on new tenancies rose across most parts of the UK over the three months to the end of April, led...

Rental prices in the private rented sector (PRS) rose by an average of 2.6% over the year to March 2016, unchanged...

The supply of rental housing stock on letting agents’ books fell in March, to the lowest level since the start of...

March saw the sharpest month-on-month fall in Scottish rents on record, according to the latest Scotland Buy-to-Let Index from Your Move.   Average...

More and more tenants are subletting rental properties on peer-to-peer websites such as Airbnb, according to an eviction specialist.   Landlord Action says...

Generation Rent has renewed its calls for the government to ban letting agents from charging fees to tenants.  The group’s ongoing research...

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

The supply of rental accommodation is the lowest in the past year, while demand for rented accommodation is still rising, according...

LandlordToday welcomes David Rowand of Cairn Estate Agency with a guest post on implications for landlords from the new buy-to-let legislation. Landlords across the...

Scottish finance minister John Swinney is to introduce a 3% surcharge on the full purchase price of all ‘additional properties –...

The Bank of England has said that if the buy-to-let sector threatens Britain’s financial stability it “stands ready to take action...

British renters are paying 2.7% more for their homes than a year ago, according to data from the Office for National...

Rent price rises have slowed to match the pace of house price growth in the UK after nine months of sustained...

A Scottish letting agency and rental campaign group are working in partnership to assess the implications of what they call the...

As Scotland awaits the introduction of the Private Tenancies (Scotland) Bill later this week, the Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL) has...

Two of the three government-approved property redress schemes have made announcements in recent days.  The Property Ombudsman Scheme (TPO) has revised its...

The Chartered Institute of Housing in Scotland has spoken out against the Right to Rent scheme which will require landlords to...

The average tenant in the UK spends 41% of their monthly salary on rent, according to new research. London's tenants fork out...

Scotland is to introduce rent controls and ban “no fault” evictions in a shake-up of the country’s private rented sector. First Minister...

Accommodation for Students has released its annual report on the cost of student accommodation and found the most expensive accommodation in...

Private rental prices paid by tenants in Great Britain rose by 2.5% in the 12 months to June 2015, according to...

A local authority has refused to issue a private landlord licence after it was revealed the applicant had a conviction for...

Victorious housing campaigner Lindsey Garrett from the New Era Estate in Hackney is taking on Labour and the Conservatives for the...

Private rental prices paid by tenants in Great Britain rose by 2.1% in the 12 months to March, according to the...

Q: What does it say on your business card?  Director of Operations – South Q: Who are Orchard and Shipman?  Orchard and Shipman is...

A new project which would work with private landlords to improve standards could be launched in Dundee later this year. Shelter Scotland...

Council bosses in Glasgow are clamping down on HMOs in the city. According to a report in the Evening Times, council licensing staff...